I can't tell you exactly why I love the Royals but I love them. I've loved them since I was little- I watched Cinderella, I played with Grace Kelly paper dolls, and I had a Princess Diana pixie cut when I was in 6th grade. Maybe it's the jewels, the handbag, or maybe it's my personal philosophy that a good crown goes with everything. Or maybe it's because in a world that has abandoned old fashioned values, class, and loyalty to self serving agendas and entertainment...somewhere there stands a Queen seeped in tradition and loyal to a fault. Even in an ever-changing society, a real Queen stands firm, always ruling out the prospect of abdication.
This morning, we woke to the news that our very own Mema had traded her old rugged cross for her crown. We both shared a bit of a love for the Royals, so I am at peace knowing she is in the best kingdom of all.
This Queen’s story is far from a perfect fairy tale. Like many, her own chapters were riddled with life’s challenges at certain turns. It isn’t easy being a woman, single, or a mother but she did all three without giving up. Through it all, she continued to love God with her heart, her soul, and her might. As she raised her family, she made the same choice to lead in a way that they should go, exposing them to the love and grace of Jesus Christ.
(Deuteronomy 6: 5-7, Proverbs 22:6)
As a certain onlooker, I can tell you the impact of her reign is everlasting and most beautiful.
She raised an entire clan of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren that share in love, loyalty, a strong work ethic, sassiness, joy for competition, compassion for others, and even when life becomes so hard that it seems like you can’t go on…MeMa left a strong will that can put you back in the game.
Most of all she instilled the importance of family loyalty. We most learned that everyone needs one encourager when we least deserve it.
This time is hard and we are sad that we have lost our beloved leader, but I feel like we can make Mema most proud by caring for the jewels she has passed down. ‘The kind of crown we don’t wear on our head but in our soul’.
We love you Mema
(aka. The True Queen)
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missing this day J, C, and little lil 💗
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