Countdown to Mother’s Day

I remember Gwen Foster as a Mother who was always on top of everything.

Watching her and her children was “poetry in motion,” whether at home, school, or church.

It was amazing!

I was one of four(4)musicians at Greater New Zion Baptist Church at the time.

To this day, I wish I had a picture of her ten(10)children, dressed, orderly, and quiet, all on the

front pew of our church. Mother Gwen was a singer and sang in the choir. Of course being

a member of the famed ‘Phillips Family’ where all are songbirds, Rev. Voice, our former

the pastor had favorite songs he often requested from the choir and Mother Gwen.

Last year I was invited to the well attended two-day Family Reunion. .

The second generation formed a choir, referred to as “The Family,” at St. Phillips Church,

where Uncle and Pastor CJR Philips was in charge.