Lunch quote download.
October 09, 2009
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I have an amazing mother. You want to know how amazing? Had-five-children-and-made-their-lunches-everyday amazing. For nearly 25 years, she made school lunches. I hear it now, “She spoiled her children!” Ah, yes. But we made our lunches too, of course. What made her amazing is that she didn’t mind making our lunches because she could then pack in secret notes. Mostly on post-its or folded pieces of paper. There were the “I love you’s,” “Good luck on your test today,” and other motherly love notes. But more often than not, there was what we call “Lunch Quotes”. I actually kept many of my lunch quotes…even when they were stained with grape water or condensation from my box juice. I kept so many, because they reflected what my mother cared about, and what she thought I needed to hear. It was a mother’s way of staying in touch during the days when she hardly saw her children because of school, homework and other activities.
Growing up, if you were to walk into my mother’s kitchen, you would see “lunch quotes” stuck to the fridge, close pinned above the sink, and by the phone. I always could tell what my mother was thinking about based on the quotes she chose to place around the house. It was a simple act of love for her family and for herself I will always treasure.
And so….after all these years of not having school lunches, I miss my lunch quotes!
So I made one.
For you and for me. And of course, for my Mom.
After watching this incredibly inspiring video, the end phrase was the catch-all for me.
This will be going in my kitchen above the sink. As a reminder for when things get stressful…as they always do…to kiss a bit more , listen more intently and hug a little longer.
You can download this “Lunch Quote” here. (For Personal Use only, please!)
Enjoy a love filled weekend!
xo
sarah jane
**And, no…there is not a typo in the quote…it’s just a fun + messy font. Enjoy!
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Thank you for this lovely quote from President Monson. It is inspiring, isn’t it, and when taken to heart can also be a bit of a challenge–requiring me to look past whatever aggravation, irritation, or even downright heartache someone may be causing and instead concentrate on the person themself, someone I love, or should.
Thanks again, Sarah Jane.
thank you! a great quote from a great man. how sweet it must’ve been to get your lunch quotes and notes from your mom.
Lovely presentation of a great quote! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are sweet. While reading this, I could just picture your kitchen (the one we toilet papered)[?!] and your sweet mom there. Thanks for the inspiring ideas!
Love it! The quote and your beautiful way of capturing the feeling of it. I’m printing it right now for my office, it matches perfectly!
Oh I just LOVE this! Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing the quote with your lovely artwork!
What sweet memories of your mom’s love. Thanks for sharing the story with us.
My mom wrote notes in our lunches and I loved it. I try to do the same for my husband. (No kids yet.) Thanks for posting this great quote.
just what i needed today. i am going to print this quote on good paper! and enjoy it. thanks for sharing. a true example you are.
love this, THANKS so much for the beautiful download!
My mom use to tape scriptures in front of the toliet… on the cubboard…. I’m sorry…. please try to erase that from your memory.
Love the quote. And I have the perfect person who, besides me, who should see this…. and somehow… I’m going to get it in front of her eyes…probably not on the wall in front of her when she goes to the bathroom…. but somehow. I will.
That’s beautiful (both your downloadable creation and your words about your mother). That quote is a message I definitely needed to hear today!
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Beautiful quote, Sarah. Thanks so much for sharing.
thank you, thank you. this is one of my favorite quotes–that i first saw on another mom’s fridge.
What a wonderful mother you have, and what a wonderful mother you are.
i have seen the video also and i just loved that ending. we all need reminders of what’s important. what a cute idea to have made it into a piece of art!
What a lovely tribute to your mother.
About a month ago, during one of our salon-style discussions in Boston, we did a ‘writing exercise’ to get in which we ‘wrapped a yarn around’ our school lunch experience. As each of the women began writing about what was in our lunch, did we buy the lunch, did our mother make it, or did we make it ourselves — it became a fascinating glimpse into our relationship with our parents — as yours has here.
Lovely work as always.
I love this! Thank you so much! I can’t wait to leave quotes in my little guy’s lunch box.
This is incredibly inspiring! What a great post! Sounds like you have an amazing mom.
As one who knows and loves your mother very much I could not agree with you more on how amazing she is.
I feel like she has given me some of the best advice in the past years living near her.
The quote is lovely and when you put a set of cards in your store with different quotes I will buy and gobble them up!
I have seven children and I also make the school lunches and sometimes I put inside post its like your mother, I thinck it’s very important for my guys. We are french and sometimes, it’s very hard for them to go to the American public school so they appreciate quotes in the lunch box!!!
I loved this post! More days than not I put a note in my daughter’s lunch…usually on a pink heart shaped Post-It…It is either a quote that means something to me, a simple “I love you”, “Good luck on the test”, “I am proud of you”, etc. It is nice to hear that notes from your mother left such a lasting impact on you. Thank you for sharing this!
I think this is the PERFECT quote to go over the “naughty spot” in my home.
I think it’ll offer some perspective to the awesome responsibility of parenting during those difficult toddler times.
Thank you!