Today is a special day to many of my family and friends. It is the birth date of my beloved Great Grandma (affectionately known as Mabert), Albertha Wheeler McCoy. It was not a coincidence that Mabert was born on what would one day be considered black history month. Her strength, courage, love and all that she lived and embodied are the things that define black history. The biological mother of 11 children, but honorary mother to everyone who knew her. A women who was born and partial raised on the historic Kolomoki Mounds Reservation. She married at the age of 13 and remained faithful to her husband and her vows after his death and until her's. A women who woke up on Sunday (before the chickens) to walk the dark dirt roads of Iron City, Ga. to gather all the children she knew for Sunday school. She never hesitated to feed, clothe, house and nurture anyone in need. A women who had 5 of her six son's fight during war time. Mabert was a strong woman in spite of the hardships that she endured throughout her life. She believed in family, and if she ever witnessed one of us speaking ill of another, she would quickly say, "SHE/HE OURS!!!" She was our family's greatest asset and she will always be remembered as such. She taught all of us so much about life, love, God, family and self love. She is the reason that we know how to weather any storm. There are over 4 generations of women in my family that are great because of her love and teachings.
I thank God for blessing us all with her, and I know that she is smiling on all the roots and wings that we have all because of her. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MABERT, YOU WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS.
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