Song of the Day - 30th March
Today is Mother's Day in the UK, or Mothering Sunday as it is more properly known. Although it has become a day to spoil, pamper, honour and generally show love to our mothers, Mothering Sunday was originally a day when Christians historically visited their mother church—the church in which they received the sacrament of baptism. Constance Adelaide Smith revived its modern observance beginning in 1913 to honour Mother Church, 'mothers of earthly homes', the Virgin Mary (mother of Jesus), and Mother Nature. It gained popularity in response to the American Mother's Day, established in 1914 by US President Woodrow Wilson. Aa a mother myself, I have been properly looked after today by my children with chocolates, flowers, a couple of new dresses for the upcoming summer, a lovely scented candle and some Lego daffodils!! Today's song is a setting of a poem called "My Mother" by Ann Taylor (1782 – 186...