I am soooo thankful for the woman who have influenced my life. Mostly, they are godly woman who have not always told me that I was 'great and fabulous' but have sometimes shown me some much-needed TOUGH LOVE~! This photo is me with my mother (right) and my 'church mother' Mrs Otto Lemberg. Her husband was the pastor of my church growing up. We had a reunion at the church a couple months ago and I took my mom. She has dementia and didn't respond to the event as much as I would have liked, but for me, it was so refreshing to be reminded of where I came from. I didn't always listen to their counsel and made some really dumb choices along my path, but now as an adult and mother myself, I can see clearly where they were trying to guide me. They loved me enough to tell me to STOP what I was doing. In this day, the parenting motto seems to be "Let them make their own choices" and "They are only kids!" I am forever grateful that someone loved me enough to tell me I was wrong and cared enough to spend time praying for me. I pray that there will be woman like this that my girls will look back on and be grateful for, no matter now mad they get at us now. IT IS WORTH IT~!
