Month: September 2015

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Week 10

Forever In My Heart Friday! Who me??? Lol!!! Its been 10 weeks today that my baby girl died. The expression on her face in this picture says it all. There are so many funny moments that we shared together and I just wish I could remember all of them, but I can’t. So I’m asking each and everyone of you who knew her and who has stories that you can remember, to please share them on my page or on her page so that you can bring a smile on my face and some laughter in my heart. Today I want to share a story with you and it’s one of my funny moments that I had with her when she learned to drive. We had gone up to Kansas City with my mother for a doctors appointment and I had let her drive home. I was so tired that I lay down in the backseat and my mother sat with her in the front as she drove back from Kansas City. Next thing I know she was waking me up suddenly telling me that the police were pulling her over. I sat up in the seat quickly to see the red and blue lights flashing behind us as she pulled over on the side of the road. As the officer approached the window he ask her for her drivers license and was telling her that of course she was speeding. She was adamant that she was not speeding and that she had the cruise control set and my mother chimed right in and said that she was sitting right there watching her driving and that she was not speeding. I in turn chimed in and said that I was sitting right in the back seat and could see that the cruise control was set and she was not speeding. The officer stood there and looked confused for about 30 seconds and then ask Myesha if she saw another van go speeding by. Of course my daughter said “Oh yeah, this other van speed right past us!” The officer then apologized and said that he had pulled over the wrong van, told us to have a good day, and let us leave. A couple of days later my daughter comes to me and tells me that she needed to talk to me. She tells me that in fact she lied, to not only me, but the officer, and that she was speeding. But she was scared that she was going to get in trouble so she lied about the whole thing. I looked at her with this shocked look on my face and then we both laughed as hard as we could because she actually got out of her first speeding ticket! These are the moments that you share with your children that you never forget. But unfortunately there are so many more moments that you share that you do end up forgetting, and they mean so much to you and you don’t realize it until all future moments have been taken away and you won’t have any more to share together. Today I ask each and everyone of you to think about one of the best moment you’ve had with somebody that you love and take a few moments to share those with that person either with a phone call, a text message, or on their Facebook page so that you can bring a smile to their face today! Mommy loves you Myesha Reed! FIM <3 F

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Week 9

Forever in My Heart Friday. Godparent’s are beyond special. They are not just special on the day your child is born, or on their baptismal, but special for a child’s life, even when they are grown-up themselves. It’s a life-long commitment to share not only the special occasions with, but to guide your children on how to make good choices in life, for themselves, and for others. This might mean talking to them about how to stay healthy, how to resist temptations that can harm them and other people, and how to handle peer pressure as they grow older, but how to succeed in school and in life. A Godparent is an extra person in your child’s life to love, dote on, be proud of, and generally support them in everything he/she does. Back in 1996 I’m sure that Sharon Coupland and Tammy Dressel never imagined that I would say “Yes” when they ask to be Myesha’s Godmothers. But how could I say “No”. They were the most amazing 2 people in my life and I never had any doubts in my decision. As Myesha Reed grew into her toddler years Sharon’s love for Myesha was overflowing. She would get no less than 3 pairs of Nike’s for her birthday, Christmas, etc. Sharon was bound and determined for Myesha to love shoes as much as she did!! Well it worked. She did!! More shoes than me that girl had!! Sharon loved to spend time with Myesha, and to some, she may not have been that “Fairy Godmother” type. But she was PERFECT for us!! Her personality, charm, and charisma was abundant and she passed all of her “wisdom” to Myesha at a very early age. Including playing “dirty” to get what she wanted….bahaaaaa!! As Myesha got older, she got a God-Sister, Aaliyah Gomillion, to also bond with. Later came her other Godmother Bobbi Jo Dixon. What a blessing this power couple was for all 3 of my children. When Corban was born I gave Sharon the honor of picking/spelling Corban’s middle name, Jaxon, as a way of saying “Thank You” for always being such a wonderful role model in my children’s lives. For letting them stay over, loving them, guiding them, and willing to take on a full time parenting role in the event anything ever happened to me. So todays FIM <3 F goes out to the wonderful Godmother’s in my children’s lives. I would have never changed a single thing!! You are not only my children’s rock, but you are MY rock and spiritual guide when I need you. I love you all so much!! Words can’t express my gratitude. Thank you! FIM <3 F

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Week 8

Forever in My Heart Friday! Yes I know it’s a day late, let me explain. You see the one thing I have learned in 7 weeks now is that tomorrow is not promised. Our fate and destiny is not always in our hands. God has a plan for all of us even though we may not always understand. You see I so often took for granted time with my children and now I feel like I didn’t take enough pictures or VIDEOS!! You never realize how much you miss hearing your children call you “Mom” or saying things like “I love you”. So on that note I want to say a heart felt “Thank You” to my bf Matt for taking the time to video record me and my children’s last Christmas together. I would not have even thought to do it because I took that time for granted. But he did. He recorded my children unwrapping their Christmas gifts. But his old phone has been acting up and it wasn’t until he went and got a new iPhone 6 yesterday that we were finally able to view and download that video. I was so anxious that it wouldn’t work and I would never get to see it. I didn’t even watch it after he recorded it because I just took it for granted. But now that Myesha is gone I so desperately wanted to watch it. Thank you Jesus that we got it to work and I now have that video on my Mac to watch over and over again. We stayed up all night trying to get it to download because it’s 22 minutes long. FINALLY, this morning it worked!!! Praise be the God!! I got the hear Myesha say my name, “Mom”, one last time on video. “Mom”. It was like music to my ears!! (crying) The last video I have of her saying my name!! My heart is joyful. So today, this weekend, I employ everyone to take a few moments to record a simple video on your phone of you and your children, or your loved ones, telling each other how much you love each other. You will never know how much that means to you until you need it the most!! I know it may sound silly but you will thank me later, I promise!! Thank you Matt for loving me and children enough to always think to take lots of pictures, and VIDEOS, even when I don’t think it’s important. These are the memories that will last forever!! Happy recording this weekend my friends, and loved ones!! Tomorrow is not promised!! I love you all!! FIM <3 F