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OMANA & F AMIL Y
A Sacred Life
aith, hope and love are the patience, resilience and generos-
Fwords that best describe ity to all persons. My older sister,
Ammaachy. Mary Pothan, says that she has
She has demonstrated consis- never heard Ammaachy speak in
tency in these values at all times. a rude or harsh manner to any-
As a mother of eight children, one. I wish I could emulate that!
she must have encountered many Every one felt welcomed in her
difficult challenges and yet, she home, and she took great care
never talked about fear or doubt in providing meals to all family
about the future. Instead, Am- and friends. Their dinner table
machy lived each day making was large (seating 8-12 persons),
choices and decisions that are of and the dishes served were tasty
eternal value. She lived with quiet and nutritious. We four cousins
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