Merry Christmas!

From the Riggs family to yours. We wish you a Merry Christmas and for the peace of Christ to be with you now and into the new year!

"The Christmas Story"


Mona & Gavin 2011

Need a Hobby!

So about 4 years ago I realized I was in desperate need of a hobby. One that wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg. There was scrap booking that I used to do a lot and enjoyed. But then there's the questions of which picture do I put where and what theme do I for with for this book and lets be honest, scrap booking gets expensive. I have come to enjoy bike riding but that's not something you can do year round or when your pregnant or living in a dangerous city. I also like taking on house projects. I enjoy painting or refinishing a piece of furniture or reupholstering chairs but again, fabric and paint and house decor get pricey and projects never end up as simple and cheep as you expect they will when you go into them.

I was thinking about knitting but had tried that once and failed. So the next thing I thought to try was crocheting. I remembered a close friend of mine from High School had crocheted a blanket for her boyfriends' (now husbands') parents one year and I was impressed with the results. So, that was it, I was going to learn to crochet. Well, lucky for me a friend was coming to visit us and she used to crochet and got me started on the basics and ever since then I can't stop.

This late summer/early fall I was needing to start a new project. I had crocheted all the baby blankets, Afghans and scarfs I could possibly crochet and needed to challenged myself in something new. Thanks to my dear online friend Pinterest and all those who post on there I was inspired to try crocheting a rag rug and a baby hat. So bellow are the results of those effort

Rag Rug

For this project I weeded through Mona's old receiving blankets. I kept about 5 of them and had 10 left over to do something with. I took those 10 and added 2 King size sheets I found up in the attic of our house. After about 2 weeks I got this completed Rag Rug for Mona's new big girl room. If I had to do over I would stick to using just large size sheets so you have less connecting points in the rug. Overall, though, I love it and so does Mona & our dog Winston.

Baby Hat

I made this for our little guy due in December. I'm not sure the hat is small enough but we'll grow into it. Oh and I think I'm going to add some brown buttons up one side of the brim. Next, I'll attempt baby boots that match and a winter hat for Mona... wish me luck!

Music Monday

Alright, so I'm warning you now. If some random person were to come across my blog today not knowing anything about me they would assume I'm some High Schooler dying to fall in love with some boy (based on my song choice). I'm okay with that! Sometimes you just got to love a cheesy love song or two. So today is dedicated to sappy love songs. I hope the High Schooler in you enjoys. :)

Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat, "Lucky"



Another artist that I have really come to enjoy lately...
Joshua Radin ft. Schuyler Fisk, "Paperweight"


and another Joshua Radin song, "Today"

not a baby.

Well, its official! Mona is no longer a baby. She is 2 which officially makes her a toddler and not a baby. Not only does her age confirm her lack of babieness but she is potty training, sleeping in a big bed, she's getting more independent and bossy, I can't buy her clothes in the baby section, she likes to brush her own teeth and the list could go on. Surprisingly I'm loving this stage (minus a few headache's from her proclaimed Independence).

I was in Mona's nursery a couple nights ago. I was in her room taking down the butterfly appliques off the wall. I stopped for a moment and I found myself getting rather emotional and teary eyed. At first I wasn't quite sure where the tears and emotions where coming from. I suppose that in all the excitement of Mona moving into a big bed and having another little bundle of joy on the way; I had yet to process that Mona's baby stage is officially a chapter closed. Not that I would ever desire to have time stand still but I wasn't prepared for the emotions that came with changing her nursery.

So to not dwell on the bit of sadness I felt about Mona never being a baby again I want to celebrate her with pictures of Mona in her big bed. We count our blessings everyday for our healthy, growing and learning Mona.

Mona's new big bed in her new room

Shortly after moving into the neighborhood two years ago, I met Terrie, a mid-30s white woman living in an area that is over 99% African-American. She and her “husband,” at the time, stayed in a house just a block away while raising their three boys together. It was not but a few months later that they were kicked out of their home after finding out that it was owned by the city and that the supposed landlord was receiving rent from several tenants under false ownership.

After the city boarded up the home, Terrie and her family stayed at family and friends’ homes in trade for doing house work. Many of the homes were drug homes catering to the addictions of the couple. They were given a place to sleep at night; but often they would find their family locked out during the day, left to roam the streets in search of the next night’s lodging.

