Within the past few weeks my hometown area lost three women who were considered to be roll models for many my age as we were growing up. Those in the older generation sometimes don’t realize how much influence they can be for the younger generation.

One of these women was never afraid to show her strong faith in God and her strong love for her husband. She also had a love for her husband’s family as they all lived in the same rural area and were all attached in the family’s farming operations. She and her sister-in-laws and her husband’s brothers, and all their children, enjoyed e...