Happy Mother's Day!
I come from a long line of mothers.
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| My mother, Betty, and me. I was about three and she was pregnant with my sister, her fourth child. I didn't have a care in the world, but she looks very tired. I think she was. |
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| My mother with my grandmother, Donnie. My grandmother was very proud since my mother was the first in her family to graduate high school. |
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| My paternal grandmother, Yula, with 17 grandkids. There were 6 more to come. (I'm next to the boy with the bowtie.) |
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| My great-grandmother, Anna Estella, on my paternal grandmother's side. In other words, this is the mother of the person above. |
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| This is my paternal great-grandmother, Lavenia Jane In other words, this is my paternal grandfather's mother. |
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| This is my great, great grandmother, Anna Elizabeth, mother of Anna Estella. |
There. Do you have all of that straight? Don't worry. I'm not sure if I got it all correct myself. What I do know is that each generation along the way has made me who I am, and for that, I am thankful.
So, as you remember those who came before you, Happy Mother's Day!
Until next time...
