Tomorrow my first-born will be nine. Excuse me? Spell check please-did I just spell N-I-N-E???!
Now that’s weird since I just had him yesterday but this post isn’t about him because I can’t cry about that tonight, I’ll think about that tomorrow #scarlettohara
But instead let’s talk about ………..
Mother’s Day is just a few weeks away and just in case I haven’t made it super-duper clear on how much I adore our Momma, aka Precious, here are just a few of the wondrous things about her….
- she’s the most selfLESS person I know
- loves Jesus with all of her heart, soul and mind and has read the Bible through more times than I can count
- models appropriate behaviors and praises always
- a devoted, committed wife to our daddy of 44 years-treats him like a king
- opens her home to us (the whole, LOUD tribe of grands, sisters and hubs) every Sunday night for unmatched food and fellowship
- wears and apron and puts her face on every morning before 8-(lip liner-ALWAYS) a modern-day June Cleaver
- the matriarch of our immediate as well as our extended family
- a legacy of faith to this community-NO DOUBT
If you have had the privilege of meeting her, you know I speak truth. A live-it-out-loud Proverbs 31 woman. She has extended her loving arms to my friends, my sisters’ friends, their sisters and their friends all of our days. Her love knows no bounds.
To ice the cake, she has made a quilt. A hand-stitched, every single stitch, no machine, no help-just her loving hands and we are giving it away-here!
YES, you read that correctly and NO, this is not a joke.
She has graciously donated this made-with-love- quilt for my first ever GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!
It fits like a full, would make a great layer or throw and looks fabulous just draped across the foot of the bed.
I heart this quilt so much.
Here’s the skinny on how to ENTER:
1. Follow–> Blessings Beyond the Barnyard on Facebook
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2. Comment under this post on why you love your momma or what you miss most about your mother if she is no longer with you. This absolutely includes mothers who have adopted and/or women you adore because they loved you like their own.
AND/OR
2. Follow and tag a friend on Instagram.
And YES, you can do all three!
I’ll be noting and keeping a running list.
A winner will be chosen at random NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST and mailed to arrive just in time for MOTHER’S DAY.
If you’ve never shared a post PLEASE SHARE this one lest my precious mother’s labor be in vain to grow this space. I must be honest- I’ve struggled to give this away because I love it so but it is her wish to share it with one of you:)
Much love to you ~
I love my momma for the same reasons you do! She has always loved the Lord and always behaved in a way to honor Him. She adores me and more than adores her grandchildren. She worked hard all her life and she never took a day off to go shopping or for a girls day. She loves and thinks the best of everyone. I hope I can be half the lady she is!
My precious mom has always been my #1 fan! She has been my cheerleader, encourager, and always full of wisdom. I believe like Precious my mother is a proverbs 31 woman who daily blesses me, our family, our church, and everyone that comes in contact with her!!
I am so thankful for a precious friend who continues to pour into my life. Candie Johnson is a wonderful example of a Godly mother who shows compassion, love, encouragement and wisdom in her actions. She is a prayer warrior., who has filled many gaps in my life. She has taught me to take all my troubles to the Lord. I am so blessed to have her friendship. I strive to follow her example, as she is a true example of what God wants us to be.
I love my Mom for all she has done for me. She taught to put Jesus first, Others, then yourself. It doesn’t matter what time, day or night, we need her, she is always there. My Mom continues to pray for each of her children, and our families.
Well I am like a lot of the other ladies that have posted about their mother when I say man where do I begin, God blessed me with a mother that has so much love for not only us girls but everyone else also, I was always a daddy’s girl growing up and did not care to do much with my mama until I was older but man have we had some fun not only is she my mother but my best friend also someone that I can tell anything to she has always been there for us, and can cook like no one I have ever saw I have never tasted anything bad that she cooks she is an amazing Godly woman that I cherish dearly. But not only was I blessed with a maternal mother but for the past 18 years I have had another mother in my life and that lady is Peachi Middlebrooks. Most people can’t say that they have a great mother-in-law but I can she is also one of my best friends we get along great sometimes it’s hard for me to understand how that little body of hers has so much love for everyone she is a wonderful lady inside and out. Last June was a very hard time for us finding out she had lung cancer but let me tell you I have learned so much from her as she has battled with it her faith has been so strong through this whole process she is an amazing person. I really am blessed with these 2 ladies in my life and I am glad that God chose me to be a daughter and daughter-in-law to these wonderful ladies I can’t express my love to them enough.
