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L T E R N A T I V E S
A Black Single Mother’s Reflections
BY IV1. ISA A C S
It is my 64th birthday and I ex
pected to hear from both my daugh
ters today. 1 did hear from my second
daughter, calling to wish me a happy
birthday. This is the daughter who
has always given more love than she
received from any o f our family mem
bers. N ot that she was and is not
loved, but having such an outgoing
personality and such a great capacity
to love, placed her in a position o f
being expected to show her love,
whether or not we, her family, showed
our love for and to her. I want her to
know today that 1 love her and will
always love her... and I do realize
that many others in my family have
received my attention simply because
they always seem to need it the most,
while I seem to neglect her emotion
ally, but never physically.
There are only two way to climb
in this world, up or down! the rungs
o f the ladder leading up are always in
place and there is always help along
this wayfaring journey, if we ask
God for it; but when we start down
the ladder we find rungs missing and
it is easier to fall; and there are al
ways those struggling to climb up
that will do anything to push anyone
out o f the way. A battle rages, in
heavenly places, for victory for those
who climb up. 1 would like for both
my daughters to remember that we
cannot help those who climb behind
us; who tug at our heels, trying to
forge a place on a ladder that is too
narrow to hold more than one, in one
place. We can only assist those who
climb their personal ladders beside
us. If they miss a rung, we can place
their hand again on the ladder, but
those who are behind reaching up for
an assist can only hinder us and pos
sibly pull us from the ladder, if we
look back and lose our focus taking
our eyes o ff our goals.
My own struggles to assist my
daughters through phases and stages
o f their lives were overcome not with
the help o f friends, or acquaintances,
or family, but by faith and prayer and
a set goal, from which I never wa
vered; whether or not I was under
stood by those named above, or
whether or not I traveled alone. I
never took my eyes o ff my goal to
rear Christ-like children, educated
children, disciplined children who
loved God and man despite any cir
cumstances that they might face,
brought about by friend and/or foe.
My second daughter has fulfilled
all my expectations. There is a spirit
o f love, trust, faith and desire to help
others, a desire to serve God evident
in her that shines forth through her
smile, her beautiful voice and her
acceptance o f children o f all creeds
and colors. This child has taken on
the whole armor o f God and fights
spiritual battles with her Godly atti
tudes, beliefs, concerns for others
and the W ord the Holy Spirit has
given her. She is indeed blessed o f
and by God.
Both o f my daughters are adults
now and despite serious health prob
lems, my first daughter is still alive
and slowly climbing the upward lad
der; teaching her children; bringing
them up in the fear and admonition o f
the Lord. My second daughter, though
frequently faced with satanic attacks,
keeps her focus on God and faces
evil, clothed in his armor. I have no
better birthday than this one in which
I have so very much to be thankful.
My love for God and family will
never cease and his great love for us
and all mankind is always there, ap
parent and undeserved. I thank Al
mighty God for my children and
grandchildren, for this life and the
life to come, with him. in the hereaf
ter.
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viewers to observe the holiday by
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