It's All About Family, Kindness, Love

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Thirteen year old me…

Was doing homework when that younger brother of hers…walked into the room and asked…do you like the color green…not looking up she answered…no…not really…and kept on writing…not noticing…that little boy stood there a minute…then turned and left the room…crushed…

That question…seemingly random…had been important…because that excited little brother of mine had taken his piggy bank money…walked uptown alone…and bought his sister…a necklace for her birthday…

A teardrop pendant with a green stone in the center…green was his favorite color…green…was his birthstone…teenage me…was devastated…when let in on the secret…mortified that she had hurt that caring…generous…giving heart of his…

And so it was…this old gal browsing in a shop…that husband of hers sidles up…something in his hand…would you wear this…he asks…if I buy it for you…one glance shows it’s a necklace…with a sparkly gem pendant…a sparkly green gem pendant…green…my Mr.’s birthstone…

13 year old…61 year old me stopped…took the jewel in her hand…and said..of course…I love the color green…

Those sparkly green treasures…one still nestled in its special jewelry box place some 45 years later…the other glittering brightly…in that spot near this old gal’s heart…an homage to family…an homage to kindness…an homage…to love…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…