“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things”

Theodore Roosevelt

Before the hoarding

“There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child – and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.”  ~Robert Brault

I consider myself fortunate to have had more than one mother in my life. Each have given me many gifts, just by being who they are.

To my birth mother, I thank her for life, love and for the sacrifice she made to give me a better life. Without her, I would not exist.

To my Aunt Sarah, who raised me as her own, I thank her for unconditional love, guidance and selflessness.