today is mama's 71st birthday!
happy birthday, mama!!!!
& God bless you for
not killing my 3 older brothers & me
before we reached adulthood.
she has survived more than her
share of fist fights, flatulence, & eye rolling
from the 4 of us.
my mama is one of the kindest, wisest people i know
& i am blessed to have been
under her tutelage
{i totally just snickered because
tutelage sounds like "toot" ..
see how much i have yet to learn}.
& while i still can't
sew without a pattern or
make biscuits from scratch i
have learned a few things along the way.
*when we were teenagers,
mama would confiscate any cassettes
she deemed inappropriate
{madonna's "like a virgin" & micheal jackson's "beat it"
didn't make her approved list}
but it taught me
garbage in, garbage out!
*fear of God & fear of parents
is a nice, healthy fear
that all children should experience.
* mama encouraged friendships
with kids who weren't "like us" &
taught me we are ALL God's children.
* i also learned
whenever someone needs help, you do whatever you can to help.
sometimes that means keeping your mouth shut,
just giving someone a hug, or
a firm talking to.
* mama made us all
take piano & be in the middle school band.
we all learned responsibility
& a love for music.
* mama was & still is a believer
in thank you notes & apology notes ...
& i learned other people's feelings matter.
*there are billions of people in the world ...
& you are not the one the world revolves around.
deal with it!
* love God, your husband, & your children ....
in that order ... always in that order.
so, thanks for all of the lessons you've taught
along the way, mama!
i still have a lot to learn!
happy birthday!
love you!
Ohhhh, Emma! How you did my <3 good, reading this! I so love your mama AND YOU! You do a beautiful work in this world . . . .
ReplyDeleteYep... That's Mrs. Linda. Wish there were more mothers like her... The world would be a much better place!
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