This is about my “mother in love” as Elizabeth Elliott would say.
Dorothy Tedesco, or as most call her, “Dotty” is one of the kindest and godliest women I know. The best part of this is that she is my mother in love! I remember wondering what it would be like to have a mother-in-law, even before I knew my husband! Any fears or worries I may have sinfully entertained were quickly eschewed by the first welcoming hug from this godly woman. My Mom, as I call her has never stopped praying for me or my children (or her children or 
other grand children)! She has told me that she prayers for them every day and asks the Lord to give them a double portion of the blessings she has enjoyed. My Mom is a woman of wisdom and prudence. She looks ahead, sizes up the needs to come and then goes and does something about them. She is a woman who is a doer; her time is given towards serving her husband, working with her hands on blankets for orphans, knitting caps for babies in hospitals, baking, sending notes, or calling on a neighbor, or befriending anyone who is her vicinity! (She is “Nana” to many non related folks!) She serves on Sundays as an organist both in a church and at times a retirement home. Of course all this is done as unto the Lord. She is always grateful for the ability to “pass on to others what the Lord has given” (to her). Her response when we thank her demonstrates her humility; she will quickly explain that she is merely passing on what someone did for her! My Mom has a legacy that reaches far and wide! May this be part of what she will one day hear of her children praising her!
I love you MOM!!!
Lucy
