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The babe at first feeds upon the mother’s bosom, but it is always on her heart.
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Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.
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A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.
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Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.
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God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
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A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.
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Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
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The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
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All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
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It’s always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it’s always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.
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While tributes to Americans who had lost their lives in battle had been held in a number of towns across the nation, one of the more well-known stories about the beginnings of Memorial Day is the story about General John Logan.
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On Memorial Day, I don’t want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.
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Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.
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On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing the Cup car and how much it helped his Nationwide program.
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From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales.
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Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.
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While there are towns and cities still planning Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some think the day is for honoring anyone who has died, not just those fallen in service to our country.