Tawana Rue Grimes is, above all, a family woman. The most important thing in her life, barring her faith, is her family.
Tawana’s nickname True came from combining her first and middle name. “True is a lot easier for people to remember and say,” she said when asked about it.
True’s family includes family down south, along with her four children. Justin is 30-years-old and works at the Children’s Hospital. He is very musical and has played with many bands, and is getting married on December 5 of this year. He met his 23-year-old bride to be at a funeral. Summer is 27 and recently moved to Vermont to continue her job selling life insurance. Before this she was a hair stylist. Holland is 23 and graduated from Normandale as a registered nurse. She worked for two years in Minneapolis before moving to Nicaragua to become a volunteer missionary. And last, but not least, Ben is 22 and works as the assistant manager at National Camera. He is a part time photographer, taking pictures for a few weddings a year. He collected vintage cameras in middle school and got interested in photography in high school, right before setting up a dark room in their house.
The Grime family has all become avid travelers and hikers. Two of her children have lived in Latin America and three have spent time in Europe. True said that they would all certainly travel more, if the funds were available. However, they all love each other and being outdoors, although winter isn’t their favorite.
Since they were all used to the warmer South, the cold Minnesota winters really chill the Grimes family. True loves walking just after snowfall, though; listening to the silence with a hot mug in her hands. She also likes that the cold seems to slow down their hectic lives and bring them together more.
True said that she couldn’t imagine her life without her kids and family. “My heart goes out to people who have no children or family. I don’t see how they get through the tough times in their life.”
“We might not be perfect but we can always count on each other for help, love and support. That’s what families are for.”
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I liked this story, but I think you could have put more quotes in there. With more quotes it would be more interesting. I did the last few sentences especially.
ReplyDeleteI liked the little side info about her, very engaging.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the way you wrote her story Sam! It had that "aww!" factor, and people are really drawn to that. great job!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to say it was surreal reading a story about "moi" on your famous blog, Sam. Not only did you make me look better than I am, but you did it with style. You're a good storyteller, too. Thank you for leaving out the part about my dark side, ha!
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