Surprise, surprise! It was indeed a surprise when the storm and tornado hit Canistota last Friday evening. Oftentimes we read or hear about these stormy events, but it is another thing to experience it. For many there were tears over the losses. But what warm thoughts we have when we observe how a community works together and can stand stronger through life's storms. As we survived the tornado together, one could only observe a caring community and a community who really cares for one another. One cannot help but be reminded of the words of Philip Brooks who once said, "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger people. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." Those thoughts inspire us to stand strong throughout the storm of life.
Many families throughout our land were together for Mother's Day. It was a joy to have family over the weekend and overnight guests. And those grandchildren, with their abundant energy certainly can light up your life. And what memories can be made as families celebrate life together. Mother's Day was first observed in 1908. It was in 1914 when a Presidential Proclamation was issued to set aside the second Sunday in May for the observance of Mother's Day. Today, Mother's Day is observed throughout the country. Some countries observe it in a different month. South Dakota is honored to have Mrs. Margaret Connors from Vermillion as the South Dakota Mother of the Year. She represented our state of South Dakota in the 1993 National Mother Of The Year contest and convention in Raleigh, North Carolina recently. A reception will be held honoring her on May 16th, from 2-4pm at the Father Wolf Auditorium, St. Agnes in Vermillion. As we reflect upon some warm thoughts on motherhood and about our own mothers, one cannot help but realize that motherhood is the most important career that one could ever choose. God bless the mothers everywhere in this world.
A Warm Thought for the week: No one is poor when he has had a godly mother. Have a week filled with warm and thankful thoughts! Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G Werner
Published in the Marion Record May 15th, 1993.
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