Mentoring

As we get closer to the celebration of “Mother’s Day,” I think of the women who have been a tremendous influence in shaping my life.

My grandmother, my mother and my mother-in-law.

My grandmother taught me the beauty of flowers, gardening, sewing and cooking. She had her picture in the paper many times with the flowers she grew and the garden she raised. This began my journey as a Proverbs 31 woman. My mother taught me love unconditionally. She always told her children “to be there for one another.” Even when we were far apart in distance, our love carried us through some tough times in growing up. This love my mother me began my journey as a 1 Cor 13 woman.

This is the chapter most marriage ceremonies use.

My mother-in-law taught me a sense of direction. My favorite book in the Bible is “Ruth.” Here, Ruth tells her mother-in-law, “wherever you go, I will go. Your people shall be my people and your god, my God.” My mother-in-law and I laugh at how our lives have turned out. It just took me longer to become her Ruth.

To have been mentored by these precious women I count is a blessing.

I hope I have done the same over the years to the wonderful women that God has placed in my life.

Jeanne Goetz contributes occasional lifestyle articles to The Record.