Another very cherished gift would be to have a special portrait taken of you and all your siblings. If there is room you can include the spouses and all the grandchildren as well. This is especially nice if it has been awhile since one was taken. Read our information on Christmas Ornaments.

Whatever you choose to do for mom, make sure to give her lots of hugs.

History of Mothers Day.

Here in the United States Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May and was inspired by the British Mothering day. The idea was brought over by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the Civil War, with the intention of uniting women against war. She got her inspiration for the holiday from Anne Jarvis who organized women during the Civil War in an effort to improve sanitary conditions for both sides. See our Soccer Mom Ornaments.

After Ann’s death in 1907 her daughter, Anna, started a crusade to found a memorial day for women. The first Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on 10 May 1908, in the church where the elder Ann Jarvis had taught Sunday school. Originally the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, this building is now the International Mother's Day Shrine. The holiday was declared official by some states beginning in 1912. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war. View these Our First Christmas Together Ornaments. Look at these Our First Christmas Together Ornaments.