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the rural community of Underhill. My
parents were divorced when I was a very
young child. My father raised my older
sister and I just off of Route 15. My father
was a cobbler, a restaurant owner and an
entrepreneur. While my father was juggling
so many businesses and trying to raise his
daughters, relief came from my
grandparents. My grandfather had a well-
respected excavating and home building
business. I had my grandmother there for
my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and
her famous cold steak. I had the joy of
having many animals and a lot of room to
run.
When life would get me down, I had a spot
where I would sit and write poetry along
the creek behind my house. Everyone
knew if they couldn't find me I would be
there with my pen and paper in hand
writing all the thoughts that would run
through my head.
I had many friends that at one point
became the center of my world. I owe a great
amount to them for teaching me the meaning
of true friendship. But like
always there was something missing in my
life, my mother. At the age of 15 I packed
up everything a teenager would have and
left the only security I ever knew, my
family, my friends and my sister. While I
was on the plane headed for Texas I
remember thinking of the poem “The Road
Not Taken”. I knew in my heart I had to
travel this road or my life would not be
complete.
In the end I believe I was right. Taking
everything that I learned from my father,
and my grandparents, I knew the basis of
my life had already been established. Now
having my mother in my life and the close
relationship with my father I felt like the
richest kid in the world. I had my stepfather
to teach me that blood did not matter. You
can love & support a child even though he
or she is not yours. That lesson it’s self
made all the difference in my life. I married
the love of my life at a very young age and
became a stepmother to two precious little
girls. My husband and I have 3 handsome
sons.
I can honestly say the trials in my life have
made me a stronger woman and mother.
With the knowledge of knowing the
greatest accomplishments in my life stand
before me (my children) is a concept I live
with everyday.
