626. Tragedies that happened to my Grandmother, and about my dear mother Ruth -- fascinating stories!
One of my favorite stories of my dear mother's life. It is such an inspiration in many ways. I hope you enjoy it again, if you already have read it. I noticed this was read 2 times yesterday, and often when an old entry was read by someone, I go back and read it again myself. I felt this was worth repeating! I posted many family history stories early on in this blog. I may repeat some that you haven't read lately. This was originally # 140, and posted on April 30, 2014, just over 2 years ago. This touching story is told by my mother Ruth in her journal: (It brought tears to my eyes just reading it again -- ) My mother Ruth Allen Miles, about 1974. Two main tragedies happened during my last year at Dixie, both involving my mother. Just before Thanksgiving we were expecting George to come home. Mother was alone and either fell or perhaps fainted and fell between the stove and the wall. On the stove was a pot of boiling beans which tipped over and dripped ov