http://breathing-space.com/blog/remembering-gifts/ by Joanna Rueter, MSW Tue, 13 May 2008 12:06:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://breathing-space.com/blog/remembering-gifts/#comment-6589 Shawn Murphey, Inner Peace Activist Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:51:30 +0000 http://breathing-space.com/blog/remembering-gifts/#comment-6589 As I read this entry, the first gift to come to mind was a small manicure set given to me by my mother. I was about eleven and this gift made me feel like a real young lady. I'm sure the set wasn't very expensive, but at the time it meant so much to me. Over the years, I've lost some of the tools, but I still use some of them and each time I see the little white plastic holder with the red rose on it, I think of my mother. Today, thinking about this gift and remembering Mom ten years after her passing, I'm moved to tears- and treasuring the little white manicure set all the more. As I read this entry, the first gift to come to mind was a small manicure set given to me by my mother. I was about eleven and this gift made me feel like a real young lady. I’m sure the set wasn’t very expensive, but at the time it meant so much to me. Over the years, I’ve lost some of the tools, but I still use some of them and each time I see the little white plastic holder with the red rose on it, I think of my mother. Today, thinking about this gift and remembering Mom ten years after her passing, I’m moved to tears- and treasuring the little white manicure set all the more.

]]> http://breathing-space.com/blog/remembering-gifts/#comment-6399 Hal Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:37:45 +0000 http://breathing-space.com/blog/remembering-gifts/#comment-6399 What I remember is a very little thing. This was given to me in June 1935...a small key chain when I graduated from ShadySide Academy with my initials on a sterling silver disk. That was 72 years ago -it has my house key,post office key and a little screw driver. I use it everyday. I didn't take it with me the 3yrs 9 mos when I was in the Army during WWII. I didn't need it then but otherwise I've used it all my life. What I remember is a very little thing. This was given to me in June 1935…a small key chain when I graduated from ShadySide Academy with my initials on a sterling silver disk. That was 72 years ago -it has my house key,post office key and a little screw driver. I use it everyday. I didn’t take it with me the 3yrs 9 mos when I was in the Army during WWII. I didn’t need it then but otherwise I’ve used it all my life.

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