Last June, Terrie and her boys joined several other neighbors at our home for Mona’s first birthday party. Following the party, she was gracious to help clean up, and it seemed that the Lord was opening a way for a relationship between two young mothers. Several weeks went by without much contact, then one afternoon I noticed Terrie sitting on the steps of an abandoned house across the street with two friends that were not familiar to me. In speaking to them, it was obvious that they were all heavily under the influence of drugs. Just a week later, I received word that Terrie had been incarcerated, sent to prison for at least a year, leaving her young boys behind. I found myself discouraged, seeing the opportunity to minister to her slipping away.

Over those next few days I began to feel the Lord speaking to me about taking advantage of this time that Terrie would be away from her usual surroundings. Now, after nearly six months, some frustration, and a few returned letters, I received a letter in the mail from Terrie. She was writing to let me know I was officially approved to visit her. She caught Randy and me up on all she has been experiencing in prison. She desires to enroll in CNA classes to prepare herself for a job after prison. She finally got a pair of glasses and is waiting to receive dentures for her mostly rotted teeth that have been pulled.

I am looking forward to visiting her in the very near future, and I ask that you pray for my boldness in sharing Christ with her. Pray that the Lord will direct me in finding her the resources she needs to make a better future for herself. Also pray that, following incarceration, she would be able to return locally and
that contact will not be lost. Pray for her family, especially her children, and pray that Randy would have opportunity to minister to her husband.

We pray, as the apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 3:20-21, “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”

"...but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

One morning while driving home from the store with Mona, I (Hannah) was turning the corner onto our street when I saw a younger man and woman interacting in a way that caused suspicion. He was right up in her face as she flailed her arms around in the air. As I made the turn and was within sight of our house, I had many thoughts circling in my head. A few thoughts were “Were they just playing around? Does this girl really need help? Did I misunderstand what I saw? Would anyone else check on them?”

I had just a moment to decide if I should bypass my house and circle around the block to check on the situation again. In contemplating what to do, I had a whole other circle of thoughts going through my mind. A few of them were “Of course, you should check on them! What would I be able to do if this girl was being hurt? I have Mona in the car with me; what would I do with her if I needed to help?” Yet, I quickly realized that all I needed to know is do what I knew the Lord wanted me to do.

So I bypassed our house and circled around the block again. When I came up on the couple, there were now a few people who were gathering to check on the situation. When offered help, the young woman cursed at those who were offering and seemed to be the aggressor in the situation. I left feeling poorly, knowing that there was nothing more we could do to help.

I share this to encourage you as I was encouraged. That day I could have passed by and had a list of excuses as to why it was okay for me not to help. However, the truth we are called to live by is found in 2 Timothy 1:6-7: “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

I am called to live not by fear but through the power of the Holy Spirit. This passage does not say anything about always having perfect circumstances. It challenges us to live in the power of the Holy Spirit at all times, even in those times that push us out of our comfort zone and make us uneasy or nervous. When I practice this truth, my boasting can only be in Him who gives me strength.

Music Monday on Tuesday

So I've liked James Taylor for as long as I can remember. In fact I don't know that I was born with a choice to like him or not. With years of gathering around with my mom's side of the family, playing with cousins while in the back ground I could hear my two uncles strumming at their guitars and singing a quiet tune or twenty of James Taylor's known and not so well known hits. So, all of that to say, I have and always will love James Taylor's story telling style of music and distinctive voice. So today on Tuesday I am posting my favorite songs by James Taylor along with Carly Simon, "Close Your Eyes".

Music Monday

Okay, so summer is winding down and life has taken a new pace that might allow me to get back go to blogging. This song is a rather popular song in the Christian circles and with good reason. Addison Road, "What Do I Know of Holy" has great heart felt lyrics that I can relate to on my levels. Hope you enjoy!

