Mother’s Day ~ Loving On Moms and Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is almost here! It can bring up so much emotion ~ good, bad, grief, celebration. You may still be blessed with your mom or missing her so badly. You may be longing for your own child or have buried your child. No matter how you see the day, let’s remember our sisters in prayer because everyone is facing a battle.

My family has been busy making memories as a family and I’m so thankful. There was a time we were told we would never have children. My heart was broken, but we have been very blessed and I don’t take that for granted because life can change in an instant.

If you are looking for some ways to celebrate a special lady in your life, I have some ideas for you for things that you can make your mom or purchase for her. And please don’t forget the single moms and widows…. they are lonely and a little bit of acknowledgment and love goes a long way. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend celebrating the important moms in your life and I hope your family celebrates you!! 

A word of advice: don’t get caught up in all the gifts that others get or the ways their family celebrates them. Try to remember how blessed you are to have a family and how your family loves you everyday of the year. I have been there, I know and compared how much better some of my mom friends were celebrated than me and it is best not to let your day be ruined. 🙂

And keep reading to the end to see what I have special JUST FOR YOU!

Homemade Gifts:

Detox Bath Salts:

Detox Bath Salts make a very nice gift! So easy to make, nice to display by the tub and it is a gift of health and relaxation. Watch the video tutorial here.

Essential Oil Spray:

Essential oil sprays are so much fun! You can have any scent, or blend of scents that you choose when you mix it up and create your own:

• Room Spray
• Air Freshener
• Clothes Freshener
• Furniture Freshener
• Table Sanitizer
• Body Splash

Start by adding 5-10 drops of your favorite oil and add distilled water. Shake then spray! Some of my favorite oils for this is Lavender, Orange, Tangerine, Lemon, Frankincense. There are so many that I like!

Gifts of Health:

Dry Body Brushing is a way to stay healthy, pump the lymphatic system and help tighten the skin. Plus it makes you feel really good.

Are you or your mom wanting to get in shape? Check out T-Tapp to improve your health and lose some inches. It would be fun to do together!!

Other Ideas:

A book I love by one of my favorite authors… this book will impact your life.

  Read more here

I love this book to help you let your mom know how much she means to you. 

    Check it out here

The Cherished Home: Protecting What’s Important ebook

 

Coupon Book:

Make a special booklet or individual coupons for things you can do for your Mom ~ take her out to eat, grocery shop for her, clean a room for her, help with her garden…do things she may want done but doesn’t feel like doing them or have the time to do. Moms never get too old for coupon books.  Or is there a single mom in your area? A widow… widows are so forgotten in our society. They get so lonely… I have seen this in my own mom’s journey they last {almost} three years since my Dad’s passing. 

You can’t go wrong making someone feel loved!

 

 Special Things List:

A special card with a handwritten note and maybe a list of why your Mom is special to you would mean the world to your mom or special lady in your life. It would be a true keepsake.

Take time to tell your mom how much you love her. Treasure her and cherish the time together. Make memories while you can!

Alright… Now I have something special for YOU!!

Mother’s Day is one day out of the year that is for making moms feel extra special and extra appreciated.  That’s why I’ve gotten together with a great group of bloggers to bring you a giveaway that we are hoping will bless you and show you just how much we appreciate you, our mom readers. 

There will be THREE winners in this Mother’s Day giveaway – each winner getting to choose a gift card to the place of their choice.  The choices are –

• Etsy
• Stitch Fix
• Hobby Lobby
• Zulily
• Starbucks 

The grand prize winner will receive a gift card for $300 and two runner-up winners will receive a $100 gift card.

To enter for your chance to win, simply use the Rafflecopter form below to enter.  Now I know that is quite a few entries for you, but each of these bloggers generously chipped in their own money to bring you this giveaway, so I hope you will take the time to do all of the entries.  And hey, the more entries you do, the better your odds are at winning!

Giveaway ends May 10th at 11:59pm EDT.  The winner will have 48 hours to respond to email to claim prize.  By entering this giveaway you will be added to the email lists of the participating bloggers. Please be sure to read the Terms & Conditions upon entering the giveaway.

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