Hope trumps doubt everytime

Hope trumps doubt everytime

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

A Fortitude of Strength

The Woman in the center of this picture is my hero.  She was the strongest woman alive and I draw on her strength everyday.  She is my grandmother, she raised 6 children on her own in the 1940's through the 1970's.   She was born in 1905 and lived for 89 years.  She has many many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren  (to date there are over 110 of us)  and over 30 of us lived with her at one point in time...myself included.  

I saw a quote online that said:  "Rejection is simply God's way of saying...Wrong Direction".  But when I read that quote, I heard my grandma saying sadly but honestly; "You were going in the wrong Direction, My Dear".  I realized I  had chosen the wrong path but I am on the right one now and if I can possess even 1/4th the strength that she had, then everything would turn out perfect.

This quote reminds me that even though I may feel alone, I am never alone.  There are many people watching out for me and my little guy.  I have experienced what some would call "coincidental" help.  I like to call them "Tender Mercies" most likely orchestrated by my grandma, Jesse Bell Tye Smith. 

Who is your Super Hero?

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