The Rhyming Cousins

As little girls we all felt special. We didn't have much and didn't see each other often enough, but there was something special among us. We could feel it. Quite frankly, I don't know why our mothers did what they did to us, but it has made for an interesting ride on our parts. We're all two years apart except for the baby in the group. Our mothers gave us names that rhyme. Brenda was first. She has always been a cotton topped blond. Two years later I came along and Mother named me after both my grandmothers and then stuck her favored name on me. Nancy Evie Glenda Williams. If that wasn't enough, I grew up and married a Williams. Nancy Evie Glenda Williams Williams is unique, but it is the rhyming that my cousins and I share that is even more unique. Brenda, Glenda and then came Lynda two years later. Another blond and she fit right into our little group. Brenda, Glenda, Lynda and a few years later here comes Trenda. Brenda, Glenda, Lynda and Trenda. We all found ourselves together last Friday at a cousin's funeral in Opp, AL. We had to do it. We had to have our pictures taken together. We are proud of our picture and our rhyming names. The funny thing is Grandma Bryant never could seem to get the right name with the right girl when we were growing up. She'd start at the top calling Brenda, Glenda, Lynda......and I learned early on if it rhymns to answer to it. I've done that a lot through the years, but it's been fun. Each rhyming cousin holds a special place in the other's hearts.
Seated far right and continuing clockwise: Brenda, Glenda, Lynda, Trenda.