My mother died, in my arms, on this date 9 years ago.
Paperdolls & Cowboy Boots started and ended with her Paper Doll
As I stood on the steps of the chapel watching the pall bearers load my mother's casket into the hearse, I felt her. I knew that she would always be with me. In my heart. Before we closed her casket I placed her Paper Doll, the one my grandmother made for her, near her heart.
I started Paperdolls and Cowboy Boots with this journal entry:
A TEAR COULD HAV…
