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Lisa Simeone's avatar

Such a lovely post and tribute, Mariah. 💕

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Mariah Burton Nelson's avatar

Thanks so much, Lisa.

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Susan Scheid's avatar

Lovely, loving post. The graphic story is angelic in the best possible of ways.

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Mariah Burton Nelson's avatar

Thank you, Susan!

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Sharon Swan's avatar

Excellent piece and brought back times with my own mom. Loved the stories, the photo, and the wonderful illustrations. Thank you for sharing this with us!

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Mariah Burton Nelson's avatar

Thanks so much, Sharon. Glad it brought back memories.

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Anne Gibbons's avatar

A beautiful tribute to your mom. May she rest in peace and in dwell your heart forever, Mariah!

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Mariah Burton Nelson's avatar

How sweet. Thanks so much, Anne. And yes, you bet.

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Judy Catterton's avatar

I love, love, love this. It gave me chills and thoughts about my own mother. And the drawings are both whimsical and poignant with clever dialogue balloons with expressions like "miniature monk." I also think the focus on breathing is both literal and a metaphor for exactly what, I'm unsure, maybe life itself.

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Mariah Burton Nelson's avatar

Hey Judy, thanks so much. Glad the story spurred you to reflect on your own mother. "Miniature monk" :-). And yes to breathing as a metaphor: Being in the moment. Being alive. Inhaling and exhaling while we can. An acquaintance wrote a book of poety "While I've Still Got Feet." Along the same lines.

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Susan Marks's avatar

So wonderful to see this graphic story live and in color! And I loved the story of you and your brother bringing your new hugging skills back home. One of the best sports.

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Mariah Burton Nelson's avatar

Hi Susan, yes, you saw a draft years ago, before I was ready to publish it. And yes, I love that hugging-education story too. Thank you!

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