12 Good things I remember about my mother

Posted by Felix Okoli on Tuesday June 9, 2015 at 10:40:18:

A tribute to my mother, Madam Alice Okoli

1. She was always cheerful: She was mostly cheerful and smiling when interacting with people.

2. She was an extrovert: She was always willing to make new friends and contacts as she found it easy to trust people and even when some ended up disappointing her, she still did not stop being friendly to people she meets.

3. She was hardworking and always busy: My mom doesn't like staying idle as she liked being busy doing one thing or the other. She was business minded and did not prefer being a lazy wife or mother.

4. She loved going to church: My mother always likes going to church on Sundays and other holy days of obligation. Last day she attended mass was on Ascension day and it was even after she complained of not feeling too well

5. She loved Cooking: Even after approaching the age of 60, my mother didn't stop coking in the kitchen although she now did it with the help of her daughters and house help. She still was able to do some work in the kitchen since it was what she learnt as a girl from her mother.

6. She likes giving good advice: She was always giving a lot of helpful advice to people and especially to her children.

7. She liked sharing: My mother likes to share the things she knows and things she owns. She likes buying gifts and shares her knowledge about life.

8. She was a peace maker: She also likes to be in peace with people rather than starting a quarrel or disagreement. Even when she is in the right, she at times prefers suppressing her rights just for the sake of peace

9. She was simple and modest in her dressing: She always like to dress modest and simple. She doesn't like to dress herself with a lot of jewelleries, expensive clothes or even the latest fashion but likes to keep it simple and respectful.

10. She was slow to anger: She doesn't get angry easily and even when she does get angry, she hardly sleeps with it as she easily forgives and doesn't like to hold malice.

11. She was content: She doesn't like spending more than she earned and she was ok with the little that she had as she tried to manage it. As she grew older, she made less money but always knew how to manage it and didn't like to bother her children.

12. She was disciplined and honest: My mother liked to follow rules and do things the normal way without having to go through the wrong or short route. She taught us to be disciplined and always do the things we promised to do.

Mummy, my greatest regret is that you didn't even say goodbye to us as your departure was a sudden one. I have hope that God has taken you to a better and higher place from where you will continue to pray for us and guide us in Jesus name. Amen.