{"id":2588,"date":"2025-09-01T19:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/note-to-dolly-aka-ma\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:44:24","slug":"note-to-dolly-aka-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspirationallaroundme.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/note-to-dolly-aka-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Note to Dolly aka Ma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey Ma,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you doing today? How\u2019s everyone doing up there? What did you do for your birthday? I\u2019ve always wondered what are birthdays like in Heaven. Or what about Holidays, since every day is like Sunday, are they still celebrated?! Hmmm\u2026.lots of questions but that\u2019s not what I wrote you about. I\u2019m writing you to tell you about my special encounter at Dolly\u2019s House yesterday. One young shopper said something that will stick with me for life! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I tell you about the special encounter, let me tell you how well the young people did in leading us in service. Do you remember Kennadi from Logan? She was in Mrs. Ancone\u2019s class with Emmanuel. She is growing up to be such a fine young lady, and just as pretty as she wants to be! Well she is our youth leader for the ECBC praise dance. Ma she is so talented! She dances and she took the time to come up with her own choreography in which she teaches the young girls who are interested; she even has Madison dancing in front of the church and you know how shy Madison can be at times! A young lady by the name of Sophia got baptized yesterday and she read Psalm 150 for the scripture reading. You would liking love Sophia and her sweet mama Jennifer, they both are artists and use their God-given talents to be a blessing to others. Lydia delivered the Preached Word yesterday and she did a phenomenal job! Your grandson William did the offertory prayer, Emmanuel was an usher, and Micah showed up with a good attitude (which is a win in my book! You would have been so proud of them Ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish you were there. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You probably would have been doing your two step to this song entitled Your Way is Better; it\u2019s a really nice song! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well now let me get to Dolly\u2019s House. We had a lot of customers and from the looks on some of the folks faces, I think they were pleased. I was expecting two young ladies to show up but something must have come up, thank God we will have more to put out. The community has really responded well, just need to keep putting the word out so those in need can be blessed by this ministry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this young lady and her sister were shopping and she came up to and asked if everything was free. I quickly replied, \u201cyes of course, there is nothing for sale in Dolly\u2019s House. She went on to say, \u201cwhat\u2019s your name, are you Dolly, or can I call you Dolly.\u201d I smiled and told her my name was Whitnee\u2019, Dolly is my mom. I let her know you passed away and she said she was sorry for my loss. She went on to speak to me for a few more minutes and told me she was looking for a black sweatshirt and a pair of black dress shoes size 6.5 or 7. I helped her look and then got side tracked as I helped other customers but she continued to look but she was not successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to when it was closing time. I locked the Boutique up shortly after 1 and headed home. I kept thinking to myself, \u201cAre you Dolly!\u201d In that moment I knew I had to do what only Dolly would do! I had to go find this beautiful young lady a black sweatshirt and the dress shoes she needed to complete her outfit. Ma it gave me so much life! It made me feel more connected to you and the mission you had. It\u2019s like you were in the flesh helping me pick out and lead me right to what this young lady needed. <\/em><\/strong>I was so happy and I felt like I had purpose beyond the walls of Dolly\u2019s House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remembered so many times you would go shopping for everyone and often times you wouldn\u2019t even ask for your money back. I miss shopping with you ma. You want to know the funny thing?! When I shop with William it reminds me of shopping with you. He never gets tired of shopping and he tries to spend all of my money, sounds familiar lol?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you remember when we went shopping for the youth who had interviews who lived in Transitions? Or all the times we shopped together for the seniors at the High Rise? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma you were always shopping. You were always doing for other people. I think that\u2019s what I admired about you the most. I don\u2019t know if I recall saying those things to you but the more time that goes by and the more I miss you, I find myself trying to fill your shoes but I know I\u2019ll never be able to. There will only be one Willia Davis, but you left a stamp on all of our hearts and your mission lives on through all of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And guess who I saw today Ma? I got to see Stacey! We talked about you and we talked about how your spirit lives on in each of us. You would be so proud of her and the work she is doing. Over the last couple of weeks she has taken on blessing a young lady who goes to the church and whose kids you would absolutely adore! How she finds time and energy to do what she does is simply amazing! She is like the gift that keeps on giving. I pray when I grow up I can have that fire and be a beacon of light like the two of you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:10<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
All the ways you gave back to people and how you allowed me to watch and help you have ultimately become my passion. I absolutely love the direction that Dolly\u2019s House is going and the way it is growing. I am meeting so many beautiful people! Through people like Stacey, Kelly, Jasmine, Faith, Mrs. Rita, Mrs. Carolyn, Mr. Richard, Wesley, Mr. Hammond, Mrs. Edna, Terri, and others God has called us to truly love our neighbors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ma I can\u2019t tell you how happy I am and just wish you and Daddy could be here to see how Spry\u2019s Durty Kitchen is growing, to see how your grandsons are growing into handsome young men who put God first, how Dolly\u2019s House just started out of the house (sounds familiar) and how Eau Claire Baptist has given me a home\/space thanks to Mrs. Sandi where people can come shop. It\u2019s more than just clothes and shoes Ma, soon it will be a \u201cone stop shop\u201d where folks can get their toiletries, clothes, shoes, household items, furniture and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You made a lifelong commitment to serve God and you were so faithful Ma, even to your last breath, you remained faithful. When I was younger I didn\u2019t value the blessing you were because I was looking through the lens of a child, but as I got older and started maturing in Christ, I realized that God had given me one of the greatest gifts\u2026you as my Mother. At times when you were sick I would say I was going to send you to Shady Pines, but everything you did was to push me to do and be more. You know I would be complacent and wouldn\u2019t push myself and I thank you for that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ma you see how hard we are pushing past this financial crisis we are in and still trying to allow God to use us to be a blessing to other people. You taught me thought! You taught me to not worry about my circumstances but to help others in the midst of my trials. All I can say is it\u2019s nothing but God because He gives me the peace that surpasses all understanding even when I don\u2019t know how we are going to make it. I can\u2019t thank you enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All I ever wanted to do was make you and daddy proud Ma. All I ever wanted to do was help people the way you and Daddy did. At times I feel like I could be doing more but I live on to fight another day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know I\u2019m long winded Ma, I got that from you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make a long story short, thank you Ma for the life you lived, the lessons you\u2019ve taught me, and for blessing others through your purpose and your passion. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give Daddy a hug for me. I love you and I miss you Ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Signed, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whitnee\u2019 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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