I can only thank You, Lord,
for the gift I've had in Mother;
For truly You are the giver
of all "good and perfect gifts" (James 1:17).
You made my Mother
planned before she was born;
in Your book her days were written
when as yet there were none of them (Psalm 139:16).
You planned, and You dreamed,
You worked out your will,
You planned Mother and Daddy
be married as one,
You led and You guided,
protected and initiated,
You grew them as children, as youth, as adults,
You grew them in love, and they became one.
You planned each of us children,
to live in their care,
be taught by Your wisdom,
through them in all areas of life.
You've done great things, Lord,
and now I give thanks, for giving me Mother,
and for all who she is.
Thank you for the example, my Mother's to me:
For her kindness and wisdom, and hospitality.
For her love and correction, her diligent hands,
Her prayers and her tears for folks all o'er the land.
- People with sickness, strife, and alarm -
She brings them to Jesus, on a [more than] daily basis.
Thank you for how Mother exemplifies Truth,
is ready to give, an answer for You.
Thank you for strength, that You give her each day,
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, too.
Thank you for how You help her to be,
always a good, likeness of Thee.
To summarize, my thanksgiving to You,
I thank You for inventing the idea of a Proverbs 31 Woman! :)
Then I thank You for making Mother one of the best examples [I know] of She.
1 comment:
How very, very sweet of you, Beth. Thank you so much for your love and all you do to help me and make the work easier around here! I love you, daughter!
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