Great people

This picture represents a friendship that spans across the country. My dear friend Emily Kelly ( remember my original missionary Anthony Kelly? This is his wonderful wife) painted these for me, and sent inspirational pictures for me. I had a tough weekend with my papa. He is suffering from Alzheimer's and I drove out to Cape Cod MA for Father's Day. He was so happy to see me and had been struggling all morning with my uncle. It was nice to get him out of the house and just spend more time with him creating memories that I will be able to cherish. Though he said he won't remember most by the end of the year...he said he will do his best to try and remember me. This made me cry so much. The man who can tell me any answer I need to know can't even remember to take his medicine at times. This care package from Emily came at the most perfect time. It is almost like she knew. 

I hope life has been great to each of you, though times have been rough these past few months with my papa and family.. I am cherishing being his granddaughter. I get to enjoy every moment, and remember all of the amazing times with him. One thing that really made me happy this weekend was his comments about my faith. He told me that he was so happy that I found a faith I could not only love, but am actively living each day. I was so happy that he was seeing this in me.I love that he gave me the foundation for my faith. This is something I have thought about a lot lately, I am blessed. Truly blessed with this life. 

Orlando Shooting Thoughts

So much is stirring since the shootings in Orlando Florida from the other early morning, and Pulse night club. For those international readers, Pulse is a LGBT club in the heart of Orlando , and a gunman entered and killed over 50 people, and injured another 50+ people. While the media focuses on the shooter, I wish there was more recognition of the victims, heck even the first responders'. I saw a tweet that chilled me to the bone. It stated something of them needing to drown out the constant ringing of cell phones as loved ones were trying to get into contact with the deceased. I could not imagine the sounds or sights they saw.
This is a link with the victims names and a little about them. Click Here

We are all human, and their lives deserve to be remembered.Love your family a little more, tell them they are worth it. Tell your friends how much they mean to you. Whether in FL, or France, Belgium, or all across the world where these senseless murders are occurring, remember the victims.