My Hand in Hers

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One of the best and heart breaking journals of facing a death of a parent has been written by a fellow blogger, Sandra Tyler at her site, A Writer Weaves a Tale.

In the last years of her beloved mother's life, Sandra keeps a diary in  form of her blog.  Step by step, she writes how her talented mother loses the battle to retain her memories and talent.  What is never doubted, her mother loved Sandra with a fierceness that only a mother can hold.**

My husband John's mother, Dorothy Kane recently died.  It was the type of death she had prayed she would have:  in bed, sleeping and drifting away.

Many of my blogger friends thought that this was my mother who had just died. I so appreciated the sympathy comments on that blog.  Comforting words lift the heart and spirit.  

For 43+ years, Dorothy Kane HAS been a mother to me. I called her "Mom" from the day of my marriage to her oldest son, John. In the last few years of her life, she told me frequently "You weren't born as one of my children, but you are my daughter."

God bless all who have had to let go of hands who held yours  all your life.

**Sandra Tyler's credentials are astounding.  She had written two books, Blue Glass and After Lydia.  Please visit her site! 

C is for Carole Anne Carr.

My introduction to Carole came in the Blogger.com world in 2010.  Blogging was new to me and Carole Anne Carr’s excellent writing showed me what blogging could open up.

Carole has so many credentials:

I have worked in a bank in Central Africa, have been a teacher, 

held the Office of Reader in the Church of England,

been a professional actress and sold my papier-mâché sculptures in Europe. 

I now work as a poet and writer of children’s adventure stories that are historically accurate and are used by teachers in schools and universities, in many parts of the world….

Carole Anne Carr has published (so far) eight books:

 First Wolf, 

Candle Dark, 

First Work,

Little-Boy-Good-For-Nothing,

Thin Time, 

River Dark, 

Kaleidoscope

, and The Angry Giant.  All excellent books, I can say from my reading.

Carole Anne Carr shares her love for books by donating her time frequently to reading aloud to school children.  This may be her greatest love of all.

C is for Carole Anne Carr.

God bless her and keep her!
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