Goodwill Outlet

So since we've moved to St. Louis there are 2 things I have become a HUGE fan of. The free section on Craig's List and the Goodwill Outlet. We have an app on our phone for Craig's List where a few times a day (if I'm being disciplined) I can glance on the free section and see if anythings been posted that we can use either in our house or our other missionary houses. Honestly I think St. Louis must be one of the cities that utilized this the best because I glanced around on Indianapolis' free section and there was only a fraction of what I find in St. Louis. If you are patient enough and a little crafty you could more then likely furnish your whole home with free stuff from Craig's List here in St. Louis.

Now, just about a month ago Goodwill opened a Goodwill Outlet here in St. Louis. Keep in mind it's an outlet which means this store has all the items that didn't sell in the greater St. Louis Goodwill stores. So you're never sure what you'll find. The truth is the majority of it is junk but there's about a quarter of it that is GREAT (if you happen to be there at the right time) with just a little cleaning once you get your items back home. Oh, and you can't possibly beet the prices. It's something close to $0.39 cents a pound for books and clothes and then $0.79 cents a pound for other items. They do have furniture that is priced individually but most of it is under $10. So yesterday Randy, Mona & I along with some other staff decided to stop by and see what they had.

We left with at least a dozen books for Mona + a few for ourselves, this Playskool; Cool Crew Vacuum (on Amazon is going for $27),

this Magna Doodle (Amazon $10),
this Fisher Price Alligator Xylophone (on Amazon is going for $13),

and a few other miscellaneous items all for $12!!!! So although the trip to the Goodwill Outlet is exhausting and leaves my hands feeling like there covered with a film of filth. It's so worth it when I get home clean everything up and realized just what a savings we made on the items. Honestly they all look like new!!! If you have a Goodwill Outlet in your city I strongly encourage you go and experience it at least once for yourself.

The Doctor.

Before we were allowed to take Mona home from the hospital she was born in we had to designate a primary pediatrician Doctor for her. Having only been in St. Louis 3 weeks I hadn't begun to start thinking about that since I wasn't sure where to start. It wasn't like we had a lot of friends in the area to give us recommendations or staff that had children yet. So what did we do? Well, Randy & I were eager to get Mona home and so we got online and started looking up Doctors that were covered by our insurance. We did our best to choose one based on what we could read about them online.

Thankfully we found a great Doctor in the Cardinal Glennon practice (Cardinal Glennon is the Riley of St. Louis). Our pediatrician is also associated with the local medical school so it was very common that have a student come in and "practice" what they had learned with Mona and then our primary Doctor would come and check everything over. I must admit there were a few people I prayed wouldn't choose pediatrics as their line of work while others blew the socks off of me with their knowledge and confidence.

With Cardinal Glennon being in a hospital they tend to address typical routine appointments with a little bit of a medical flare to it. For example, when Mona gets blood work done she doesn't get a typical band aid on her heel or hand. No they use medical tape and wrap it around so many times it ends up looking like a baby cast when we leave. They also gave me a gown at every wellness check up to put Mona in. I have done my best to take pictures of Mona at every appointment in her little gown to mark her growth. I believe I got all but her 12 month check up due to a long drawn out emotional break down of Mona's. So bellow is Mona from her first appointment to her most recent appointment last week - her 2 year check up.

Mona at her 1st appointment

Mona at her 3 month appointment

Mona at her 6 month appointment






Mona at her 9 month appointment

Mona at her 18 month appointment

(just about as difficult as her 12 month)

Mona at her 2 year appointment

Music is BACK!

So we have Internet at home again - woohoo!!! So my Music Monday's are back on. I know - I know, you are all so very relieved!

Okay, so tonight I'm going to introduce and allow my fellow Tony Lucca fans to enjoy my ode to Tony Monday. I normally try to provide two types of artists that I enjoy (normally drastically different from the other) but I'm just into the Tony groove tonight and want to give him the attention. Some would say he's an "under the radar artists", that is a simple shame. His gift to write songs and compose them to the perfect compilation of notes qualifies him, in my book, to be an exceptional artist.

I've had the pleasure of not only seeing him perform live a number of times but enjoy his company through our mutual dear friend Dale Campbell. So tonight goes out to the gifted talent of Tony Lucca. I'm linking to a few covers he does because he covers two songs I have always loved and one of his own that showcases his lyrical artistic ability.

Hope you all enjoy!

