Abandonment, bigamy, crib deaths, single mothers struggling to
raise families - these are not new age phenomena. Mollie Tidwell
knew them all as well as she knew her own family. But how well was
that? In the late 1800's these truths were swept under the parlor
rug. Mollie Tidwell was born near Springfield, Illinois, an only
child. When she was four her mother died and she was given away to
the Indians. In summary this sounds a fearful thing but in reality
it was Mollie's rebirth. Surrounded by love she became a young
women of promise whose only goal was to marry and find security and
love in her own home. She came the full circle in adjusting to her
different lives: from the white society; to Indian; to
quarter-blood; to white. But, the Cherokee Indian teachings were
the lasting influences for her. The story finally had to be written
when a relative shared a memory that Mollie had told of her
Grandfather who would ride a tall white horse to the edge of the
Tidwell property for a secret visit. He would bring her an apple
for a treat. The theme of this story? Mollie's family became her
possessions. When death tried to take them away she would not let
them go. What she had to learn was that your children were a gift
to be returned to God. Before she died she realized that she must
forgive them for dying and release their earth bound spirits. It
was a race against time for her.
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