Paperdolls & Cowboy Boots Book (Paperdolls~Today)

Paperdolls & Cowboy Boots Book (Paperdolls~Today)

My mother died, in my arms, on this date 9 years ago.

Paperdolls & Cowboy Boots started and ended with her Paper Doll

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April Daniels
Dec 01, 2024
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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…

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