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Kiwi Keith Keating's avatar

Beauty within leads to a life of love and fulfilment. Thank you!

C.J. Heck's avatar

That’s very true, Kiwi. Thank you very much!

Happy New Year!

Sharon Hudson's avatar

What an amazing Mama you had…and she encouraged something inside of you, that blossomed into beautiful writing. Mothers scatter seeds of love onto fertile soil. They grow into beautiful acts of love, and special qualities. Bless her. And bless you for this sweet tribute to her! 🙏

C.J. Heck's avatar

Awww, Sharon, thank you. She was pretty amazing —the patience of a saint! She raised 6 of us and assorted Foster kids along the way.

Your kind words touch me. Again, thank you!

Sue Cauhape's avatar

You had a great mama.

C.J. Heck's avatar

She was, Sue, thank you. I sure miss her. She would have been 97 on December 20! That blew me away! 97!

Andrew Devlin's avatar

What a beautiful story about a wonderful woman!

C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you, Andrew. She would have been 97 on the 20th of December. That blew me away!

Andrew Devlin's avatar

I miss my own mom tremendously. She was a rock in an often shaky world.

One of the first essays I posted here on SubStack was a tribute to her. If you’re interested, it’s https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewdevlin/p/mom?r=ugzy3&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

Heather Ann OBrien's avatar

I have always loved this poem Mom.

Although I remember Grammy telling me that “ A pocket, like that one there… (as she pointed to the one in the center of my borrowed apron) is truly meant for tomatoes and the occasional kitten”…

Grammy stories are wonderful, thank you for sharing 😘

C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you for reading, Heather. 😘 I’m glad the poem brought you some good memories. Grammy sure loved you girls. This will surprise you —December 20th would have been her 97th birthday! Wow!

Thank you again, Miss Heather! ❤️💕

Patty Bee's avatar

Awwww beautiful

C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you very much, Patty Bee. I’m happy you enjoyed it.