My Nana

Norma Eulalah Edwards Wilhite

was born September 23, 1930 in Lowel, Benton Co., Arkansas.

She married Murray Elliott Wilhite in Brooksville, FL on January 5, 1947.

My Nana is what I can only describe as the textbook Nana.

She is soft spoken, kind, patient, giving, and loving.

She has a strong belief in Jesus Christ and taught me to keep the Sabbath day holy.

She cooks healthy, well-rounded meals.

She taught me to bake and the love of homemade bread.

She taught me to cook with cast iron, and now I love it.

She can sing beautifully and play the piano perfectly.

She taught me to make crafty things with lace and a glue gun.

She always kept a beautifully decorated home full of pretty things.

She is smart and continually learning new things.

She emails and reads my blog.

She has perfect eyesight and hearing.

She is in perfect health.

She is an exquisite dresser, as a girl I loved her belts, suits, and shoes.

She puts on her stockings with gloves as to not snag them.

I love her in the color pink, it goes so lovely with her hair and gentle and feminine spirit.

She taught me to be modest and a lady.

She taught me to love nature.

Hummingbird feeders, bird baths, and binoculars by the kitchen window helped me appreciate the great outdoors.

She exposed me to my favorite flower, the Daylily and stargazer lilies.

As a girl I wanted so badly to see a Daylily bloom, she had them planted in the front yard.

She taught me unknowingly that marriage is wonderful, marriage is not always easy, marriage is hard work, but marriage is wonderful and worth it.

I am so grateful that I have had the influence of my Nana and other great women in my life.

I feel so blessed.

Happy 80th Birthday

Nana

We love you with all our hearts!