ᑃᑉᑅᑆᑂᑁᑇ ᑐᑆᑇᑇᑈ ᑉᑖᑓᑀᑄᑙᑓᑑᑠ ᑄᑗᑔᑠᑀᑘᑔ ᑇᑓᑕᑑᑒᑡ
BY DÉSIRÉE M. YOUNGBLOOD
growing up. Although they lived in Michigan, they spent several months each year in Texas, to be near us. Dur- ing our time together, they taught us about who they were—their values, dreams and passions. Andy Rooney once said, "The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly per- son." My grandparents were the best teachers I have ever known. During World War II, my grandfa-
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ther was trained as a ham-radio oper- ator. After the war, talking on his ham radio became his lifelong hobby. I remember sitting on his lap talking to people all over the world. Because my grandmother was a home eco- nomics teacher for more than 30 years, I spent many hours with her, learning how to cook, can and sew. My favorite time with both of my
grandparents was sitting around the kitchen table listening to them talk about who they were and what their values were. They told family stories and shared what they found most important in life. They discussed their
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was very fortunate to be able to spend a lot of time with my mother's parents while I was
Motherhood, Marietjie Henning