Missing Mom Quotes: Read our collection of missing mom quotes on Everyday Power. Check out our other collections of inspirational and educational quotes. Remember your mother after she has gone with these moving messages and quotes about missing your mom, from sons, daughters and more. Missing a mother can be a difficult experience, but there are heartfelt quotes and sayings that can help ease the pain.
Are you looking for phrases that will strike your heart about how much you miss your mother? We have compiled the greatest selection of missing mom quotes, sayings, messages, captions, and status updates (with photographs, pictures, and wallpapers) to help you convey how much you miss your mother, who is no longer living with you due to physical distance or because she is is passed away.
Every youngster finds solace and security in the company of their mother. Their very presence, their touch, and their affection are all boundless and immeasurable expressions of unconditional love. If your mother passes away or moves far away from you, I have no doubt that you would mourn the hours you spent with her and the memories you had with her throughout the years.
Missing Mom Quotes
1. “I miss the warmth of your gentle hug and the love I felt when my arms were wrapped around you. I miss seeing your beautiful smile and the sound of your voice saying my name. I miss hearing you say, ‘I love you and me saying, ‘I love you in return.” — Millie P. Lorenz
2. “And she missed her mom very much, even long after she was gone.”
3. “I miss my mom. I miss her smile, her voice, her sense of humor, and her hugs. I miss the ways she made everything feel better. I just miss her.”
4. “No matter what age… I’ll always need you mom.”
5. “I might look happy and joyful with days passing by, but my physical expressions cannot describe how sad I am from my soul. There is a missing piece of my heart that is built for you, I miss you, mom.”
6. “Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. Happy Mother’s Day in heaven mom!”
7. “Grief is like the ocean, it comes in waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm and sometimes is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” — Vicki Harrison
8. “My mother… had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It’s extraordinary that she had such a strong sense of self and such a commitment to the future and such a strong creative sense that she could build new worlds for herself and for us out of the total devastation in her life.” — Caroline Kennedy
9. “For every flower that I place on your grave, I think of all those things you did to make my life as beautiful and fragrant as a bed of flowers. I miss you.”
10. “Mom sometimes I wish you could come back, but I don’t want you to suffer again. I know you are with me and I will always love and miss you with all my heart. Until we meet again!”
11. “Sadness is not being able to give your mom a hug.”
12. “I don’t think of myself as a terribly confident person. But I have a survival mechanism that was instilled in me by my mother.” — Naomi Watts
13. “When I was in hostel, I learned a term as homesick.. Of course I use to miss my home… But today, after I am working, leaving at my house… I am still homesick… Because even today I am missing my home. It’s my mom who use to convert my house to my home.. Today when I am sick.. I miss your lap. I wish heaven had visiting hours.. I miss you so much..”
14. “Dear mom, in life, we loved you dearly, in death, we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever fill.”
15. “So many things of mom I miss –her gentle hug and tender kiss. I still can feel her warm embrace. And picture yet her loving face. A mothers’ task are never done. And Heaven must have needed one. For angels came and took her hand, and led her to God’s promise land.”
16. “I will never forget the things you taught me and how loved you made me feel. Mom, you are forever missed.”
17. “Maybe it is too late, but I know you are listening from the heavens above. Mom, I love you and I understand all the sacrifices you made in your life to give me a better one. No matter where I am or what I am doing, you will always be the shining star which gives me the strength to move on. I miss you.”
18. “Missing my mom this Christmas.. And always. Merry Christmas in Heaven mom.”
19. “Mom, I am missing you today but I know that you will always be with me in my heart… I am who I am because of your loving hands. I have my sweet and compassionate soul from watching you and your generosity and kindness to others. I see the world full of wonder because of your imagination. I’ve learned to never give up seeing your drive and perseverance… I love you always and forever…” — Karen Kostyla
20. “I miss my mom every single moment of every single day.”
21. “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving
22. “I would give up my own life just for the chance to meet you again, give you a hug and tell you how much I love you. I miss you ma.”
23. “We understand death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love.” — Madame de Stael
24. “The best cook known to me – my mom. Missing her cook nowadays… It’s my fate! Waiting for you mom.”
25. “Mom you will always be loved, never forgotten, and forever missed.”
