"Sue"
Mom, Neighbor, Friend...
Nominated by Deb
I grew up across the street from Sue and her family so I don't remember a time in my life when she wasn't there. As a kid, her and her husband always offered a safe place for me to go. I became part of their family and one of the kids. Even though my real home was across the street, I never felt like a stranger in their home.
As I grew older, she was still a vital part of my life. When my mother passed away in 1998, Sue held my hand walking into the hospital room to say good-bye to my mom. As things changed in our lives, and my family began to go their separate ways, she took in my little brother. Her and her husband cleared a room for him in their house, already full with 6 people, and cared for him just like their own. Her caring heart led her to open her house for a 8th person and take in another "child" who needed parents as well.
I could go on forever about her, but she has been there for me daily and seen me through every situation imaginable. She has nursed wounds as a child from basic play, seen me through the death of my mother, advised me as a pregnant teen, through my miscarriage, and seen me on my wedding day.
Most recently, she has helped me in the delivery room and taken my daughter in as her granddaughter. I am blessed to have such a wonderful woman of integrity and strength to be there for me when I didn't have anyone else. I am blessed and honored to call her mom- a name I thought I would be too broken to use again.
Sue is a busy woman who works at a pediatricians office as a nurse during the week. She also is an elder's wife at our church and spends much of her time volunteering for different committees. She is a mother to 5 children, 4 biological and 1 "adopted", a mother-in-law, and a wonderful wife.
