Starting a Scholarshop foundation in Mari’s honor.

To find out more about the foundation I plan to start, please click on the page at the top of the website titled "Scholarship". If you would like to donate to this cause, please click the donate button.

I have included a meter to show the progress we are making towards one full scholarship. To find out more details, please see the "Scholarship" page at the top of the website.
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Did you know that Angels are among us?

Angels are from heaven, We already know. But where are they at, Only God knows.

Sometimes they hide And do miracles so great, But sometimes their Right there in plain sight.

How can we tell An angel is beside us? Look for the goodness And innocence all around.

It may surprise you to find out that each one of us has our own, One that is there guiding And protecting us all day long.

No it is no one you would suspect Or even think of; However, to know they are all around Can give us all a . . . → Click Here To Read More: Did you know that Angels are among us?

HER FINAL DAY

It is a beautiful day by anyone’s account. The date is July 22, 2008. The sky is crystal clear and Caribbean blue. It is around 80 degrees and only getting hotter by the hour. A typical summer day in Chicago. The day has one vital flaw: It is the day I will bury my one and only child.

Her name is Mariana (Mar-ē-awe-na). She was 8½ years old when she left this earth on July 16th. I guess if you are getting ready to permanently say good-bye to the one person who has completely occupied . . . → Click Here To Read More: HER FINAL DAY

Contemplating Christmas

T’is the season of joy, happiness & love, or at least that is how it used to be.Love, Mommy

Last year, what would have been our first Christmas without Mari, we got to escape and go to Hawaii. I did not have to deal with the glaring reality of Mari not being here.

Now this year has come. It is technically our 2nd Christmas season. But the reality is so different. This is like it is our first one without her instead.

It feels like ever since Thanksgiving Day I have been just getting by. Almost . . . → Click Here To Read More: Contemplating Christmas

The One

I sit here thinking of the one not here, the one not far from my mind but ever present.

The one has a mind like no one can fathom, a mind all one’s own with no care in the world.

The mind can do wondrous things, to help us to cope or simply get by.

However, the mind of the one is all unique and blessed, the one knows no wrong or gets scared of the rest.

The one’s fears are only in the head of the one’s dreams, for this person may have seemed to be unreal to those . . . → Click Here To Read More: The One

Bad Days They Come and Go

You know, I can sit here all month long and seem to be just fine. Then the 15th comes and something just seems to be just plain flat off. I can’t seem to put my finger on it but it is just off. Then at some point during the day (or night) I realize the next day is the 16th.

Yesterday that happened to me again. The last 2 or 3 months I have been doing that. I cannot seem to figure out why I can’t focus and then I realize the 16th was the next . . . → Click Here To Read More: Bad Days They Come and Go