My sweet mother in-law is the kindest woman I have ever known. She has the purist heart and a true faith in good. She puts all her faith in God and he is put before anything and everything. After God is her family.
HER FAMILY!
I think back to the time I had the pleasure of meeting my in-laws. I had been married almost five years before I met them. We had sent letters and gifts back and forth but I had never been able to speak to them or sit in the same room as them. Jasmine was 9 days old when we got the call from Imad's brother Ayad. He called to let us know that my in-laws were coming for a visit and we needed to pick them up. He gave us a 4 day notice. I had just delivered a baby by C-section and now I had company coming from another country, I had never met them and needed to give a great first impression! My house was not up to par as my sweet hubby was the responsible party at that time because I was still quite sore! I remember being excited, nervous and frustrated all at once!
They Arrived, oh what a blessing. Jasmine was now 13 days old and Ali was 3. It was such a blessing to have them here with me! They stayed with us for one full year! My home became her home. I am a firm believer that there can only be one queen per castle. I stepped down for that year and let her wear the crown, I was OK with being the princess! She needed that. She needed to do everything she could for her son since it had been 10 years since the last time she had seen him. I am secure in my relationship with Imad so to let him be a mommy's boy for a year did not bother me it was actually entertaining to watch!
I was a stay at home mom during that time. I am so grateful that I was blessed to stay home and get to know her and my father in-law! We did everything together. She taught me more in that year than I ever expected. The most exciting for me then and still is now~She taught me to speak Arabic. I wanted to learn so badly just so I could communicate with them. I now speak almost fluent Arabic. She became my best friend, I adore her! I thank God everyday for her and my father in-law! I am so grateful for the beautiful man I married and I have them to thank for that. My children have amazing grandparent's and have experienced a love like no other! There are so many things I admire in her and strive to be like. She is a kind, sweet, stubborn, frugal, Strong, smart, God loving, BIG HEARTED woman that we all are blessed to have in our lives.
This beautiful woman has suffered a stroke. She is not doing well. She has lost her speech. She has a major blockage in her Carotid artery and will also require stints. I pray for her. I pray that she heals, that we can sit with her once again. We all need to see her and her us. It has been four long years since we went to Lebanon for many different reason and right now none of them seem justified! I pray that the strength I admire in her pulls her through this!
Please pray for her and our family......
I love my mother in-law, my best friend!!!
