HAPPY BIRTHDAY MABERT

Today is a special day to many of my family and friends.  It is the birth date of my beloved Great Grandma (affectionately known as Mabert), Albertha Wheeler McCoy.  It was not a coincidence that Mabert was born on what would one day be considered black history month.  Her strength, courage, love and all that she lived and embodied are the things that define black history.  The biological mother of 11 children, but honorary mother to everyone who knew her.  A women who was born and partial raised on the historic Kolomoki Mounds Reservation.  She married at the age of 13 and remained faithful to her husband and her vows after his death and until her's.  A women who woke up on Sunday (before the chickens) to walk the dark dirt roads of Iron City, Ga.  to gather all the children she knew for Sunday school.  She never hesitated to feed, clothe, house and nurture anyone in need.  A women who had 5 of her six son's fight during war time.  Mabert was a strong woman in spite of the hardships that she endured throughout her life.  She believed in family, and if she ever witnessed one of us speaking ill of another, she would quickly say, "SHE/HE OURS!!!"  She was our family's greatest asset and she will always be remembered as such.  She taught all of us so much about life, love, God, family and self love.  She is the reason that we know how to weather any storm.  There are over 4 generations of women in my family that are great because of her love and teachings.

I thank God for blessing us all with her, and I know that she is smiling on all the roots and wings that we have all because of her.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY MABERT, YOU WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS.http://youtu.be/qf5JHuRApJo

STEWARDS/STEWARDSHIP

  I know (I am sure you do too) that God gives us certain jobs to carry out throughout the course of our lives. This is called being a steward, which is something that we all are.  In short basic terms, a steward is a person this is in charge of something.  Stewardship is the act of managing those things which you are the steward of.  Whether it is our children, money, house, job, etc., God blesses us with these things and he expects us to care for them in the right manner.


I was motivated to write about this after church on Sunday.  However, life has had me all wrapped up, so here I am on Thursday.  Well on Sunday, the Pastor stated that, "everything that God gives us to manage..... we must give an account for"!!  He even went so far as to make it personal and say, "women, that includes your looks".  I really agree and It made me think about all the things that God has made me a steward of.  My children, my education, my money, all of my gifts(writing, speaking, artistry and beauty, just to name a few) and even my looks.  Now the truth is, when it come to my children, I am Thebestmotherever.org/edu but there are other things that I could defiantly work on.  I know that so many times I look at the entire puzzle instead of all of the tiny pieces it take to make the entire puzzle.  I am very glad that I heard this because it made me access  who I am and the things that I should be doing.  I am a person who receive any and everything that is going to make me better so you know that I am in gear.


However, I want you to get in gear too!!!  Think about all of the things that you have stewardship over, can you give a good account of all of them?  I mean are you doing right by your blessings? Are you a good parent?  Do you do your job with pride?  Are you a good steward over your finances?  These are all questions that you must ask yourself and answer honestly.  If you see that there are areas in which you can improve..............  please do so!!  The fact is non of us are perfect but you can improve and strive to be better.  One thing that I know about change, it begins with you.........