Paper In Her Shoes
PAPER IN HER SHOES
She dropped out of school at age 14,
To go to work and put food on her family table.
Even though she was smart enough,
To skip a grade in school.
She used to put paper in her shoes,
To cover the holes in their soles when she walked to work.
She lovingly raised four children, and helped put them through college.
It would take a million words to describe her love, patience, and especially her strength.
She worked all her life at something,
Always insisting that “Sleep is a waste of time”.
She had an unshakeable faith in God.
Her old Bible is worn completely out.
She read it through and through countless times.
She is with God in Heaven now, and can take a break.
But she probably won’t.
She’s more likely trying to convince God,
That sleep is a waste of time…and looking for someone to help.
This was Jessie Blanche Freeman Rudd.
But I just called her Mom.
…James B. Rudd
Copyright © James Rudd | Year Posted 2009
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