(Thoughts from the testimony of Pastor Smith’s 89 yr. old mother)

 

  1. SHE KNOWS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION & RELATIONSHIP –
  1. SHE WAS IN HER PLACE AT HOME & TO HER HUSBAND –

 

  1. SHE WAS NOT CONFUSED ABOUT GENDER DISTINCTIONS –

 

  1. SHE LOVED & TAUGHT THE BIBLE TO HER CHILDREN & OTHERS –

 

  1. HER CHILDREN WERE HER CAREER –

 

  1. SERVING CHRIST IN THE LOCAL CHURCH WAS BOTH A PRIORITY & A PASSION –

 

  1. SHE WAS CONTENT WITH LITTLE BUT CREATIVE IN MAKING IT GO A LONG WAY –

 

  1. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL BUT NOT SENSOUS, ATTRACTIVE BUT NOT SUGGESTIVE –

 

  1. SHE STRENGTHENED & SUPPORTED MY FATHER IN HIS CONVICTIONS & TESTIMONY –

 

  1. SHE SHOWED LOVE TO GOD, FAMILY & OTHERS BY OFFERING OUR HOME AS A REFUGE OF HOPE –

 

  1. ADD TO THIS THE FOUR INDISPENSIBLES THAT ONLY MOTHERS GIVE BEST —Compassion (wounds, failures), Cleanliness, (home, bed, hearts), Order/Harmony  (file and place for all), Comfort (sick, tired, lonely, hurt, afraid, weak, confused)