The Wife recently got a wonderful compliment: "I want to be like your mom. Your mom's the awesomest farm-wife. She does so much, helps your dad, AND gets in there with the cattle. She's so involved." Thank you, the Wife will live on that one for a while...but she's not the original farm-wife, she does take lessons from a really great teacher. Here's the story:
The Wife has a special family(you may have gathered) which sprung from one amazing woman...her Grandmother. Grandma was the Amazing Farm-Wife, that's all she ever wanted to be. A farmer's wife and a mother. Simple enough. Life (however) is never that simple.
Grandma gave birth to thirteen children, twelve survived, eleven still-living. Her husband was a veteran,a farmer, a salesman and a nurse. He passed at far too young an age. She lived in farmhouses with no electricity or plumbing. She gardened and butchered for food. She kept a sense of humor about her that makes her a joy to be around...even if she's lecturing you on what you should and shouldn't do. She has emphasized the importance of family being together, a unit, and a place of safety. Is this because of being from a rural area? Maybe because of the life she has lived? She didn't have a crystal ball, but she did know that in the future, this family would be important! And we would all need eachother. ( If everyone else could grasp this concept-the world would be an amazing place and the government would be much smaller!) It's because of this emphasis on family that the Wife wanted a large family. Grandma always says, "It's hard work, but so worth it!"
This past weekend Grandma asked the Wife, "So, you never wanted to marry a farmer? What do you think of it now?" The Wife's answer was: "No, I didn't want to marry a farmer. I knew how much work it would be. Now...I wouldn't trade it for a million dollars, now." Why wouldn't the Wife trade it? Because she's learned the value of it. Because Grandma came along side her and showed her all the wonderful parts of being a farmer's wife.
Hail to Grandma! She's one Amazing Farm-Wife!
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