Nana’s Mother’s Day Wish List
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Nana’s Mother’s Day Wish List
Nanas are moms too, which qualifies us for Mother’s Day gifts. Just in case you want to switch it up this year and get things other than traditional gifts I thought I’d share some of my favorites. There are gifts for the “technology lover” “homemade items” “shoes” “dishes” and so much more. Every mom and Nana have a wish list. Just look around at my Nana’s Mother’s Day Wish list and you will be inspired!
You can see all my suggestions just by clicking the following link!
If you can’t find something you like on this page be sure and visit NanaHood’s Amazon Store. There are gifts for Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation Gifts and of course, gifts for your grandchildren! Just put the item in your cart, type in their address, and send your gift straight to them! It’s so easy!
Have fun shopping and don’t forget….you are a VIN (Very Important Nana). Get yourself a little something while you are there!
And make sure that Nana’s Mother’s Day Wish list includes a copy of my book! Every Nana needs one!
I wrote the following poem years ago about my mom and thought I’d share it again in case you haven’t seen it. I miss her every day.
Momma
by Teresa Bell Kindred
When you are young, she is cookies and milk after school.
She is a comforting hug after a bad dream in the middle of the night.
She is the cold rag on a feverish forehead.
A calm strength when you are frightened.
By the time you are a teenager, she is nosy and bossy.
She has more advice than Dear Abby.
She is old and out of touch.
She insists you go to church and prays daily you will not stray too far from the principles she has taught you.
She is the first to jump to your defense when someone criticizes you, and the first to tell you when you are wrong.
Years pass. You are a young woman and it is your wedding day.
She is more than your mother; she is your friend and she rejoices at your happiness.
The proud look on her face tells the world how much she loves you.
When she becomes a grandmother, the advice she gave you when you were a child suddenly takes on new meaning.
She never tires of hearing about her grandchildren’s antics or accomplishments, and she relishes in relating stories about them over and over to anyone who will listen.
When she holds her grandchild in her arms, you see the same look of love on her face that was there for you when you were a child.
More years pass and time begins to take its toll.
Her hair is now gray and her face lined with wrinkles. Her eyesight and hearing are failing.
Her body is bent and her step unsure.
She is forgetful and frail and then one day … she is gone.
She is memories of comforting hugs in the middle of the night, cookies and milk after school, the proud look on her face the day of your wedding, the loving way she held your child.
She’s gone, and yet she is with you because when you look in the mirror, you see the woman she molded, as well as the little girl who still longs to run to the comfort of her mother’s arms.
Now it is your turn to do the things she did, and when you do them
You remember her love and realize that at last you know her secret.
A mother is mortal, with imperfections and failings.
She cannot solve the problems of the universe, nor can she protect her children from every danger.
She can only try.
You wish with all your heart that you could tell her “thank you” one more time.
And you can almost hear her whisper, “Thank me by loving your children as much as I loved you.”
She has given you something priceless, the legacy of her love.
Shirley DeMumbrum Bell 1939-1990
