Doting sons and daughters throughout the country are busy making plans to celebrate the moms in their lives on Mother’s Day this Sunday, ordering bouquets of flowers from florists, making restaurant reservations and buying gifts to show gratitude for giving them the ultimate gift: the gift of life, which itself can have so many variations, from the mothers who bore us to the mothers who raised us to the mother-figures who nurtured and loved us.
They may not all be the same person.
Can a gift so grand ever really be repaid? In whatever way we choose, be it through commercial gifts, giving mom the “day off” from activities like cooking and other household chores or heartfelt written or spoken words, attempt to convey the depth of emotion felt for the moms and maternal figures in our lives.
The Plant City Observer would like to thank everyone who entered our Mother’s Day Mom & Me Contest by sharing a photo of them and their moms as well as the sponsors who donated prizes, including:
- Brown’s Jewelers
- Downtown Smoothie Shack
- Octopus Car Wash
- Outback Steakhouse
- Plant City Observer
- Posh Petals
- Rowan & Plum
- Tub Treats
Congratulations to this year’s winner…Tammy Shamblen!