Why Joan of Arc? by Janet Roseman
An Excerpt from If Joan of Arc Had Cancer
I like to visit consignment stores because I enjoy the exploration and the fact that you can often unearth treasures. A few months after my mother’s passing, in an attempt to distract myself from the emotional pain I was feeling, I asked her to send me a “sign” that would indicate that she was with me. Wandering around one of my favorite haunts, I heard a loud thump and looked around to see what had happened. A large painting had fallen over, and I picked it up. The painting was a vintage depiction of Joan of Arc confidently riding her horse with her sword held high.
At that moment, I knew this was my mother’s sign to me because she knew that I was in need of courage — frightened of living in what had become an unfamiliar world without her — and that resurrecting my courage was terrifying. I spent the next few months immersed in all things Joan and reading everything I could find about her life. The more I read, the ...
http://kajama.com/joan-arc/
At that moment, I knew this was my mother’s sign to me because she knew that I was in need of courage — frightened of living in what had become an unfamiliar world without her — and that resurrecting my courage was terrifying. I spent the next few months immersed in all things Joan and reading everything I could find about her life. The more I read, the ...
http://kajama.com/joan-arc/