I would like to share a story on my mother’s birthday.
When I was a young, insecure and freckled-face child, I would negotiate with God when my requests were big or seemed impossible. For example, “If you give me X, I’ll give you Y in return”. One of my proffered deals in my nightly litany was, “Make me beautiful like my mother and I promise to be virtuous.”
As you can see, God listened. I grew to look more and more like my mom as I grew older. And every time someone reminded me of the resemblance, I was reminded of the promise I made in return. However what I didn’t realize until I was an adult is that mom’s spirit, unselfishness, and virtues were what made her so beautiful to others and me. (Hah! Pretty ironic!)
Happy birthday Momcha! I love you and hope that I really grow up to be as beautiful as you!
My older sister organized a game for her birthday party this year. The family split into teams and reenacted old photos of my mom. Here are just a few of them!
This was fun and makes for a great birthday game! 🙂
