(I hope you like tulips.)
According to a 2010 report from the National Retail Federation, Mother’s Day is second-most popular holiday for fresh flower purchases, behind Christmas. People will spend $1.9 billion on flowers for Mother’s Day. That’s billion with a b.
If I could buy you all flowers today, I would.
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These are for the someday moms.
These are for the waiting arms.
These are for the birth mothers.
These are for the once a mother.
These are for the finally moms.
These are for the unmothered.
These are for the women cringing through Sunday sermons.
These are for the allies, the confidantes, the sisters and friends.
These are for the ones who give so selflessly.
These are for the Others.
These are for the ones who remember.
These are for the ones we can never forget.
These are for the journey ahead.
These are for the road we’ve walked.
These are for memories. For hopes. For wishes. For failures. For little victories. For moving on. For forgiveness. For strength. For love. For new beginnings. For the end of it all. For everything. For no reason at all.
These are for you.
You are remembered. You are heard. You are seen.
You are loved.
