**A Dedication to Pamela Bean Short**

To our beloved mother, Pamela Bean Short, a woman of unparalleled strength and grace, who, despite a lifetime of unimaginable hardship, chose joy as her guide and beauty as her legacy. Through her pain, she nurtured life in every form—planting vibrant flowers, steadfast trees, and countless gardens that blossomed as expressions of her love for the Earth and all who walk upon it. She taught us not only how to care for the land, but how to cherish it with every breath, how to find peace in nature’s rhythms, and how to heal through creation.

Though she left this world on August 5th, 2024, after her brave battle with gallbladder cancer