Anything Inspirational Thoughts
Posted by: “Wanda Thomas” mflthomas@yahoo. com  mflthomas
Mon July 23, 2007 9:05 am (PST)
This is an email I received from one of my readers. I had to share this not only because it moved me but also because this is one of the reasons some of us write–to effect positive change.
Wanda.
I don’t normally write to the authors of the books I read, but I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book, A Request for Closure. The story really touched me and when I finished the book, I began to think about my mother.
I hadn’t spoken to her in ten years because she didn’t like the man I had chosen to marry. Because of her feelings and her inability to get along with my husband, I had essentially cut my mother from my life. For ten years, she sent letters I never answered, pictures of family that I never acknowledged receiving and invitations to family functions I purposely stayed away from. I was so stubborn that I even refused to take her phone calls.
After reading your book, memories of all of the things my mother had done for me during my lifetime overwhelmed me and I began to miss her a lot. Three weeks ago, I picked up the phone and called my mother. As soon as I heard her voice, if felt like my soul healed and my mind found the peace I’d been seeking for a long, long time. My mother was so happy to hear from me, we talked to each other for hours.
It was like nothing had ever happen between us. I am so happy that I reached out to my mother when I did because last week she died suddenly. I will always regret the ten years I spent estranged from her, but I am also happy that I tore down the fence that had separated us and mended our relationship before she passed. If I hadn’t read your book, I would have never called my mother. I just wanted to say thank you and to tell you to keep up on doing it, girl.
Wishing you much success!
Francis
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