I would like to give a second tribute to my beautiful Mom & Best Friend this Mother’s Day.  You may read my first tribute here.

As a girl, I remember hearing the deep admiration in my mother’s voice as she shared childhood memories of her grandmother.

My great-grandmother was extraordinary!  She was monetarily poor, but she was rich! She had Jesus & a love so deep nothing else mattered.

Having lost her husband to an unexpected death, betrayed & shunned by his family, then left to raise her small children alone, she still showed her faith in God!

The most beautiful thing about this story, is that my great-grandmother was instrumental in raising the beautiful woman I am honored to call my mother.

The sole survivor of a twin pregnancy, my mother started her life alone, yet strong.

Losing her father to death at a young age thrust her into a childhood of heartbreak.

Loved by a mother who was unable to take care of her, she was graciously raised by her maternal grandmother.

From her grandmother she learned of God, through the life-example set before her:

• The deep love.
• The sacrifices made.
• The working hands, eager to help.
• The kind eyes & listening ears.
• The heart of gold.
• The hymns sung, while comforting arms enveloped her little body as she sat on her grandmother’s lap.

• Jesus. He was a living part of her grandmother’s life & thus became the same for her.

My mom learned from her grandmother how to make the best of every situation & how to turn to Jesus for everything.

She didn’t have an acclaimed “glamorous” career; she gave it up to raise me.  Yet in my eyes, she had the best job in the world & did it with absolute excellence.

She took on the role of motherhood so naturally!  For someone who wasn’t raised by her mother, it’s a true testimony of what God can do with a yielded heart.  When I think of motherhood, I first think of my mom & what an incredible mother she’s always been!

This Mother’s Day, I want to honor the woman she has allowed God to make her into: A true woman of God.

When I read Proverbs 31, my mom is the one woman in my life who I can say, truly lives this passage, through the strength of the Holy Spirit.

I am so immensely proud to call her my Mom.

I remember as a girl being asked to name my hero.

While all my friends picked celebrities, I chose my mom; I still do.

The greatest compliment I’ve ever received is when I was told

“You’re just like your Mom.”

She’s my best friend, my Confidant & my Hero.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

You mean the world to me.

I am who I am today, because you chose to let God work in your life

& make you into an incredible woman & mother.

I love you!