The history of Mother’s Day begins in the substance and purpose of Julia Ward Howe’s proclamation of 1870: a call to women to protest war and stand for peace. Let’s reconnect our modern Mother’s Day of flowers and breakfast to that power and hope. Mothers’ care gives love and compassion form and understanding and makes them real. The mother may be a biological mother or someone else who steps up, a mentor, teacher or volunteer, a woman or man, and of course, the earth itself. Mother’s Blessing Way. Let’s proclaim the day!