A HeartSpace for Mothers Day
Mothers Day is bittersweet for me because my mom is so far away. The guilt of having moved away from home hath runneth over every May. We usually make up for it when I come visit around Memorial Day and in the meantime I usually send flowers or a gift certificate… not so unique, I know.
This year I’m doing something a little different. One of my gifts will be my personally created “heartspace” and a donation in my mother’s name that will help another momma who is even further away.
Here’s her story:
Mama Lucy envisioned and built a school for local kids in her home of Arusha, Tanzania by using her income as a chicken farmer as seed capital. Serving over 400 children, the school is already one of the top-ranked primary schools around - all because of her vision and the assistance of a tiny group called Epic Change.
For Mothers Day, Epic Change is helping Mama Lucy realize another dream - to build a home on the campus where in-need children can live. “To Mama With Love” is where you can build your own “heartspace” giving tribute to a momma you love while contributing a donation to Mama Lucy’s children’s home.
Building this space for my mom, which gave me an excuse to scan old photos and make a fun video, made me feel closer to her and gave me a deeper appreciation for all the years and experiences we’ve had together. No matter the distance, I have always felt my mom’s love, care and support as if I never left home. Her resilience is incredible and if you knew Frannie the Lobstahlady, you would love her immediately too.
Create a heartspace for a momma in your life and post the link on Thankfulfor as part of your gratitude journal so we can all help celebrate the special moms in our lives. Post it to Twitter and Facebook too! What a beautiful, global tribute to mothers around the world.
Remember!
Posting your heartspace link on Thankfulfor between now and Mothers Day (May 9th) will enter you into our give-away. We’ll pick a few of our favorite posts to receive some fun prizes AND a select number of posts will be used to create a special Thankfulfor Moms ebook we’ll be giving away afterwards.
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