NYE – 31: Gratitude day one

Today I am thankful for all the people who have shared their children with me, including Jim, Chester, Mona, Katrina, Ross, Scott, Paula, and Sheldon.

I wanted to have a large brood of kids, but God dictated otherwise.  I had a total of four miscarriages and one live birth, my son Patrick.  But in his childhood and beyond, many children have come into this household and I have had the honor of cherishing them.  I have not always done as well by any of these kids as I would have liked, but I love them all, and the list includes Kim, Tshandra, Cara, Mac, Jennie, Caitlin, Chris, Maher, Sam and Abbey, along with the child of my own, Patrick.

These young people enriched my life with their laughter, their love, their trust, and their wildly creative ways of viewing the world.  Some of them still grace my life; and some have grown away from me.  But I hold them all in my heart.

I’m going to add pictures of just a few of them; and on another day, I will post more.  This blog is a bit limited so 2 or 3 photos pushes the limit of what I can finagle it to accept.  But know that even if just 2 or 3 photos appear here, there are many more “shared children” who have given me happiness over the years.

So, NYE minus 31:  Gratitude, Day one:  I am grateful for the people who shared their children with me, and to the children (now adults) for letting me be part of their lives for however long that lasted.  “I keep their hearts in my heart”.  (e e cummings, adapted).

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Kim Fariello, Bo Flaschoen, and Tshandra White

Jennie Taggart Wandfluh and Caitlin Taggart

Jennie Taggart Wandfluh and Caitlin Taggart

 

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