Dig deep before you bury me in truth

There are some things in life which are a matter of personal opinion. My mom being the most awesome person on earth is just not one of those things. She knows me in a way that no one else dose. She knows when I am under conviction, when I am hurting, when I am confused, when I am pondering something. Even if I never utter a word about something to someone she is the first to pick up on it; without fail. She can totally read my mind.

I cherish every time that I talk to her. Every time we go over what we’ve been learning in Scripture. Every time that we laugh over something crazy we’ve done together. Every time that we’ve cried on each other’s shoulders, screamed at each other, hurt one another, and forgiven each other. All the memories that flood my mind convince me that my life would be so radically different (maybe even unrecognizable) without my mom.

Do ya’ll want to know how to transport an eight foot iron trellis with your four door Sudan? First off, try to fit it through the driver window and angle it into the back seat. After many grunts of frustration and tears of laughter, resort to putting it in the trunk. Remember to tie the trunk shut with a handy dandy bungee cord. Be careful! It hurts if you let one of those things go! Realizing that it sticks out the back too far begin your hunt for a “flag.” Nothing in your husband’s golf bag will suffice, so don’t even go there. Take all your new clothes out of the bags and tie the bags securely on the end of the iron trellis. Drive down the road and watch yourself litter as the bags fly off the back, defeating the whole purpose.

Yes, that was the most memorable part of my mom’s Mother’s Day shopping trip. We were literally crying and speechless with laughter. There is no other person on earth who I could go shopping with and have that much fun. Maybe it’s because she is completely and totally real. She’s honest with where she is at, what she thinks, and what she is doing.

On a more serious note, my mom has been such an incredible example to me of digging deep into Scripture! She loves the Word of God. To see her eyes light up as she tells me about something she is learning, or to see her painstakingly going through a book verse by verse fills my heart with confidence and joy. There is no greater joy to a child then to know that their parents love the Lord Jesus and are praying for them. It makes them feel like everything is going to be ok. My mom desires for me to be completely surrounded by truth to the point where I am buried in it. But she is no hypocrite! She digs deep into the Word of God (the source of all truth) in order to gain wisdom and guidance. I seriously pray that I can one day be the wonderful mom to my children that my mom has been to me.

I would do well to become half the woman that my mom is today. Hold me accountable people. I need to dig deep into the Word of God more and more. I need to be transparent with people in such a way that my pride is banished. I praise my Lord for giving me my mom. I cannot imagine my life without her.