Mother’s Day is just around the corner and in order to help you celebrate, I am sponsoring a little giveaway.
What is up for grabs? Two well-known, inspirational books.
(And by the way, this giveaway has no shipping restrictions, so international readers, make sure you enter!)
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Like Mother, Like Daughter
From borrowed outfits to goofy mannerisms, there is a time when most women must sheepishly admit, “I’m turning into my mother.” But while our uncanny connections can draw us closer, sometimes these similarities can drive us up the wall. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Like Mother, Like Daughter provides a collection of stories written by moms and daughters on maternal wisdom, raising teenage girls, becoming friends with Mom, grandmothers, granddaughters, and more.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms and Sons
As numerous mothers know, raising boys can be an adventure. From baby blue blankets to first wedding dances, sons provide their mothers immeasurable amounts of joy – not to mention bruised knees to clean, rambunctious friends, and good-natured teasing. Written for mothers and “mama’s boys” everywhere, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms and Sons offers glimpses into the touching – and often funny – interactions between mothers and their boys, as grateful sons, single moms, and loving grandmothers all chime in to add their voices to this new collection.
So how can YOU win one of these books?
Simply leave a positive comment on this post that revolves around the theme mothering. Please feel free to be creative – and I am not looking for anything elaborate. A short sentence or paragraph is sufficient 
!
You can tell me why you love and appreciate your own mother. You can share a memory about your own mother or grandmother or your favorite aunt or teacher. You can also tell me about something you have learned while being a mother/nurturer to your own kids or a child you are close with.
This contest will close at the end of Tuesday May 5th when 2 lucky winners will be selected, one for each book.
(If you have a preference on which book you would like to win, please indicate this in your comment.)
12 Comments
May 1, 2009 at 8:54 AM
You always have such fun giveaways.
What I’ve learned being a mother is that I didn’t know that a little person who is a constant source of exhaustion and frustration could also be a constant source of love, joy, laughter, and enlightenment. It’s worth every sleepless night and tantrum that he can throw my way. I’m like the grinch- my heart grew five times the size when he was born.
May 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM
When I first became a mother, I thought it would be all about my children. Gradually I’ve learned that it’s not about them, it’s about us. About what we can teach other. It’s a partnership, this parenting thing. I’m teaching them how to be more loving and kind, how to function in this crazy world of ours – and they? Are teaching me the EXACT same thing.
May 1, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Being a mom. Ah. What can I say? The hardest and happiest and everything in between that I’ve ever done. I’ve learned what a rotten person I can be, and I’ve learned to be a much nicer, more patient person. I’ve recently fallen in love all over again with my children and it feels like heaven. Thank goodness for hormones leveling out.
May 1, 2009 at 11:28 PM
I am the lucky mother of 2 wonderful sons who have grown into amazing young men and who are both currently serving the Lord full time as missionaries, one in Japan and one soon to be in Italy! This Mother’s Day will be my first one without either son at home and while that will be very difficult for us I am so happy they are willing to share the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ with our brothers and sisters around the world. God has taught me so much through my boys and I cherish the blessing it is to be their Mother.
I am blogging their mission journeys here:
http://nielsenchoro.blogspot.com/
http://www.anzianonielsen.blogspot.com/
May 2, 2009 at 8:12 AM
The mother is the heart of the home. And even though it’s tough, I LOVE my job as a mother. Nowhere else would I get to play, be creative, try new things, influence young lives, and be rewarded with such love.
May 2, 2009 at 12:11 PM
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May 3, 2009 at 12:35 AM
You know, I will have succeeded at this mothering thing, if I am anywhere as loving as my mom.
I have 2 boys that will someday become fine young men.
May 3, 2009 at 8:33 AM
I wasn’t fully prepared for the stress on my heart. Some days I literally feel like my heart will burst out of my chest with love for my son (14 months). Other days it feels like it will burst out of my chest because I’m so worried about his health and his future. My heart was nothing before he came along.
samanthajocampen at gmail dot com
May 3, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Many of the memories that I have of my mom revolve around her love of flowers/nature and her very green thumb! Our yard was filled with so many types and colors of beautiful flowers.
Starting in the spring and lasting until the first frost,
something was blooming!
One standout feature was her huge Canna garden!
My friends and I used to have tea parties right smack dab in the middle of it. It provided a Alice in Wonderland type feeling. Many thanks, Cindi
May 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I am not close to my mother & am not even speaking to her at this time. I am a single mom of 2 young children, a son & a daughter. All I know is that I am trying to not make the mistakes that my mom made with my sisters and me. I want to be the best mom that I can be, without spoiling the children. It’s not always easy with all of the pressures that life brings, but I wouldn’t change having my kids. I would prefer either book because I’m not sure which I would like more.
May 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM
I am a single mom to two boys. And the greatest joy/challenge/learning I have experienced is listening. My boys are teens now. Sometimes they ramble on about their video games or wrestling…topics that are outside of my knowledge base, or frankly, interest. But, they are important topics to the boys, so I listen. Sometimes they tell me about what their friends are doing, saying. And I bite the inside of my cheek, trying hard to remember that these conversations are for listening, not lecturing or inserting any correction. Most recently, my 13-year-old came into my room at 11 at night and he talked and talked and talked. It was a school day/a work day, and I was tired. But, I listened. Because right then, he wanted to talk and he had a lot to say. It makes him feel good that mom listens…that mom cares. And it makes me feel good that he wants to share things with me. Communication is the key to all relationships.
Only when you listen can you hear and if you don’t listen, they’ll stop talking.
May 9, 2009 at 8:48 PM
What a wonderful thought provoking post.
Being a mother is not an easy job. There is really now how to manuel, providing easy instructions. Most of us learn about mothering, if there is such a word, by action. What I find so refreshing is that when we do something imperfectly, we can try it again and again, knowing that we may not end up with perfection, but will get a lesson in mothering.
Happy Mother’s Day