For HER price is far above rubies!

God sent, that’s my mother. The one who was sent to nurture me, who molded me into the person I am today. The woman who put a house over our heads, food on the table, and worked long hours to be able to take care of 6 children. My mother who “openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.” - Proverbs 31:26. There are many lessons that I hold dearly in my heart that my mother taught me, but one of the most valuable ones I have is that she taught us growing up that we had to work hard to overcome obstacles, to never give up because we’d never be able to overcome those barriers by sitting around complaining. She didn’t just say this, we saw it in her actions everyday growing up. My mother having to raise the 6 of us never complained about anything, she trusted God to guide her and never gave up. She is a hard working, independent woman who did anything for us. She never complained about having to raise us alone, never complained about having to work, and still after long hours at work day or night, she didn’t complain about having to take care of us and always made time for us. We’ve all gone through so many things, but that lesson that she taught us, that we saw with our own eyes, motivates us to work for what we want to accomplish to this day. Was she ever disappointed of how things went? No. At least she didn’t show it because she didn’t sit and give up, she worked and put her all in everything she did, to raise us into the persons we are today.

Growing up I felt like I was never capable of being loved by someone and don’t get me wrong my mother showed us genuine and equal love to each one of us, she never made us feel unloved. The reason why I felt this way could possibly be because I didn’t know my worth, I had low self esteem and didn’t see my value. The next valuable lesson that my dear mother instilled onto me was when my heart felt like it couldn’t take anymore pain, she made me realize my worth. I was heart broken, my mother with just one look into my eyes she instantly knew something was wrong. Without asking me for any details or what was wrong she said “I know you’ve been giving so much to this person, you feel like you constantly have to give and give and give because you want him to commit, but believe me he has noticed. He knows you’d do anything for him and that you’d go above and beyond just to have his attention, and he’s taking an advantage of that loving and caring side of you. Some people will never appreciate you or what you give because they feel like they deserve everything, don’t make them a priority if they don’t make you a priority. Stop giving so much to the wrong people, have limits. Don’t let anyone make you feel like you’re worth any less than what you really are. “For you’re price is far above rubies.” - Proverbs 31:10. I was in tears by this point, her heartfelt words brought happy tears into my eyes because she made me realize I was worth it, I am worth loving. I had done more than enough for this person and others before. I just didn’t realize that I was giving away the love that I deserved, and started loving and appreciating myself more. My mother brought all of this into my heart with her caring and loving words, and taught me a very valuable lesson because of her I have learned to know my worth and love myself more before anyone else. I will forever be grateful to God for my mother “For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10