2011 Project365 (day93)
Categories: church, photography
Tags: photo, project365, Mothering Sunday
Date: 03 April 2011 12:01:43
This is part of the bunch of daffodils I was given at church this morning at the end of the service for Mothering Sunday. I've made my peace with Mothers' Day, I think - to be honest, it never bugged me too much personally, I had good experiences of being mothered, my mum is lovely, and I don't feel I've missed out terribly by not having children (although if they come along I'll be very happy, of course). But I was always aware of the people around who found the day difficult - those with bad experiences of their mothers, or those who had lost beloved mothers, or those who longed to be mothers but were unable, or those who had lost much-loved children - and so more often than not I have sat in church services and cringed at it all. However, at St N's at any rate it's usually celebrated more sensitively, and today was no exception. Hymns and readings about Mary, giving thanks for mothers in the intercessions and then moving on, and that was about it apart from being given the flowers at the end. I could cope with that. And the flowers are beautiful.