do not forsake your mother’s teaching; indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head, and ornaments about your neck. (Proverbs 1:8-9)

My mother has taught me…

that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
how to give joyfully and sacrificially.
that God is a God of beauty.
how to enjoy God’s beauty.
what it truly means to be “given to hospitality”.
how to make people feel special.
how to use your gifts for the glory of God.
to never settle for mediocrity.
to dream big dreams.
not to be stingy.
what real forgiveness looks like.
how to love others when love might not be returned.

My life would be unimaginably more deficient if I had not been taught these most valuable things.

Mom, what you have taught me truly serves as a graceful wreath around my head and ornaments around my neck. May God give me grace to never forsake what you have taught me. Thank you so much for being my mother.

· inspired by Desiring God Blog post entitled “Do Not Forsake Your Mother’s Teaching” ·