A Lady of Grace

Have it ever occured to you that there are things which you wanted to explain to the person but somehow never got around doing it? Well, one of the things which i never got around doing it (yet) is to explain to mom why her name is called GRACE.

Some years back when mom started working, she asked me to look for her a christian name. In the past, her aussie friends used to call her Twiggy. I don't know why but i hated the name. And i know mom hated it too. The name didn't suit her at all. It's like the Twiggy we all know from Sesame Street.

So when she asked me to find her a suitable name, the name that immediatedly came to my mind was Grace. There wasn't room for other names to even compare or think about.
It felt so right and the name suited her very well. I tried to think of other options but it didn't suit.

Mom is a lady of grace, beauty and elegance (in my own opinion). Grace means favour and blessings from God. And i have a deep conviction that one day, it will be by the grace of God that she will be saved!

I am not trying to be negative here but i am just being realistic. If anything happens to me before i get the chance to tell her, i hope someone will (on my behalf) on why this name was chosen for her. The meaning is behind the name and that's my greatest desire for her. I hope she will understand and help her in making the decision to come to know Christ.

You may ask me why i never got around explaining to her? I tried once .. when she asked me for the name. She only listened to the first part on what i have to say (that is the name) and not the second part (which explains why). Selective hearing? I don't know. But in recent years, it has become quite a problem. Perhaps that has something to do with getting older and it's one area which i'm trying to understand and figure out more on.

I hope the right opportunity will come soon again and i'll get to explain to her. I don't want to have any regrets over it. Gee .. heard and seen too many of those.