Alan Jackson’s wife Denise may take Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man”
to heart, but she also stands on her own as a best-selling author, mom
of three andcancer survivor. So today, Mother’s Day, is a particularly
special day in the Jackson home, as Alan and his three daughters
celebrate the tenacious head of their household. Denise’s first book,
It’s All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life details the ups and
downs of her relationship with her husband of more than 33 years. It
debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times best-sellers list. “It’s been
great for [my daughters] to see her do something out there that’s not
typical for a parent at all,” says Alan. “But she’s a great role model
for them anyway and always has been, whether she did anything
professionally or not. I could see it in their eyes that they were
surprised — very surprised, and I could see them with interest
looking at her, thinking it was special for her to do that. It was a
very good thing for the kids to see that.”