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Tribute To Mothers

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, my mind’s been on my mom lately. I won’t be visiting her, buying gifts, or sending a card because she died 15 years ago. Instead, I’ll be honoring her memory with a remembrance project, sharing family stories, and saying a prayer.

I’ve also updated my lens, How To Celebrate Mother’s Day When Your Mom is Deceased.

It’s one of my favorite lenses because I wrote it from my personal experiences. I wanted to write a tribute to my mom and help others who have lost their moms. Visitors have left wonderful stories about their moms and ideas on honoring their mom on Mother’s Day.

Of course, I’m a mom too, so the holiday will be spent with my teen son and sharing stories about a grandma he never met, but who would’ve loved him to pieces. Read more about the reason I hope this Mother’s Day tribute lens will make my mom proud.

It seems like Mother’s Day sneaks up on me every year. It’s almost here again – Mother’s Day is May 10, 2009. I’m not sure why it surprises me. Maybe I’m busy with writing, taking care of the family, and other things. I don’t stop to think about it. Besides, those other people in my family (like my hubby and son) should be thinking about it, right?

When my son was old enough to realize moms had their own special day, he couldn’t wait to give me a treasure he had made himself. Even though he doesn’t make gifts in school now, he’s still excited about doing something special for me. My son’s joy is contagious, and Mother’s Day is special no matter what he does.

Mother’s Day is a day of both celebration and remembrance for me. While I’ll enjoy the day with my family, I also take part of the day to remember my mom, who died over 13 years ago.

I remember the first Mother’s Day holidays without my mom. It was very difficult emotionally. How do you celebrate a holiday when the honoree isn’t there? A couple years ago, those feelings led to a lens on How To Celebrate Mother’s Day When Your Mom is Deceased. I poured a lot of my thoughts and feelings to create and update the lens, and in doing so, I’ve enjoyed a different connection with my mom. I’ve updated it and added a personal story I had remembered recently.

If it’s your first Mother’s Day without your mom, visit and find resources on grieving, healing, making remembrance gifts, and more. I hope you find it helpful for yourself, children or grandchildren, or friends who have lost their mothers.

I had created another Mother’s Day lens, Perfect Mother’s Day Gifts – Unique Mother’s Day Gifts.  I enjoy finding unusual gifts, like poetry and personalized gifts.  This is a fun lens, with kid projects to make on Mother’s Day, poetry books for your wife, books to share with kids, and personalized gifts, like M&M candy gifts. Stop by and share your favorite gift-giving on my link list.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Mother’s Day!