My son, Zaao, gave me this card this fine Mother's Day. I will treasure this card forever. It brings to mind what a role moms play in families. As Solomon wrote, a wise woman will edify her home, and a crazy one will bring it down. Lord, let me be wise. Guide my steps. Do not let me trust in my own understanding.
The beautiful woman on the right is my wondrous Mamae. How I miss her. My son and I visited her in Brazil during the month of April. She is an example of wife, mother, friend, and just about all good things the Almighty created. For the first time, I was able to realize that my mother is the woman Solomon talks about in Proverbs 31. She does rise earlier than the sun to cook, clean, wash, take my brother to the doctor! She is 58, but she has more energy than I do as a 26 year-old woman. Where she lives, if you don't have a car, you gotta ride 2 or 3 buses to get to the place you're going to. So, she does that often. And, man, how tiring is that! After she has run her errands downtown (paid bills, bought groceries, checked out Bazar do Lar dos Velhos -- like GoodWill in the US), she comes home, cooks, washes, cleans, tends her grove. Yes! My mom has so many fruit trees in her front and backyard! Check it out:
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| Papaya tree loaded with fruit. |
Wow! I tell my mom her gardens or groves are reflection of her spirit full of life giving energy. That is my mother, my precious treasure, and my heart. My mother is my heart. Thank you for beating, Mamae. We love you!
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| Banana trees, lemons trees, healing trees! She has them all! |
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| She even has pepper trees! |
The beautiful woman on the right is my wondrous Mamae. How I miss her. My son and I visited her in Brazil during the month of April. She is an example of wife, mother, friend, and just about all good things the Almighty created. For the first time, I was able to realize that my mother is the woman Solomon talks about in Proverbs 31. She does rise earlier than the sun to cook, clean, wash, take my brother to the doctor! She is 58, but she has more energy than I do as a 26 year-old woman. Where she lives, if you don't have a car, you gotta ride 2 or 3 buses to get to the place you're going to. So, she does that often. And, man, how tiring is that! After she has run her errands downtown (paid bills, bought groceries, checked out Bazar do Lar dos Velhos -- like GoodWill in the US), she comes home, cooks, washes, cleans, tends her grove. Yes! My mom has so many fruit trees in her front and backyard! Check it out:
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