My momma is my Aunt Bea. The day I was born the doctor told her he had her a little girl. You see he knew my biological mom and dad would never take care of me and she did. She could not have children of her own so I was it. She was 36 when she got me and she was caring for a husband dying with cirrosis of the liver. My grandmother who was bedridden with arthritis lived with us so she worked, took care of me, my grandmother and my uncle. I could tell you all the wonderful things she did but the main thing she did was she saved me from what most likely would have turned out to be a train wreck of a life. She was my momma and my best friend all in one. From the time I left home until last year we talked on the phone every day. She was my confidant and my strength when things were bad. She now has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and those great talks are gone. I see this beautiful kind woman being altered by this horrible illness. I love her so much and to watch this disease take her memories and twist them around. Please hug your mommas and enjoy every minute you have with them
Of all the things my mother gave me, my favorite is my backbone! Heaven only knows where I would be without it, and I never truly appreciated Mom until Uncle Sam moved me way too far away from her!
My mom…a quiet rock.She was a nurse for 35 years taking care of everyone else with a smile.She raised me a young headstrong girl alone till I was six and she finally married a man who later became the best dad I could ever hope for. My mom took care of both her parents with love and strength I never understood. My mom taught me love and forgiveness and strength as she helped me learn to breathe everyday afrer my divorce. Now my mom lays in a bed not really the same woman because a stroke has set her back. My mom smiles nowas I everthing is perfect. I love my mom because she taught me strength and now I am hers.
Karmen, you have asked the question that I will keep answering as long as I’ve got my mental faculties. And even then, I hope Jesus helps me talk about her! He did not take my momma home til she had nothing left to give. When her health deteriorated to the point that she couldn’t serve her family, He said, “Let’s get out of here, because where you’re coming, you can serve Me and all the heavenly saints!!!” Her love for her Lord, her prayer warrior spirit, her humility, and her sacrificial giving and living, not to mention her unconditional love for me, left a lasting mark on my life. Giving up her independence due to health reasons was one of the hardest things she ever had to do. My momma’s memory is one of my greatest treasures in life. When she passed away, we had a song arranged in her memory. I just got a notification yesterday on my Facebook wall that a choir in Virginia had sung it. Her memory will be celebrated all over thru song because of the spirit in which she served others. To God be the glory!
What a beautiful quilt! Your mom is amazing for doing this and doing this in love for you and your passion to grow your blog to help other mothers! My mom is the same way.. She is an amazing woman and loves unconditionally and selfishly! She is a sweet, humble woman who loves to serve her family! Thank you for following in your moms footsteps and showing other women how a Godly woman should be representing Christ in her home!
I must say you do have a wonderful mother! I also have a wonderful mother! There was a time in my life when I was much younger that I was having some crazy health issues! I didn’t sleep much and I didn’t eat much and guess who never left my side! My momma! The many sleepless nights she spent just sitting in my bed to make me feel better, the times she took me to the hospital to try and figure out the problem, the love she showed to me was amazing! She has such a strong faith in the lord and I know he helped her to stay strong in that trying time of life! She even has a bald spot (which she can cover thank the lord
Karmen , your blog is such a blessing to me ! I know God allowed our paths to cross ! Thank you for your humble spirit ! My mom has been a ancor for our family ! Growing up without waiver she was up at 4:30 praying and reading . Calling out each of our names . No doubt her prayers protected me , my sister and brother from all kind of troubles ! Her consistent living as a Proverb 31 mother , wife and person set a pattern of faithfulness for us to follow !! I always share the fact that my moms faithfulness through hard times, trials and troubles helps me to be a better pastor’s wife . I can’t share her greatness and selflessness without saying she was passed that gift from her mother .., my grandmother was a God fearing faithful servant . She went on to be with the lord but she left a wonderful legacy !! Praise God for mothers and their examples !
