{"id":167,"date":"2009-05-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=167"},"modified":"2009-05-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-16T12:00:00","slug":"reader-amber-pays-tribute-to-her-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/reader-amber-pays-tribute-to-her-mother","title":{"rendered":"Reader Amber Pays Tribute to her mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Another reader shares how her mother drove her nuts for her own good. (That&#8217;s one of the things we moms hate to do but it&#8217;s out job!)<\/span> Here&#8217;s Amber:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8220;I wanted to tell you a little bit about my mom, the strong woman I have come<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">to respect more and more as the years go by. My mom and I always &#8220;butted&#8221;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">heads while I was growing up. She was out-going, and I was a book worm who<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">liked to keep to myself. Over the years, she pushed me past my comfort zone<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">to become independent and self-reliant. I fought her all the way because I<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">just didn&#8217;t want to have to take responsibility for things that may have<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">been easier for my mom or dad to take care of. Still, she kept up the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">persistence, even when I made it difficult for her with my teenager<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">attitude.<br \/> <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">     Now, at 24, I see the sacrifices that my mom made to help me become a<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">strong, faithful, convicted and respectful woman. I am proud to tell people<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">I am her daughter. I was never a rebellious child when it came to drugs or<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">hanging out with the wrong crowds, but I would hurt her with words and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">actions of indifference toward her. I know now that my mom and dad could<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">not have gotten through the difficult growing-up years without their faith<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">in God and each other.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">     My husband and I were married last October, and I can only hope that<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">we are able to raise our children with the same consistency and moral<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">values that my parents instilled in me and my brother. Now, my mom is the<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">person I go to when I need that wonderful, motherly advice and she has<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">never given up on me or made me feel unworthy. She is the strongest woman<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">that I know. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Thank you,<\/span> Mom&#8211;<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Amber<\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Amber, for sharing your story and your mom.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another reader shares how her mother drove her nuts for her own good. (That&#8217;s one of the things we moms hate to do but it&#8217;s out job!) 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