My Other Daughter

Posted by Granny Girl

Let me introduce my wonderful niece, Nicole.  I call her my other daughter.  She is an amazing woman. 

Nicole came to live with us when she was a teenager, I’m not sure if she was 16 or 17, but somewhere around there.  She was going through a troubling time with her parents and needed some space.  She lived with us until she married (with a short time away when she had her own apartment).   It was during this time that I really got to know her.  She is honest, hard working, inquisitive, and a person of great faith. 

Nicole’s chaotic upbringing left some scars on her soul, and I am so proud of the way she has worked through it and become the woman that she is!  She and her strapping, easygoing husband have a strong marriage, not without its challenges but strong nevertheless.  They have two adorable little boys, ages 4 and 6.  They live in a log cabin in the piney woods of Texas.  She works full time and runs a busy household with frugality and creativity.  She takes online courses and night courses and has earned two degrees.

Nicole is a “gifter.”  On any holiday, I can expect a wonderful gift (or a box full of gifts!) from her.  Being the most amazing bargain shopper in the whole wide world, she shops year round for Christmas gifts and gives something wonderful to every member of her and her husband’s family.  I’m taking shopping lessons from her! 

Nicole is my ex-husband’s niece, but I’ve always thought of her as my own.  Her parents divorced right around the time we divorced, and it really shook her world.  We’ve formed an even stronger bond since then, and I so appreciate having her in my family.  She calls me her adoptive mom, and I call her my other daughter.   I just love her!