Leaves

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By Shirley Wiltgen— When I was young, one of my chores was to rake leaves in the fall. I would get the leaves raked into a pile and then my siblings and I would jump into them, laughing and rolling and spreading the leaves all around again. I probably raked the same pile of leaves up at least 20 times and yes, it was worth it, every time!

 

 

(Editor’s note: Shirley has the use of only her left hand and has difficulty with her speech,but her penmanship is BEAUTIFUL and until Best Day she wasn’t even utilizing her ability to write!)