Dearest one, you gave so much to us all for so long
I’ve known her all my life. For a time in the early years, I looked at her with eyes full of wonder. And then I didn’t. Moving through childhood, my focus shifted to all the joys and pains of my own development. I became so wrapped up in my own self that I seldom noticed her presence. I was generally unaware of her unless it was to complain about how she’d somehow unintentionally interrupted my personal agenda. Regretfully, I confess…