Mom was also my father’s great consigliere. She advised Dad many times on both business as well as other questions about life. Mom was the one who shared her Christian faith with Dad and started him off by suggesting he read the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. And Dad did. He even began quoting verses from the things he began to learn. I think he was greatly intrigued by what God had to say in Proverbs and felt that several of the instructions found in Proverbs related to him directly.
Mom always counseled Dad to aim high. She felt that he was not aiming high enough, even while he had already done so well in business. She was right. He could have gone much higher – if he had aimed higher.
In an age where most women spend a good part of their life thinking about how to promote themselves, Mom contrasted with all others by encouraging and placing herself behind Dad – pushing him ahead, instead.
And Dad highly respected Mom’s opinion listening to everything she said.