YELLOW ROSES & RED CARDINALS

YELLOW ROSES & RED CARDINALS,
THIS IS A MEMORY OF MY GRANDMOTHER;
LAURA MAY ... SHE WAS A GREAT WOMAN, AND I LOVED AND RESPECTED HER VERY MUCH, THE YELLOW ROSE WAS HER FAVORITE FLOWER, AND SO THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET HER, I PLANTED A YELLOW ROSE BUSH IN MY BACK YARD GARDEN. AND FOR THE RED CARDINAL, GRANDMA ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT WHEN YOU SAW A RED BIRD, GOD WAS WATCHING OVER YOU. THIS LAST SUMMER AFTER I HAD SURGERY I WAS SITTING IN MY GARDEN, ENJOYING THE WARM SUMMER BREEZE, AS I LOOKED OVER AT MY YELLOW ROSES THAT WAS FULL IN BLOOM, WITH A SWEET SMELL, A RED CARDINAL FLEW OVER AND LAND ON THE TOP BRANCH OF THE ROSE BUSH. I INSTANTLY GOT A CALMING FEELING OVER ME, AND I KNEW THAT GOD AND GRANDMA WHERE THERE WITH ME. AS I SAT THERE I BEGAN TO SING AMAZING GRACE, AND THE CARDINAL JUST SAT THERE, WHEN I WAS DONE WITH TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY FACE, I SAID THANK YOU GRANDMA, I MISS YOU ,AND THE CARDINAL FLEW AWAY.

WALK NOW FOR AUTISM

WALK NOW FOR AUTISM; THIS YEAR IS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY WALK, IT WILL BE ON JUNE13TH @ HEINZ FIELD IN PITTSBURGH.
WE HAVE A TEAM, OUR TEAM NAME IS , TEAM NORTHERN STAR.
SO FAR ON OUR TEAM IS ME, SCOTT, JACOB ANN NICHOLAS, WE NEED A BIGGER TEAM.
WE WALK FOR A CURE FOR AUTISM.
THIS WALK IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART, FOR AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL TEENAGE BOYS, JACOB AND NICHOLAS, WHO BOTH HAVE AUTISM.
JACOB IS NOW 16 AND IN THE 10TH GRADE, HE IS DOING REALLY GOOD , HE HAS DONE WELL ON HIS TESTS AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REG ED 11TH GRADE HALF THE TIME NEXT YEAR. WITH OUT ALL THE SUPPORT OF BOTH HIS PARENTS, AND STEP PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS , TEACHERS, AND SPECIALIST, HWE WOULDNT BE THERE . AND I THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR JACOB.
NICHOLAS IS NOW 14 AND IN THE 8TH GRADE. WHEN HE WAS LITTLE DOCTORS TOLD US HE WAS DEAF AND WOULDNT TALK, WELL HE PROVE THEM ALL WRONG, HE I SHARP AS TACK AND HE WILL TALK TO YOU WHEN HE WANTS TO.HERE AGAIN WITH THE SUPPORT OF EVERYONE NICK IS THIVING WELL.
BOTH THE BOYS ARE GROWING INTO BRIGHT, SMART , WELL ROUNDED YOUNG MEN, BUT YET WITH A CURE FOR AUTISM THE COULD HAVE A EVEN BETTER WAY OF LIFE AS THE GET OLDER, THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO WORK HARDER THEN OTHER KIDS, DONT THEY DESERVE THE CHANCE FOR THINGS TO GO A LITTLE SMOOTHER IN LIFE.
THIS IS WHY I AM WALKING, IN THE WALK NOW FOR AUTISM, FOR SOMEDAY MY BOYS, JACOB AND NICHOLAS ARE CURED FROM AUTISM.

FAMILY

MY FAMILY, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO MY IN THIS WHOLE WORLD.THIS DECEMBER I TURN 41 YEARS OLD, I HAVE LIVED A VERY INTERESTING LIFE SO FAR.
I HAVE LIVED ALL OVER THE US, PLACES FROM ALASKA, IDAHO, MONTANA, LOUISAINA, FLORIDA,GEORGIA,MINNASOTA,WASHINGTON, AND NOW IN PITTSBURGH PA. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY OUT WEST IS MY FAVORITE.
SO BACK TO FAMILY , MY FAMILY IS SPREAD ALL OVER . WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO KEEP CLOSE, AND THIS MAKES ME VERY SAD.I HAVE MY PARENTS & I HAVE TWO OLDER BROTHERS, AND A YOUNGER SISTER, WHOM ALL HAVE FAMILYS OF THERE OWN. I HAVE TO WONDERFUL,TEENAGE BOYS, WHO ARE MY WORLD. AND THE WORLDS BEST HUSBAND.WHEN YOU ARE GROWING UP YOU BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR SIBLINGS , AND OUR FAMILY AT ONE TIME WAS VERY CLOSE. AS YOU GET OLDER YOU GET MARRIED , AND HAVE FAMILYS AND MOVE AWAY, AT FIRST YOU KEEP IN TOUCH, WITH PHONE CALLS, LETTERS AND GO TO VISIT, AND THE PEOPLE GET BUSY, WITH JOBS, KIDS, ILLNESS,AND MANY OTHER REASONS THAT YOU JUST CANT FIND THE TIME TO KEEP IN TOUCH. AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY. AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE MY HEALTH IS NOT WELL, MY PARENTS ARE GETTING OLDER, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBER ARE VERY ILL ALSO. MY BIGGEST FREE IS TO NEVER BE TOGETHER WITH ALL MY FAMILY IN ONE SPOT EVER AGAIN. THIS IS THE ONE THING I PRAY FOR EVERYDAY.LORD PLEASE GRANT ME THIS ONE PRAYER...... EVEN IF IT'S ONE DAY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY FAMILY ALL TOGETHER. THANK YOU , ANGELA LANFRIED