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My mother was a good example. I remember my mother speaking kindly about everyone. I don't ever remember her gossiping about anyone or anything. She didn't talk on the telephone very much, and she didn't spend her free time in idle wastefulness. I also remember how far my mother could stretch a dollar! It was amazing to me how much she could buy and how nicely we could eat on the limited amount of money that she had to spend. I never remember my mother complaining about anything. I remember her understanding us for who we were, and forgiving us when we did things that disappointed her. I know there much have been many times when she was tired, overwhelmed, and discouraged . . . but I never remember my mother being anything but a good example.

I'm thankful for the years God gave me to enjoy my mother. I'm thankful for the many times that we spent together, talked on the telephone to each other, and sent packages back and forth. I'm glad that she was the kind of woman that enjoyed her family and had a sense of humor. And I'm glad that she left so many good memories for me to remember her by.

I'm not quite sure why the Lord encouraged me to share my mother's story with you. To you, she would have been just an ordinary woman ~ the lady next door, or the mother of a friend. She wasn't a missionary, a Pastor's wife, or the best soul winner in the church. As a matter of fact, at the time of her death, she rarely, if ever, even attended church. She never authored a book, spoke in a convention, or traveled the country on behalf of any great cause. She was just a faithful woman who loved doing the things that God would have been pleased for her to do.

She loved her husband. She cared for her children. She kept a neat and tidy house. She helped her neighbors. She was friendly. She was a good example. She was a good mother.

She was my mother. And although she is not with me any more, her memory still lives through the tales that I am able to tell about her.

"The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot."
Proverbs 10:7

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