Sayings of Your Parents

“Can’t never could do anything.”

“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”

“An education is something that nobody can ever take away from you.”

            -Shirley Frances Perry Wall Wyrick

I have found myself thinking recently a lot about some of the sayings that my  late Mom used to say.  You will find above a few of those sayings.   Even though it has been almost 15 years since she died, I still remember them well.     I do not think those sayings are necessarily original to her, but they certainly were important to her.  She imparted the same to me time and time again.  As I think about those sayings,  it occurs to me that those sayings are not only etched in my memory, but they also have greatly influenced my values and behaviors through the years. 

For example, my Mom quit high school at the beginning of her senior year after marrying my Dad.  She thought education important enough to go back and get her GED when I was a child.      Even though I started to school in the late 1950’s,  I am still taking classes at a local community college almost 60 years later.  I think one of the reasons why I have been a life long student is because of my Mom.      Do not under-estimate the impact of the sayings on you of your parents nor the things you say in the presence of  your family.  Perhaps those sayings  are the greatest legacy you might leave your children and grandchildren.    The writer of Proverbs put it this way in Proverbs 22:6 where he writes:

Train a child in the way appropriate for him,
    and when he becomes older, he will not turn from it

 Have a joy-filled week.-   Pastor Randy Wall

 Prayer:  O Lord,  I thank you for the legacy of values and faith that has been passed on to me through my family.    Help me to go and do likewise;  through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.