Some Wildflower in My Heart (2012)
“One can see what I was up against. As the weeks wore on, she made herself indispensable at Emma Weldy by virtue of her tireless generosity. I cannot begin to chronicle the sum of her dealings with others, each interaction giving evidence of her fundamental and unceasing kindness. I realize as my chapters mount that I cannot tell it all, that by the end I must be prepared to admit, as the Queen of Sheba, that the half has not been told. I must therefore carefully choose the events to include, th...ose that will best define the essence of Birdie Freeman.
From the beginning she rarely appeared at work without a gift for someone, and I believe it is accurate to say that before six weeks had passed, that is by the first of October, everyone at the school knew Birdie by name and everyone loved her, though for my part I continued to behave outwardly as if I could scarcely tolerate her presence. Her ministrations extended beyond the kitchen walls. By October she had volunteered to help the music teacher, Miss Grissom, with the Emma Weldy Singers on Monday and Thursday afternoons.MoreLess
From the beginning she rarely appeared at work without a gift for someone, and I believe it is accurate to say that before six weeks had passed, that is by the first of October, everyone at the school knew Birdie by name and everyone loved her, though for my part I continued to behave outwardly as if I could scarcely tolerate her presence. Her ministrations extended beyond the kitchen walls. By October she had volunteered to help the music teacher, Miss Grissom, with the Emma Weldy Singers on Monday and Thursday afternoons.MoreLess
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