A Tribute to the Strong Women in My Life
By: Jayden Muench 11/19
My name is Jayden Muench and I come from a long line of
strong, independent women. Women
who, when they set their mind to something, are unstoppable.
Women who, when met with
adversity, face it head on. Women who work alongside men as
equals. Women who raise babies.
Women who fight Battles. And Women who change the world.
My Great Grandma was a young mother. She had a baby, then
triplets less than a year later. She
raised four babies with strength and grace. Times were
tough. She made great sacrifices to keep
her kids fed.
My Grandma Karen faced much adversity. She came from little
and made a life for herself. She
faced challenges head on, never scared of hard work. After
she married my grandpa she worked
alongside the men taking care of livestock and doing farm
work. All while raising babies, and
feeding the family. She has so much grit and grace, and
continues to be the glue that holds the
family together.
My Grandma Connie has the biggest heart. Her love for others
is felt by everyone who knows
her. Her unconditional support and love for her family is
what holds the family together. She
married my grandpa, who was in the military. She showed
fearlessness and strength as a young
wife, moving across the country to live near her husband
while he served our country.
My Aunt Alice was the strongest woman I’ve ever known. She
battled cancer for over 10 years.
Very few people knew what she was going through. She fought
with grace, selflessly, and with a
smile on her face. Even when she was in pain, she used her
strength to love, always thinking of
others. She never gave up, she fought to the end without
fear or sadness. Just immense love,
faith, and strength.
My mom is superwoman. I have never met someone who handles
so many different jobs and
does them with a smile. Farm wife is not a easy task. She
keeps food on the table, and to all the
men working in the field. She is solely responsible for
teaching and homeschooling my brothers,
so they have a great education that will prepare them for
life. She is the most kind and thoughtful
person I know, always trying to do right, and grow her
faith.
I was the little girl wearing a tutu, cowboy boots, and
playing with toy tractors. I was never
taught I couldn’t do something because I was a girl. I fed
cows alongside my dad, rode horses
with my mom, I loved toy trucks more then I liked dolls. I
wore a princess crown, and spit on the
ground. I was the little girl raised by strong independent
women. I was the little girl who was
told the sky’s the limit. I was the little girl who was
taught never to be scared of challenges.
I am a strong woman because of the women who raised me. I am
a woman who doesn’t fear the
future. I am a woman who prays when I’m feeling weak. I am a
woman who doesn’t accept
defeat. I am so thankful for the women before me
because I am unstoppable
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