This year, we have been sharing our Labor of Love stories with you. Some have been about products and some have been about personal experiences, but they’ve all reflected on our appreciation for the handmade, the hard-won, and the heartfelt.  To honor this weekend’s holiday, we wanted to pay tribute to the biggest labor of love of all: motherhood. We hope you enjoy our stories—and feel inspired to share one of your own with us. Or, even better, share it with the special ones near to you.

Dear Mother,
Spring is here.

Blue skies playfully peeking out from behind the clouds.

The warmth of the sun smiling from up above.

Baby birds chirping, as they are fed by their parents.

People smiling as they play outside.

Everything around me reminds me of you.

Nurturing, beautiful, and wonderful.

My gracious mother, I miss you dearly.