A Personal Reflection for National Women's History Month

Today would have been my mother's 87th birthday. When I think about my life, I realize that my mother could have made a decision that would not have allowed me and my siblings to be here. Thus, through her, the life God imparted in her for 9 months was birthed with a purpose, and that purpose charged me to breathe life to the future of others.

Although in history, March 15th is considered as the Ides of March (a day that became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC), for me on March 15th, 1927 this day marked a destiny to come 31 years later. That destiny was my beginning. Although my mom's physical self is no longer here, I often feel her spiritual presence often. I would not be who I am if it wasn't for the dedicated mother that she was.

March is Women's History Month which pays tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society. My mother was a green thumb at heart. It seems like any plant, bush or flower she touched flourished so spectacularly. She had an amazing talent for growing things and an incredible sense of creativity and spirituality. She left a piece of history in my lap, a jewel which no doubt has sustained me. So, I see so much of her in me. I love nature and I take being a good steward of creation that God charged mankind with, very seriously.

Celebrate that special woman in your life today. Without the amazing women in history who made a mark in the genealogical pool of life, it's scary to wonder where we would have been today if things were different.

Happy Women's History Month everyone!

March is National Women’s History Month

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

We can recall at least one woman who made an indelible mark in our lives that changed us forever. We witnessed amazing strength, resiliency, tenderness and sensitivity in women who encouraged us and helped to shape our lives in a profound way.

Since Biblical times we meditated on the stories of some great female warriors, leaders, heroines and disciples who left their mark in history. The “seen and not heard” syndrome was becoming poisonous, when women did not have a voice that could resonate just as loud as any man of their peers could. As we moved through different eras of transition throughout each generation, women garnered the strength, tenacity and wisdom to make a defining mark in history.

As we celebrate National Women’s History Month, I invite you to take a moment and reflect on at least one woman in your life who made her mark in a quiet or bold way and became a voice of change in a positive way. In 1978, the celebration of women’s history began in Sonoma County, California as Women’s History Week. In 1981, Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution recognizing National Women’s History Week. Congress later expanded the week to a month in 1987. March was thereby declared the month to celebrate National Women’s History.

The theme for National Women’s History Month is “2011: Our History is Our Strength!” If a woman has touched your life in a profound way, whether she’s your teacher, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend or mentor, reach out and tell them how much you appreciate the impact they made in your life!

If you would like to honor a woman who made significant contributions in your life, I invite you to leave her name and her relationship to you in the comment section below. To all of you fabulous women out there, making a positive impact for your community, home and your Godly convictions…Happy National Women’s History Month!

Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.
~ Myra Pollack Sadker