Dear Renee,
May this letter finds you in good health and spirits. I really wanted to write this long, long ago. But time and conditions forbid me and so I am late. π
I really do love you a lot, and you certainly are a gem of this blogging world. So compassionate, so caring… I can’t really put forward my admiration in words…

Thank you so much for always being there beside me in my emotional roller coaster rides….
Renee
A warm light, even in the darkest night,
A warm smile,
A righteous ray showing me the right
Path, when I am stumbling alone.
With a heart bigger than ocean,
And care without any bounds,
With love reaching far and wide,
And compassion, caressing about
Me, when I am weeping.
I really thank you Renee,
For being in my life,
For being every time I need someone
To understand me.
Thank you so much Renee for everything! You really are a star…
Warm Regards,
Dragon Warrior β¨π
Sophie….this has touched me deeply!!!π’πβmy heart thanks you SO much!!!! You will never know how much this has meant to me! MERE WORDS just cannot convey…I will treasure this gift from you ALWAYS, because you my sweet daughter are a treasure to me! My adopted daughter!ππ€π I loved the poem π and the pic! I am in awe of how creative you are! So, now itβs my turn to speak to your heart… Never stop being YOU!!! Sophie the brightest and bravest Dragon Warrior this world has seen or ever will see! I know you are going to be something in this world. Never settle for second best! Reach for the universe! I canβt wait for the day when your published book that you have written and illustrated yourself becomes a BESTSELLER!!! Because that is what is going to happen when people read it! You are going to amaze everyone who reads your creations, just as you just amazed me! You are very gifted. Donβt let anyone steal your dreams. Go for it! Reach the stars! And know that Iβm here for you! One of your #1 fans!!! And all of us here on WP are cheering for you! GO SOPHIE! GO SOPHIE!!! ππππ₯°π€π
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Oh, Renee, how can I ever thank you? π β€
It's so nice and warm to be the adopted daughter of someone so amazing and kind as you π
And thank you soooo much for all the great things you said about me! π It really made me too happy for words and made my day! β€ Thank you so much! I would try my level best to live upto expectations! β€
I am your #1 fan as well! β€ Just one of the most caring woman I've ever seen π
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Just keep being Awesome You! You are welcome and thank you, too!
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Sophie, I sent what you wrote to me and the pic you drew for me. And YOU inspired her to draw me 2 pics and a poem! See? I told you, you are gifted! π₯°π€π
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Oooh! I am so happy! π
I am feeling blessed! I would love to see them someday! π β€
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Greater than your other gifts, you draw a smile π
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Thank you so much! It was always my dream to bring a smile to someone and now I guess, I can do it somehow… π
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All the time. And possibly to most everyone
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Yay! I am so happy! β€ π
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Thatβs lovely π
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Thank you so much! π β€
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This is so cute! ππΌ
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Thank you so much! β€ π
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My pleasure! π
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So sweet and so true. Renee is everything you say. And everything Renee says about you, Sophieβis lovely too and true too! Keep up the great work! ππππβ€οΈπ
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Nina, she really is! And thanks for your sweetness! Iβm glad to call you my friend!πππ€
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There is something to βwhere two or more are gathered…β. Oh gosh I keep tying and then deletingβwhat to say? Just big smiles and love and so much gratitude to you and to Sophie (and the kind friends here) for all your kindness…
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Oh dear Nina, you’re an ever stunning light too and I am more happy than words can explain to be a friend of yours, Renee’s and many other’s there… Lots of love and hugs! Thank you for everything and take care β¨π
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Thank you for bringing your positively radiant light hereβa blessing to us all. π²
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And you are a bright ray of light and hope for me too… Lots of love to you! β€
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Yes love that! I know the feeling–I am still speechless… That’s what we are all here for! To support with loving kindness! I am on my computer today, instead of my phone-I’m having phone issues. Hope you have a good day! π π
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There was a time when I was more suspicious of kindnessβguardedββwhat is it you want from me…??β To a degree, I still am…but, here I am finding that even with my own resistanceβthis old heart is softening. Slowly…the loving kindness of daughters, sisters, mothers, et. al helps. And at the same timeβI know I am unworthy.
βTo support each other with loving kindness.β
Renee, to me, you embody solid motherβthe kind of woman you WANT as a mother. I can learn much from you. ππ»
Yep, there are those days when I too need loving kindness…gentle reminders…firm nudge. Thank you, Dragon Warrior for being gentle with me, a villain at worst…
I like to think of youβSophie/Mira as a young sisterβI wish for you all the success you deserve! You capture such sweet expressions! And sometimes there is sadness too. This is a beautiful gift and talent. At the same time, you seem like an older sister too…like youβve played this game before…
Iβm grateful to know you both. Thank you for being here. WPπ
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Ok…tears!!! πYour words have touched me yet again, Nina! And SophieβI really really know how you feel, Nina. It has never been easy for me to trust people. Because Iβve been hurt so much in my life. I think sometimes itβs just a chance we have to take. Choosing to love is better than to have never loved at all. Itβs better than being alone any day! The truth is, there will probably be more hurts before I leave this old world, but you knowβfinding this community has been one of the best things to ever happen to me! I call you friends and family! My heart overflows! And maybe you are right about me being the mom I would want. π€ And I cant imagine you as a villain at all girl!…I tried to open your lullaby. Only the beginning would play and then it would stop, so I will keep trying! What I heard was beautiful! You truly have a beautiful singing voice! I knew you did! π€π₯°ππ
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Now, Iβm all teary-eyed…smiling too. And yes, the villain role is familiar to me. πππππ Isaiah 45:7 more like the trickster maybe? Haha!
