Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine May - Mother's Day Issue | Page 8

Elle Wright
“Against all odds, I made the choice to give You my
trust. Now, I rejoice. You answered my prayer not
a moment too soon. Your words I embrace, my sin
you erased.”
My mother, Regina, had a beautiful voice. The
words above are from her favorite song, That’s
When You Blessed Me. I always thought it was
her testimony. It’s been four years since my
mother left us. But when I think about her, I
always remember that she trusted God. In all
things, no matter how she felt, she trusted Him. In her weakest hours, as her illness
made it difficult for her to walk or eat or think, I could hear her praying to God, telling
Him that she trusted Him. She always encouraged me to do the same. This is the one
piece of advice I carry with me from her always.
During my darkest moments, I can almost hear her whispering, “I trust You, Lord.”
There is not an hour that goes by that I don’t think of her. My mother. She taught me
the importance of saying what I mean, that laughter is the best medicine, that there is
joy in pain, and that one should never leave the house looking like a “tack head.”
Although, she’s not here with me physically, I’m thankful that I had a
wonderful, beautiful, funny, intelligent, real, sweet, dependable, faithful,
God-fearing mother! She meant the world to me. She
inspired me to dream. I’m grateful for her, I miss her,
and I love her.