Barbara's Personal Childhood Web
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'Special Me" |
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Pop-Pop & Mommy |
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Gammy & Missy |
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Me |
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My siblings-Gordon, Missy & Ceil
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Here is my collection of my Personal
Childhood Web and photos of individuals that have encouraged me as a young
child and into my adult life. They have been a part of my life
since my birth into this world. Although a few have passed on, their love,
their legacy, their teachings and life deposits have been etched on
my heart and has helped me to evolve into the woman that I am still becoming. There has been other positive influences that have come in and out of my life and there are many that have not been mentioned. But, my gratefulness for them taking an interest in my life will always be remembered.
Photos:
(Top-left)
My mom, whose name is Barbara Brown-Anderson has always been
the strongest voice speaking into my life and has been my biggest supporter of
anything that I set out to accomplish. She is an amazing woman who has had to
endure many trials but has persevered through it all. Growing up and watching how she handled life’s
situations with courage made me strong and wanting to emulate her. She has
always encouraged me from the time I could talk and always said, “You can do it”.
Those words have stuck with me for a life time and have carried over to raising
my own children. She always guided me in the right direction, and even allowing
me to make my own choices, which at times, was not the best choices, but she
has never said, “I told you so”. She was
always nurturing by showing lots of love, gave hugs and lots of kisses and just
spending time with me. Even now, as an adult with children and grand children she still has a strong voice in my life. My mom also
showed me what family meant and how we should treat each other. Most importantly,
my mom has shared her faith. I thank her for this because that foundation of faith that was
introduced to us many years ago as small children has now carried over to my adult life.
(Top-right)
My Gammy, or grandmother whose name was Christine Herbert.
She was my mother’s mother and taught me what family was all about. She opened
her home with many family gatherings and always had goodies for us when we visited. She instilled in me the
value of laughter. As a serious child, my grandmother always said something
that was funny to get us to laugh. She
also showed us how to make sure we cleaned up after ourselves and that
everything had its proper place. Although she is deceased at this time she will forever be in my heart.
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My oldest sister, Dawn, was an inspiration to me because she
was the older of my two sisters. She was much older but would come and always
take me to the basketball games on the weekend and made sure I was having
fun. My favorite thing to do with her
was to make bologna and pickle sandwiches. She made sure that as the baby of the
family that I was always taken care of. She was always wise and giving me
advice on life.
(Bottom-left)
My dad, Charles Brown was also a great influencer in my life. Although my dad passed away at the age of 46 due to an illness, he has also been an inspiration to me. He was a great provider but mainly had a strong work ethic that was instilled in me and my siblings. We were taught that hard work and being diligent at working would benefit us later in life. Although he had flaws, and some of the negative influences affected each of us as children, we knew that he loved us and we all pushed to overcome those obstacles.
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My brother, Gordon was my oldest brother, and best friend. Being the youngest of five siblings, he was always over protective and just so loving, and patient with me. He took the time to make sure I was noticed and spent extra time with me whether it was playing board games, watching television or just sitting and talking. He was always teaching me something new. He also taught me how to drive at the age of 15. He inspired me because he was the first of the 4 siblings to graduate college and land a professional career. He was always considerate of others and treated all of his sisters like queens. He was also an example later in life as to how men should treat ladies. He had a love for learning in which he always encouraged me to read books which is why I do to this day.