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Anne is
six years older than me. Growing up, we were very
poor, and my mother worked evenings at a factory in a
small midwestern town. Not seeing my mother much,
Anne took over much of the maternal support, and she was
awarded the authority to give me and my younger sister
permission to do things. Actually, going to Anne
was much better than going to a parent as she could
award permission, but never had an urge to punish us
when we broke the rules. Therefore, we were a bit
more willing to confess our activities to Anne and
sometimes benefited from her sisterly
advice. During those turbulent teenage years, Anne
was always there for me, not only as a big sister, but
as a mother and my best friend.
When I was seventeen and had no money, I
thought my only chance of going to college was if I
could win a scholarship. I had an important
interview for such an award. Anne at that time was
struggling, surviving on a part-time job as she put
herself through the local community college after
serving in the army. I told her of my interview,
that General Motors was sending me a bus ticket, and I
would get to visit the city for my scholarship
interview. It would be the first time I ever saw a
city. I was excited about the adventure and asked
her advice on what to wear. I showed her my best
outfit and how I planned to be careful how I sat so that
the hole in the bottom of my shoe would not be seen, but
I wasn't sure what I would do if it rained. I
showed her how I would stand with my arm slightly in
front of me to hide the blemish from my factory-second
pants from the farmers' market. My best blouse was
a find at a yard sale, slightly faded but still
pretty.
Anne
suggested that we go shopping, and we took the bus to
the JCPenney store. She took me to the shoe
department, and we found a beautiful pair of leather
shoes on sale. She told me to try them on, but I
thought it was just for fun as neither of us had ever
owned anything that expensive before. Sometimes we
did go shopping together and tried on things just to see
what they looked and felt like, but we never could
afford to buy them. It was like playing
dress-up. But this time was different. Anne
handed me the boxed shoes and said, "Here, I'll buy
these for
you."
"But . .
." was all I could
say.
"You deserve them," she replied.
"This interview is important. I want to see you
get that
scholarship."
I was
speechless as I knew this was a lot of money for her,
and she would probably have to eat nothing but ramen
noodles for at least a
month.
I went to the
interview and crossed my legs so that my beautiful new
shoes shone with pride. I won the scholarship and
became an engineer. Although they were nice leather
everyday shoes, I didn't wear them much because they
were so special. I hope Anne didn't think I did not
like them or something. Now, after twenty years
have passed, I still have that pair of shoes with me,
and I just wear them on those little occasions when I
need to feel special. It's kind of like having
magic ruby slippers when you're
homesick.
© 2004
from Chicken Soup for the Sister's Soul
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Sunday School Lesson
One Sunday after
church Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson
was about. Her daughter answered "Don't be scared,
you'll get your quilts."
Needless to say, mom was
perplexed. Later in the day, the Pastor stopped by for
tea. Mom asked him what
that morning's Sunday school lesson was about. He said
"Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming." |
Chili's® Southwestern Vegetable
Soup
6 cups chicken broth (Swanson is best)
1
14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, with juice
1 cup water
1 cup canned dark red kidney beans, with
liquid
1 cup frozen yellow cut corn
1 cup
frozen cut green beans
1 4-ounce can diced green
chilies
1/2 cup diced Spanish onion
1/2 cup tomato
sauce
6 corn tortillas, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons
chili powder
dash garlic powder
Garnish
1 cup grated cheddar/jack cheese
blend
1 cup crumbled corn tortilla chips
1. Combine all the soup ingredients in a large
saucepan or soup
pot over high heat. Be sure to
mince the corn tortillas into
small pieces with a
sharp knife before adding them to the
soup.
2. Bring soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and
simmer for 45
minutes to 1 hour, or until the
soup has thickened and tortilla
pieces have
mostly dissolved.
3. To serve soup ladle 1 1/2 cups into a bowl.
Sprinkle a heaping
tablespoon of the grated
cheddar/jack cheese blend over the top of
the
soup, and then a heaping tablespoon of crumbled corn
tortilla
chips over the
cheese.
Makes 6
servings. |
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