She did the best she could with what she had. Took me nearly forty years to figure that out...........but hey what is important  is that I finally got it.   She did not have a manual  other than what her mother taught her and I am sure what her older sister insisted on telling her.  What was in her heart  she knew God had gifted her with and she leaned on  that daily.  Hers' was not an easy life, as she ventured off away from wealth and comfort to live her dream. The years that followed were  filled with  animosity from her family yet she followed her heart and made a home for her, her husband and eventually eight children!  My dad  adored her and  they did work together as a team for over fifty years!!!!!!   Ultimately she gave me my  life! She, through her life attempted to show me  how to be the best women,  mother and wife that God created me to be!   My mom was a women of few words but towards the end of her life...