Perspective: 'I found this letter from my mom after she died.'
Kellie Gormly with her mother and sister, Kirsten Gormly Ghaster. By Kellie B. Gormly May 10 at 8:00 AM The best gift my mother gave me was a sheet of paper. I found it shortly after she died a year and a half ago.
The day you were born was one of the best days of my life. Remember, you are my finest work. Make me proud. Somewhere we will meet again … and don’t forget to eat those delicious fruits! My mother was born during World War II in Czechoslovakia and grew up in postwar Germany. She moved to the United States with my grandmother as a teenager, settling in El Paso. There, she met my father at an Officer’s Club dance. They married in 1965.
[Defining Motherhood How do you sum up something so extraordinary in 100 words or fewer? We asked readers to try.]
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