My Dearest Mommy

Yesterday was my mom's birthday

And I sincerely must say

That I am humbled by the fact 

That I was gifted with such a gem

She's worked hard and strong

Not letting the way of life define her

But allowing God's sole plan

To go before her

In my twenty years of life on earth

I have learned so much from her

Her tenacity and subtle steadiness

Making her a pillar of much worth

Her actions of grace speaks louder than words

Determination in getting things done

Especially concerning the things of God

Has taught me to live my life for Him

She's different in a way

Making sure we put God in front of everything

Protecting our Sabbaths

Concerned about our spirituality

She made me stay a year back before entering college

To make sure in faith I'm not shaken

And on the word I shall be rooted

Keeping my self in God truly grounded

And now my sister is doing the same

I hope she realizes that free time with mom

Is running out fast

As we enter college and the rest of our lives

My mom has taught me to persevere in prayer

For that's how she got me after 9 years of praying

That is like half my age!

How did she do that? 

Truly by His Grace

She speaks of inner strength in her wonderful being

To never ever compromise on what we believe in

She can be vocal at times

Standing up for the things of God

Allowing the fear of God to precede the fear of men

She once texted my sister and I

Struck by a sentence from a Christian magazine we both love

   'Holiness precedes power'
    "So true ya, what do you think?"

Caught us by random

Which received a questioning reply from my sis of

"You talking to me?" o.o LOL!

Works and toils throughout the night

Trying to make the best out of everything she can

Sometimes bringing negative attention

Questioning people

Doubting her capability

But she is never shaken

And this I shall learn from her

For she knows who she is in Christ

And prophecies given defends her outright

Putting back things to perspective making them align

My Dearest Mommy

Oh what would I do without you?

You have taught me in the things you say and don't

The way you walk so much of  your talk

Sometimes I think you need a break

I pray the Lord will continue to bless you

As you walk in His eternal destiny for you

For you have always been obedient

Although it was hard with two young daughters

I have learned so much from you

Although we may quarrel in small fights

Deep down I know we just come out more tight

The tears we shed together

The belly of laughter's released

The way you look forward to watching "7th Heaven"

And "Touched by an Angel"

How you make us sit down and make cookies together

Or how we share talks over meals or nothing

Catching up on lost time

Both knowing that we can never turn back time

But still holding on to whats is left to our rights of each other

I look forward to those times

And even distance can't separate us

As we talk for hours on our free line

Me filling you in on the unending happenings in college, life and church

And you telling me how work and everyone is doing back home

This mother-daughter thing we have here?

Is totally precious and priceless

Coming here and seeing the world

Now I understand that not a lot of people get to partake of this

Thank you Mommy

For being who you are

Just being yourself

And not allowing anyone to dictate who you are

Teaching me integrity and dignity

All with LOVE, FAITH and purity

Making sure I'm in the hands of God

And getting all excited with what He's doing in my life

Besides the greatest gift of life you gave me

The greatest gift was when you surrendered my life into the hands of God

Devoting me and Deb to our Father in Heaven

Mommy

You have taught me some priceless lessons

I can learn no where else but from you

I don't how can I ever repay you

But just to say thank you

Of course I'm gonna treat you!

Can't wait to see you!

And I thank our Dear Lord for you

I sure hope it's not too late to say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
 to you!!!!

My Mama and Me!

PS: If this day did not exist, there would be no you. And if there was no you, there would be no me. Therefore in this I'm truly grateful. I LOVE YOU!