Many countries observe the second Sunday in the month of May as Mother’s Day to honor motherhood and celebrate a a mom's relentless contributions toward the well-being of her children. This year, the Mother's day will be celebrated on May 10.

Though the day in celebrated in different ways, the most common method includes giving one's mother presents and seeking her blessings. If you are on a budget, you can even send free e-cards to their mothers to express their love and gratitude.

Here are a few quotes for Mothers’ Day, courtesy Shutterfly –

  • “There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” —Elder M. Russell Ballard
  • “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes
  • “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” —William Makepeace Thackeray
  • “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” —James E. Faust
  • “Mother is the heartbeat in the home; and without her, there seems to be no heartthrob.” —Leroy Brownlow
  • “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” —Susan Gale
  • “A mother understands what a child does not say.” —Jewish proverb
  • “A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” —Unknown
  • “We are born of love; love is our mother.” —Rumi
  • “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” —Princess Diana
  • “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln
  • “A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” —Amy Tan
  • “There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill
  • “There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap, no rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps.” —Archibald Thompson
  • “A mother’s love is everything. It is what brings a child into this world. It is what molds their entire being. When a mother sees her child in danger, she is literally capable of anything. Mothers have lifted cars off of their children and destroyed entire dynasties. A mother’s love is the strongest energy known to man.” —Jamie McGuire
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Mother’s Day cupcakes. Wikimedia Commons
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