THE PERSONALITY OF A MOTHER WHO NURTURE GREATNESS Case Study of Ms. Gifty Kumi, Mrs. Janet Agyekum, Mrs. Francisca Koomson and Mrs. Cecilia Abeka

Girls/ladies cannot run from motherhood, whether they want to give birth or not; and Boys/gentlemen cannot run from having a mother otherwise having a mother figure in their life. Mothers are everywhere, from our family, friends, church, and school to the women and girls we meet at the market, and social groupings. What makes one a woman is the unique physical features she possesses and so we usually say, every woman is a potential mother! However among these women are some who have a personality that nurture greatness in the people they mother. Let’s take a look at the personality of some special women I have encountered in life. Ms. Gifty Kumi (My mother), Mrs. Janet Agyekum (My Guardian), Mrs. Francisca Koomson (My former school teacher), and Mrs. Cecilia Abekah (My grandmother of blessed memory). This article is intended to honor these women and help potential mothers in raising their future children.

MS. GIFTY ABI KUMI

My mum is a woman I find very amazing! She is a haven for wisdom and understanding and indeed the Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. She is the “mother to many type” and because of her, I enjoyed a lot of favors while growing up. When I was little, I heard statement like “I’m doing this because of your mother and not you”. She is not afraid of risk, her hands stretch with creativity and generosity and she does not rush to counsel. These are some lessons I learnt from her

-          Give without thinking and you will receive without winking

-          Be patient with the faults of others

-          Do not be too comfortable, always strive to achieve more

-          Always think about making the lives of others better

-          Do not utter your entire mind to people. Deception is on the increase

-          Remember your descent

MRS. JANET AGYEKUM

She is a definition of a successful woman. She demonstrates this through hard work and giving. Her level of hard work and kind heartedness to the needy is what every growing woman should emulate. She does not entertain laziness, and instill great confidence in her adopted and real children. She has nurtured over three hundred children with her own resources over the years and spending few hours with her is almost like paying to attend an important practical conference to gain extra knowledge in a profession. These are some lessons I learnt from her

-          Never blame others! Any time you blame others, you lose the opportunity of making things work better in your own life

-          What makes you successful is your line of thinking. It must differ from your friends, family and siblings.

 -          If you need anything as a person, (No matter the cost) instead of being at the mercy of others to provide, go to the market and ask of the price and start saving towards it. You will be surprised.

-          Always remember your descent.

-          If you want to be successful, you must invest in others

MRS. FRANCISCA KOOMSON

She is an example. A large number of people in our world today are full of words; they have words for what someone should have done, what someone shouldn’t have done, and the best ways someone should live. Nonetheless, a woman who is an example does not just speak her words but make sure she is living it. Mrs. Francisca Adelaide Koomson became my mother when I was in JHS three and while you may find her words hard to live by like any other words we hear from counselors, parent’s, friends, teachers and inspirational speakers, she lives it for you to emulate. She is a woman of discipline, truth, creativity, and strength. She knows raising children takes patience to see the desired transformation and thus will not give up on her adopted or real children. These are the lessons I learnt from her

-          Refrain from envy and be content with what you have; It will shock you to know that there are people who greatly admire your personality.

-          Do not hide your gifts, always use it to benefit your environment

-          Humility has the power to lift you higher than you thought

-          Do not look down on others. You never know what the future holds.

MRS. CECILIA ABEKAH (of blessed memory)

Every woman who wishes their children to be great knows that they cannot do it by compulsion, canning, excessive grounding and the like. Though these may complement nurturing at extreme situations, the wise way to raise up a great child is through prayer. Forces from everywhere across the earth are trying to influence and shape children according to their own style, and my grandmother seemed to have known that because parent’s cannot be everywhere their children go in the era of television and the internet, what works best is prayer. Living in an extended family house, she will wake up at dawn and call everyone in a circle and after praising God for our lives, she will lead us to pray for those at school, those looking for jobs, those who need to get married, those who need to be delivered from satanic influence and those going wayward in the family.  Apart from the above, she was a leader and a woman of discipline; she managed the house so well that tenants feed from her pot and join in her bible studies as well as prayer sessions. I must make it clear that she was not a pastor. These are lessons she taught me

-          Always pray together with your family

-          When someone visit you, pray before you start the conversation, gossip and evil speaking are more likely to vanish from your conversation.

-          Never sleep over in the house of a man you are not married to.

“And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Mark 9:29”.

GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU MY MUM’S! TO ME, YOU ARE LEGENDS

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