Difficult and uncertain times make me think of our ancestors, predecessors, etc, specifically our mothers and grandmothers

They lived through recessions, depressions, wars, hunger, separation from loved ones indefinitely, loss of loved ones, so many hardships and challenges that I don’t even know about

Without any of the modern comforts we have in these ‘hard times’

One of my favorite stories to remember and put life into perspective is about Gramma Sally

She wasn’t my grandma, she was the grandmother of our friends’

But they called her Gramma Sally so we did too

And she treated us like we were just more grandkids

I remember hearing about how her and her husband raised their family on a farm in the country in one of the Dakotas, I don’t know if I am going to get all the details right but you’ll get the idea

They were blessed with a lot of children

And sometimes being a mother and everything that comes with it can get overwhelming

She didn’t have family that lived close

No therapist or ladies’ night out

Or Starbucks drive through

Or any restaurant for that matter

Let alone take out

No Amazon delivery

They had no telephone

That was way before internet

So when she would feel like she couldn’t do it anymore

As I remember it being told, she would walk across a field to a tree stump

And sit herself down and have a good cry

Until she felt a little better

And she’d dry her eyes and head back

And carry on