my mother.
“who can find a virtuous wife?”
my daddy
“for her worth is far above rubies.”
she’s priceless
“The heart of her husband safely trust her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.”
42 years since they said I do
& they’re still full speed ahead
“she seeks wool & flax, and willingly works with her hands,”
an IRONING QUEEN, the best quilter, seamstress I know
No button hole too small or tear too great for her needle and thread
“she is like the merchant ships, She brings food from afar. She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household…”
every morning she’s up with the love of her life, breakfast and lunch prepared for his day
every Sunday at 5 she calls & gathers her flock for the feast she’s prepared
delightful and delicious ALWAYS
“She considers a field and buys it; from her profits she plants a vineyard..”
just last week she put up 10 messes of broccoli
she cans, freezes, recycles, refurbishes
rarely, ever a crumb wasted
“she girds herself with strength, and strengthens her arms…”
a religious napper and has always encouraged us to…”20 minute power nap will do you a world of good girls”..
“she extends her hands to the poor, Yes she reaches out her hands to the needy.”
the absolute most self-LESS woman I know
ALWAYS others before herself
“she is not afraid of the snow for her household. for all her household is clothed with scarlett. She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine lined and purple.”
from “shift” dresses, to ‘jams’, prom dresses to headbands & slips
all of the above and more she stitched with love for each of us
and even still
as if she hadn’t met her
AMAZING quota,
quilts for my my babies
each one, perfectly unique
“Her husband is know in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies sashes for the merchants;
STRENGTH & HONOR are her clothing;
She shall rejoice in time to come..”
the most humble woman I know
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness.”
to know her IS TO ADORE her
her life-song:
if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all-
“She watches over her household..”
the sisters and I are all in our our thirties
she calls, or visits, or helps one or all of us
somehow, some way,
each. and every. day.
“And does not eat the bread of idleness.”
idle is not found in her dictionary
“Her children rise up and call her blessed;”
YOU BETTER BELIEVE WE DO!
“Her husband also, and he praises her;”
she makes him giddy
“many daughters have done well,
But YOU excel them all.”
hands down. ABSOTIVELY, POSOLUTELY THE BEST.
“Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord,
she shall be praised.”
and CHERISHED, ADORED & TREASURED
as long as I have breath….
i love you momma
~karm