Happy Mother's Day!
Hopefully, basking in the glow of the day will not involve under-cooked pancakes and spilling grape juice on your white comforter, with that traditional breakfast-in-bed.
However, the crayon-drawn, hand-made card just makes it all the better.
Quite a few good things out there, to celebrate Mother's Day, and bring attention to its' original roots, as well as a wonderful call-to-action.
On Friday (11 May), the ever-enchanting, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan was a guest on CNN's Situation Room.
In talking about the original roots of Mother's Day being for peace, Queen Noor spoke most eloquently on what's happening over in Iraq, Israel, the Middle East region overall and offered;
"... because they're -- well, they should, because the Prophet Mohammed -- peace be upon him -- once was asked by one of his followers, "Who is it that I should look up to the most? Who is it that I should give the greatest attention to?" And the prophet replied, "Your mother."Queen Noor also has a Special Commentary posted on CNN.Com
"And then whom?" "Your mother." "And then whom?" "Your mother." "And then whom?" "Your father."
"The prophet and his followers in early Islam placed enormous value on the role of women. Economically, socially and politically, they were given rights to contribute in a society that people were still struggling for in the West. That's been obscured by politics in recent times. But those are the facts of our faith."
"I firmly believe that peace will only come to the region when mothers find their voice and say of the violence, "Enough is enough!".
Noor: Let's reclaim Mother's Day for peace
A number of steps down on the royalty ladder, our own historically-elected Speaker-of-the-House, Nancy Pelosi, picks up on the call for mothers leading the charge to peace.
Nancy Pelosi: As A Mother
Not bad ideas in the least ... Something that, well, would make a mother proud to see happen.
Other Reading/Links
Transcript - The Situation Room 11 May 2007 - Interview With Queen Noor of Jordan
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
The Motherhood Manifesto
Mother's Day Proclamation - 1870 by Julia Ward Howe
Rediscover Mother's Day
"I firmly believe that peace will only come to the region when mothers find their voice and say of the violence, "Enough is enough!".
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