For this week's Wednesday's Child feature I'm featuring a photo of Nana, my maternal grandmother, Della Maxine Kephart. Nana was born on September 29, 1927, in Wellston, Oklahoma to John Arthur and Della Mae (Swinford) Kephart.
I never saw this photo before this past week when my Uncle posted it
online so that I could see it. I had never seen a photo of Nana when she
was little, so I had asked if he had any. I love this photo, even
though it's a little blurry. She looks to be about two years old here. You can still see her wonderful big smile,
and I can't help but wonder who she was smiling at in that moment.
My Nana was a huge part of my life when I was growing up. Our birthdays were only one day apart so we almost always spent them together. We shared a love of poetry, and Elvis. She made the best "Pot Pie" (which was the family version of chicken and noodles) and the best fried chicken on the planet. She was there for so many milestone moments in my life and was a very special lady. She proclaimed our family motto to be NAIH (Never Apart In Heart), which I still use to this day. And she made the yellow rose our family flower. So even now, when I see yellow roses I can't help but think of her.
Love and miss you, Nana. NAIH
