Re: Happy Mothers Day to all the moms
“On Mother’s Day, we honor the grace, wisdom, and strength of our mothers, and we celebrate the special bonds shared between mothers and their children. Mothers work tirelessly to help their children build healthy and successful lives. Through their positive examples and countless acts of kindness, mothers teach the values of generosity and compassion and the importance of family and community... By providing a nurturing environment where their children can grow in confidence and character, mothers lay the foundation for the next generation of Americans to realize their full potential. Our Nation is grateful for the sacrifices mothers make every day and for the unconditional love they give their children. We are especially thankful for the mothers who support their sons and daughters serving in our Armed Forces and for the mothers who bring honor to the uniform of the United States by defending our freedom at home and abroad. Every child blessed with a mother’s love has been given one of life’s great gifts. On this Mother’s Day, we recognize the extraordinary contributions America’s mothers make to their children, their families, and our country.” —President George W. Bush
“Maternal love is the first tangible bond any human being knows. It is a tie at once physical, emotional, psychological, and mystical. With all of the words that have been written about motherhood, all of the poems of tribute and gratitude that have been penned through the ages, all of the portraits of a mother and child that have been painted down the centuries, none has come close to expressing in full the thankfulness and joy owing to mothers. The mark of motherhood, as the story of Solomon and the disputed infant in the first Book of Kings shows, is a devotion to the well being of the child so total that it overlooks itself and its own preferences and needs. It is a love that risks all, bears all, braves all... As inadequate as our homage may be and as short as a single day is to express it—’What possible comparison was there,’ a great saint wrote of his mother, ‘between the honor I showed her and the service she had rendered me?’ —Mother’s Day affords us an opportunity to meet one of life’s happiest duties.” — Ronald Reagan
