Tori Amos let us know that she is offering her new song, ringtone, and video for ‘Maybe California’ as a free gift for mothers around the world. You can check it out at http://www.toriamos.com/Gift/

Alexei Wajchman from the Blind Willies let us know that they have a fun song that you will likely have a chance to hear this Mother’s Day

There are 2 versions. MOM SAYS NO, and MOM SAYS NO REPRISE. The songs are on their new album, Everybody’s Looking for a Meal. You can listen to the complete songs on Pandora or Lala. Additionally, you can can hear samples at cdbaby.com and itunes.

Moms love to have a gift that comes from the heart. We’ve got some great feedback on our printable vouchers, so we’ve added more “fill in the blank coupons” to give to your mother for mother’s day. Choose from our selection, and offer your mother a free breakfast, vacuuming, dishwashing, house cleaning, and a handful of other thoughtful chores. Mom will love that you volunteer to help out. Choose from our ideas, or just use our certificates, and create your own gift!

When that last minute is upon you and it’s crunch time, sometimes you need to pull off something special in a pinch. Enter this free downloadable song for your mom. The “Gun & Doll Show” recently released a fabulous free “Happy Mother’s Day” song on the internet for download from his Celebration Songs CD.

This very cool song has both style and grace. Everyone on the Mother’s Day Central staff is loving it! Go get your mom a free downloadable song for Mother’s Day.

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Congratulations to new mother of 4! It will be an joyful Mother’s Day for a Maryland woman who delivered 4 babies on January 29th, her 32nd birthday. Tomorrow she will introduce her boys, Joshua Drew, Gavin Michael, Cody Benjamin and Logan Christopher, to the world at press conference. Her boys are one of less than 100 documented cases of what is called, “triplets plus one.” in history She has 3 identical infants from an implanted embryo that split twice and an additional son from the other implanted embryo. The boys are said to be doing well and have been home for about 2 1/2 weeks. Wow – what an awesome miracle of mothering.

We just posted the Top 31 Moms of All Time – let us know your take, and who you think we missed!

Did you know that one woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth every minute? That’s over half a million women each year. Many of these women have no skilled help at the time of childbirth, and die alone. 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries, and most times could be prevented by access to information and low cost interventions.

That’s why we’d like to make everyone aware of our friends at Maternity Worldwide. Maternity Worldwide is a registered charity in the UK, dedicated to saving the lives of mothers and their babies overseas.
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We’ve announced the winner of our 2007 Mother of the Year Award.

Thanks to all those who entered, and to our esteemed panal of judges for helping to select the final winner!

Mother’s Day Central is really excited to announce the 2007 Mother of the Year Award.

We are looking for submissions about why YOUR mother is the greatest – and the top Mom (as judged by our esteemed group of panelists listed below) will get $5,000 cash. 10 other mothers will get a lovely bouquet of flowers as well. We’re really excited to be able to honor mothers in such a wonderful way. You can help by spreading the word, and submitting a quick story about your own mom – and why she is so great (maybe you should send it to her, and let her know you sent it too). More of the details are listed on the homepage, and below.

Prizes

The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 cash that can be used to…

• take mom on the dream vacation she always wanted
• help her pay off her car or mortgage
• donate to charity of her choice
• do whatever she likes with

In addition the winner will receive

• a bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers
• any Mother’s Day gift of your choice up to $200
• a Flip digital camera so you can record the announcement that they won

The top 10 finalists will each receive a bouquet of Mother’s Day flowers.

How to Enter

To suggest somebody for 2007 Mother of the Year, please fill out the following form explaining why they deserve the title.

• You can recommend any mom.
• All entries must be received by March 5, 2008.
• The winner will be announced on March 24, 2008.
• The winning entry will be posted on our site.

You Can Enter Here

Special Guest Judges

The staff of Mother’s Day Central will evaluate all of the initial submissions and select the 10 finalists.

Then, the final winner will be selected by the following independent judges – moms whose Web sites we love, and whose work we respect.

• Amy at Spina Bifida Moms
• Andi at Mama Knows Breast
• Christina at Green Mom Finds
• Erika at Plain Jane Mom
• Gabrielle at Design Mom
• Jenn at Mommy Needs Coffee
• Kristen at Cool Mom Picks
• Lindsay at Suburban Turmoil
• Liz at Mom 101

In some parts of the world many mothers die giving birth or have their children die before they turn 5. Those of us who have time to celebrate are lucky for all we have.

We at MothersDayCentral.com wish you and your family a safe, happy, and peaceful Mother’s Day.