Blessings Babies with My Mom

About three years before my Mom passed away in 2008, I walked into her apartment, and she was reading the newspaper which, that particular day, included a Baby Announcement Supplement that displayed photos of all the infants born in her area for the previous year.

She was sitting on her sofa, with the Supplement on her lap. Her right hand was holding steady the Supplement; her left hand was holding her rosary, the crucifix from which she was using to tap the photo of each infant.

When I asked her what she was doing, she replied, “Blessing babies.”

Love and miss you, Mom.

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Herbie J Pilato

Herbie J Pilato is a writer, producer, and TV personality whose books about life and pop culture include THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS.