I have been working on my autobiography as many of you know. I am trying to not get myself lost in the past. It is a challenge as my emotions surface, and I have to walk away from my story. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak at a women's gathering, which focused on Mother Seton.
Mother Seton is the Saint the Daughters of Charity who raised me follow for their Catholic order. I brought the book Caritas Christi, (the Charity of Christ) which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Daughters of Charity.
I attended the anniversary event in Detroit and took photos that I plan to incorporate into my book. I had many opportunities with the orphanage that I shared with the group. I will write about these opportunities in my book. You may be asking why I used the title Home vs Center. In my day at St. Vincent Sarah Fisher, the orphanage was called St. Vincent Sarah Fisher Home later it was called St. Vincent Sarah Fisher Center. The name change was significant for me as Sarah Fisher was truly my home.
The gathering about Mother Seton that I attended was in Burton, Michigan. I got a bit choked up when I shared that my going home with my parents was bittersweet because the girls in my cottage went outside with Sr. Helen to say goodbye to me. I didn't know my parents as well as I knew the girls and like one person in the group said they were family to me. I not only lost contact with many of my friends at the orphanage, but I also lost my friends from school.
Facebook has reunited me with some of my friends, but there is still heartache in my story.
