...this is me, rising up....

So, Mama. I want to write quickly and without thinking so it won't hurt so much. Not working so well for me... What do I want you to know that I have not told you? So much... Too much... Thank you. Thank you that I have always felt loved. I first learned about love from you. Long before I began to know God's love, your love had wrapped me up and tucked me into your heart where I was at peace. Where I learned about peace. Thank you for the security of your peacefulness. Traumas could come, but they could not ruffle you. Your face never showed if a situation was scary. We judged a scenario by you and it was always going to be okay. Thank you that it was always okay. No matter what, you and Daddy had it covered because you trusted that the Lord had it covered and we didn't have to be concerned. Thank you for trusting the Lord and for accepting what He brought before you. Thank you for learning from it and allowing it to bring you into closer relationship to Him...Thank you for being in close relationship with Him. Thank you for becoming like Christ... If you were a mama duck, and all of us were ducklings, we could waddle safely, confidently behind you without fear or concern. And we'd be okay. We WOULD be safe. And we WOULD be confident because even though we were only following our mama as far as we were concerned, we were in reality learning life. Learning life in such a way that God could be glorified, we could be in relationship and living had a purpose...And now it's our turn. We are mama ducks (or daddy ducks) and we will love, and trust and grow and be at peace...You have prepared us to walk forward, to learn to allow circumstances to teach us and grow us closer to Him. Every circumstance, no matter how difficult is His tool in our lives, a good thing as He works and molds and creates...We are okay. We are confident, at peace. Thank you, mama, you are blessed.