My memory is of a story that I have never forgotten, that my mom told me long ago. It's a true story, a story about courage and determination; words and actions, that I learned from my mother, her Legacy to me, making me the woman I am today.
Some people confuse definitions so I have given those so that you can see how I view my mom.
COURAGE : mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
Use the adjective resolute to describe a purposeful and determined person, someone who wants to do something very much, and won't let anything get in the way.
Synonyms:
brave, courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.
My Mom reveled at a new challenge or life daring her, because if there was a will there was a way. Mom, my grandmother, and her siblings were abandoned by her dad. Mom had the chore, even when the snow was as tall as she was, blizzards blowing to collect the milk from the farm, miles down the road; she did this without complaint. My mom wasn't meant to be here in this world because she had a severe cleft palate. In her day babies were just left to die. Gung my grandmother was told to let her die, but neither would accept that and my mom thrived; she was determined to live and as we all know she did. Since the day of her birth mom hasn't backed down she stood her ground every day courageous until the day that her Grandpa met her taking her in to that peaceful place.
It is because of my mom that I have courage, that I fight adversity, and that I rise up overcoming the challenges that life gives us day to day.
