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"My 'Mom,' Connie Lupino, and I were very unlike a typical mother and daughter; we were 'very' close friends. And, we shared a wild sense of humor. I was my mothers' favorite -- and she was mine!"

Respected scholar, author and minister, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, wrote over 45 books -- including a 20-million seller: "The Power of Positive Thinking." Before his passing in 1993, this man who was greatly admired by readers of his Guideposts magazine. He gave us these words to ponder: "My mother gave me the good advice, 'Force yourself to make speeches no matter how it scares you. Ask God's help.' She taught me many wonderful lessons -- and I am forever in her debt. And my wife, Ruth, has been
a wonderful wife and mother to
our family. Our three children
have benefited from her motherly care, advice and guidance."

"Truth or Consequences" and "The Price Is Right" Star Bob Barker said: "Since my father died shortly before my sixth birthday, it was fortunate, indeed,
that my mother was an intelligent and courageous woman. With our country in the throes of the worse depression in it's history, it fell upon my mother to become the sole support of her small son and herself. She met the responsibility with grace and determination. Not only did she provide for us materially, but she made certain that I grew up in an atmosphere of love and security. My mother's name was Matilda, but she was 'Tilly' to everyone who knew her. Many times I was told, 'You are lucky to have a mother like Tilly.' I totally agree. Anything that I have managed to accomplish in life began with my mother's love, encouragement and support. It is sad that every man is
not blessed with a mother...like mine."

"As of this writing, January 1994,
my mother, Elisabeth Percy, is in her 102nd year. Mother exemplifies Will Roger's statement that he never met a person he could not find a way to like. I have never heard my mother speak against anyone as she always emphasizes the positive. She loves God, her family as well as the age
in which she lived in spite of the
fact that it included two world wars and many smaller ones. She also lived through the world's deepest depression which adversely effected our family financially, but brought us even closer together as we worked to overcome it using mother's prayers and efforts as a role model."
- Senator Charles Percy

A young child named Arturo Martell sent a special note from the second
grade class saying: "My 'Mom'... sometimes... she works from the 'morneng' to
the next day in the 'morneng.' I sure get real 'lonsum' when my 'Mom' works."

"There are probably very few who hold such a high degree of respect and esteem
for mothers as I do -- not just my own who was the mother of three, or my wife Jane, also the mother of three, but mothers worldwide," said Governor Mike Sullivan of Wyoming (1993). "Their role has shifted to meet changing needs as more mothers hold jobs outside the home, and many function as single parents. Still, these
caring and versatile women remain unique in their never-ending and
far-reaching contributions to the society as we know it today."