Patti Teel, author of The Floppy Sleep Game, has contributed a wonderful essay on The History of Mother's Day along with this invitation to get involved in the "Return to the Spirit of Mother's Day" Ceremony.

Patti says:

I'm honored to be part of a newly formed circle of women, whose mission is to inspire and promote peace. Together with the Santa Barbara Chapter of Veterans for Peace, we are organizing a Mother's Day ceremony at a stretch of beach in Santa Barbara, California (dubbed Arlington West). Here, it is impossible to be indifferent to the devastating cost of war. For on Mother's Day and each and every Sunday morning, individual white crosses are placed in long straight rows in the sand, one for each fallen soldier of the war. The gathering will honor and mourn the loss of lives, as has been the tradition of communities for centuries, and commit to working for peaceful solutions to conflict in our world.
Together, our mother love is powerful. Help unite the chorus of mother's voices in the name of peace.

Join us at Arlington West, Santa Barbara on May 14, Mother's Day. (More details at www.motherhearts.org)

Or join us through prayer and peaceful intentions.

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