My teacher, my mother , my friend

My mother has taught me so much from her life. She has taught me how to love. As long as I can remember my mother has shown me much affection. My life has been showered with kisses, squeezes and hugs. What amazes me is that for many years she had every reason not to be loving towards me but not once did she ever remove her gracious affection from me. She has also taught me from her life to how to persevere. I can't ever remember my mom saying anything was too hard. For many years I saw her give all her strength to accomplish what needed to be done. Then when she gave her life to the Lord I saw her rely on Him for everything. She modeled what it meant to "trust in the Lord with all your heart". She has taught me to be joyful. In her life as a christian I can't remember a time when she wasn't filled with joy and gladness. My mom is such a wonderful example of a grateful believer. She is steadfast in prayer, passionate in worship and zealous in evangelism. I think of how generous, creative, frugal, fun , energetic, tenacious, adventurous and godly my mother is and I see the Lord's love for me. By God's grace I hope to be more and more like my mother. I love you mom!