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IF MY MOM WAS STRICTER

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This year, I started making big decisions about how I want to show up for myself career-wise, the type of community I want to build on social media, and how God can use me. Regarding that last part, I realize now that it wouldn't have even been a thought had my mom been stricter or tried to play the role of a father as a single parent. What finally led me to seek God was my willingness to read. I read Genesis and thought about how wild the stories were, and then I'd relay them to my family. I continued reading while taking notes on God's role in every story. God's role in my own story was what I was missing all along: a father. After reading the Bible back-to-back, I kept returning to it. This time, my focus was on Jesus, and I started to perceive Him as a brother. In my mind, fathers are strict, but brothers can talk them down or help them see reason. It will all make sense when you read the Bible—I promise. My sweet mom, I now realize, is perfect just as God intended ...

Five Life Lessons: Wisdom From My Mother

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Mothers are akin to pillows, they make life easy and comfortable and at the end of the day we seem to be leaning on to them for support. These are the life lessons my mother taught me, I hope they can change your perspective on life for the better. 1. Fun is endless — Monate hao fele Mama said it is okay to want to focus on other things and put off "fun" for sometime, because no one is waiting on you to start having fun and, you don't get to wait on anybody else to have some fun. This taught me to be creative with my time. 2. Education has no Age limit — Thuto hae tsofalloe My mother is always looking for ways to improve her skills and gain knowledge this I admire about her. She believes that it is never too late to start learning and that education can sustain you for life like, when you feel like starting over, your qualifications are something to fall back on. 3. Wait your turn — Ha re le batho, ha re phele ka ho tsoahana She taught us to never compare ourselves to oth...