26. “I wish I could say losing a mother gets easier, but it doesn’t. I still miss her every day.”
27. “I wish heaven had visiting hours so I could see and speak to my mom again. I miss her so much.”
28. “‘There is no death, daughter. People only die when we forget them,’ my mother explained shortly before she left me. ‘If you can remember me, I will be with you always.'” — Isabel Allende
29. “Death changes nothing. I still miss the sound of your voice, the wisdom of your advice, the stories you shared. So no, time changes nothing. I miss you just as much today as I did the day you died. I just miss you mom.”
30. “I miss having you share the feelings that linger deep within my soul; there is emptiness there where you once were. I miss you saying…”this is my daughter” and the look of pride you held with each word spoken.” – Millie P. Lorenz
31. “A mother’s love’s a blessing, no matter where you roam. Keep her while she’s living, you’ll miss her when she’s gone. Love her as in childhood, though feeble, old and grey. For you’ll never miss a mother’s love, till she’s buried beneath the clay.” – Thomas P. Keenan
32. “Mom, your death has made me realize that every single second we spent together, I wasted an opportunity to tell you how much I loved you…”
33. “I look up to the sky and talk to you. What I wouldn’t give to hear you talk back. I miss your voice, I miss your laughter, I miss everything about you mummy.”
34. “Even though my mother has passed away; her love still guides. And although I cannot see her; she is always at my side.”
35. “To my mother in heaven, thank you for always loving me and guiding me. Even though you are no longer here with me I can still feel your love guiding me. You are always in my heart. I love you and miss you dearly.”
36. “I thought that I would miss you so, and never find my way. And then I heard the angel say “She’s with you every day.” “The sun, the moon, the wind, the stars, will forever be around, reminding you of the love you shared, and the peace she’s finally found.”
37. “I miss you mom, you give me a love nobody could ever replace.”
38. “I miss you so much, mom. I have so many things left I want to tell you.”
39. “Time may pass, but not one day goes by that my mother isn’t in my heart. The day she died is not just a date on a calendar, it was the day my very existence changed forever.”
40. “Mom, your memory is a treasure I keep locked in my heart.”
41. “Mom, your life was a blessing and your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.”
42. “Missing your mother and not being able to see her is the worst feeling ever.”
43. “Mom you are so missed.”
44. “Eating at a high-end restaurant and still missing mom’s food. Staying away from home surely teaches you a lot.”
45. “Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.” – C.S. Lewis
46. “Mother, you left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, although we cannot see you, you’re always at our side.”
47. “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.” — Helen Keller
48. “Had I known that destiny always takes away people you love the most, I would have pretended to hate you endlessly. I miss you mommy.”
49. “Some days I wish I could go back and relive days with my mother. Not to change anything, but just to feel a few things twice.”
50. “Mom could you come back and stay for a while. I want to hear your voice and see you smile. I want to hold you tight and never let you go. And tell you that I love you so much.”
51. “I cannot forget my mother. She is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely.” — Renita Weems
52. “Whenever I miss my mom, I think about all the beautiful memories we made together and how blessed I was to have her in my life. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world.”
53. “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk in my own garden forever.” — Alfred, Lord Tennyson
54. “Missing Mon and Dad: Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. Although the loss is great. The sweet memories we celebrate are in our hearts and minds forever. I miss and love you both. I’ll see you in the other side.”
55. “I miss saying “Mom” out loud. I miss not being able to find that special card for you, and then having found it, writing “To Mom” on it for yet another cherished Mother’s Day.” – Millie P. Lorenz
56. “Death has taken you to a beautiful place called Heaven, but it has made my life a living Hell. I miss you.”
57. “Losing a mother is a pain that cannot be described in words. It is virtually impossible to move on from the memory of losing the woman who sacrificed happiness in her own life so that you could have a better one. A mother’s love is truly irreplaceable.”
58. “You never get over losing your mother, you miss her for the rest of your days.”
59. “You are the most beautiful memory I keep locked inside my heart.” – Narin Grewal
60. “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near, still loved, still missed, and held so dear.”
61. “A mother is never truly gone; she is always connected to you by heartstrings into infinity.”
