Happy Mothers Day!

Folks in the UK might think I have gone mad but no-this is Mothers Day in the USA and I think mothers deserve to be celebrated and thanked on more then one day in the year anyway. After all they give us life and love and certainly in my case they give me wisdom and hope- and hey, in todays world we could all do with more of these things could we not? So today, whether your Mum be physically with you or not, be she on this earthly plane or another, thank her. Something I read this morning said 'Nothing touches a child like a mother's love' If this is not your experience of your mother, then think of someone who embodies/d the best of being a mother for you. I say this because in conversations over the years people have told me that their relationship with their mother was not one that they wanted to dwell on. So today, thank your mother or your 'mother figure' and say Happy Mothers Day-American accent is optional!.You might like to look at this web site that a colleague in the States has set up. www.ubumama.org. It is beautiful! Check it out! Just in case anyone reading this is in Chicago you can go to St. James Cathedral (Wabash/Huron) at 4 pm on Mother's Day for a great benefit concert and party for Ubumama with singer/songwriter Claudia Schmidt. The Ubumama garments will be on display and it will be your last chance to see the magnificent Keiskamma Altarpiece which leaves North America the next day to return home to South Africa. Ask people you know ' Tell me about a time when your mother's or a mother's love touched your heart?' Happy mothers day to day and every day.