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This daughter of mine…
Gave her mother a call…shopping for gingerbread house ingredients…had some questions about what to buy…130 dollars later…she leaves with graham crackers…buttercream frosting…gingerbread man cookies…and candies…of all kinds… Oh well…she says…what do I work for…but to share what I have…with others…for these goodies…this project soon to be had…was for her youth…those she mentors…at the home for children…where she works…teaching lessons on high risk behavior…goal setting…SMART goals…respect…Fridays…she calls Fun Friday…where she uses crafts and hands on activities…to connect…bond…build relationships… Smidge…Smidge the Beast…cried…she said…on her drive to her sister’s for Christmas…her heart sad…breaking…for those children she left behind…children…currently in a home away from home…not by choice…but by circumstance…in between foster homes…in the justice system…waiting to be moved…to a different facility… And so today…this old gal…prays for those…who are sad…who are alone…sends love…to those…who are lost…and afraid…and hopes..that someone…somewhere…makes them feel…special…makes them…feel…loved… And that daughter of mine…agrees…
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