Remembering a Cancer Victim’s Birthday and Memorial Day
May 30, 2010
Birthdays come and birthdays go, but when it’s your Mom’s birthday, you just have to pay tribute. Today is my Mom’s birthday.
The date of Mom’s Birthday is easy because it originally was on Memorial Day. In 1971 the official designated date to celebrate Memorial Day was changed to the last Monday in May. For the US, Memorial Day is a time to remember or “Memorialize” those who gave the ultimate sacrifice–their life–while protecting and preserving our country and the freedom we enjoy. It is a debt Americans cannot repay to those we honor, but a respect that we humbly give to those who so generously gave their all.
It seemed only fitting that my Mom’s Birthday was around Memorial Day. [Read more]
A Tribute to Nurses: May 6 - 12 is National Nurse’s Week
May 9, 2010
Not long ago, we celebrated Doctor’s Day. We are now in the midst of celebrating National Nurse’s Week. Why do we celebrate Nurse’s Week? Over a period of over 20 years several attempts were made to establish a Nurse’s Day. Finally, in 1974, President Nixon issued a proclamation with a week designated as National Nurse Week. We now celebrate this week ending on May 12th, which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale. She was the founder of modern nursing. [Read more]
May Day Musings
May 1, 2010
Happy May Day!
The first of May always makes me think of my Mother. Every year on May Day, she would recall her childhood days. On May Day, their neighborhood would leave May Baskets on doorsteps for each other, then ring the doorbell and hide. It was a fond memory. Although we never did May Baskets, I always looked forward to hearing her tell the story every spring.
Although the celebration of May Day may have fallen by the wayside, there is much to celebrate as we enter the month of May. We see the grass greening up nicely while tree buds swell and burst open with new [Read more]
