It is Women’s History Month. I learned this fact the other day. I notice that many people honor those women in the history books or maybe in articles in magazines. I choose a different approach. I want to honor those women in my personal life who have changed my life for the good.
My Mamaw – oh my goodness, how I loved this lady. She was something! It is hard to condense how she inspired me the most. My mamaw had to quit school to help her family because her dad left when she was a teenager. I think there were 8 kids in her family. I remember how smart she was. She read all the time, worked crossword puzzles and wrote cute poems. I have a few of those poems she wrote me in a treasure box in my bedside drawer. She never had much materially; however, she always made sure she was dressed nice and looked her best. She lived her remaining 7 years in a nursing home. I recalled at her funeral that she made sure to put her earrings on every day in the nursing home. She was funny, beautiful and an inspiration. She would love that I am writing a blog.
My mom – how can I even begin to describe her impact. My sweet momma always puts everyone first. Two years ago, she was getting ready to head into surgery for her cancer. As our family stood around her bed praying and telling her it would be all right, she was worried about my dad and making sure he had everything he needed. She is always interested in everything going on in our lives. She is the biggest cheerleader for me, my siblings, and our families. She dedicated her entire life to caring for others. As she currently fights cancer, I want people to know what a gift she is and how inspiring she is to me and those she meets. She takes after my mamaw. She always makes sure she looks her best. She is beautiful, inspiring and teaches me lessons all the time about caring for others. Her brave spirit fighting this cancer will forever be engrained in my mind.
My girls – how blessed I am. I have 3 grown daughters. Oh, how they have challenged me, taught me so much, stretched me and made me so unbelievably happy and grateful. Words are hard to form to describe how much I love them and appreciate them as humans. When your kids grow up, it is a whole other level of blessing to be able to hang out with them as adults. When I look at each one of them, I am in awe of who they are and what they are working to do in their lives. I look at their skills, personalities, care toward others, courage, sincerity, hard work and never quit attitude and I beam with pride. One thing I have really appreciated as they have gotten older is what I can learn from them. Obviously as children, they taught me by default how to be a mom. I pray I met their needs, inspired them, loved them well and all of those other things we as moms hope. As adults, they open my eyes to how they approach life. They show me how their personalities take on the world and how I can appreciate all their individual unique qualities. When they were growing up, to be honest, we were just trying to survive at times. Now I get the honor of savoring time with my girls. I get to learn, grow, and appreciate every special and wonderful trait.
The world may want to recognize the public figures in history. I think it is all the other women who may go without public recognition who make a huge impact in the lives of all of us. I challenge you to think about those women in your personal lives who impacted your life. Cherish them.
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WEAR THE PERFUME!
Linda