Mother’s Day can be a wonderful time of celebration or a difficult time of grieving losses and hurts. No matter the state of your relationship, you can always find a way to follow that biblical command to honor your mom. Here are 10 ways to honor mom:
- Tell her one thing she did right.
- Recall happy times and loving memories.
- Resolve past hurts and start fresh. You begin the process. Simply say, “we may be having a difficult time but I would like the relationship to improve. Can we try again?” Or, “Mom, let’s work through our differences and talk about things.”
- Write a short story about you and mom and share it with her.
- Send a card. Express thanks.
- Put together pictures of you and your mom in a scrapbook. Or give her a photo that brings to memory a happy moment.
- Buy her dinner or special treats.
- Tell her you love her and appreciate all the sacrifices she has made through the years. No moms are perfect but we can appreciate that they do their best.
- Forgive. Extend grace. Forgiveness is something you do individually. It is a choice and a gift you give to someone. It moves you from stuck to unstuck in all your relationships when you choose to forgive.
- 10. In the most difficult relationships, honor her for giving you life. Buy a blank card and simply write, “Thanks for choosing life and bringing me into this world. “
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