A Lovely, Rich Legacy

My mother was a sweet, gentle and talented women. She was dedicated to her family and the order of it; a tremendous wife and mother.

Mom died in 1982, when I was just 27 years old, but I have wonderful memories of the times she spent with me, teaching me skills that would one day serve me well, as wife and mother.

During my pre-teen and teen years she taught me to sew by hand and machine. She was very creative and greatly inspired me. By the age of twelve I was sewing many of my own clothes and by thirteen I had knit myself a sweater, that I could actually use! I learned to embroider and years later, shortly before her death, I taught myself to crochet, and the art of stained glass.

In the kitchen mom taught each one of us children how to cook and bake, sons and daughters alike. She would take one child a week (there were five of us) and give them a menu, walking through the steps for preparation until we became confident enough to do it on our own. Because of her I learned to can and preserve foods.

Through the years, I have stored up many, many memories and treasures that have helped me in my home and domestic life. My mother was truely a dedicated wife and mother, always giving unselfishly to her family and loved ones. She taught me so much, always and ever an encouragement to me; the most patient and kind women. She never stopped giving; she was doing what she loved. What a wonderful example - the legacy I´ve been given to pass down to my own children.

Growing up in a feminist generation, I am so very thankful that my mother never lost site of the importance of home and family.