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Gladys May Aylward (24 February 1902 – 3 January 1970) was a British-born evangelical Christian missionary to China, whose story was told in the book The Small Woman: The Heroic Story of Gladys Aylward, by Alan Burgess, published in 1957.
Davey wrote that she read many of the works in the anthology after the birth of her son, “to break the isolation, for inspiration to keep going and do better, for the gratification of seeing my own experience so vividly mirrored…and for the unsurpassed enjoyment of extraordinary literature.” [1]
Anna Maria Jarvis (May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948) was the founder of Mother's Day in the United States. Her mother had frequently expressed a desire to establish such a holiday, and after her mother's death, Jarvis led the movement for the commemoration.
Mary Ellen Edmunds (born March 3, 1940) is an American religious public speaker, author, and nurse. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), she was the Director of Training in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah 1978–1995.
But behind all your stories is always your mother’s story, because hers is where yours begin.” — Mitch Albom, "For one More Day" “I know for certain that we never lose the people we love ...
In the Eye of the Storm: A Day in the Life of Jesus, Dallas, Texas: Word Publishing, 1991. ISBN 978-0-8499-4325-6. [16] Just In Case You Ever Wonder, Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1992. P [17] And the Angels Were Silent, Portland, Oregon: Multnomah Press, 1992. Tell Me the Story Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1992.
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the "mother church" of Mother's Day, was incorporated as the International Mother's Day Shrine on May 15, 1962, as a shrine to all mothers. [3] It is best known for being the place that Anna Jarvis conceived of the idea of Mother's Day. [ 4 ]
The Epistle reading for the day is Galatians 4:21–31, Paul the Apostle's analysis of the story of Hagar and Sarah, speaking of 'Jerusalem … which is the mother of us all.' While acknowledging the significance of motherhood, Paul understands the story as an allegory , advocating for an understanding of motherhood that transcends the material ...