Behind Every Great Woman Is Another Great Woman

Have you ever stopped to think about all the women that have come and gone in your life?  The time spent with each one shaped you into the woman you are today.  Even the women that effected you in a negative way.  Of course the first woman to come into my life was my mother.  We had our differences over the years but she was a good Christian woman.  She taught me right from wrong and she always made sure I had everything I needed and most of what I wanted.  My mother's mother died when I was two so I don't remember her but I do remember my fathers mother.  I called her Grandma.  Her name was Claudia.  She always wore her hair up in a bun, she made yummy biscuits and she had a soft voice.  I had several aunts most of them have passed away.  Some were so sweet and a few were not.  As a matter of fact the sweet ones are still alive and I know they would do anything they could for me if I needed them.  I have a best friend that I don't see very often but when we do see each other or talk on the phone it's like we've never been apart.  She's the kind of friend that you can totally be yourself with.  She doesn't care how you look or what kind of mood you're in.  My coworker is the most compassionate woman I've ever known.  She truly cares about everyone she comes in contact with.  And then there are "The Three".  My daughter, my daughter-in-law, and my stepdaughter. I hate the word stepdaughter.  It sounds so impersonal.  In my heart they are all my daughters. Three very different women yet very much the same.  They're all beautiful, inside and out. They're all very strong willed women with deep convictions. They're all hard workers and I love them.  I hope that I have been and will be a blessing to my daughters, granddaughters and other women that I have the pleasure of coming in contact with.