Cover, "I Can't Make You Love Me"


Cover, "Bring it on Home" Tony Lucca & Ernie Halter (another great artists)


Original by Tony Lucca, "Anchored"

Mother's Day...

There are so many ways in which a woman might mother these days.

Adoptive Mother

Spiritually Adoptive Mother

Natural Mother

Surrogate Mother

Single Mother

Mentor Mother Figure

Big Sister to Younger Sibling Mother

House Parent Mother

Foster Mother

All play such a very dear and important roll in a child's life. Now that I am a mother I'm reminded that this is not a spot in a child's life that one can earns. It is strictly a blessing given to us directly by God. It is nothing of our own doing that gives us the right to be a Mother but the Lord has allowed us custody of His children while we remain here in His creation.

I don't know about you but that holds such heavy weight to me. It's not a matter of my choosing if my child is going to eat all organic food all it's life or if we will purchase whatever is affordable. It's about realizing that my Lord and Savior has deemed me worthy and entrusted me to bring His child up in a way that is pleasing in His sight. This is a very high calling and one that I all to often overlook.

I take this Mother's Day to say, "Thank You!" to my Marm who took her roll as my mother very seriously. She knew when to play, laugh, cry, discipline, teach, listen, guide, let me fall and on and on. I know so much better now the hours of prayer, joy, fright, concern, love, and selflessness this truly takes. I'm grateful the Lord has blessed me with Mona and baby #2! I confess today I don't do everything right and often times won't. I don't pray enough over their lives, I'm not always patient but I do love them dearly and promise to seek God in how to raise them in a way that glorifies Him.

Thank you Marm for all your love! To my dear Mother in-law, "Thank you for loving the Lord and raising Randy to have that same deep love for God". To my Mommy friends and Mommy's to be, "You're a Rock Star keep up the hard work!"

To Mona & Baby #2, you are loved beyond words and I vow to turn to God all my days. You both will ALWAYS be my babies.

What Will She Be?

It has been such a joy living out the calling the Lord has put on our life. Not only serving the Urban inner-city community but living where we serve. I can remember about 3 years ago having day dreams of living in the city and sitting on the front porch, watching our kids play outside and building relationship with our neighbors. However, never did I quiet understand the mission field of my children until we had Mona. I'll be honest, it's been and will probably continue to be a challenge to find the balance between ministering to my children and to my neighbors. Does one come before the other? Are they both equal?

Someone once told me, "Hannah, you have no idea who Mona will be. She could be the next Mother Teresa, the next President or another wounded girl looking for love in all the wrong places. God has blessed you with her and that holds great responsibility." That thought has never left my mind. In moments where I don't know which comes first I remember, that at this point in time, Mona is a lost soul just like any one of my neighbors. And on that day when she (we pray) accepts Christ it is my responsibility to disciple her as I would anyone else here in North St. Louis.

Now of course there will be times where I may have to give special attention to a neighbor who's struggling, or someone who is just starting their walk with the Lord. However, I have a new found confidence that if I'm taking my responsibility as Mona's mother as seriously as the Lord sees it, I can trust the Lord will grow her understanding of Him deeper through my sacrificial lifestyle for my God.

Who comes first? Neither, their will be seasons of change and I will constantly need to lean on my Lord to find the balance.

Are they equal? No, they both hold special value that's uniquely theirs.

What will Mona Be? I don't know but I pray she will be the best version of what God wants her to be!

My Spunky, Sweet, Musical, Dancin' Machine of a daughter...

Music Monday

I remember this song meaning a lot to me once Randy & I found out about World Impact while at Mooseheart. It spoke so clearly to how I felt the Lord moving Randy & I to do work in inner-city St. Louis. While we were working/living at Mooseheart we would take our girls to a church off campus once a month to Trinity Nazarene and they sang this song (took all I got not to join in singing).

Brandon Heath, Give Me Your Eyes

What Does a Cat Say?

"Hannah, It'll go so fast! Mona won't be little like this forever - enjoy every moment!" I remember hearing this a lot when I was nearing my due date with Mona. I remember hearing it so much that I was a little anxious when she was first born because I didn't want to forget all her small baby details. What I didn't hear a lot of was, "Hannah, she'll grow so fast but you'll grow with her and love every new stage." Now, I'm not going to lie and say every stage was easy but what is true is that as each new stage approached I didn't find myself sad over her growing up - not like I thought I would.

