We are at what I feel to be one of the most
commercialized holidays of the year and for some reason I am fine with that.
When Christmas rolls around I hate how it’s all about Santa Clause and gifts.
And Easter isn’t much better with it’s bunny that leaves eggs (think about it:
a bunny leaves eggs. That’s wrong.) However with Mother’s day it’s all about
mom. And we should thank Mom because she carried us in her belly for nine months then takes care of us until we're 30 (OK, maybe 25). And although I believe “Mother’s
Day” should be everyday I also believe we should honor our mothers.
Why? Well I’ll give you two reasons:
1. God
commanded us to
·
Exodus
20:12 (NKJV) “Honor your father and your
mother.”
2.
You will be blessed because of it
·
Ephesians
6:1-4 (NKJV) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for
this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is
the first commandment with promise: “that it
may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
·
So as you see we should honor our parents and God
also blesses us when we do that. It’s a win win.
That
first commandment wasn’t just saying to honor them on one day a year; this is
your whole life. However I still think Mother’s Day is important. After all its
one of the three days most people go to church no matter what (the others is
Christmas and Easter). So what exactly should you do for your mother on
Mother’s Day? I will give some ideas of things you can do without reaching into
your pocket but still digging into your heart.
1.
Tell your wonderful mom you love them and mean it
·
I know every mother isn’t super cool like mine (love ya, mom!) and
isn’t as easy to get along with but I honestly think that the overall
performance of the world would improve if daughters and sons would tell their
mother they love them.
2.
Make them breakfast in bed
·
For some strange reason Mother’s Day is on a Sunday
and if your church starts at 9:30 like mine, giving your mom breakfast in bed
isn’t always easy. It may be better to do this the Saturday before. However it's Sunday (when this post is going out)…so… well… do with this idea what you
will
3.
Clean up
·
I know, I know, that’s mom’s job right? Wrong! We
could at least clean the house our parents are graciously allowing us to live
in.
4. Give her a card
·
Some people say that hallmark cards are the best but
I know from experience that handmade cards feel the best to get because they’re
more personal. I'm not downing store bought cards though because this year that's what my siblings and I are doing.
5.
Do what she wants to do
·
I don’t know about your family but for mine we
always go out to eat on birthdays or holidays. Sometimes this is works out
great for me like when we get Mexican food. Other times the person wants to go
somewhere I think is gross. But you know what? If my mom doesn’t want to go to
that new barbecue place I’ve been longing to try, it’s all good. This is her
day!
6.
Don’t be selfish
·
This is an everyday thing but especially Mother’s
Day. Today is her day. Listen to what she says and don’t get mad if all she
wants to do is sleep and not read the aweteous (awesome + righteous= aweteous,
my friend thought of that) card you made her right when she gets out of bed.
7.
Say “I love you” again
·
You can never say that enough (and I didn’t want to
leave this list on six).
I
absolutely love Mother’s Day and I hope these ideas helped you. If you have any
more ideas or thoughts on Mother’s day, comment below. In addition to this post
I am going to put two great Mothers Day videos below for you to watch with
your mom.
[Note:
My wonderful Proverbs 31 mother, Mrs. Hope, edits my blog post most of the
time but for today it’s in the hands of Grace and Ally. It would be weird if
she edited this, then she would expect me to do all of the stuff I listed. JK,
I wont be a hypocrite. Maybe I should take off number 3… Never mind. Hopefully
there are not too many typos.]
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