Mom ' s Best Advic Russell Adams
She told me to always respect women, no matter what. Respect your mother and love her while she’s still here because when she’s gone there will be a spot in your heart that’s empty. If your mother’s still living, do all you can for her and spend time with her because when she’s gone all you have is memories.
A. Allen
My mom was born Vera Snow in Edwards, Mississippi and came to Chicago in the late 1950s or early '60s and worked at Schulze and Burch Biscuit Co. for 37 years. She retired with perfect attendance: no unexcused absences. She always instilled in her children “to be strong” because “only the strong survive.” I think she adopted it from the song by Jerry Butler. Nevertheless, it was the one thing of many she would repeatedly emphasize. Yes, we had a father in the home and his emphasis was education. But I will always remember mom’s sayings because they make sense now, sayings like: • “Don’t be a burden to society.” • “Do something for yourself.” • “Try to earn an honest living for yourself. You’ll sleep better because honesty is the best policy.” She would say stuff like, “Mama may have and Papa may have but God blesses the child that has its own.” I can still hear her saying, “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on,” or the Bible quote Ephesians 6:13 “[Therefore put on the full armor of God]…so having done all you can to stand, stand, be strong, be strong my son, because only the strong will survive.” I thank God for all the wonderful mothers who left an impression on their children to make this a better world. As a result of my mother’s sayings, I’m a better person and thus my world is better.
Jimmie Beckless
Always keep your head up and always be nice to other people. And always wish the ladies Happy Mother’s Day.
