Self Made Millionaire
"The Millionaire claims he is self made, but when he is arrested for crimes he blames it on his parents."
I am no millionaire, and I don't really any other 'major' accomplishments in my life at this time worth bragging about. Still I want to take a second and give props to my mom, the person I most respect.
My mother is the reason I am who I am today. I would like to say every good part of me is thanks to her. These are a few reasons why.
As a single mother raising me and my little sister, she pushed through and completed both High School and University to become a RN. I remember growing up with her writing papers on her typewriter while we watched TV. I remember spilling kool-aid on her 50 page paper she had been typing the last couple days, completely ruining it (now it is a sorta funny story actually). I also remember playing with little toy machine guns, with those orange rubber darts, in the living room. We would flip the couches over and make a war zone. I don't know how she always hit me in between the eyes, but I won't play paintball with her now! I remember playing Super Mario Bros 1 & 3 all the way through with her and how ever though she accomplished lots in life, she always had time for me.
Now she is an accomplished RN with Edmonton Home Care, and the only one of her siblings with a University Degree.
Now my mom is not a 'religious' person, but I have also learned a lot about God through her. Her standing up for right and wrong has been inspirational for me, her advise to be a friend in order to make friends was dead on, and through her I learned prayers do get answered. In the hard times I know that her prayers are what brought us all through.
I have seen how the church can hurt people through her, and how she has reacted. She been stung by criticism of 'those welfare bums' in the church lobby, had pastors casting satan out of my sister for crying in a service and I have seen how superficial people can be. So wrapped up in their own great lives that they never notice a hurt sheep among them.
Through this all though my mom has stood strong. Sometimes for no other reason than to keep God in us children's lives. And through this abuse, I have learned what a Christian, and a church, should be. A perfection I strive towards in life, and in my own ministry.
She has also showed me that family is number one. My mother put me, and eventually my sister, first in her life. I grew up in poverty, but didn't really know it. My mom provided for us before she would think of providing for herself, she was the worlds greatest soccer mom, cheering me on for over 12 years, and even in her professional successes she never sacrificed family for success.
Now with two more children and a grandchild, I see that the pattern is continueing, and I am able to watch her parent as a relative outsider. I see the same love and sacrifice put into their lives. And I am excited as my simblings are growing up themselves.
It is the things in life as simple as teaching my, somewhat shy, youngest sister that she needs to be a friend to make friends ; that she needs to take a chance and get to know people at church before she gives up on them.
She now has friends!
That is who my mom is, and I owe much more than my existence to her.I owe my life.
And although I am not a millionaire, yet, I still want to make sure that everyone, and especially my mom knows, "I Love You and Thank You".
I am no millionaire, and I don't really any other 'major' accomplishments in my life at this time worth bragging about. Still I want to take a second and give props to my mom, the person I most respect.
My mother is the reason I am who I am today. I would like to say every good part of me is thanks to her. These are a few reasons why.
As a single mother raising me and my little sister, she pushed through and completed both High School and University to become a RN. I remember growing up with her writing papers on her typewriter while we watched TV. I remember spilling kool-aid on her 50 page paper she had been typing the last couple days, completely ruining it (now it is a sorta funny story actually). I also remember playing with little toy machine guns, with those orange rubber darts, in the living room. We would flip the couches over and make a war zone. I don't know how she always hit me in between the eyes, but I won't play paintball with her now! I remember playing Super Mario Bros 1 & 3 all the way through with her and how ever though she accomplished lots in life, she always had time for me.
Now she is an accomplished RN with Edmonton Home Care, and the only one of her siblings with a University Degree.
Now my mom is not a 'religious' person, but I have also learned a lot about God through her. Her standing up for right and wrong has been inspirational for me, her advise to be a friend in order to make friends was dead on, and through her I learned prayers do get answered. In the hard times I know that her prayers are what brought us all through.
I have seen how the church can hurt people through her, and how she has reacted. She been stung by criticism of 'those welfare bums' in the church lobby, had pastors casting satan out of my sister for crying in a service and I have seen how superficial people can be. So wrapped up in their own great lives that they never notice a hurt sheep among them.
Through this all though my mom has stood strong. Sometimes for no other reason than to keep God in us children's lives. And through this abuse, I have learned what a Christian, and a church, should be. A perfection I strive towards in life, and in my own ministry.
She has also showed me that family is number one. My mother put me, and eventually my sister, first in her life. I grew up in poverty, but didn't really know it. My mom provided for us before she would think of providing for herself, she was the worlds greatest soccer mom, cheering me on for over 12 years, and even in her professional successes she never sacrificed family for success.
Now with two more children and a grandchild, I see that the pattern is continueing, and I am able to watch her parent as a relative outsider. I see the same love and sacrifice put into their lives. And I am excited as my simblings are growing up themselves.
It is the things in life as simple as teaching my, somewhat shy, youngest sister that she needs to be a friend to make friends ; that she needs to take a chance and get to know people at church before she gives up on them.
She now has friends!
That is who my mom is, and I owe much more than my existence to her.I owe my life.
And although I am not a millionaire, yet, I still want to make sure that everyone, and especially my mom knows, "I Love You and Thank You".
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