My mother. What can I
say? She’s the reason I am the way I
am. And, that is every bit the
compliment I intend it to be. The way I
serve God now, is because of her unceasing and tireless and relentless efforts
year after year. She is virtuous. She.works.hard. She is
loving. She has vision. She sacrifices. So many things come to mind when I think of
her. I must narrow it down though, at
least for the sake of the post. Check
out Romans 12:13, “When God's people are in need, be ready to help them…” This
is it. If anyone is in need, Mom is the
person to help them out. Anything from
teaching people how to sew, make salsa or build furniture, to getting started
homeschooling, offering a ride, lending a vehicle, training children, fixing
stuff at the church, getting projects done… anything. If God’s people are in need, Mom is always
ready to help them. She sacrifices her
schedule on a daily basis, to help people.
It is often unappreciated. It is
even taken for granted in an annoying sort of way. However, when she does stuff like this to the
least of us, she does it to Christ. So although
people aren’t always as grateful as they ought to be, she just keeps helping
people and putting her gifts and strengths out there for the taking. I’m thankful for this example, for it truly
never is convenient to help people. She
just keeps doing it though. Thanks, Mom.