62. “I truly never learned what the words ‘I miss you’ were until I reached for my mom’s hand and it wasn’t there.”
63. “I just want my mom. I miss her so much.”
64. “Today is one of those days when I wish I was a little girl and could climb into my mother’s lap and cry until the hurt goes away.”
65. “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.” — J.K. Rowling
66. “Mom, there’s nothing like your embrace when I need a loving touch. I miss you mom.”
67. “My heart still aches in sadness and secret tears still flow, what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know. I miss you mom.”
68. “The mother memories that are closest to my heart are the small gentle ones that I have carried over from the days of my childhood. They are not profound, but they have stayed with me through life, and when I am very old, they will still be near.” — Margaret Sanger
69. “Anyone who doesn’t miss the past never had a mother.” – Gregory Nunn
70. “Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.” — Terri Guillemets
71. “I miss you Mom! We’ll meet again RIP.”
72. “Mom, your death ahs caged me in pain, agony and misery. But I don’t mind suffering, at least it has set you free. I miss you.”
73. “Mom, I haven’t heard your voice in years, but my heart still has conversations with you every day.”
74. “Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.” — Sarah Dessen
75. “Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.” — Emily Dickinson
76. “I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought, and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.” — Leo Buscaglia
77. “I miss my mom so much. I would give anything to just hug her or to hear her say my name again.”
Missing My Mom Messages
79. “When home is far, I miss my mom’s care when I am sick.”
80. “A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.”
81. “Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.” — C.S. Lewis
82. “My mother is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.” – Graycie Harmon
83. “My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched.” — Barack Obama
84. “I know you are listening from above. There’s nothing that I value more than your love. No matter where I am or what I’m doing, your memories will always keep me smiling.”
85. “You don’t go around grieving all the time, but the grief is still there and always will be.” — Nigella Lawson
86. “Mom, sometimes I wish for you to come back, but I don’t want you to suffer again. I know you are with me and I will always love and miss you with all my heart. Until we meet again!”
87. “Mother’s hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever.”
88. “A butterfly to remind me that even if though we’re apart, your spirit is always with me, forever in my heart. Miss you mom.”
89. “Mothers never really die, they just keep the house up in the sky. They polish the sun by day and light the stars that shine at night, keep the moonbeams silvery bright and in the heavenly home above they wait to welcome those they love.” — Helen Steiner Rice
90. “Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.” — Alphonse de Lamartine
91. “Sometimes I just wish you were here so I could tell you how much I need you and how hard every day has been without you. I miss you mom.”
92. “If I had the chance to meet you for one last time I would just ask you to hug me as tightly as you can, rest my head on your shoulders… and cry till my tears run dry. I miss you mom.”
93. “A mother understands what a child does not say.” — Jewish Proverb
94. “The skies look beautiful every day because Heaven cannot contain the beauty that you radiate. I miss you mom.”
95. “I cried endlessly when you died but I promise, I won’t let the tears mar the smiles that you’ve given me when you were alive.”
96. “Mom, this is not good-bye, because wherever you are you will always be in my heart.”
97. “I cannot forget my mother. She is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely.” – Renita Weems
98. “In moments of joy or grief our family never seems to be complete after you left us. Miss you mom.”
99. “A mother’s love is always with her children. Losing a mother is one of the deepest sorrows a heart can know. But her goodness, her caring, and her wisdom live on-like a legacy of love that will always be with you. May that love surround you now and bring you peace.”
100. “There’s an empty chair this Christmas. I wish that it weren’t so. I miss you every day because I loved you so. We will have our Christmas dinner and I’ll see that empty chair and I’ll raise my glass in silence and wish that you were there. Miss you mom!”
101. “Mom, I know you are watching and listening from up above in heaven. I hope I am making you proud.”
102. “I wish I had the power to take back every pain, worry and hurt that I ever gave you. I wish that I could just undo, all the moments that made you blue. I miss you mom.”
103. “Being away from my mom is harder than anything I had to handle.”
104. “I’ve always wished for a guardian angel who would look over me from the Heavens above. I never knew you’d go all out to make my wish come true. I miss you.”
105. “In Vietnamese, the word for missing someone and remembering them is the same: nhớ.” — Ocean Vuong
106. “My mind knows you are in a better place mom, where there is no pain. And you are at peace. I understand that, but I just wish I could explain that to my heart.”
