Mama Shug: the Bridge Whom We Loved So Dearly
Down from Cane River, of Natchitoches, Louisiana
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Born December 1, 1892, past from this side of heaven on February 24, 1991........The Bridge That We Loved So Dearly, "Mama Shug" Lots of wisdom, knowledge of living in this world for 98 years. Her life experiences, her love for God, her devoted rearing of her children, grand and great grands, her love, her spiritual guidance, but her humorous personality was out of this world. She was the bridge that connected one generation to the next and so on...........she will always be cherished in my life and in my heart as I share apart of who she was with many readers across the world. Mama Shug was a strong Christian woman who valued education even though she didn't finished getting hers. She valued her relationship and walk with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She believed in doing better for yourself and not feeling sorry for yourself. She cooked, washed our clothes, and still had time to spend with us on a day to day basis. She taught me the real meaning of love and family. She was a strong woman in church who respected and appreciated her Pastor. She was the oldest member of her church in 1988 and she was the mother of her church too. She was very faithful, walked daily and again at night with me and my brothers and we still would come home and do push -ups. A woman at the age of 95 was on our porch outside with me and my brothers one night doing a push-up and clapping too. My brothers Leonard and Marvin showed her that. I was in the 7th grade and couldn't do that. She was very amazing, but her life was that of a diamond, very precious. I appreciate her, thanked God for her, and she has lived in my heart, my mind and my memories every since the Lord called her home to be with him on Sunday morning February 24, 1991. My children never met her, but through me, they knows her well. Some of the things that she taught me in life was to be friendly to everyone, and to love everyone. She taught me to take the Lord with me everywhere I go. Reared down Cane River, later moved to what we call East Natchitoches. Her many childhood stories of her life serves as a master piece in my heart and mind. We really loved this woman.
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Growing up in a very small city of Natchitoches, Louisiana, the oldest one in the Louisiana Purchase, author, Bonita Grace Moses, was not only the youngest sibling but also the only girl, along with four brothers, born to Elena Moses. She was reared by her mother and her grandmother, Georgiana Moses, in a small three-room house. In Mama Shug: the Bridge Whom We Loved So Dearly, Moses shares her life story and how it was particularly influenced by her God-fearing grandmother, affectionately known as Mama Shug, who lived to the age of ninety-eight. This memoir narrates how Mama Shug quit school at age seven to care for her siblings, but she instilled the importance of a good education in her grandchildren. Full of wisdom, Moses’ grandmother also preached how faith in the Lord was central to life. She was a woman who lived what she practiced. A testament to the strength, tenacity, spirituality, and love of Mama Shug, this memoir describes the life of one woman who paved the way and provided an important foundation helping her grandchildren achieve success.
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Bonita Grace Moses is a native of Natchitoches, Louisiana. She earned degrees from Grambling State University and Northwestern State University. A licensed and ordained minister, she is a teacher of over 18 years and employed by Save The Children. Moses is also an author, a teacher, and a mother of three.