Mothers on the Move
A Tribute to my Mother Juanita Young
by Jean Grey
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ut the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Galatians 5:22 How do you give proper recognition to a life of 88 years—how do you sum it up in words on a page? How do I give her the significance she deserves?
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Juanita and Jean I thought of all the names and titles she has had and the memories attached to each one. The characteristics she reflected as those memories were created. She was Juanita, a brown-eyed beauty, one family member recalled. She was a daughter, a sister, an aunt—much loved in her close-knit family. A family that taught her the importance of love, togetherness and commitment and when all else fails- the family holds firm. She was a sister that would patiently teach a younger brother to drive. She was “Nita” to the love of her life, Lewis. I wonder if when she agreed to go out with him, sitting on the steps of Bradley Memorial Methodist Church, if she had any concept of her capacity to love and be committed to a 70 plus year relationship? No, I’m sure she didn’t, she had no idea where her life would take her. Yet in the midst of any struggle, she always stood by her man, never wavering, always the
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loving, faithful wife. Even against me, that is the only time she would get mad with me, was when I would fuss at Papa, usually about her. But she did NOT like it, she was always an example of self-control. In the early years, she showed an adventurous side. Sister Sue related that she drove long before she had a license- all the way from Gastonia to Charlotte. When one of the sisters was available to baby-sit Larry, she would drive to the bus depot to pick up Dad, in her night gown I might add. Sure wish I had known that when I was a teenager!!!! She was Mother, always caring, always making sure that we had our favorite dishes— especially the boys! They would walk in and Mother would hop up! She was constantly serving with joy anyone in her home. She was my dearest friend!! In her active years, there was no one that I had rather spend time with, shopping or going to lunch
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