A few years after Dad died, my 82-year-old mom moved away from the family farm near Almonte into her first apartment, which meant ________ for her to go for groceries. We were also ________ that she was living alone and hoped this ________ would really widen her social ________.

As she and I ________ her belongings, Mom shared with me all kinds of ________ about her and my father’s life together. Then we drove to town, ________ the unwanted items at Almonte’s secondhand store, where they could be ________ and the money would go to charity.

A local gentleman, who had ________ one of Mom’s old suitcases, found a black-and-white negative (底片) in an envelope, with the word “Daddy” ________ in pencil on the front. Knowing that this film certainly ________ something to someone, he took it to the Almonte Gazette, attempting to find its rightful ________ through the paper.

A week later, a big photo of my father appeared in our local paper, with a story to ________ it. Readers responded immediately; they ________ “Daddy” well — it was their uncle, brother-in-law, neighbor, friend, favorite bus driver…

So Mom and I went to the Gazette right away to ________ our film. We thanked the staff and also called the       _____ to express our heart-felt gratitude for ________ Mom, Daddy and me.

What a(n) ________ act! It meant the world to us. Mom eventually moved into a nursing home. She passed away in November, 2018, at 98, and until then ________ a day went by that she did not look at, in her words, “that famous ________ of Daddy,” on her bedside table.

Learning his mom didn't have a job anymore, 9-year-old Aaron decided to take matters into his own hands. He had two main _______. First, to help support his family ______ so that they can ______ the shed(屋棚)where they live at a relative's home. Second, to bring his sister, Ayleen, back from Mexico. The girl had been ______ their grandmother because they didn't have enough ______ to provide her needs.

Aaron and his mom, Berenice, share a great passion for _______. Aaron gets a lot of mosquito bites. When they ______ that the aloe vera(芦荟)has some type of medicine that cures, that passion became a way for them to ______. Berenice only had $12 left in her pocket. Aaron asked if they could ______ it. With his mom's ______, Aaron then used the money to buy his first set of the plants and ______ them in different parts of the city.

Aaron's ______ caught the attention of many, including one of his mom's classmates, Esli Ramos. She wanted to ______ Berenice and her family, so she created a GoFundMe page for Aaron. Because of this fundraiser and several ______ on the media, Aaron's business is becoming more ______.

“We started selling last week. It's ______ that we ran out of plants. “Thank you to all the people that ______ a plant from me. It ______ a lot.” said little Aaron. “They______ me to keep moving forward.”

Aside from moving into a bigger ______ and bringing his sister back home, Aaron is on his way for other dreams.

Cards came for every occasion for Grandma. She even sent a card which was more of a _______to me when my cat died or when my relationship with somebody ended.

When I was young, I looked forward to _______ her birthday cards because of the check, the "gift" they contained. _______ , as I grew older, I realized the card itself was a(n) _______ gift, especially since her handwriting became spidery, a sign her illness was _______ .

She kept writing cards even the morning she died. Her wonderful nurses _______ them after she was gone. At her _______ , friends and family told us about the many cards they got from her. Her cards seemingly stretched further than I knew. We _______ that the volume of mail in the Postal Service was about to drop _______ after Grandma' s death. AS we dug into her possessions, we found notebook after notebook of ________ including many strangers', and album after album of cards she had received from others. She________ every card people sent. And that' s when I________ I would start sending cards, too.

When I grew up, I realized cards served a(n) ________ purpose in my life. When my mailbox is filled with ________   offers or even worse, bills, a personalized card is a breath of fresh air. The cards from my grandma were a ________ that she thought enough of me and I__________ the time she spent writing a card, sticking a stamp, and sending it out.

Now I like to ________ my friends by sending them birthday cards when they have even removed their birthdays from social media. And I usually pick out cards months in ________ for the persons on my list. A card is a good way to tell someone you thought about them, you________ them, and if nothing else, you just want to make them feel________ .