I've found that Mona growing and learning has been some of the most exciting moments of our life. In return God has used those times to remind me just how much he loves watching me grow too. So in the celebration of Mona growing and learning new things I thought I would show her off.

Mona Evelyn Riggs at 20 months
"Circles"

Mona shows off all her new animal sounds & words

Music Monday

So as much as I am enjoying my new "Music Monday" I have the most difficult time deciding which musician I want to "showcase" each week. Each of my favorite musicians evoke such a beautiful raw emotion that is just as strong as the next. So today's pick is...... Ray LaMontagne and NeedToBreathe! I couldn't pick a favorite song so I just went with the best video for both artists.

Ray LaMontagne, "Shelter" and "Hold You in My Arms"



NeedToBreathe, "Outsiders"

Music Monday

For as long as I can remember music has held a special place in my heart. Some of my fondest memories growing up are music related. With great anticipation to family gatherings I could always count on my uncles playing their guitars while they would sing with such conviction. Memories of the front door open and the summer air rushing in our living room while my mom played the piano accompanied with singing by my sister or myself. Memories of sitting on the kitchen counter as my mom prepared dinner with music in the background. Over night drives to Florida for our family vacation. While everyone was asleep us kids would take turns staying up with our parents while they drove. I always looked forward to my turn as I would get to pick out the music and sing the night away from Cincinnati to Lexington to Knoxville to Chattanooga and on to FLORIDA!

I would say I spent the majority of my early 20's going to concerts with my dear friend Dale and others who would join along. We enjoyed seeing the Counting Crows, Ben Folds, Tony Lucca, Joe Firstman, Wallflowers, Marc Broussard, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Carbon Leaf, Damien Rice, Guster, Josh Kelley, James Taylor, John Mayer, Steven Kellogg & The Sixers, Graham Colton, Rufus Wainwright and the list goes on...

These days I don't go to so many concerts but my husband does a great job of surprising me with tickets from time to time. Last year Randy surprised me with tickets for us to see Hillsong United for my Birthday - WOW! That was a pleasant surprise and what an amazing night it was! I love seeing how our daughter enjoys music too. I could almost promise she was born with a unique gift to pick up rhythm in music as young as 10 months old. I look forward to memories we'll created with music.

So all this to say, I'm dedicating Monday's to introducing some of my favorite music to you all out there. I recognize my pics today couldn't be farther apart in style but that's how I work - I'm random. Enjoy...

David Crowder Band, Shine


John Prine, Lake Marie

I Timothy 6:17-18

Last month I was driving to the store with my daughter Mona in the back seat. We had a couple of inches of snow on the ground, and the wind was blowing strong. I came to a stop light, which was red, so I stopped. Through the frost-covered side window I saw a young woman with a stroller waiting for the bus. She had her back turned to the wind, and a heavy blanket lay across the top of her baby’s stroller.

Now, this was not something new. I mean, I had come across this scene in our neighborhood many times before; but for some reason, in that moment as I looked at Mona’s covered car seat in our warm-heated car I realized, “We are not only blessed. We are rich.” Statistics that Rob Bell presents in a DVD entitled, RICH, state that in 2006 only 8 percent of people in the world owned cars. That means 92 percent of the world would look upon my family in our car and consider us rich. Around a billion people in the world do not have the luxury of clean drinking water. Approximately 800 million people in the world will go this day without eating a meal, and about a billion people in the world live on less than one dollar a day. When put into this perspective my family is indeed rich.

I ask you to take a look at 1 Timothy 6:17-18 with me: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.” So what does this look like? This could look like offering to carpool with a co-worker to save on expenses; being a listening ear to an elderly neighbor who does not receive many visitors; offering your time to work on other church members’ vehicles; or if the Lord has given you financial gifts, possibly you offer to help a friend with overwhelming medical bills. In one way or another, the Lord has bestowed upon us gifts, and we are responsible to use them to His glory.

