Today would’ve been my Mammy’s 75’th birthday. I wanted to dedicate a post to her because so much of who I am was influenced by the 11 years I had with her.
If I were to tie up all the abilities, and attributes of a woman who embodied Proverbs 31 and put it in a magazine. My Mammy would be on the cover of it. But if she were here she would humbly laugh in a way, that made you know she wouldn’t want that spotlight.
Because that’s who’s she was. Even as young as I was, I knew the many things she did for people. Not as a burden but out of a heart full of love. She never turned down an opportunity to help others. Her little light shone better than anyone I knew. There was nothing mechanical about her. Her honor for Jesus and His grace was what kept her from that. It was with this heart of love that she shared it with all 13 of her grandkids. Not once did I ever feel less loved than a cousin.
Mammy had so much to give, and never complained about being in need of.
She didn’t live an easy life. For sparing of my innocent ears, I didn’t know a lot of what she went through until I was older. But I never would’ve guessed the amount of heartache she bared would’ve molded her into the beautiful woman she became.
Her insightful encouragement, and praise meant so much to my eager ears. The knowledge and skills she taught out of second nature became things that I didn’t even know I was doing until I was older.
The pouring out of her wisdom and ingenuity caused my love for being a wife and mother to bloom into the dream that I am blessed to live today. There have been countless days even more so as a mother I find myself wishing Mammy was still here. To meet my husband and see her great-grandchild.
But then I do get to see it.
Her spirit is in her children, it’s in their mannerisms, characteristics, their voices, and their hearts that give of her continual love from Jesus.
While I don’t know why her life on earth was taken so young, I do know that because of Christ in her and in me, by the grace of God I get to see her again one day. And oh will it be wonderful Mammy!!
❤️ Miss you, Your granddaughter
Thank you for sharing about her. She went through so much, but she continued to shine her light for Jesus.