Our mother taught us the redemptive value of suffering. You never know how much you need God, until you uncover the veil of delusion, and realize that all is not well. No one needed God more than our mother, and one might daresay that no one ever counted on him more. Cheating death (if only for a while), cheating the odds, she prevailed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read the whole thing.\u00a0 A lovely tribute from a good son to a good Mom.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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