So we are taking a look around our community here in North St. Louis and asking ourselves, what gifts has God given us that we can offer to others? For Randy and me this looks like driving an elderly neighbor to the grocery store every week, helping our neighbor children with homework, mowing a single mother’s front yard in the summer, shoveling snow from her sidewalk in the winter, or offering to give another neighbor a ride to get diapers for her son. We look forward to how God is going to continue to reveal gifts He has given us so that we may extend those to others. This is our way of joining in God’s plan to bring heaven to earth.

Once Upon a Time

That's how all good stories start, right? "Once Upon a Time", well with this being my first blog entry we'll start with the beginning of my story; 5 years back from today. I had just come out of a long term relationship and was ready to trust the Lord with my future. I can't say I was living the most uplifting life style at the time but I was ready to change all of that. I knew the Bible was true and the Lords arms were where I needed to rest.

Enter Randy Riggs at Buffalo Wild Wings for a Sunday night football game; Colts vs. Bengals. My high school friend Beth was consistently one of the only girls who showed up with her boyfriend to this restaurant with "the guys" to watch every Colts game. Well, this night she had called me and pleaded for me to join. She knew I was more then likely sitting at home with nothing to do anyway. So needless to say I went and met Randy that night. I must admit I didn't give him much of my attention as he attempted to engage me in conversation that night. I was just simply not looking for a relationship at the time. So although polite and kind to introduce himself and ask about me, I just wasn't that interested.

Fast forward 2 weeks later. I joined my friend Beth at the same Buffalo Wild Wings with the same group of guys to watch the Colts play a Monday Night game. Low and behold, Randy was there and to my surprise remembered my name. I have to be honest, I asked my friend to remind me who he was. See the first time I met Randy he was dressed very nice (just coming from his nieces baby dedication) and this night he was much more relax and casual; wearing a Colts jersey & furry beaver hat *smile*. Some how he charmed his way into getting my number that night.

We dated a year, engaged 6 months, married May 18, 2007 and I moved into his house in Knighstown after we returned from our honeymoon in Jamaica. Randy worked as a Funeral Director while managing one of the two funeral home locations; Hinsey Brown. I left my job as Marketing Coordinator with Carpenter Realtors and started working at our church as a secretary for 2 of our pastors on staff, Pastor Troy Hochstetler & Worship Pastor Brian Tabor.

While serving and ministering with our home church God started burdening my heart as well as my husbands to do more. The church we attended was a commuter church and we felt the Lord guiding us to make a move to the neighborhood that surrounded our church. We figured what better way to follow up with people, who our church is reaching out to, then to live with them and be there outside of church hours. Well, for the next 2 years we sought after the Lord and godly council and the Lord lead us to be House Parents to troubled youth at Mooseheart. Mooseheart resides just west of Chicago and we were privileged to be House Parents to 10 amazing high school girls.

Although this isn't a faith based organization we were able to share openly with these girls about our love for the Lord. Although this "detour" didn't really make sense at the time we had no doubt that this is where the Lord wanted us to move to. While we were there the Lord continued to confirm in our hearts that our journey wouldn't stop at Mooseheart; he still wanted us in the city helping the urban poor. While at Mooseheart we listened to many pod casts of Francis Chan, Pastor (at the time) of Cornerstone Church, Author of "Crazy Love" and "Forgotten God" and board member of World Impact. This particular pod cast Francis Chan had a guest speaker, Dr. Keith Phillips, President and founder of World Impact.

We must have had our jaws on the ground as we heard Dr. Keith Phillips speak. FINALLY! All the things the Lord had been molding our hearts to believe what ministry should look like was everything he was describing as the philosophy of World Impact. Well, we quickly got online and looked up World Impact and made contact with the City Direct in St. Louis. World Impact is in 10 major American Cities and so we selected the one closest to us.

Well, through various circumstances the Lord confirmed North St. Louis is where he wanted us. We broke the sad news to our 10 high school girls but used this opportunity to live out what we had been saying to them for the past year. As a follower of Christ we are submitting to his purpose and calling on our lives and so we must go. Did I mention I was 8 month pregnant when we moved? Well... we moved, we had our beautiful daughter Mona 3 weeks later and a year and a half later we are in the process of officially becoming missionary staff while my husband serves as St. Louis' new City Director.

Randy, Hannah and our daughter Mona