As we all know, time waits for no one and has indeed marched on. So, one day in Spring 2015 I began what I anticipated to be an easy job; selecting, discarding, collating, editing, some rewriting and collecting all on the computer. It wasn't an easy job. Still, I trudged on and the result rests in your hands. This is in effect; Painting with Words-my words. *** I have learned that, despite my family losses, facing my own mortality several times, disappointments and tears, I have been blessed with miracles, namely my children, their father, my loving parents and grandparents. And even though...