National Day of Prayer Ideas
Decorate the outside of your home with red, white and blue streamers, balloons and American flags during National Day of Prayer (NDP) week. 

Have a family devotional time to talk about stories from the Bible where prayer changed people's lives. For example, memorize 1 Timothy 2:1 with your children and discuss the importance of praying for our country and its leaders. 

Create a prayer calendar with your children that builds up to the National Day of Prayer. 

Make place mats to use during the week leading up to the National Day of Prayer. Children can draw pictures of Bible characters or patriotic themes. Write favorite scriptures on the place mats to help children memorize them. Cover with wipeable, clear plastic so they can be used several times. Share with friends and family. 

Find out if your community is having a National Day of Prayer observance and organize a family outing around the event. Invite another family to join you for a picnic. 

Visit a nursing home with your family. Spend time praying with the residents, interceding for our nation and its leaders. 

Teach older children the names of their elected officials and the offices they hold. Emphasize the vast responsibilities these officials carry and their special need for prayer. 

Help the kids and their friends decorate their bikes or skateboards in red, white and blue. Have a parade up and down your street. After the parade, invite all participants into your backyard for prayers and ice cream.
Have a family devotional time to talk about stories from the Bible where prayer changed people's lives. For example, memorize 1 Timothy 2:1 with your children and discuss the importance of praying for our country and its leaders. 

Create a prayer calendar with your children that builds up to the National Day of Prayer. 

Make place mats to use during the week leading up to the National Day of Prayer. Children can draw pictures of Bible characters or patriotic themes. Write favorite scriptures on the place mats to help children memorize them. Cover with wipeable, clear plastic so they can be used several times. Share with friends and family. 

Have a neighborhood family potluck. Decorate in red, white and blue. Ask your guests to wear red, white or blue outfits and bring food in those colors or on red, white and blue plates. Give each family a topic to lead the group in prayer after dinner.

Mother's Day 
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. 
胡錦濤表示：“我們和宋楚瑜先生在堅持一個中國原則，認同九二共識，反對‘臺獨’方面具有一些共同的看法，這些也是我們兩岸之間交流的政治基礎(chǔ)，我相信有了這樣的政治基礎(chǔ)，在推進兩岸交流，建立兩黨的交流渠道方面都可以通過對話、協(xié)商，達成共識?！?
　　4月29日，胡錦濤和國民黨主席連戰(zhàn)進行了會面。胡錦濤說，通過兩岸政黨之間的接觸，對于推動兩岸關(guān)系有積極的意義。

　　他表示：“我想肯定有積極的意義，起碼可以增進兩岸之間同胞的了解，也可以進一步了解到兩岸同胞在求和平、求穩(wěn)定、求發(fā)展方面的意愿，這是基本的民意。我想我們只要把兩岸同胞的所想所愿真正搞清楚，就可以在推動兩岸關(guān)系的改善和發(fā)展方面做出一些實實在在的努力?！?
　　鳳凰衛(wèi)視稱，過去的一個月對于胡錦濤來說是外事活動相當頻繁的一個月，盡管如此，他還是在每次外事活動結(jié)束之后，以總書記的身份和臺灣的兩位政黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會面，顯示對兩岸關(guān)系的重視。(言恒)