And it is by no means a coincidence that Mothering Sunday falls 9 months before Christmas! The term Mother's Day has really only been used relatively recently; probably rubbing off from US usage but the church still celebrate Mothering Sunday. Sadly it has tended to come down to yet another excuse for shops to try to persuade people to buy ever more extravagent gifts. No doubt I will be bombarded with chocolate (and if I'm not there'll be trouble :0)) but I'll try and be brave and eat it!