Memories of Big Mamma

My special memory of Big Mamma was her quiet,thoughtful ways.Her absence these past two years have left a void in my life,but when I think about her,she's always in my heart,I may not be able to see her(only in my mind's eye)I may not be able to hear her speak to me but I know she is there. She taught me so much,not just by words but by her actions.She taught me to treat others as you would like to be treated,she taught me humility without ever saying a word.I learned to love to cook because of her,I saw the joy she had feeding her family,friends and sometimes strangers.I learned the gift of giving from her,she always gave.Vegetables from her garden,fried pies,cookies,granola,rolls to someone she knew loved them,or was sick,or going on a trip.You seldom left her house empty handed.(when I was little I remember those huge banana squash!)
She taught me to love to travel and see how other people lived.I loved to listen to her talk about her travels,Years ago,I visited Oklahoma with her and saw where she was born and where she grew up.She told me she never imagined leaving Oklahoma and travelling to all the places she did.It goes to show you what can happen when you don't limit yourself.
It was always a pleasure to just sit and listen and watch her in all that she did.
Big Mama was a class act and there will never be another like her,we can only strive to become a small part of the wonderful person she was.
I always signed her cards by telling her,"you put the "GRAND" IN GRANDMOTHER"and she did,what a grand lady she was.