“My Mother, The Country Grocer” A Winner!

The story I wrote for Home Biz Notes, My Mother, The Country Grocer, won this round of the b5 Business Channel’s “Apprentice” type challenge.  This week we were to tell the prototype business owner, Kay, a success story. 

(I referenced here about it in the Alzheimer’s Notes post, A Life Before Alzheimer’s – Mother, The Country Grocer.)

I chose to relate the story of my mom, who influenced many people throughout her years as a country grocer, and hoped this would inspire Kay and others.  As I wrote about Mother, I realized (as I said in one of my comments at the Home Biz Notes post):

I think we all can find inspiring stories within our families. I hope, with this story, I encourage others to look at their lives and the people they know. Someone, somewhere has inspired them in a way they may not realize at first.

Runner-up in this week’s contest was Biz Chicks Rule with the post, What Keeps Me Going When I Need Inspiration.  This is their second week in a row, either coming in first or as a runner-up!

What inspiring stories do you have among your family and friends that encourage you? Do you have something to share with us about the person in your life who has developed Alzheimer’s?  Let us know about your stories!