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Senior Senior Ngoi Tran
My Ba Noi is
the Best!
by Jenny Tran
to do because husband had already passed to a more
that’s one of the peaceful place with Jesus.
ways to keep
your family Talks about God and her belief in
happy. A house Him are incomparable. When she was
is important to still able to walk, she went to Mass
a man. When every morning and evening. Once I
your husband asked her why, and she said, “Jesus
comes home to is my only Father in this world; I am
a clean house, coming to His house to talk to Him
he is pleased; about what I have done for the day
he feels lucky and receive a new mission from Him,
to have you as a so that when I am gone, I will leave
wife.” with ease because I know I have done
enough for my family. Also, it is God
“ hen will you come back My grandma is Who has helped me raise my son to
home?” my Ba Noi (which the strongest woman I’ve ever known. become a successful man. I have to
Wmeans grandmother in She lost her husband and two of her thank Him for what He has done for
Vietnamese) questions. I miss her children, and my papa is the only me and my family.” She taught me
voice, her energy, and her love. Her son she has left. Her family was not about God and how He has made
name is Ngoi Tran, and she is 88 rich. She had to sit in the corner in the sacrifices for humanity’s sins. He is
years old and lives in Vietnam. She is market to sell breakfast to people. The our only Savior.
my biggest supporter. I don’t know preparation for her delicious stew is My Ba Noi’s Father is the most
how much time she has left, but one a secret. I only know that she had to merciful and gracious Person I
thing is for sure: her influence on me boil pork bones with crabs. She had to know. He forgives our sins and
continues, even though we are 13,789 get up at 5:00 am and set up her tables loves us without our even asking.
kilometers apart. for customers. She would set out
tofu, shrimp, rice noodles, and water My grandmother reminds me that,
When I was little, Ba Noi taught me spinach. I miss her Bun Rieu pot. She sometimes it feels like our prayers
the importance of chores. She said, was well-known as the “Bun Rieu are unanswered, but that just means
“When you marry and start your Lady” in the market. No one could that God has better plans for us, and
family, you need to know how to compete with her. When she decided we must trust and be patient. Every
take care of them and how to be a to retire, everyone missed her fantastic time we talk about her “Father”, we
good wife and mother. Chores are cooking. She did all the work alone, can keep the conversation thriving for
something you need to know how and she raised my dad alone. Her hours; she loves to talk about Him and
teach me to be faithful to Him, too.
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