A couple weeks after Jane’s father passed away, her mother informed her and her brothers that they wouldn’t be buying a Christmas ham this year. She thought it would be wise to save the money, and Jane knew she was stressed about finances. Her mother’s weariness made her appear as if she had aged since her father died. Jane knew that she was in mourning, but it seemed to be more than that. She could tell that her mother felt as if the weight of the world was on her shoulders and didn’t know how she was going to be able to support her three children as a single mother.
Jane knew that she was going to have to step up in a big way. Her father gave her all the tools and knowledge to help her take care of things around the house and farm, and she was now going to have to apply them. She would
