Avia Maria, By Ellen Heller
My mother had many difficult hours of labor during my
childbirth. They ultimately resorted to forceps to pull me out by my head. (I
still have a scar.) Anyway after a long night and longer morning of labor the
noon church bells started to ring and my mother started singing "Avia Maria"
at the top of her lungs and poof I was born. To this day whenever I hear
that church hymn I get a sharp pain in the head!
Ellen sells real estate in the Charlotte harbor
area on the west coast of Florida. She specializes in waterfront property.
Her website is www.charlotteharborhomes.com