THANKFUL FOR ALL MOMS!

Today I want to pay tribute to a very special woman in my life – my mom! She is my hero, the most admirable woman in my entire world! Now don’t even begin to think that my mom is perfect or got it right all through my childhood. That’s very far from the truth. Below are some things that make her special;

• Though I’ve never heard my mom say “I love you” to any of her five children, I know, that I know, that I know that she loves every one of us with her entire being. How do I know this? By her actions and the sacrifices she has made over the years to give us the best life she could afford.
  
• Mom always said “I have no inheritance to leave behind for any of you, but I will pay the price to give you all the best education any child can get” She stayed true to her words.
  
• Mom was very strict. Right or wrong her ‘yes’ was yes and her ‘no’ was no. I had to learn to fast and pray at a young age to get my mom to change her mind. In retrospect, I’m grateful for her stability it made my world less confusing for me.
  
• Mom hardly bought us anything that was in ‘fashion’, which made me cry as I was always the odd one out among my peers. I thought mom was mean, but today I’m so thankful for her stand because it taught me that to be different does not make me less valuable. And my value is not in what I wear or what I possess but in who I am and who I can become.
  
• Mom was and still is a hard worker. She taught me that there is dignity in labor. I learnt that if I stayed focus, remained diligent and embrace excellence, every dream can come true.
• I always heard mom speak about her career goal – to reach the peak of the nursing profession before her retirement age. To do that she had to constantly improve her skills, sometimes she had to return to full time education. I saw mom struggle as a single parent, I saw her deal with the discrimination that came with being a single parent. But one thing mom never did was give up in the face of a storm. About three years ago, her dream came to past, she reached the pinnacle of her profession and retired a very happy woman last year.

Have you taken the time to count the things you are grateful to God for about your mom? It doesn’t matter how many negatives there were, if you look very closely, you’d find something to be grateful for.

When God gave us mothers, He gave the world an irreplaceable gift. Motherhood is not just about biologically producing children, it’s more than that. You don’t have to be a biological mom to be a mother to a person. The church is in dire need of mothers to birth children into the kingdom of God and even more to nurture the children that have been born to maturity.

How many people have you birthed into God’s kingdom? How many people are you proactively influencing for God?

This week, I celebrate not only my mom, but all the women out there transforming the world for Christ one life at a time. My praise goes out to the countless women who open up their hearts, arms and home to children whose moms cannot be there for them. For all that you do to put a smile on another child’s face, I want to say thank you! Great indeed is your reward in heaven!

With Love,
Angela