If you are my mom or mother-in-law, stop reading this…NOW.
Now that I’ve taken care of the first round of business…
I’m quite proud of myself. I didn’t work today…issues with my lower back have left me extremely uncomfortable. I’m taking it easy, for the most part, but I’ve had a few things to do the last couple of days. Today, I was all about prepping for Mother’s Day.
The first thing I did was go hunting for a coupon for my local Christian bookstore. If you have a Family Christian Store near you, click on this link for a 25% coupon (good on sale items too!). I printed it and tucked it into my purse.
Now, I’ve gotta tell you that I love the Christian bookstore. Oh my goodness. I was there yesterday on a quest for a new family devotional book. I bought this one:
We have twelve more days of our other book before we get to start this one. I can’t wait!
Because I was 100% focused on finding a book, I never even gave thought to Mother’s Day.
Until today.
When I entered the store, I began by looking at the cards. Picking one out for the Mr.’s mom was easy. She’s always been a big part of our lives..less so as the kids have gotten older but present, none-the-less.
Picking out a card for my mom was an entirely different story. She and I have never been close. We had some serious issues in the past that created a chasm almost as wide as the Grand Canyon. Despite that, I feel it my duty to honor her. The problem is that the cards I read expressed feelings I do not have for her.
Ugh.
I don’t know if any of you face the same predicament on holidays like this one.
I am not a fake person at all. What you see is what you get with me. If I don’t feel it, I won’t pretend it.
Period.
Guess I have sealed my fate as far as winning an Oscar goes, eh?
I finally managed to find a card that more accurately reflected my thoughts.
I also saw a lovely card for my sister. I don’t normally buy her a card on Mother’s Day, but this one was just perfect. We’re three years apart and have shared a lot over the years.
With the task of selecting cards all finished, I turned to finding small gifts to send to each mom. What a job! I just wanted a little something little, if you know what I mean.
Round and round that little store I went, until my eyes lit on this:
At first I thought, “Oh no, not another mug.” But as I looked at it, I was really drawn to the colors and the verse on it. It’s a cup I would love to drink tea or hot chocolate from.
So, I got two and paid for them, along with the cards.
Mission accomplished.
When I got home, I pulled out a few bags of Peppermint Tea. I’ll put these inside the cups and package everything for mailing tomorrow.
Although it’s not exactly thinking way, far ahead, it was thinking, which is more than I’ve done the last few years.
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