In a recent story in The Washington Times, First Lady Laura Bush recalled a visit with her husband to the home of his parents, the former president and Mrs. Bush. According to Laura Bush, on this visit her husband, the most powerful man on earth, woke up at 6:00 a.m. as usual and went downstairs to get a cup of coffee. As he sat down on the sofa, he put his feet up on the coffee table. All of a sudden, his mother yelled out, "Put your feet down!"

His father said, "For goodness' sake, Barbara, he's the president of the United States."

And Barbara said, "I don't care. I don't want his feet on my table."

The president promptly did as he was told, for as Mrs. Bush observes: "Even presidents have to listen to their mothers."

Today we honor our mothers. And we continue our series on Touching…