I want to honor her on her birthday with a few of my
thoughts as to what defines a good woman.
A good woman first is a good daughter. Joan was a
wonderful daughter. She lost her father when she was twelve years old and her
sister Chary was about one year old. Her mother being the bread winner of the
family had to work a lot so Joan in addition to being a big sister also at times
had to act as a mother. Her mother remarried and had a son Russell and another
daughter Debby and Joan has always been there for them also.
There are so many things she did that made her a great
daughter.
A good woman is a good wife. Joan married her child hood
sweet heart. She went with him when he was drafted into the army. She always
stood by him and after he got out of the army helped him become a very
successful business man.
A good woman is a good mother. Her husband passed away
when her daughters were 17 and 13 years old. She did a great job taking on the
role of mother and father and developing a great relationship with her daughter
Janet until her untimely death in a car accident on December 24, 2012 and still
exists with Barbara. She was also their best friend.
A good woman is a good grandmother. She is a great Nana
to Christopher, Carter & Griffin. And that is an under statement.
A good woman is a good friend. She has so many friends
she loves and who love her. She has friends in all age groups. From small
children to senior citizens. We were watching TV one night and they had this guy
on who was covered with tattoos and had rings in his ears, his nose, his nipples
and just about over his whole body. She said why don't you get some of those.
She knows that is not my thing, " no offense to people who do it but it just is
not my thing ". So I said if I die before you do get me some rings and tattoos
to shock my family and friends at my viewing as they know it is not my thing and
give them some thing to laugh about. She said there will be no viewing as I will
have your a-- cremated. LOL
She then got serious and said if she goes before me she
does not want a viewing. She said I hope the people I love and care about and
love and care about me we will see and talk to each other up until that
time.
So it gave me the idea for her 70 TH birthday to get in
touch with a lot of her family and friends and ask them in lieu of gifts if they
would write some things about what she has meant to them.
Well I knew she had a lot of friends but the response was
overwhelming. The tributes just poured in from family and friends as to how much
she had meant to them and how much they loved and admired her. No gifts could
mean as much as that
A good woman is someone who has a lot of faith and acts
on it, who is kind, gentle, and serves others. She puts her religious beliefs
into action by going to church, ministering to others, " she is A Stevens
Minister at our church " and living her life in accord with them.
A good woman is one that enjoys life and likes to have
fun. She does that for sure, not only does she have fun but she makes things fun
for any one around her.
A good woman is successful. She has held a variety of
jobs in her life and has done well in all of them.
A good woman is someone who takes meticulous care of her
appearance. She puts lipstick on and combs her hair to take the garbage can down
to the street in case some one is walking by. LOL
A good woman is kind, always pleasing her family, she
cooks a great meal, keeps a neat house, listens to the cares and woes of those
she loves with out expecting any thing in return.
When I first started thinking of doing a BLOG I was given
advice telling me I needed to keep them short, can't be done when I am telling a
story.
I really could go on and on about Joan but I will close
by saying what a great lady she is. She has had a lot of tragedies in her life
but family and friends who know her would never know it by her actions. She
never puts herself first, always putting family, friends and every body else,
including lucky me first, every one before herself.
A great thing about a BLOG it gives me the chance to tell
the world how much I LOVE HER AND RESPECT HER.
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