Yes, there will be more hurts…but now we know better how to handle the hurts. Like grown women.
Iβm reading the rest of your messageβand smiling. ππ₯°π
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Beautifully said, Nina. I can’t believe how can anyone in this whole wide world ever see you as a villain! It’s their problem, I guess. You are a courageous, inspiring and amazing person for me, always compassionate and caring. β€
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Nina, we all have a little bit trickster in us, because we still have this robe of flesh! π Love the scripture! And the good that I would do…I was actually reading in Isaiah this morning…Yes, we are maturing day by day! And glad you are smiling today! Keep singing!!! πΆπ€
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Iβve always seen the trickster as teacher. There to give us lifeβs lessons needed.
Isaiah. What more can we say? Yes! Keep making a joyful noise! Hope the lullaby worked for you. It feels so good to sing again…π
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Well, Nina, are you a singer?
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Hmmmm….I have a voice which loves to make melodies. I am singer. Yes. And I enjoy recording. It is wonderful to share music with others. Mira, do you also sing?
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I do love to listen to music and songs all over the world and sing too… but only to myself. I get quite shy… π
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Ha! Me too! World folk songs. I recordβalone with no one but the cat listening. I used to sing on stage way back in high school. Loved it! But now, I enjoy singing quietly throughout the day. Brings me peace.
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World folk songs… oh, just the thing I love! β€
I wish, I could be in your high school too… I could have seen you performing π It does bring ME peace to listen to your voice… so soothing.
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π₯° Iβll keep practicing…
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You are very true, Renee! Nina certainly has a beautiful voice and heart, and so do you. I have been hurt many a time too but have learned by now, every hurt just makes us stronger.
(I hope you don’t mind me joining in your conversation)
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Thanks again Sophie! And you are so rightβevery hurt does make us stronger. I donβt mind you being in the convo at all! It is your blog post, afterall! ππ€
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Oh Renee, thank you so much π
And to be very honest, I really believe, it’s your post as well, since it’s solely dedicated to you π
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Big smiles and big hugs to you today! π π π
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Yay! We were having a thunderstorm today and it was quite cold but your smiles and hugs have warmed me up π β€
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We’ve been having thunderstorms in the evenings here lately. It’s sunny and breezy at the moment. π
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It’s quite calm here too π
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Oh Nina, for me, you are a really inspiring older sister, someone who has stood against and won against all the bad times. You have witnessed dark days but instead of blaming them, you are moving forward, showering rays of light. Is that’s not heroic, what is? I can’t say how big is the compliment of being acknowledged as your sister…
Renee is surely a warm, compassionate motherly figure to me too.
And you can never be a villain! We all are heroes and villains both, I know, but you have shown the really heroism that hardly fiction touches.
Mira and Nina, sisters forever π How sweet is sounds! β€
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I am usually on my computer too π
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Renee! I am really, really happy to get you all as my friends! πβ¨π
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You are welcome! And we are glad to have you as a friend, as well! π
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Thank you so much!
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And every thing about you is amazing too! Courageous and kind woman! β¨π
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And every thing about you is amazing too! Courageous and kind woman! β¨π
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God bless daughters π
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God Bless! I thank my God for you always!
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Oh Sophie ….. what would our WP family be without you? β€οΈ
Please stay your lovely, loving, inspiring, creative,multi-talented, brave, kick-ass, awesome self always! GO, DRAGON WARRIOR!!!!! πππππ
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Oh, Yeka, thank you so much! π β€
What would be our blogging world, without YOU? Always a bright ray of sunshine, brilliant, sweetest person I know, brave, romantic, dreamy and surely AMAZING! π
Lots of love to you and hugs! β€
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Aww you made my day, my lovely Dragon Warrior!!!! Coming from YOU, what an awesome, rocking, out-of-this-world compliment! Sending you lots of love and happy hugs too!!! β€οΈπβ€οΈπβ€οΈπβ€οΈπβ€οΈπ
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Thank you so much!! π β€ Your kind words really make my day fill with warmth and your hug has made me feel very warm too! I love hugs! π
Yeka, please don't mind me asking, but would be awake for half and hour or so?
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That’s so awesome dear β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Thank you so much! Renee is surely an awesome woman, and she deserves it all and much, much more than this π
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You are absolutely right dear β€οΈπ
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Beautiful drawing and poem. This is the sort of thing I love to see. Thanks for sharing. β€
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Thank you so much, Tina! β€ π
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You’re very welcome. π
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A lovely tribute!
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