Mother’s Day is a day celebrated around the world, in honor of our Mother’s. Her love is selfless and Mother’s Day is the perfect time to tell her how much she means to you. This is also a day of gratitude toward Mother, tell her how much you appreciate the things she does for you.

One suggestion that I have is to give the gift of your time. I’ve lived lots of years and have many of the day to day items that I need, but I don’t always have the gift of my children’s time.

Instead of buying the usual gift of a pot of flowers or something similar, give her a gift card to one of her favorite stores, now she can spend time deciding what to buy and will always tell everyone that you gave this to her for Mother’s Day.

One of my favorite Mother’s Day gifts is paper. Stationary, gift cards, wrapping paper, especially if it has been brought back from another country. It makes me happy when I know the history of the paper. This gift could also be easy to provide, if you are the one traveling – it packs flat. If you order it from one of the many speciality stores, then you don’t have to fight the traffic.

If you are a jewelry giver try to give your mom a bracelet that she can wear with jeans or pearls. This could be made into a very special gift by having it personalized.

Start early and brainstorm if these are not unique and unusual enough. Show your Mom that she is special to you!

Tonnia
Tonnia N. Smith

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