Mother's Day Letter 2025: Ideas, Quotes & Examples

Mother’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the amazing moms and mother figures in your life. It can be a challenge, though, to figure out what gift will best express your appreciation.

Sometimes, the most meaningful gifts cost nothing but your time and effort and mean more to her than expensive presents. So, this year, why not pour your heart and soul into writing the perfect Mother’s Day letter?

If you’re unsure about where to start, we’ve got ideas, quotes, tips, and tools to get your creative juices flowing.

How to Write a Mother’s Day Letter

Whether your letter will come with another present or be a standalone gift, your goal is to make your mom feel special.

In your note for Mother’s Day, the most important thing is that it should be personal, specific, and special. Check out our full list of ideas, tips, and tools below.

1. Tell her something you’ve never said aloud

It can be something funny or heartfelt, or anything else that speaks to your relationship. Remind her of a favorite memory or something you love about her. You might feel like she knows these things already, but it will be a very powerful gesture to her if you write it down.

Examples:

• Maybe she was a major source of support for you during your school years, always making herself available to listen to you work through problems or help you field ideas.
• Maybe you picked up a hobby of hers over the years, and she never knew it was because you saw her enjoy it so much.
• Maybe her words of wisdom helped you navigate a difficult situation in life.

2. Highlight your love, gratitude, and respect for her

That embarrassing story about her from your last vacation may seem funny to you, but it may not be the best choice for making her feel special on Mother’s Day.

3. Spend time articulating yourself

The way you present memories is important because your goal is honor your mom with this note. Not great at writing in general? Try using a visual writing tool like a paraphraser to build sentences that convey your love and admiration in exactly the way you want. A paraphrasing tool is also helpful for generating new ways to say something that’s coming off as cliché.

4. Include a quote

Quotes add an extra level of detail and expression to your Mother’s Day letter. After all, you’re pointing out something that makes you think of your mother, communicates a feeling about her, describes your relationship, etc. The quotes below are some great choices.

Mother’s Day Quotes:

• “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” —Maya Angelou
• “I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.” —Antonio Villaraigosa
• “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” —Susan Gale
• “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” —Unknown
• “When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.” —Mitch Albom
• “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln
• “It is not how much you do, but how much love you put into the doing that matters.” —Mother Teresa
• “Mothers and children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” —Gail Tsukiyama
• “He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.” —J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” —Princess Diana
• “If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.” —Booker T. Washington

5. Decide whether to include a card

You have options here, and the route you should take depends on your vision for your Mother’s Day letter. Storebought cards are great, and there’s nothing wrong with buying a card to go with your letter or writing everything inside the card, especially if you know your note will fit.

If you don’t know how long your letter will be or you know you want to write her a page or two, you might write a short note or joke in the card, then enclose the longer letter in the same envelope.

Or, if you plan to write a longer heartfelt letter to your mom, all you need is paper or stationery and an envelope. There are no rules, so you can choose one or both.

6. Decide whether your letter will be handwritten or typed

Your handwriting is unique to you, so moms love to see it and it will add an extra level of love and care—especially if she knows how hard you had to work to write legibly!

This is not to say a typed letter can’t be heartfelt. If you do type your letter, you can add quotes, pictures, memes, drawings, and other details a lot more easily. Typed notes are also easier to grammar check and often look neater. Why not go a step further and use an online tool to make special stationery for your typed letter, too? The possibilities are endless!

7. Include a printed picture

Speaking of adding pictures, when was the last time you printed one for yourself or someone else? Ordering a print or two online and including it in your letter is another winning touch.

8. Don’t worry too much about the length

How long should a Mother’s Day letter be? As long as your letter is loving and heartfelt, there is no need to aim for a word count. Write as much or as little as you want to convey your message to Mom in a meaningful way.

9. In a Mother’s Day letter from husband to wife or to a partner, show affection

She’s a mom now, but she’s a person and your partner first. Show appreciation for the work she does as a mom and describe what you love about her interactions with your kids, but go beyond that.

• Tell her she’s beautiful.
• Talk about the character traits that make her a good mom but were also great before she was a mom.
• Tell her that what she’s doing matters, and how.
• Tell her what you’ll do to match her efforts.
• Offer her a day to do anything she wants on her own—no childcare responsibilities.

10. Proofread your letter

Drafting your letter first, especially if you’re going the handwritten route, is a great idea. But even if you’re going with your first pass, please read it over for mistakes—especially for grammar and punctuation. Errors can make your writing unclear, and the last thing you want is for your message of love to be misunderstood or not understood at all.

Here are a couple of tips for avoiding common errors:

• Capitalize the holiday and remember the apostrophe. Holiday names are proper nouns, so they’re always capitalized. The apostrophe shows this is a day belonging to Mother.
  • Mothers day
  • Mother’s Day
• Capitalize Mom, Mother, Mommy, etc. when you use them like a name, but lowercase them the rest of the time. If you’re doing it right, you’ll be able to substitute her name in places where Mom is capitalized. Here are some examples:

You want her to know you spent time and energy on your note, so double-check that you’ve written it well.

Mother’s Day letter examples

Once you’ve chosen which of the above features you’d like to include in your letter to Mom, the next step is to put them together in a way that makes sense. Here are a couple of examples you might find inspiring.

Frequently asked questions about Mother's Day messages

Is mom capitalized?

Words that refer to family relationships (e.g., “mom,” “dad,” “grandma,” “uncle”) are not capitalized unless they are used in place of a name.

• My mom is the best.
• My Mom is the best.

• I love you, Mom.
• I love you, mom.

• Is Uncle Jay coming to the wedding?
• Is uncle Jay coming to the wedding?

• Is your uncle coming to the wedding?
• Is your Uncle coming to the wedding?

QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker will help you use capitalization correctly.

Is it Mothers Day or Mother’s Day?

The correct spelling is Mother’s Day (with an apostrophe). The possessive noun form is required in the official name of the holiday. Also, note that Mother’s Day is always capitalized as a proper noun.

Need help proofreading your Mother’s Day message? QuillBot’s free Grammar Checker has you covered.

What should I write in a Mother’s Day card?

In a Mother’s Day card, you should let your mom know how much you love her and appreciate what she’s done for you. Here are some phrases that might be useful:

• Happy Mother’s Day to the best mom in the world!
• You’re more than just my mom; you’re my best friend.
• I hope your Mother’s Day is as wonderful as you are! Thanks for everything, Mom.
• I couldn’t ask for a better mom than you.
• Thanks for always supporting me and encouraging me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without you.
• I am so blessed to have you as my mom. Thank you for always loving me.

You might also consider writing a Mother’s Day letter to express your appreciation in a longer form.

QuillBot’s free Paraphraser can help you find the right words for your Mother’s Day message.

What should I say in a Mother’s Day message to a friend?

You can wish friends who are moms a Happy Mother’s Day with a quick text message. Here are some ideas for phrases you can use:

• Happy Mother’s Day to one of the best moms I know!
• Happy Mother’s Day! You’re so good at caring for everyone else. I hope you take some time to care for yourself today.
• Happy Mother’s Day! You are such a positive example of motherhood for me.
• Thinking of you today. I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!

How do you say happy Mother’s Day in Spanish?

Happy Mother’s Day in Spanish is Feliz Día de la Madre. “Feliz” is the Spanish word for “happy,” and “Día de la Madre” is the official name of the holiday.

QuillBot Translate lets you easily translate any phrase from English to Spanish.