What a blessing my mother has been in my life! When I was a child she was simply always on top of things, worked hard outside the home and inside our home. She was a precious pastor’s wife and filled whatever role was needed in my dad’s churches through the years. What I didn’t know at the time was that she was teaching me how to be a pastor’s wife. She was always submissive, but strong and I never, to this day, have heard her speak ill of my father. She is such a sweet blessing in my life today. Her health is failing fast, but she is still the rock I lean on to listen to all my problems and concerns and thankfully she still points me to Jesus each and every time! My success as a wife, mother and person is directly a result of the wonderful role model I had from my mom!
My momma, Carron McKinney, is a pretty awesome woman! She is my hero, my biggest fan and one of my biggest supporters! My mom has been through a lot and still has faith to move mountains… She is strong, she is powerful, she is my superwoman! She helps me daily with after school pick up and during school pick up and sometimes before school drop off! She has been my mother, my father and my best friend. And she has done it all very well…. I don’t think I turned out half bad..
We giggle when we say to each other “I picked you out”…but its true…we did! 54 years ago, this selfless woman, my mom,…went to the doorsteps of the Catholic Charities Convent and began the proces,s with the nuns at the time, to adopt a child…we spotted the twinkle in each others eye and the rest is history. 18 month later…my brother caught her eye…and thats another story. She is amazing, couragious, faithful and the joy in our lives. Thank you Mom for all you have helped me to be!
My Mother, of 8 children, has to be the most Godloving woman I know! She turned 80 last year and opens her home , no matter what time of day, to ANYINE who needs prayer . She raised us to love and put our trust in God in all things . Some of us strayed but she kept in her knees and to say that all of her children, 17 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren love God and the Woman I call Mom…. An understatement!! I thank God everyday for her !!! she persevered through a lot (my Dad was an alcoholic, abuser, unfaithful , disabled at age 44 with severe stroke and she took care of him til his death) but never questioned God. Her past has blessed and ministered to others. She is amazing!! I love her
i have to say I have the most selfless mom out there. My whole life(and I’m 50) she has always put others before herself. She has always opened her home to anyone we brought home and shared whatever we had with them. We didn’t grow up wealthy, we actually struggled but we never knew it because she made everything wonderful. She is a true Proverbs 31 woman. She has loved her children, 4 of them unconditionally and with the love of Jesus. She has taught her girls what being the hands and feet of Jesus looks like by the way she has lived her life. Last year she had to bury her only son and even though he had strayed from the path she and Daddy had taught us and was very cruel to them, she welcomed him and took care of him throughout his illness until he passed and she lead him to Jesus before he died. She neglected herself during those times because she was so busy taking car of him and my 80 year old father with dementia. Lord willing they we be married 62 years this September and are the picture of biblical marriage. I could go on and on about how deserving my mom would be of this. You can ask any of my or my sisters friends and they will tell you she is everyone’s mom and would do anything for anyone. She is my best friend and truly a Godly role model for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and anyone else that knows Mrs Mary.
My mom has been one of my biggest supports as I go through life. I couldn’t imagine life without her!
Where do I begin?? My mother is the epitome of wisdom. she is my best friend and most precious soul. oh and loving , giving, selfless, do anything for anyone! She has welcomed all into her home as well (probably you too!!). She does without so others can have…hugs when you don’t feel huggable, loves when you don’t feel love able, forgives and shows grace like Jesus, hope to be as good as her one day!! I talk to her everyday and she still makes me feel like her little girl!! So blessed for my perfect Gid given mamma!!
What I love most about my mama is that she is a compassionate person. She is not an easy person to love, but despite her difficulties, I know that she loves me in the best way she knows how.
This is hard. My momma is a pretty remarkable woman. I cant possibly explain everything I love about her in this post. The thing I love most and am most thankful for is my momma’s love for the Lord and the way she shares that love with me even when I dont deserve it.
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