Mother's Day

I didn't make it to church this morning. I didn't think I could handle a sermon on mother's when mine is 3 hours away and my mamaw recently went to meet Jesus. I needed a day to stay home and meditate on my mamaw's  life.  I've spent my morning writing down stories about my mamaw and funny things that she said.



I was so blessed to have 24 years with  Beulah Virginia. She was truly one of a kind. In 87 years I guess she earned the right to be however she wanted to be.



On May 16, she and my papaw with celebrate their first anniversary together in 17 years, in heaven.

Some of the things I want to remember of her are

•  the way she shrugged her bony little shoulders 
• the way she almost whistled
• the way she said the word "represent"
• how freely she used the word shit
• the way she could squat for hours over a puzzle or scraps of fabric
• how sweetly she spoke of her daddy
• how her hands were never idle, right up until the end

I'm more like her than I'd like to admit. And while there are some things I'd rather not have inherited. Some of the things I'm proud she gave me:

• her pride
• her independence
• her strong will
• her strength
• her fight
• her grit

It's hard to describe my mamaw in words. But  it won't stop me from trying. She a hard-ass. She held us all to a high standard. She wanted us to be a healthy weight, have a good job and go to college. As hard as she was on us, I know it's because she wanted the best for all of us.



The standard she held us to, was to make us the best that we could be in every aspect of our lives. She took pride in us and I hope I made her proud. Her legacy is an amazing bunch of people who I am certainly proud to call family.



Thank you God for giving me such a character for a grandmother. I will quote her daily till the day I die, she just left us with too many good one one-liners not to quote her constantly.....



"Thank everybody."