The last Christmas with my Mom - This photo was taken of Mom and me when she came out to celebrate her last Christmas in our our home. The following year she was too frail to travel. My birthday is New Years's Eve and she gave me my present of a Buddha while she was over for Christmas. I have it in my office and think of how she respected my eclectic spiritual beliefs even though they were different form hers. She honored my right to choose...and with her example I now offer that same respect to others.