Mom shows others that she loves them by serving them. She bakes or cleans or shops or serves in a zillion different ways. You can bet if it is someone's birthday she has cooked a feast! Or if someone has a special event, she has helped you shop for just the right outfit. Or if you need help with homework or if you aren't feeling well... she's the one my sisters and I call. She's always there. (And for the record, Dad is just the same! Need a car repaired or a sump pump fixed or do you have a gardening question? Call him!) I know that her desire is to serve others just as Christ Jesus came to serve those around him. She is truly a picture of the love of Christ to me.
Some people know that Mom loves to read. But not everyone knows that she is actually a very talented writer as well. Her letters are the best. I still have the ones she wrote to me in college. When my oldest daughter Victoria was away in Louisville last summer she would eagerly wait for a letter from her grandmother... then she would read them aloud to her roommates. They were stories of daily life and of family and of the faithfulness of God. I know Victoria will cherish those forever.
Today I have been thinking about Mom's love of birds. This is something I know that I get from her. She and Dad have always enjoyed nature and seeing the things that others don't notice. Growing up, we would take long drives through our part of Kentucky. All three of us girls would be in the backseat - on the lookout for anything! Birds or deer or the perfect oak tree or the field full of horses or an old barn hidden in the overgrowth. So today I saw an indigo bunting at my bird feeder! It is one of my favorites. I immediately called her knowing that she would celebrate with me. It was fun. And it is one of the many things I am grateful to her (and my dad) for. Even though I don't live on five acres in Kentucky, I can still enjoy a little wildlife in the postage-stamp-sized yard that I have here. It was good. Thanks Mom!
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