Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is this weekend.  Here are some of the links I used to prepare my message for this weekend.

The History of Mother's Day

• Mother's Day (History Channel)
• Mother's Day Turns 100: Its Surpisingly Dark History (National Geographic)
• The Founder of Mother's Day Hated what the Holiday Became (The Huffington Post)

A Women's Advice to Women

• "How to Not be Disappointed on Mother's Day" by Lisa-Jo Baker

A Woman's Advice to Churches

• "Another open letter to pastors for Mother's Day (Beyond the surface of mothering)" by Amy Young
• "Dear Pastors, It's me again (what a few days, eh?!)" by Amy Young

Here is a video from History.com highlighting the history of Mother's Day.