IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
October 7, 2021 - By Joy Reed Belt
Last week, on my birthday, I stood in my living room and saluted the works of art and assortment of treasured books that have enriched my life over the years. Each of them triggers powerful memories. As I casually picked up a book about the artist, Georgia O’Keefe, a scrap of yellow paper with a handwritten message fell to the floor. In the note, written by my late husband John Belt, was the phrase “How wonderful life is when you’re in the world,” which he had borrowed from Elton John’s “Your Song.” Apparently, I hadn’t fully opened that particular book since John’s death in 2013. What a wonderful Birthday gift!...
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