A Mother's Day card is a chance to thank the moms in your life for everything they do. You don't need a long letter. A few specific lines about what she means to you are what she will remember.
Below are Mother's Day messages for Mom, funny messages, and messages for a grandma, wife, stepmom, mother-in-law, sister, daughter, friend or new mom, plus religious messages, Bible verses and Mother's Day quotes.
Article contents
- When Is Mother's Day?
- How to Write a Mother's Day Card
- Short Mother's Day Messages
- Mother's Day Messages for Mom
- Funny Mother's Day Messages
- Mother's Day Messages for Grandma
- Mother's Day Messages for a Wife
- Mother's Day Messages for a Stepmom or Mother-in-Law
- Mother's Day Messages for a Sister, Daughter or Friend
- Mother's Day Messages for a New Mom
- Religious Mother's Day Messages
- Bible Verses for Mother's Day
- Bible Verses About Family
- Mother's Day Quotes
- Frequently Asked Questions
When Is Mother's Day?
Mother's Day in the United States is the second Sunday in May. In 2027 it falls on Sunday, May 9.
How to Write a Mother's Day Card
- Start with "Happy Mother's Day" and what you call her.
- Thank her for something specific.
- Share a memory or tell her what she means to you.
- Sign with love.
Example: "Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I made your chicken soup last week when Ella was sick, and it worked like magic. Thank you for teaching me how to take care of people. Love you, Amy"
Short Mother's Day Messages
- Happy Mother's Day, Mom!
- Happy Mother's Day. We love you.
- To the best mom in the world, happy Mother's Day.
- Happy Mother's Day to my first best friend.
- Thank you for everything, Mom.
- Wishing you a relaxing Mother's Day.
- Happy Mother's Day! Put your feet up today.
- Love you more every year, Mom.
Mother's Day Messages for Mom
- Thank you for every packed lunch, every late ride home and every time you said yes when you wanted to say no.
- I understand you better every year, Mom, and I love you more because of it.
- You showed me how to be strong and gentle at the same time. Happy Mother's Day.
- Everything good in my life has a little bit of you in it.
- Happy Mother's Day to the woman who still knows exactly what I need to hear.
- I hope today is as easy and happy as you have made so many of my days.
- Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love. Happy Mother's Day.
- You made our house a home. Happy Mother's Day, Mom.
Funny Mother's Day Messages
- Happy Mother's Day! I promise to call more than once a week this year.
- Thanks for not selling me on the internet when I was a teenager.
- Mom, I'm sorry for everything I did between ages 13 and 18.
- Happy Mother's Day! You're the reason I check whether I turned off the stove.
- I got my good looks from you. And my sarcasm.
- Happy Mother's Day to the woman who can find anything I lose.
Mother's Day Messages for Grandma
- Happy Mother's Day, Grandma. Thank you for raising the mom I love so much.
- Your kitchen, your hugs and your stories are some of my favorite things. Happy Mother's Day.
- Happy Mother's Day to the woman who started our family.
- Happy Mother's Day, Nana. We love you to pieces.
Mother's Day Messages for a Wife
- Happy Mother's Day to the best mom our kids could ask for.
- Watching you be a mom makes me love you more every day.
- Thank you for all the things you do that no one sees. We see them. Happy Mother's Day.
- Happy Mother's Day. Today you rest, and the kids and I have dinner covered.
Mother's Day Messages for a Stepmom or Mother-in-Law
- Happy Mother's Day to my bonus mom. Thank you for choosing to love me.
- Thank you for being there for me, even when you didn't have to be.
- Happy Mother's Day to my mother-in-law. I'm so glad I married into your family.
- I'm lucky to have you as a second mom. Happy Mother's Day.
Mother's Day Messages for a Sister, Daughter or Friend
- Happy Mother's Day to my sister. Your kids are so lucky to have you.
- Watching you become a mom has been one of the joys of my life. Happy Mother's Day, sweetheart.
- Happy Mother's Day to a friend who makes motherhood look fun, even on the hard days.
- You're an amazing mom, and I hope you feel celebrated today.
Mother's Day Messages for a New Mom
- Happy first Mother's Day! You are doing a great job.
- Your baby is so lucky to have you. Happy first Mother's Day.
- Happy first Mother's Day. We hope you get a nap today.
- Welcome to motherhood. Happy Mother's Day to you and your little one.
Religious Mother's Day Messages
- "Her children arise and call her blessed." (Proverbs 31:28) Happy Mother's Day, Mom.
- Thank you for teaching me to pray and to trust God. Happy Mother's Day.
- God knew what He was doing when He made you my mom.
- Praying God fills your Mother's Day with rest and joy.
Bible Verses for Mother's Day
Write the verse at the top of the card, then add a line of your own below it. The verses are from the New International Version (NIV).
- "She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come." (Proverbs 31:25)
- "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her." (Proverbs 31:28)
- "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." (Proverbs 31:30)
- "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you." (Isaiah 66:13)
- "Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck." (Proverbs 1:8-9)
- "I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also." (2 Timothy 1:5)
- "Honor your father and your mother." (Exodus 20:12)
2 Timothy 1:5 is a good fit for a mom or grandmother who passed her faith down to you. Write it, then add a line like "Thank you for teaching me to pray."
Bible Verses About Family
These work in a Mother's Day card from the whole family, or in any card to a parent or grandparent.
- "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15)
- "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." (Romans 12:10)
- "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." (1 Peter 4:8)
- "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." (Ephesians 4:2)
- "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." (Colossians 3:14)
- "Parents are the pride of their children." (Proverbs 17:6)
Mother's Day Quotes
A quote can go at the top of a Mother's Day card, with your own message below it. The last four are common sayings.
- "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." (Abraham Lincoln)
- "Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all." (Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.)
- "Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved." (Erich Fromm)
- "A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take." (Cardinal Mermillod)
- "The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother." (St. Thérèse of Lisieux)
- "Mothers possess a power beyond that of a king on his throne." (Mabel Hale)
- "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." (Proverb)
- "A mother is a daughter's first best friend." (Saying)
- "Life doesn't come with a manual. It comes with a mother." (Saying)
- "To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world." (Saying)
- "If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way Mom told you to in the beginning." (Saying)
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you write in a Mother's Day card?
Wish her a happy Mother's Day, thank her for something specific, and tell her what she means to you. A short memory makes it personal.
What do you write in a Mother's Day card to a mother-in-law?
Thank her for her kindness and for raising your spouse: "Thank you for raising the person I married."
What is a good Bible verse for a Mother's Day card?
Proverbs 31:28, "Her children arise and call her blessed," is the most common choice. Proverbs 31:25 and 2 Timothy 1:5 are also good fits.
When is Mother's Day 2027?
Mother's Day 2027 is Sunday, May 9.
For more, see our birthday wishes for Mom and birthday wishes for Grandma, or use the Message Finder. Our Watercolor Flowers, Spring Florals and Birds of America sets are blank inside, so they work well as Mother's Day cards.
