My great-grandma’s family owned the first restaurant in
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Her mom baked
an average of 20 pies a day! One day her
aunt asked Bessie to make a pie. Bessie
wasn’t prepared to make a pie. She
didn’t know how to make a pie. But her
mom always made really good pies, so she said: “I know how to make a pie!”
She tried. But her uncle said he’d never tasted worse
pies! Bessie went home and told her mom,
“I knew I wouldn’t make good pies.” Her
mom responded, “Why don’t you show them you can bake good pies?”
So she did. Bessie became well-known for her delicious
pies. But the heritage she left us was
more than an ability to cook. She gave
us the determination and persistence to never give up. Remember: one flop
doesn't make you a failure!
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