Love. Love is the most important lesson of all. When you love, be sure to love unconditionally. What does that mean? It means … Love, without doling out judgment. Love, without levying constraints. Love, without expectation. Love, without fear of heartbreak. Love, without self-interest. Love, even when you’re angry. Love, like your father loves you. Love, like I love you now, with all my heart and soul. Know that it was your father’s and my love for one another that brought you into this world and our combined love for you that will see you through even your darkest of days. You will never be alone because you carry our love inside you.
Know that you had a mother named Kathryn, who carried you inside her. Know that you had a mother named Kathryn who birthed you and that she was the first person to kiss you, and hold you, and welcome you into this world. Know that you had a mother named Kathryn who named you after her father George Vicars, and that he would have been so proud to have had a grandson like you. Know that you had a mother named Kathryn with the same blue eyes as you. Know that you had a mother named Kathryn who married your father on a fine summer day, under an elm tree in Cucklett Delf, with a ring of flowers. Know that you have a mother named Kathryn who is watching over you right now, and who will be with you in spirit for all of eternity.
Love,
Your Mama,
Kathryn Vicars Foster
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Thank you for reading Ring of Flowers. If you downloaded this novella as a stand alone eBook, please consider continuing the adventure by reading the full length twenty-first-century thriller The Calypso Directive, available at your favorite bookstore or online retailer.