107. “There is something about losing a mother that is permanent and inexpressible – a wound that will never quite heal.” – Susan Wiggs
108. “In life, we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever fill.”
109. “The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but the love and memory of you, shall never pass away.”
110. “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.” — George Washington
111. “My mother is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.” — Graycie Harmon
112. “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.” — Eskimo Legend
113. “You were my home, Mother. I had no home but you.” – Janet Fitch, White Oleander
114. “Dear mother, these tears I shed today are because I miss you so much. Especially on this special day. And I wanted you to know… You are always in my heart and will be till the end. When I see you once again! I love you!”
115. “Mom I still see your face before me. Your voice I long to hear,, I miss and love you dearly. God knows, I wish, you were here. Tears fall freely from my eyes, like a river, filled with grief. My only comfort now, is that, from pain, you’ve found relief. Missing you.”
116. “No matter how old I get…I’ll always need my mom.”
117. “There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” — Mahatma Gandhi
118. “Heaven needed an angel and god sent for you, You are gone from me forever, Now what am I to do, I miss you now like never before, But I have to let you go, I will never forget you and this I need you to know, My heart breaks of sadness for the one that I adore, Your father in heaven has sent for you and he needs you more, Goodbye until we meet again, in my heart you’ll always be, For always you will remain my sweetest memory.”
119. “Missing my mom tonight. I have so much left to say to you.”
120. “To my mother in Heaven. Thank you for loving me and helping me, I miss you dearly. You are always in my heart..”
121. “The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but the love and memory of you, shall never pass away.”
122. “Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” — José N. Harris
123. “Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world.”
124. “Mom wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving in Heaven. Missing you so much today.”
125. “My mom might be in heaven, but she is forever in my heart.”
126. “Mothers never really die, they just keep the house up in the sky, They polish the sun by day and light the stars that shine at night, keep the moonbeams silvery bright and in the heavenly home above they wait to welcome those they love.”
127. “No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.” — Billy Graham
128. “Hold dear to your parents for it is a scary and confusing world without them.” — Emily Dickinson
129. “I miss my mother. The loss of your mother no matter how old you are changes your life forever. Your mother is your first real friend. You never get over her not being there, but you lean to live with it. She is always in your thought and forever in your heart.”
130. “Your memories take me back to the time when I used to come back home crying from school. You always gave me a hug and say ‘Don’t worry everything will be alright’ Now you are no more but your words have empowered me to become the person that I am today. Mom, I love you and I miss you.”
131. “Losing people you love affects you. It is buried inside of you and becomes this big, deep hole of ache. It doesn’t magically go away, even when you stop officially mourning.” — Carrie Jones
132. “No matter what I do to move on from this pain, deep down inside I will always know that I’ll never get to hug my mom again.. Miss U Mom!”
I Miss You Mom Quotes From Daughter and Son
134. “When a mother dies, a daughter’s mourning never ends.”
135. “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.” – Helen Keller
136. “If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.” — James O’Barr
137. “Mom, I could really do with one of your hugs right now. I miss you so much.”
138. “Mom, since the day you went to heaven, I have never been the same. I miss you more than words can say.”
139. “Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.” – Sarah Dessen
140. “Far away from home after marriage I Miss you so much mom.”
141. “Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.” – Emily Dickinson
142. “I wish I had the power to take back every pain, worry, and hurt that I ever gave you. I wish that I could just undo, all the moments that made you blue. I miss you, mom.”
143. “When a mother dies, we lose a piece of who we are. We lose the person whose story provides the beginning of our own.”
144. “I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn’t get past something like that, you got through it.” — Jodi Picoult
145. “A mother’s love is always with her children. Losing a mother is one of the deepest sorrows a heart can know. But her goodness, her caring, and her wisdom live on, like a legacy of love that will always be with you. May that love surround you now and bring you peace.”
146. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” — Rumi
147. “Grief and love are conjoined, you don’t get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the world, emulate her by living with daring and spirit and joy.” – Jandy Nelson
148. “Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.” – J.K. Rowling
149. “But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.” — Mitch Albom
150. “Now I know why you always told me to be strong. You knew that one day I would need the strength to bear your loss.”
