Spiel the Beans – Best (or worst) Mother’s Day Gifts

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Today we are talking about the best (or worst) Mother’s Day gifts you have ever given or received. As mom’s we of course cherish every little handprint made into artwork and of course we love receiving household appliances right?  Well here are a few of my favorites over the years.

Acceptance…..

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So when you are 20 years old and not married and you have to tell your dad you are pregnant it is not the easiest thing to do.  I was his baby girl and I know this was not really the path he wanted for me. A few weeks later when this card came in the mail it was such a huge deal…a really huge deal.  My dad accepted that my choices didn’t change the fact that he loved me!  This was the best 1st Mother’s Day card ever.  

Unconditional Love….

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And my mom the same year…wow!  I love that I still have these cards.  Having my parents stand behind me and show me such love during this time in my life made all the difference in me being able to become a mom at 21.

Reassurance….

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I have countless cards from my own mom on Mother’s Day every year always with kind words about my mothering.  I have some sweet, sweet friends who are thoughtful and send sweet words this time of year too and it is always so heartwarming and reassuring to know even when we screw up we are still good moms.  If you have a chance send a note to a mom you know and I promise you will not regret it! 

Flowers….

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Flowers are always a favorite gift of mine but in 2007 I received some that were extra special.  Jordan had her first job and she used her very own money to stop and buy me yellow roses and I will never forget how beautiful they were or how beautiful she looked when she gave them to me!  

Jewelry…..

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Here’s the deal about jewelry, unless you absolutely 100% know that it is something I want it is not worth spending alot of money.  Keith bought me the heart locket one Mother’s Day and I do love it. He took Carly and Dillon to pick something out for me in recent years and they came home originally with a Brighton bracelet holding these charms.  It wasn’t that it was not beautiful but y’all…I hated it. Of course it was purchased locally at a boutique and there was no exchanging so I ended up spending more to add the charms to a chain.  It is just so not me and I rarely wear this which makes me sad when I know how much it costs and remember how super excited Carly Jo was to give it to me.  #ihavenopokerface  Hmm…maybe I’ll wear it this year for Mother’s Day.

A New Bible…. 

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My bible was from my confirmation when I was 12 and it was falling all apart (sadly from age and not overuse).  I had begun really trying to be more intentional with bible reading and asked for a new bible and Jordan heard me!  It was a sweet treasure to receive for Mother’s Day.

Art Work of Course….

I’d lie if I said that artwork wasn’t one of my favorites!  I just love looking back at all the work from over the years.  Thankfully Mother’s Day is near the end of school so when your child writes about you liking to watch TV and “jing” wine you don’t have to hide every time you pass the teacher.  

This just cracks me up every..single…time.  I really love that one of his dislikes was the TAKS test. Ha!   He apparently was very sure of his athletic ability even at 8 as there is more you can’t read that is hilarious.

Especially sweet to go back and read right now when he is 14 and doesn’t always think I make his life so sweet!

A poem will always earn a special place in my heart for sure!  

Adult Child Humor….

So it really is true that my Bigs and Littles are really being raised somewhat differently.  Will my Littles grow up to know all my little secrets too?  It is a true gift to be able to share humor with your adult children.  

Baseball….

Really you say?  Baseball a gift?  Well if I didn’t consider it a gift I would probably be sorely disappointed because more Mother’s Day weekends than not in the past 10 years have been spent at a ball field or with at least one of my boys gone for a tourney.  At TCU they always honored the moms on Mother’s Day weekend and let us throw out the first pitch to our sons.  Loved this so much!  

Makeovers…. 

Every mom loves a great makeover right?  For real I do and a facial is exactly what I have asked for this year but here is a great memory I have of probably the most loving makeover I’ve ever had. When Dillon was in kinder they had Mommy Makeovers for Mother’s day and those of us in attendance brought our supplies and let the kids fix us up.  Y’all, you think girls get into makeovers? These little boys were all about it.  They were filing my nails, fixing my hair and putting makeup on me.  So precious! 
I ‘d really fail if I didn’t mention here that as my kids have grown and fled the coop what I really love most for Mother’s Day is the gift of time.  Time for us to be together as a family, time out of their busy lives to just sit back and remember that, hey, without me we wouldn’t all be here right?  Ha! 
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