Rising up
"Her children rise up and bless her," wrote Solomon, of my wonderful Mother. Not knowing her name, and in the interest of inclusiveness, he just called her a virtuous woman - but he was clearing writing about my Mom. Who else could he have meant???
Her worth is far above jewels
The heart of her husband trusts in her
She extends her hand to the poor
Strength and dignity are her clothing
She smiles at the future
The teaching of kindness is on her tongue
She looks well to the ways of her household
Etc., etc., etc.
Solomon had one mother, three hundred wives, seven hundred concubines, and yet when he sat down to write about a virtuous woman, he wrote about my Mom - who wasn't even alive yet. You got it right, Solomon - and I say "Amen, and well said!
AND I RISE UP AND CALL MOM BLESSED!
Happy Birthday, Mom!
And that's all I have to say about that.
Her worth is far above jewels
The heart of her husband trusts in her
She extends her hand to the poor
Strength and dignity are her clothing
She smiles at the future
The teaching of kindness is on her tongue
She looks well to the ways of her household
Etc., etc., etc.
Solomon had one mother, three hundred wives, seven hundred concubines, and yet when he sat down to write about a virtuous woman, he wrote about my Mom - who wasn't even alive yet. You got it right, Solomon - and I say "Amen, and well said!
AND I RISE UP AND CALL MOM BLESSED!
Happy Birthday, Mom!
And that's all I have to say about that.
posted by Jill | 5:38 PM
6 Comments:
That may be all you have to say, but it was well-said!
Glad to see you on :-)
That's awesome. Your mom is awesome. (But I think Solomon was writing about my mom, too.)
Happy birthday to one of the kindest people I know...glad to see your blog!
Sweet! Hope my children think the same of me!
Of course we think the same of you, Mum!
It was good to hear all you had to say, Pastor Evan. Those are some of my favorite verses, and I hope I can live up to them and be called blessed by my children.
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