I think my Grandma was 16 and my Grandpa was 19. Her dad told him to come back in a year and ask again, sooo he did! He was 20 and she was 17 and they were together until she passed in 2011 from cancer. Her dad told him that out of 13 kids she was the best one...And she was! To me she was the Proverbs 31 woman All that plus a bag of chips, cause not only was she the epitomy of the proverbs 31 woman but she was funny too, she used to collect jokes from magazines and newspapers and she was so so smart she made her own scrabble dictionary like seriously she had 13 letter words that ended in z!!! You know what I mean??!!! She never turned anyone away and she was never angry a day in her life, plus I have never seen her sin, except she always broke the rules at card games lol, she always played cards...Anyways when she passed I read from the bible the Proverbs 31 woman because she was it, she was a saint in my eyes she was a farmer she had her fields to work in, she was a honey bee keeper too and she hired hands from all over the world she would cook and clean and sew she did so much work her house was emmaculate dishes always done, a feast for 12-30 people every meal 3 times a day anyways this is the....Proverbs 31:10-31 New King James Version The Virtuous Wife 10 Who[a] can find a [b]virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack of gain. 12 She does him good and not evil All the days of her life. 13 She seeks wool and flax, And willingly works with her hands. 14 She is like the merchant ships, She brings her food from afar. 15 She also rises while it is yet night, And provides food for her household, And a portion for her maidservants. 16 She considers a field and buys it; From [c]her profits she plants a vineyard. 17 She girds herself with strength, And strengthens her arms. 18 She perceives that her merchandise is good, And her lamp does not go out by night. 19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff, And her hand holds the spindle. 20 She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of snow for her household, For all her household is clothed with scarlet. 22 She makes tapestry for herself; Her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. 24 She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants. 25 Strength and honor are her clothing; She shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. 27 She watches over the ways of her household, And does not eat the bread of idleness. 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: 29 “Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.
@Musicman I really loved that woman! We were blessed to have her! Now there is a sweet elderly lady who lives down the street who my daughter grew up calling Nana. Even though she isn't related to us...Her adopted daughter was my best friend when I was in Grades 5 and 6 then I moved away, then my husband and our family moved back to this rural community and my daughter became best friends with this little girl who turned out to be my childhood best friends daughter!!! So we all became friends and our kids just grew up knowing that my friends mom was to be called Nana, and she is the sweetest, even in her seventies she works as a care giver to disabled people when she herself has fibromialgia sp?? Anyways they are very close to the lady down the street, she is Nana, and Papa and they love my daughter like as if she was their own, she taught her to sew, she taught her to cook, my daughter was one of the two people on the list who was able to visit her in the hospital when Nana was sick, they are kindred spirits, who love and need each other! I'll invite Nana to our place every now and then, and her daughter and I have had a falling out because her daughter was against Nana, and I love Nana so I let my friend go to keep Nana in our lives.
@Musicman She only has one kidney working and even it's so so, and she continue to work as a care giver even though she has fibromyalgia, Papa has Chrones disease it's hard cause they're older now....But the relationship between them and my daughter, I can't help but to love them dearly because they made my daughters life that much more special, by being her Nana and Papa, even though they weren't they stepped in like they were! I love it! My daughter also has another mentor a fifty something male role model at the rec center, he has always been a good friend to my daughter and another friend of hers who also goes to the gym they are like a trio! He is an upright guy with these young ladies, he works there, he blesses their day, if they need a shoulder to cry on he's that guy, they should pay him for therapy lol! My daughter is 19 and the other girl is 26 and he's 50 something and they are all such good friends! I'm just impressed with my daughters circle of friends and support network, she did good for herself. Smart girl.
