I get it from my mama
I've been blessed with an amazing mother.
She has taught me so much.
My mom has taught me how to love beyond measure, how to show and be compassionate, and the importance of being there for loved ones.
She has always been there for anyone in need, and as of this last weekend, it's been our turn to be there for her.
Sunday morning, March 12th, she had a massive heart attack.
This was a moment that I will store in my deep memory block forever. It will now sit with so many other things that have happened in my life. I will always remember hearing the words and how devastated I was. We all were.
I consider my family somewhat fortunate because we've been through so much of this over the years that we felt somewhat equipped for what was coming on our way. We did what mom always did for us: we were there.
I am happy to say that my mom is currently on the winning side of her battle. It's been hard for us, and any people have asked how I have managed to stay so strong and positive during it all. The answer is simple, " I got it from my mama"
Sitting in her hospital room, I pondered frequently things I had learned from her over the years. Not just things she taught me through her words and teaching but through her actions as a wife, mother and daughter.
1. She taught me to be a list maker, that if you do not write it down, you will eventually forget that once important task you needed to get finished
2. She taught me through her actions to concentrate on listening to God's voice and even through the storms of this life, if you listen, you will hear the whisper, because he never leaves us
3. She taught me through her actions that when you get angry, you slam cabinets like her mother and her mother before. I have "grown" out of this now and I think she has too, but it's ok if she hasn't because it is something that makes her who she is
4. She taught me that I could always accomplish what I set out to do, I just had to try
5. She taught me to sing in the car with the windows rolled down and not care who is watching
6. She taught me that you cannot truly appreciate something unless you have worked hard for it. Her passion and drive are relentless.
7. She taught me that loving means being there. if someone is sad, you go out into your garden with that jelly jar and fix them a bouquet of flowers. if someone is sick, you make them food. She taught me that the most loving gestures are the ones in which we validate and affirm the lives of others.
8. She taught me to make something out of nothing. Even though I did not get her sewing abilities, I am crafty and have learned it all from her
9. She taught me to always be a lady
10. She taught me not to let the harsh words of others weigh me down, there are only two opinions of me that should be important: Gods and my own
11. She taught me that sometimes we all need less words and more hugs & kisses
12. She taught me to smile and laugh through the tears
13. She taught me to never lose your sense of humor
14. She taught me to not look back. She gave me the strength to keep moving forward with work, disappointments, lost friends, and love's broken hearts
15. She taught me that there is always enough room in our house for family and always enough seats at the table for guests
16. She taught me truth
17. She taught me to bloom where you are planted! Each place has something to offer if you arrive with a heart of possibilities
18. She taught me how to be a prayer warrior
19. She taught me to hold my baby and rock her as long as I could, because she would only be that size once and it does go by so very fast
20. She taught me strength. Strength to look my husband in the face and tell him his oldest daughter was killed in a car accident. Strength to hold my husband as we buried his mama way too young. Strength to stay at my grandpa's side after we took him off life support and hold his hand as he took his last breath in this life. Strength to let go of a child that I loved as mine. Strength to make that call on January 7th when Katie and I found grandma in her chair after Jesus called her home. Strength to fight after I was told I had cancer. Strength to hold her hand after she came out of surgery after the surgeon saved her life
Truth, love, kindness, compassion, hugs, tears, strength and everything else in between.
You ask me where I get it all? Simple, I get it from my mama!
She has taught me so much.
My mom has taught me how to love beyond measure, how to show and be compassionate, and the importance of being there for loved ones.She has always been there for anyone in need, and as of this last weekend, it's been our turn to be there for her.
Sunday morning, March 12th, she had a massive heart attack.
This was a moment that I will store in my deep memory block forever. It will now sit with so many other things that have happened in my life. I will always remember hearing the words and how devastated I was. We all were.
I consider my family somewhat fortunate because we've been through so much of this over the years that we felt somewhat equipped for what was coming on our way. We did what mom always did for us: we were there.
I am happy to say that my mom is currently on the winning side of her battle. It's been hard for us, and any people have asked how I have managed to stay so strong and positive during it all. The answer is simple, " I got it from my mama"
Sitting in her hospital room, I pondered frequently things I had learned from her over the years. Not just things she taught me through her words and teaching but through her actions as a wife, mother and daughter.
1. She taught me to be a list maker, that if you do not write it down, you will eventually forget that once important task you needed to get finished2. She taught me through her actions to concentrate on listening to God's voice and even through the storms of this life, if you listen, you will hear the whisper, because he never leaves us
3. She taught me through her actions that when you get angry, you slam cabinets like her mother and her mother before. I have "grown" out of this now and I think she has too, but it's ok if she hasn't because it is something that makes her who she is
4. She taught me that I could always accomplish what I set out to do, I just had to try
5. She taught me to sing in the car with the windows rolled down and not care who is watching
6. She taught me that you cannot truly appreciate something unless you have worked hard for it. Her passion and drive are relentless.
7. She taught me that loving means being there. if someone is sad, you go out into your garden with that jelly jar and fix them a bouquet of flowers. if someone is sick, you make them food. She taught me that the most loving gestures are the ones in which we validate and affirm the lives of others.8. She taught me to make something out of nothing. Even though I did not get her sewing abilities, I am crafty and have learned it all from her
9. She taught me to always be a lady
10. She taught me not to let the harsh words of others weigh me down, there are only two opinions of me that should be important: Gods and my own
11. She taught me that sometimes we all need less words and more hugs & kisses
12. She taught me to smile and laugh through the tears
13. She taught me to never lose your sense of humor
14. She taught me to not look back. She gave me the strength to keep moving forward with work, disappointments, lost friends, and love's broken hearts
15. She taught me that there is always enough room in our house for family and always enough seats at the table for guests
16. She taught me truth
17. She taught me to bloom where you are planted! Each place has something to offer if you arrive with a heart of possibilities
18. She taught me how to be a prayer warrior
19. She taught me to hold my baby and rock her as long as I could, because she would only be that size once and it does go by so very fast
Truth, love, kindness, compassion, hugs, tears, strength and everything else in between.
You ask me where I get it all? Simple, I get it from my mama!
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