When my great-grandmother was on the last leg of her life's journey, my grandmother visited her daily at the nursing home. My great-grandmother was doggedly independent and self-sufficient, so many of my grandmother's visits were clouded by my great-grandmother's dissatisfaction with having to finish her life under someone else's care. I recently read a journal entry my grandmother wrote to answer the question "How did your mother show her love and affection to you?" She wrote; "Mom was not outwardly loving or affectionate, but she showed her love on a daily basis for what she sacrificed for her children and how hard she worked to provide for them. The biggest compliment she ever gave me was when I visited her at the nursing home and told her 'you are a good mother' and she said 'and I raised good mothers.'"
I think it's pretty great that one of her proudest accomplishments was her children. That was her legacy. So blessed to be a part of it!
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