I opened the mail this afternoon and found a book, The Christmas Cookie Club, which our daughter, Jenny, had sent me. The book is really about a "sisterhood" with girlfriends. AND not only did she send it to me, but also to the other nine of my "CLUB" sisters. My CLUB sisters and I have been together for 50 years in some cases....all products of Catholic education, most of us attended the same high school, The Immaculata. Needless to say our children have grown up knowing these women and their families .... and for Jenny they are each so very special. But as I ponder this, I cannot help but reflect on how very blessed Jim and I are to have Jenny for our daughter. If I had been given a choice in choosing a daughter, I would have chosen Jenny. She has a tremendous amount of compassion, a gentle heart, a spirit of giving to others without expecting anything in return, a selflessness, always putting her family first (no matter the cost or toll on her physically, emotionally....). I don't know what I ever did to receive this gift of joy , but I thank God for the gift she is for all of us.
Tomorrow will be an especially difficult day for Jenny and Jim and I and our sons, for it would be Meggan's 34th birthday. If I could, I would bring her sister back to her....they were so close. But for today, I want to send her baskets of wild flowers.....and butterflies....and a gentle journey.
Tomorrow will be an especially difficult day for Jenny and Jim and I and our sons, for it would be Meggan's 34th birthday. If I could, I would bring her sister back to her....they were so close. But for today, I want to send her baskets of wild flowers.....and butterflies....and a gentle journey.
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