My mom has her voice permanently recorded in my mind and let me just say it has encouraged, reprimanded, and saved my tukas from some really tricky decisions that could have gone really bad. Add that to the "still quiet voice" of the Lord and ya gotta wonder if He made hers repeat simply because I didn't hear Him the first time around. ;)
I love my mom and I have actually recorded her voice because I realize the truth of it all ...she won't be around forever and I will miss hearing it when she is partying with Jesus. She is young and vibrant but I can't imagine my life without her. One of the things she has said for a large portion of my life is this simple, sweet little ditty...
"Keep a Song in your Heart, a Dance at your Feet, and a Smile on your Face... because You make this world a better place. Remember God made You for this time and this place with purpose and love."
She says it to my sister as well. This is her encouragement to us to not let the chaos of the world or daily tasks bring us down or veer our eyes from the only One who can see the big picture and has it all figured out.... not to mention we are "why?" girls. "Why this time and this place... are you sure you put me in the right time period?" "He created you with purpose and love for this specific time and place giving you exactly what you need."
I've recently started sharing that little ditty with others. People I don't know necessarily but God put it on my heart to share. it is a blessing when I have the opportunity to hear or see their reactions because it shows how legacies are made. I wonder if sometimes we forget that we are a Living Legacy.
The honest truth is that most of the time I do wake with a song in my heart... and if you know me you know I have to have a little dance in everything I do... and my smile is my signature. She may not have had a mom that was tender and loving like her ...or really a childhood that we would wish on any innocence... but she has amazing Love and a faith stronger than her own "wild stallion" will. So that little ditty has now become part of the Legacy she lives and it travels to other places to touch other hearts drawing them in to the Arms of Love that are always open for all of those He has created.
What are some of the things that your momma, daddy, grandma, gramps have said to you that encourage and bring you hope in the darker days?
She has always told us we were made for her... to save her... but I have to say... She was made specifically for us (me and my blessed sister) and brought us to the one who Saves. :)
me and my 1st best friend. :)
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What an amazing tribute to a truly amazing woman, who I thank God for everyday...because she created you...and thus gave me the privilege, for almost five years now, of sharing my life with you 24/7!
Can you believe it's almost our fifth anniversary of being roomies and friends?!
Thank you, Tammy, for the wonderful gift of Nette!
Love,
Jlo
Oh this is a wonderful tribute to your nearest and dearest friend, your Mom...Nette I am sure she is so proud of you!
I do hear momma's repermanding in my mind probably more often than need be as I am pretty hard on myself. *smile* A funny repermanding thing I hear often, as well, comes from my Grandma,"are you out of your ever lovin' mind?!?!" You can probably tell that I am not the most logical girl in the world and often live my life to the bean of MY drum. *smile* But these things bring me comfort as well as help me to think things through to a different, posibly better, way of doing something. Just the other day, actually probably a month ago now, our three year old's reply to the question, "What happened to your cars? Why did you just make them fly?" was, "They are out of their ever lovin' mind Momma!". Tell me about legacys. *smile* Both of our little ones love the Lord, talking to Him, singing about His birth, singing praises to Him, and they absolutly love music. If Daddy and Mommy start dancing they will immediately come over to us and lift up their arms while saying with a huge smile,"dance with me Daddy/Mommy." It is fun and we all get to smiling when we make the time to dance.
Harvest blessings.-me- (Mommy of two little blessings)
Nette - that is an amzing post. When I read the end I had a few tears about what your Mum said about you being sent to save her. I think that with my daughter too. My father is the great one for sayings. He just keeps telling me to this day that Life is too short and do not stress about the small things. Great post and great Mom.
WOW! That's truly beautiful!
I can feel the love you hold for your mom in your post. My Grandpa always told me to tell people the word can't is not in my vocabulary. My Grandma always said I could be whatever I wanted. Those two things gave me the courage and strength of an army.
Blessings♥
What a wonderful thing to record your mother's voice...
You honor her here in a very lovely way...you must have made her heart tug just a bit with this.
BTW..thank you for visiting my blog & leaving me your thoughts..it is much appreciated & I hope we bump into one another again soon!
HI Jeanette! Thanks for stopping by Blog Around the World. Just wanted to let you know that you are all linked up. Check in daily to see where in the world we are headed next.
BTW, this is a beautiful post. Your mom is blessed to have you as daughter...
My darling friend. It has been some time since I've been to blogspot. Life has been hectic lately, so much so that it's a wonder I've found time to eat and sleep! However, I've set aside a chunk of time this morning to catch up on everyone's writings, specifically to enjoy this very special way to connect through expression. You didn't disappoint! Your Momma post will stick with me today as I continue on. With big love to you ~ XXX
My Dear and Sweet Sunshine, You do have a way of always blessing me and of making me cry and you did both. Bless your heart. You are such a gift and I praise God for blessing me with you!!!! I'll always be so thankful for you, your love, yourjoy, your peace, and all the other gifts that you have bestowed on me there the years. You have treched me and blessed me and I wouldn't change it for the world. May you always find you peace with God and shine your light all over this world. Praise God and bless you always.!!!! Don't forget to always have a song in your heart a dnace in your feet and a smile on your face, because YOU help to make this world a better place to be!!!!!! Guess who loves you???
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