"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us
something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to
our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder,
spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
E.E. Cummings
During the last 40 years, Mary Jo and I have cultivated our friendship to be deep, even though we are not together as often as we would like. We have had spiritual experiences together, shared religious times, and times of tears when no hope seemed available. We have stood together in times of motherhood and have stretched being friends into active sisters of the heart.
Repeatedly, Mary Jo appears in my life seeming to know exactly when I need her most. She can make anything funny ... I mean rolling around on the floor funny. Her actual laugh is enough to get one started. It is her eyes, however, offering the depth to her soul. She has a mystical touch to balance my mind in this upside down world.
Cancer is battling Mary Jo's body right now and she is supported by her two AMAZING sons, grandchildren, many brothers, and numerous friends from all walks of life. Her Facebook friends form a rolodex of the world! The extended followers are uplifting, prayerful, and outspoken with hope. It is my sincere wish that Mary Jo sees these earth angels and realizes they are simply a reflection of all the wonderful gifts she once so generously gave. I love you sister of my heart, forever.
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