Yep, the day has arrived. I look in the mirror and I see my mother. We dread this day, we say this day won’t happen, many times we justify how we are different. When we are younger we say, “Lord help me I don’t want to become my mother!” But let me tell you what I see when I look in the mirror, and what I see when I look at my Mom.
1. Sensitivity to others around you. My Mom always has had a big heart. She would give you her last dollar, so you can “buy something special.”
2. A desire to continue to learning more about God.
3. A tender heart for little children to know God. Mom has been a Sunday School teacher for many years. And has had parents request that she move up a grade each year so their kids could continue to have her. My Dad helps with this also. Mom is building these kids foundations.
4. A cheerleader for her daughters. She has always had high hopes in our abilities. When my sister and I did not see our abilities, she did and encouraged us to keep going.
5. She is a mother who still is giddy when her adult only son walks in the room. There is something special between sons and Moms that I am learning.
6. And she never fails to make a person laugh. Our favorite story to tell is Mom shopping with my sister (who is very knowlegeable in the ways of fashion), and Mom just trying to spend time with her daughter. Sister was at the stage where all things “Mom” were embarrasing. Mom yelling across the store saying, “Here honey I found some ‘dinky” (she pronounced it dee-kee), instead of DNKY.” My sister wanted to die from embarrassment. But now it is the running joke whenever we find ‘dee-kee’ clothing. Hey I would have probably done the same thing, I am just not admitting that right now =)
7. Finally Mom has shown us how to be a wife and have a successful marriage. She has shown us how to stick through the hard times, knowing the sweet times are just around the corner again.
Now if I can look in the mirror and see all that. I am proud to become like my Mom.
Next week is Mom’s birthday, so I wanted to surprise her early. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!
What are you thankful for today?
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While driving in the car with my youngest son, he was contemplating why I changed purses so much. You know that is right next to the thoughts about what he is going to eat when we arrive home.