151. “Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world.” — Cindy Adkins
152. “There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi
153. “My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart — a heart so large that everybody’s joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation.” — Mark Twain
154. “I am so grateful that I was the lucky one that got to be your son. You have filled my life with so much love and precious memories. You will always be missed, my beautiful mom.”
155. “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” — Abraham Lincoln
156. “I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.” — Alyson Noel
157. “Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.” – Terri Guillemets
158. “You were my home, Mother. I had no home but you.” — Janet Fitch
159. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” – Rumi
160. “I miss saying ‘Mom’ out loud. I miss not being able to find that special card for you and then having found it, writing ‘To Mom’ on it for yet another cherished Mother’s Day.” — Millie P. Lorenz
161. “Mom, could you come back and stay awhile. I want to hear your voice. And see your smile. I want to tell you how much I love you. I want to hold you tight and never let you go.”
162. “No daughter and mother should ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them.” – Christie Watson
163. “A son can never truly lose his mother, she is forever a part of him.”
164. “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln
165. “You don’t go around grieving all the time, but the grief is still there and always will be.” – Nigella Lawson
166. “Grief is like the ocean, it comes in waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes is is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” – Vicki Harrison
167. “There is something about losing a mother that is permanent and inexpressible — a wound that will never quite heal.” — Susan Wiggs
168. “The sand of time will never wash away the love that I have for you. Your sweet memory will remain forever in my heart.”
169. “Not a day goes by when I don’t think of you, miss you, love you. And thank God that I was blessed to be your daughter. Happy Birthday, mom.”
170. “There is no death, daughter. People only die when we forget them,” my mother explained shortly before she left me. “If you can remember me, I will be with you always.”” – Isabel Allende
171. “Dear mom, I miss you more than words can say. Love your son.”
172. “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” — Irish Proverb
173. “Grief and love are conjoined, you don’t get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the world, emulate her by living with daring and spirit and joy.” — Jandy Nelson
174. “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you … I could walk in my own garden forever.” – Alfred Tennyson
175. “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” — Abraham Lincoln
176. “No daughter and mother should ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them.” — Christie Watson
177. “I miss the warmth of your gentle hug and the love I felt when my arms were wrapped around you. I miss seeing your beautiful smile and the sound of your voice saying my name. I miss hearing you say, ‘I love you’ and me saying, ‘I love you’ in return.” – Millie P. Lorenz
Final Wordings
When your own mother has passed away, it might be difficult to celebrate Mother’s Day because it is a time to honor mothers in general and your own mother in particular. Because of this, these touching statements about mourning one’s mother touched so near to life for me. After going through the experience of losing your mother and going through the stages of grief, it can be extremely challenging to observe your friends, family members, and even strangers celebrating Mother’s Day, especially when you are aware that your mother has passed away and you are unable to do the same.
This day of celebration may turn into a day of grief and nostalgia, but even if your mother is not physically present with you anymore, her love will continue to live on within you for the rest of your life. It’s natural for you to feel sad and emotional on a day like Mother’s Day, and it’s fair that you would cry over the fact that she isn’t with you. However, you should try to remember yourself that the greatest gift she gave you is still with you, and that gift is yourself. For someone who has experienced the loss of their mother, it is without a doubt one of the most trying days of the whole year.
Finding healthy ways to remember and honor your mother on Mother’s Day may be a helpful approach to cope with bereavement and make it through the occasion without feeling emotionally drained when it is done. You may accomplish this goal in a number of ways, one of which is by reading touching quotations and poetry that let you reflect on the wonderful impact your mother had on your life. Here are some of the greatest missing-mom quotes to commemorate the lives of moms who have passed away in memory of their children.
The anguish of having to say goodbye to a mother is something that cannot be put into words, yet we can talk about how much we miss having them in our lives. These touching quotations for mothers far away or who have passed away emphasize how valuable they are to their children even when they are not physically there. There are some days of the year, like Mother’s Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and birthdays, when you really want for your mother’s blessings and company because you miss her so much more than on any other day.
Let these heartfelt missing mom quotes help comfort you as you reflect on the loss of your mom and the beautiful memories you both shared.
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