Dear Mama,

Days go by & I realize I have not talked to you but there is no one to call, or I hear some juicy bit of gossip and realize that I have no one to share that with. The kids have a birthday, and your not there. We had blackberries this year and we made a cobbler but it

was not as good as yours. My petunias are still loaded with beautiful pink blooms but I can not share them with you. The boys and I go out to eat but one special person is absent. I got a haircut that I know you would love. Aunt Mary has cancer and I want to go see her but I can't go without you. Nicholas is in Afghanistan and there just seems to be

something not quite right with Michael ever since he has gotten home from Iraq - I am worried and fearful. How I miss sharing my every day with you. Yes! I do miss you.

-07 Sept 2008