Jean

Jubilation filled the room and lit my mother’s face on her 80th birthday. Everyone she loved, both friends and family, had come from near and far away. A huge surprise, the secret was well kept by all, even by her children, all seven! Never had she felt such joy; through tears she said,“This is how it must be in Heaven." For Line Gauthier's 'Bite Size Poem no13' Poetry Contest Written 3/20/2015 and dedicated to a beautifully spiritual and strong woman who raised eight children, one that died in the 80's, and who lost her husband to Alzheimer's over a decade ago. Today she lives alone in our Iowa home town and fends for herself. Spry and independent, she will be 90 next March (2022). Please check out the slide show (see above) of the wonderful family reunion we had in 2013!