Those close to me know how important my family is to me. We are typically very loving and supportive of one another. My family and I had a chance to sit down recently after my Fish Fry fundraiser and my mom shared with me her thoughts on the world race. I know that mother daughter relationships go through stages as the child grows up so I was very much appreciative of her honesty and vulnerability. So in her own words here is a recap.
Q: Mom, how are you feeling about me doing the world race?
A: When you were a little girl your father and I had talked about having multiple streams of income to support our family. We had discussed me taking some real estate courses. I didn’t always feel like doing it though. I remember your father insisting that I go to classes after work while he would stay home and watch you, your sister, and brother. Years later once things started rolling and I got the hang of it I remember your father wanting things to slow down I looked at him and said “You created this monster”
When you told me about the world race I said to myself she isn’t doing that. I don’t know if you remember or not but initially I was quiet on the subject matter. As you continued with this and started preparing for training camp I thought to myself well… She can go but it won’t be with any help from me. I was nervous. I was scared and I wasn’t all that informed. As things started to progress I began to accept the fact that this is happening. I was also reminded of the way I raised you. Since you were a little girl, I have shared bible stories with you, put you in Sunday School and always tried to live a life that exemplified what it meant to be selfless and make sacrificial decisions. Now here you are taking what was laid before you and making it your own. I trained you for this. When I had this epiphany I realized that “I created this monster for God”. As I began praying about what I was feeling it became even more evident that it was in you so deeply. It was then that the enemy tried to plant doubts in my mind but once again I was reminded by God
“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive: and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.” Psalm 41:1-2.
How, then, could I not support you wholeheartedly, frying fish, chicken and all.As you prepare to run this race I am confident that God has equipped you with all that you need.
