It's another working day, I will be dedicating this day to celebrate my mom. I want my friend on hives to join me and my family in appreciating God over my mom. 35 years of serving as a civil servant and retiring in good health is worth thanking God. Since December that she did her pen down we have fixed several date to celebrate her retirement but had to change them because of reasons beyond our control.
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Initially, I felt what are we celebrating for, I felt there is nothing special to celebrate. This weekend I had a change of mind when I had a mother to daughter discussion with my mom. I was determined to know why my mom will be so engrossed in celebrating her retirement and was not even considering the monetary aspect in the present situation of the country.
She said she would never be ungrateful to God who never allowed her to spend one day at the hospital all through her service year because of one sickness or the other. Truly I can testify to this, I have never been to the hospital because my mom was sick. There was even a period that medical practitioners came to carry out medical check on all the staffs in their school, she was the only one that doesn't have any health issue. She rarely falls sick and the only time I could see that she was feeling weak was because of emotional trauma that she went through after we lost my elder sister and her unborn child. Even at that she was never taken to the hospital. I'm grateful for that.
Secondly she mentioned safety from accident and the grace of being alive. I know my mom to be someone that loves travelling even till now. I remembered when I was studying at a college of education in Ogun State and my mom came to visit me. She narrated how the car she boarded had accident and she survived with just small injury on one of her fingers, that is the only accident I knew of. The fact that she is alive today is what we are grateful for.
Thirdly, she said "God gave me children, I was able to see my grand children and my family is living in peace". When she said this I couldn't hold back my tears because I know she was just trying to be strong. She continued by saying "I know I lost my husband, my daughter and her unborn child but I'm grateful because God did not use them to stress me. If they were sick and she has to be moving them everywhere looking for help will she not still be grateful and I could reason with her that truly in every situation there is always a reason to be grateful. So, on the 9th of June, 2024, we will be having a special thanksgiving to mark her retirement.
Dear reader, so far there is life there is hope and every opportunity to be grateful. I'm grateful for my mom, myself, my family and for you too. I will appreciate your wishes.
Thanks for reading my post.
