Anica “Anna” Gies
Mama was the rhythm of our home and our primary shield. A valedictorian at nineteen, she was a...
Read MoreMama was the rhythm of our home and our primary shield. A valedictorian at nineteen, she was a...
Read MoreWhen I was a single mother with a school-aged daughter Tamra and a black Labrador (Jewely), I was lucky to have Charlotte Marks as my neighbor. Charlotte was an older Quaker widow who volunteered with the Red Cross after a...
Read MoreBorn into a hardworking farm family where austerity, both physical and emotional was required, my...
Read MoreFrom the moment we met, when I was 23 and she was 41, Pattie Ladd was an ally, a soulmate, a...
Read MoreMy Mom was fiercely independent and loving and passed away last year at the age of 97. Her legacy,...
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