She Had A Bottomless Well Of Love

Kids Chase The Love That Eludes Them.

Tell Me About Your Family," I Said. And So She Did. I Listened Intently As My Mother Went Through Each Branch Of The Tree. Years Later, After The Funeral, Maria Had Asked Me Questions About The Family - Who Was Related To Whom - And I Struggled. I Couldn't Remember. A Big Chunk Of Our History Had Been Buried With My Mother. You Should Never Let Your Past Disappear That Way.

Strangers Are Just Family You Have Yet To Come To Know.

We All Know How To Be A Child.

You've Lived Through A Lot Of Wars, I Said. "yes." Do They Ever Make More Sense? "no.