The people in my life who gave me a solid foundation.

Yesterday my mother would have been 101. Of course she has  been gone for decades but the things she taught me are  part of me.

Patience, kindness, determination, prayer, a sense of humor and acceptance.

She understood the power of working hard and the necessity of a nap.

At a gathering with my sisters recently they fell into a litany of what my parents hadn’t done. I silently  was grateful for what they had.

I lived in four houses . All of them were beautiful.

Food on the table. A room of my own. A Catholic school education. Friends and family.

Birthday memories and Christmases past.

Incredible aunts. Fascinating and intelligent people.

I would love to play a game of Scrabble with my godmother.

If I could back I wouldn’t change anything I would just see everyone!