Wisdom from Mom

WOW!  It’s been awhile since I’ve written!  Guess life happens and the things you want to do, you don’t have time for.  Sigh!

With that said, since Mother’s Day was yesterday, I thought I’d write a little about my mom!  Of course, I think she’s the best, but I know most children think the same! 

While growing up, our house was always filled with a lot of love and a lot of people…whether it was kids she babysat, dinner parties she threw, or having church at our house (yes, we did that in a tiny apartment every Wednesday night for awhile before we got a building of our own), there were always people there!  People loved to come to our house…and still do!  I believe a big reason for that is MOM! 

One of the many things I have always appreciated about her is that she didn’t tell you she would do something unless she followed through.  And we, of course, thought the whole world operated that way.  We were in for a rude awakening when we found out they didn’t! 

She was very consistent with us…meaning, she was the same at home as she was in church.  We saw a lot of church kids whose parents were different at home than at church and we were very disappointed.  As we got older, we had to understand that people are human and you can’t change them, nor can you put them on a pedestal and think they will never fail you.  There’s only one perfect One and He is the “same yesterday, today, and forever.”  Also, she didn’t tell us a hundred times “if you don’t stop that, you’re gonna be in real trouble!”  She gave us plenty of chances to do right, but there was punishment when we chose not to.  Every kid needs boundaries!  Every kid needs discipline!  If you don’t show your kids who’s in charge, they’ll show you!  I’ve seen it happen time and time again! The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6.  It’s so true!

I have found this to be very true: the older I get, the smarter SHE gets!  J

Well, that’s just a little about my mom!  I love her very much and am so thankful she’s mine!!

Dawn