By David Hegg

My father-in-law was a hero, although he never thought so. In World War II, he was part of a crew that flew dangerous sorties and accomplished missions that cost previous crews their lives. He was awarded high honors whose emblems found their way to a jewelry box his kids never saw. Only after I married his daughter and pried some stories out of him did the heroic nature of his service come to light for his family. But he never considered himself anything other than an ordinary guy asked to do his duty.

Today, we celebrate the many ordinary women who dedicated their lives to a kind of heroism that is seldom noticed or celebrated. While the news highlights corporate gains, athletic achievements and political successes of women, you won’t see front-page space dedicated to women who decided to forego other opportunities to birth, nurture, train, guide, instruct, discipline and love their children while planning, maintaining and managing a home for them in which they found the provision, protection,........

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