“How Do I Describe Mom?”
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Categories: Moment With The Master
"Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.” (Proverbs 31:30)
Here are some words that describe my mom, Dorothy Jenkins Vandiver:
Mom was hospitable. Mom’s home was always open to company. She loved to entertain guests. It was because of her graciousness that many wonderful, exemplary men and women passed through our home. These great examples of faith had a tremendous impact upon those of us who lived in there.
Mom was loving and caring. She especially loved her family. As her only child I was spoiled to receive her constant devotion and attention. In later years she showed me how to love a new father, two new sisters, and two new brothers. Mom loved my wife as she would her own daughter. When the grandchildren came to visit in her home, she always prepared them their favorite dish. She and grandpa loved to attend a niece’s concert or a nephew’s ball game. And when someone was ill grandma and grandpa were the first to show they cared. Even in her last days she was concerned about others, even while she suffered in pain in an ICU unit.
Mom was fun loving. Mom enjoyed life to the fullest. She was the girl’s favorite chaperon on high school band trips. The boys who stayed in our home during Aggie Corps trips to Dallas were charmed by her grace. She enjoyed fishing and water skiing. She loved a good game of 42 and pinochle. She especially enjoyed games with the grandchildren.
Mom was persevering. She cared for my father after a massive heart attack. She worked out of the home to pay the bills. After the loss of her first husband, mom did an amazing job of being a father and a mother for her teenage son. She paid for my college education and visited with me on football weekends at A&M. In later years mom endured the pain of sceleroderma with dignity and grace. Mom rarely complained.
Mom had a strong faith. Mom believed that the Bible was God’s word and strived to live by its words. She firmly believed in the words of Jesus, “the Truth shall make you free”. (Jn.8:32) If truth was taught she would be the first to praise, but if error was taught she would with the spirit of gentleness correct.
These words, hospitable, caring, fun loving, persevering, and faithful all describe my mom. I have so much to be thankful for. Mom taught me how to live the abundant life that Jesus offers in this world, and she gave me the greatest gift a son could ever receive – the comfort of knowing that she is at home with the Lord. Mom died July 10, 2004.
George Slover
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