my mother is Precious
and no, that’s not her name
but it should be
she oozes sweetness
I’m convinced she hides her wings under her clothes
and leaves a trail of angel dust wherever she goes
REALLY.
she is THAT sweet
she is THE MOST
self-sacrificing
loving
kind
thoughtful
person I know.
rewind 20 years
I was 15
and KNEW IT ALL!
(well at least ALL there is to know at 15)
(well at least ALL there is to know at 15)
I was
smart mouthed
LOUD
haughty
and disrespectful towards Precious
on MUCHAS occasions!
(forgive me mother. again.)
(forgive me mother. again.)
I since have found out
that Precious really didn’t like me
any more than I liked her
during that HORMONAL season
and that’s okay.
looking back
I wouldn’t have liked me either
my pleas for her forgiveness
and pivotal heart change
towards Precious
began shortly after
Cowboy Dan and I were married
I was 19. He was 21.
It didn’t take me very long
AT ALL
to realize
how VERY LITTLE I did know
about life
as a wife
the admiration I have for Precious
knows no end
because
More importantly than what she expressed to me through words ..
(although her words of wisdom are nothing to shirk…)
is the
FAITH and
actions she has SHOWN me
her LOVE for
and obedience to Christ
has been THE MODEL
of grace
and forgiveness
The way she loves Daddy-O
inspires me as a wife
The way she cherishes sister banker, sister nurse and I
exhilarates me as a mother
The way she sacrificially serves her church family
quickens me as her sister in Christ
the list could go on and on
because she does
so much (irons, babysits, cooks, cleans, visits and on and on and on)
and means THE WORLD
to all who are privileged to KNOW her
and to KNOW her
is to ADORE her
for she is
a Precious jewel
for which I am
thankful#7: Precious