Sunday, 12 May 2013

IN WHICH BEAR UNDERTAKES A PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT FOR MOTHERS' DAY

Today is called Mothers Day in North America.

A day set aside to remember mothers.

Mine died about nine years ago. I still think of her often — the way she was, the things she did.

But we all have, or had, mothers. In fact, many of you are mothers. You are the traditional keepers of home and family, even if that is a shared responsibility in your household.

If, for some peculiar reason, you have been overlooked, forgotten, ignored — Bear presents the following public service message: 

Blessings of home and family life!
May you experience them, today and always!

32 comments:

  1. Quel ours doux vous êtes .... merci!

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    1. Et tu aussi, ma cherie!

      Blessings and Bear hugs!

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  2. Thank you. My son, Favorite Young Man, is an auto mechanic. He took my car to work with him yesterday and put two new belts on it and checked the tires. I would have paid him, but he said no, happy mother's day. It's very nice to have a son who keeps me from needing to make a car payment.

    Love,
    Janie

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  3. What a sweet intention.Hope you all had a good weekend and holiday.

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  4. rest in peace to your mom, and a beautiful sentiment to all moms out there!

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    1. Thanks, Megan. Hope you had a wonderful day!

      Blessings and Bear hugs!
      Bears Noting
      Life in the Urban Forest (poetry)

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  5. Thats lovely. My mother and mother in law still kick on but this was my first Mothers Day as a gran. It was nice and then I did the washing lol. A womans work is never done, even on mothers day !

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    1. Happy Mothers Day, Grandma Lisa!

      Blessings and Bear hugs!
      Bears Noting
      Life in the Urban Forest (poetry)

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  6. We had a nice celebration with our moms today. The cat has not yet recovered from having strangers in his house.

    Bear hugs to you, too!

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  7. How very sweet! I remembered my mom, and you remembered me! Thanks, Bear! :-)

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  8. Aww, so sweet. This is a beautiful post.

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  9. I am not "officially" a mother, but have been a stand in over the years. I thank you, Sir!

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  10. My mom has been gone 11 years now. We are never too old not to need our Mothers, are we?

    I didn't even tell Tanya it was Mother's Day yesterday. Yesterday was Remembrance of the Dead in Russia and Ukraine. We (Tanya, Lina and I) walked up to Roman's grave. Tears were shed.

    My kids have had a hard time with Mother's Day since Ella died but are thankful (as am I) for all the Mom's who have loved and cared for them and influenced their lives over the years. We have been blessed with such wonderful friends.

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  11. Mothers Day..... Thanks Bear
    I walked with a daughter, had phone calls from others and then I worked in the yard. Couldn't start the mower. Dang.

    Hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day going at your house, too.

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  12. That's beautiful. Thank you. :)

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  13. Thank you, Bear. That was lovely

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  14. Thank you Rob. And blessings for the memory of your dear mom as well♡

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  15. It's sad to think of mothers who have been forgotten. What a nice message for them and all moms.

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    1. It is indeed sad, Inger. Thanks for the compliment.

      Blessings and Bear hugs!
      Bears Noting
      Life in the Urban Forest (poetry)

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  16. Hope you had a GREAT Mother's Day too or at least your wife - lol! Thanks. sandie♥

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    1. It was a quiet day for the family, Sadie.

      Blessings and Bear hugs!
      Bears Noting
      Life in the Urban Forest (poetry)

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  17. I didn't realise its the same day up there and US and NZ - who decided that I wonder?

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    1. Serendipitous encounter, Jody.

      Blessings and Bear hugs!
      Bears Noting
      Life in the Urban Forest (poetry)

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  18. Thanks for the good wishes, Bear.

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    1. Hope you had a grand day, susan.

      Blessings and Bear hugs!
      Bears Noting, Life in the Urban Forest (poetry).

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  19. I'm hoping your wonderful message came with a bear hug!! Because I love normal hugs... You throw a bear into that quasi on and I'm in heaven!

    Hugs!

    Valerie

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  20. My mother is also gone; she is rejoicing in heaven with her mom.

    I am so very blessed with three grown kids and 3 gr-kids.

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  21. It's nice to remember your mom on this day. You must miss her very much.

    Sorry to be so late to visit. I've been offline, but it's nice to connect with another blogger via Amanda!

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  22. You must miss your mom very much.

    Sorry to be so late to visit - I've been offline. It's nice to connect with a blog buddy of Amanda's.

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  23. had a lovely mothers day, thanks!

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  24. Thank you for your kind, fond, and appreciative thoughts. I had a good day.

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  25. Thank you for the good wishes. My mom died in 1993 when I was 24. These days I am the mom at the "Mother''s Days" celebrations at our house. I didn't think much about Mother's Day this year, because obviously my mom isn't here anymore. I was amazed to discover that my two kids did a lot of thinking and planning. They made me lovely gifts and we had a great day together. It was almost a shock to the system this year to realize that this holiday is about me now. Wow. Kind of like my birthday. It was cool.

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

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