Born at the turn of the century To a family who lived off the land She thrived in her humble surroundings Though her life was not privileged or grand A learned woman she wasn t For it was not the way of those days Yet her wisdom was vast and her thinking so keen In so many practical ways I m sure she had grand expectations And dreams that were never to be But she was content with her lot in life And of that the whole world could see She nourished not one but two families For her first was taken too soon Yet when she was needed in times of despair In her heart she found plenty of room For the motherless children of a quiet gentle man With whom she would share her life And for many a year through trials and joy She was a good mother and wife Her talents were many her failures so few And her heart was as deep as the sea There was never a doubt where her priorities lay To her God to her church and family Now don t get me wrong she was stubborn And she always spoke her mind And you couldn t get very much past her Though I ll admit we tried time after time She ruled her domain with a firm hand Still her lap was a comforting place For the scrapes and the tears of my childhood As she d put a small smile on my face Sometimes I remember all the things she would do Or how she struggled so hard her last years And I wish she were still here beside me But her memory erases my tears kit RcA 96 This one s in memory of one hell of a woman My Grandma Callie 1899-1984 With very special thanks to Kit a hell of a woman in her own right LB