三毛曾寫過一篇《守望的天使》，被收在《稻草人手記》里，文章說，每個人生命中最真最誠的天使是自己的父母，天使終其一生舍盡全力來為自己的孩子擋風遮雨。在猶太人的諺語里，也有一句類似的表述，而且更為精辟——God could not be everywhere and therefore be made mothers。2006年母親節來臨之際，以下三個小板塊向您傳遞一份感恩母愛的濃濃深情，并用心寫上最為樸實的祝福：母親節快樂！

英語論壇 Easy English：Songs for Mothers' Day   Rhea, Mother of the Greek gods   Stories behind Mother's Day Thanks to Anna M. Jarvis, Mother's Day has become an official holiday in the United States. Actually, People in many ancient cultures celebrated holidays honoring motherhood, personified as a goddess such as  Rhea. 母親節得以成為官方節日，得歸功于一位偉大的女性——安娜·賈維思。不過，在這之前，母親節最早可追溯到古希臘的眾神之母Rhea（瑞亞），她是主神宙斯和天后赫拉的母親。 Carnation: the symbol of Mother's Day   Memorable lines for Mother's Day    "M" is for the million things she gave me, "O" means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold; "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" means right, and right she'll always be…… M-O-T-H-E-R意味著什么？有一首詩這么說，“M”代表她賜予了我整個世界，“O”意味著她正慢慢衰老，“T”是她為我留下的淚，“H”指她那顆金子般的心…… reflective songs   English songs for mothers-to-be          Chinese songs for delightful mothers      A Chinese song for industrious and thrifty  mothers The above songs give voice to different emotions as far as three types of mothers are concerned, namely, mothers-to-be, cheerful mothers with their children in harmony as well as those industrious and thrifty mothers. 母親節來臨之際，謹此獻給“正在孕育新生兒的準媽媽、與孩子融洽相處的快樂媽媽，以及普天下勤儉持家的好媽媽……” (英語點津陳蓓編輯)