HR 9117

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution expressing gratitude and affection to all
3	mothers.
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5	WHEREAS, Sunday, May 11, 2008, has been designated Mother's
6	Day, and
7	WHEREAS, the highest ideals and noblest principles of
8	humanity find their most exemplary expression in the sacrifice
9	and devotion of mothers, and
10	WHEREAS, mothers exemplify enduring courage and conviction,
11	charity without condescension, and emotion with sanity, and
12	WHEREAS, mothers are characterized by unconditional love
13	for their offspring, are slow to lose patience, and serve as the
14	anchors that bond the family, and
15	WHEREAS, a mother's love is like a flame that is always
16	burning but intensifies each time a child is born, and
17	WHEREAS, a woman is a gift bestowed on man, never more dear
18	than in motherhood bringing forth life in the form of a child,
19	and
20	WHEREAS, it is proper that the members of the Florida House
21	of Representatives recognize the immeasurable debt of gratitude
22	owed to all mothers for their strength, guidance, understanding,
23	and love, NOW, THEREFORE,
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25	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
26	Florida:
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28	That the members of the House of Representatives do hereby
29	express to their own mothers and to all mothers, on behalf of
30	the citizens of the State of Florida, personal affection and
31	heartfelt gratitude.
32	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be spread upon
33	the Journal of the House of Representatives as a tangible token
34	of the love and respect that the members hold for all mothers.

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