29 Things I know about or learned from my Mom

1. My mom was born on February 4th - Happy Birthday!

2. My mom's name is Joan Marie (Enbody) Gillihan

3. My mom is very brave - it takes a brave person to leave America and take her family of 4 little girls to Africa, not brave people don't go there

4. My mom enjoys morning hours well - In every home she has a spot where she sits in the morning to read and get the day started well.

5. My mom keeps the house clean without hassle - she simply and quietly takes care of one room a day and keeps everything in order without much ado

6. My mom does not demand to be heard, but she does have an opinion

7. My mom is a skilled hostess -I will always strive to make people feel as comfortable and welcome in my home as they would in my parent's home

8. My mom got married at 18

9. My mom ran out of gas once in the middle of Kenya.

10. My mom loves my dad

11. My mom loves me and my 3 sisters

12. My mom loves her 2 grandsons and 4 granddaughters

14. I think she would also want included in this list that she loves her 3 son-in-laws

15. I hope she is still praying for a 4th

16. I learned from my mom that raising the volume of your voice is unnecessary

17. My mom has lived in four different countries

18. My mom used to make me a portion of chicken pot-pie without the crust

19. My mom rarely if ever sees an entire movie without falling asleep

20. My mom raised 4 independent and very different daughters who are all like her is many different ways.

21. My mom taught me how to cook, sew, and pretty much everything.

22. My mom enjoys working with children.

23. My mom loves well.

24. My mom is patient, kind and gentle

25. My mom has love, joy and peace

26. My mom made my bed for me my first day at RVA

27. I will always remember my Mom telling the story of Amy Carmichael

28. My mom likes sitting by the fire and so do I.

29. I love my Mom