Mothers

"Courage sometimes skips a generation. Thank you for bringing it back to our family."
- The Help

I watched the movie The Help the other day and this quote made me think of my Mom. And then to find a picture that represents my Mom, I chose that one :)

There 2 main reasons why I look up to my Mom so much:

1. She came from a lot of family struggles and generations of dysfunction. She worked since she was in high school to be sure she didn't fall into the same pattern everyone else in her family did. She continued that through the entire time I was growing up and I was very aware of it. I can see how different she is from the rest of her family and I am in awe.
2. She worked hard at being a stay home Mom and wife. (Emphasize "work" because most people don't call that work). I look back at my childhood and see a lot of home cooked meals and time spent with her. She was focused on us and our home. I brag about her a lot the more I hear about other families because I'm realizing how rare it is that she did this for our family.

Just sayin, God blessed our family a lot through her! I got to grow up in a God-centered personality cultivating environment, and I have a lot of "Thank yous" to make up for. ;)

Angela