For Mom and Country

4 Jul

Title is a play off the name of a Christian band, For King and Country, one of my daughter’s favorite bands.

My mom was a fiery lady, full of fun but didn’t take any guff. Maybe the guff part came from growing up during the Great Depression in a tenant farmer family of 3 boys and 9 girls. The girls worked the fields, picking cotton and barning tobacco alongside their elder brother. The other two boys came along later, once they had moved to town.

All of her siblings grew to become successful adults, some owning businesses, raising families and living a better quality of life than their parents, at least materially.

That is one of the things I love about my country. With hard work, one does not have to remain in the circumstances of their childhood.

Today was her birthday and I find it fitting that she was born on a day celebrated with fireworks, food and family. She moved to Glory 18 yrs ago and I still miss her.

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3 Responses to “For Mom and Country”

  1. GP Cox July 4, 2019 at 2:47 pm #

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  2. Onisha Ellis July 4, 2019 at 10:06 am #

    Thank you! We are enjoying Pam’s visit and look forward to fireworks tonight.

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  3. divoran09 July 4, 2019 at 9:51 am #

    That was tender and wonderful.

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