what’s the greatest power on earth? No, it’s not the U.S. military…I believe it is the unconditional love of a mother. So on this Mother’s Day (in the U.S, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and Belgium) as we honor and recognize our mothers, and the other women in our lives, let’s be thankful for what we have.

And let’s acknowledge the progress that’s been made in some of the countries around the world, too. As more women are liberated from the chains of oppression, cultural enslavement and dogma, the world will change for the better.

Unconditional love really is the most powerful force in the world, and those possessing it can change the world as their conditions change.

When Did Mother’s Day Begin?

In 1872, Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) suggested the idea of Mother’s Day, but it was Miss Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), of Philadelphia, who began a letter-writing campaign to a variety of influential people that made Mother’s Day a national holiday.In 1907 Anna persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year, 1908, Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.

In 1910 the first Mother’s Day proclamation was issued by the governor of West Virginia. Oklahoma celebrated Mother’s Day that year also. By 1911 every state observed Mother’s Day. The Mother’s Day International Association was incorporated on December 12, 1912, with the purpose of furthering meaningful observations of Mother’s Day.

When did Mother’s Day become official?

In May, 1913, The House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the President, his Cabinet, members of Congress, and all officials of the federal government to wear a white carnation on Mother’s Day. Congress passed another Joint Resolution May 8, 1914, designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

On Mother’s Day the U.S. flag is to be displayed on government buildings and at people’s homes “as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.” President Woodrow Wilson issued the first proclamation making Mother’s Day an official national holiday.

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