My daughter Beth’s and my love of butterflies goes back many years. After a long _______against cancer, my mom passed away when I was only 25 years old. Beth was only a baby at that time and _______ had any memories of her grandma. I tried to _______ it by telling her _______ of my mom.

One day when she was only seven or so and we were outside at the playground, Beth suddenly said how much she missed her grandma and how_______it would be if she could play with her． I went to_______her， saying that maybe she was hitching a ride on the back of a_______to look at us and_______what we were doing.

At that very moment, a butterfly _______and flew around Beth’s face and then flew away. We both laughed with our hearts full of love and________.

Since that moment all of those years ago, both Beth and I seem to________butterflies like flowers. Whenever we are outside, they seem to fly down, circle around us, take a(n) ________ look, and then fly away. And we are________of my mom’s love in that case. The only time this doesn’t________is during the coldest months of the year when there are no________of any kind.

Ryan's class at Tully Elementary School was planning a hike at Falls of the Ohio State Park. But since the site isn't wheelchair _______, her mother, Shelly, tried to find a way to make sure she could _______.

Ryan missed out on a _______ class trip last year as a third grader. When Shelly learned about the upcoming class field trip, she instantly began to _______ making a plan B. "I was preparing for an 'alternate field trip day'," she wrote on the "Team Ryan" online page, _______ for her10-year-old daughter, _______with spina bifida (脊柱裂) as a baby.

That is, until Jim, a teacher at the school, offered to carry Ryan around on his back all day. This way she could _______ the trip with the rest of her _______. He used a special _______ to carry the 55-pound girl on his back across the park-and the previously heartbroken Ryan became extremely ________.

The ________ meant so much to Ryan and her family that Shelly wanted to get the ________ out. Since she posted on the web photos of Jim and Ryan on the field trip, they have been ________ thousands of times.

"We are so ________ to have the whole school that never makes her feel left out," said Shelly. "These beautiful people should be known to the world to educate and ________ others."

At times my mom has been uncomfortable seeing these qualities in me. For example, when I was 12, I went to Puerto Rico all by myself to stay with my ______ for the summer. My mom was extremely ______ about it. She kept telling me how things were different there, to always put on sunscreen, not to ______ away from my grandmother, and other ______ . But despite her worries, she let me go.

As I moved into my teens, she continued to give me ______ to grow and learn. When I reached my senior year, I found that I ______ from my peers. While many of them wanted to be ______ home, I couldn’t wait to be ______ in the world on my own. I had been looking forward to this chance for longer than I could remember. And ______ , while my mom was not happy, she was supportive. Sure, sometimes she would nag (唠叨) me about certain choices I made, but for the most part she did not stand in my way.

I realized that she actually trusts me, which ______ a lot. Most of my life, I tried to ______ my mother. I knew she expected ______ but the best from me. Sometimes it was hard to ______ her standards: getting a single B on my report card would make me feel bad because I knew she wanted me to have all A’s.

I know that her high standards have helped me focus on what’s important, like education. I am thankful for her support and ______ in my life. She is the strongest woman I know and that’s why I have ______ out so strong and independent.