166/365 6.14.365 Said goodbye until we meet again to my queen godmother. Jackie, thank you for the family, faith, and formation. Thank you for my godfather, and my three godsiblings. Thank you for the church, for teaching about the Tudors (who knew I would find I was related?) and high tea and proper Sunday roast. Most of all, thank you for teaching shy little me how to speak up in a room full of people. And more than words: when my little brother died and the world was not longer safe, for tucking me in under your quilt and reading me A. A. Milne poems in your glorious Dame Maggie Smith voice until I felt safe enough to sleep. You are my Professor Minerva McGonnagall. You are my Queen godmother. I raise my wand tonight in my right hand, my Book of Common Prayer, that you gave me so long ago, in my left. #homebound #chronicillness #2018project #apictureaday #apictureaday2018 #beyourownheroine #spooniestrong #zebrastrong #apictureaday2018carla #wandsup #jackieblythe #stmarksepiscopalchurch (at St. Mark's Episcopal Church)