I am Woman!

I am woman without the need to make a point....
I was raised to know I could do anything by a woman who had to do much to survive...
I raised two daughters the same way I raised six boys, to be strong, to know their worth, and to do what ever it is they wanted to do...
I walked the floor with these children when they were sick...
I stopped my housework to lay on the floor to play paper dolls or to color...
I stopped my work to go outside and play catch ..
I did this without making a choice about whether it ws a son or a daughter doing wither...
I sat up all night embroidering a jean jacket for a daughter that just had to look like one of the crowd for that time in her life and we could not afford the expensive jacket the rest were wearing...

And when a neighbor girl saw the jacket said"I wish you were my  Mommy". and now I wish she had been too when I see how screwed up her life is now...
I told them all they were smart, talented and wonderful....
I never needed to prove I was a strong woman, I did it with every jar of food canned from my garden  that I raised...
I did it every time I went and got a job to add money to our coffers and still be mom, housewife and wife..
I prayed a lot  when the children needed spiritual help, letting God decide what I should do...
I am now old and riddled with worn out joints , aches and pains, my family living their lives..
I am still strong in my own way, I paint, I write, I think for myself, I love...
I am woman!