We had plenty I came from a large family of nine. My mom was definitely a stay-at-home mom with seven children. She was married at 16. By the time she was 25 she had her family of seven. This picture was made in 1956 when she was 21 and had just five children. She cooked two meals every day. Breakfast consisted of a meat, eggs, grits or rice and always homemade biscuits (made with lard and buttermilk). She was a believer in breakfast before sending us off to school. We ate at a large table with benches on each side. Daddy always prayed a prayer before eating a meal. When we were growing up my parents did not even own a vehicle. My daddy thumbed to work until he was 48 years of age. His first vehicle was a ‘67 Chevy truck. We attended church three times a week. If there was a week of revival we had to go every night. I can still see the five pairs of boy’s shoes polished and drying on newspapers on Saturday night ready for Sunday. My sister and I would make our patent leather shoes shine with cold biscuits. We did not have a lot of material things growing up, but we sure had plenty of food, clothes, laughter, and most of all love for each other. Joan Williford Daly |
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