My Mother- the Preacher by Violet

As the story goes- when I was very young and asked many questions, my mother could always find some way to answer them all. I was always completely amazed- and still am. But once, when she came up with a completely logical answer for my little girl question- I told her that, "she should be a preacher...because she could explain things so well".

I'm pretty sure since then, she has taken my 4 year old advice and run with it. She continues to instill advice and impart pearls of wisdom to me and my siblings. And now to whoever will listen/read her blog. Now when we ask her how she knows things- or has answers to our questions- she has a very humble response. "It's because I've been on earth for 50 years- when you are 50 you will know everything too"

She's probably right- but I still don't know where she gets all this information from. She's from Robinson- went to Baylor-had a brief stint in Dallas- then came back to Waco. Yet she is so openminded and had such a great (in my opinion) view of the world.

But I believe my comparison to be quite accurate. As a kid, I saw preachers (in the Baptist church) as a true and reliable source delivering a message of answers. That was mom. Her word was the truth and no question was too silly. She knew how important it was to me to figure things out, and she was always prepared to give a lesson. Too bad for my siblings, that although they aren't as curious as me, they still continue to receive the lessons.

I still ask her questions on all things, even at age 23. "What's the appropriate dress for this occasion?", "How should I go about getting ahold of this person?", "Where in Waco do I go to vote?", "How do I clean sterling silver?", "How do I cook Chicken rice casserole?". From the life-changing to the simple- she has always been there to answer every question. And I truly truly appreciate it. She should be a preacher- just a cool, and bad-ass one with a flair for story telling.