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Are there Birthdays in Heaven?

A poetic tribute to my daddy on his first birthday up in heaven

Awesome cause to support. My nieces are part of DI (DiscoveryImagination) in Baltimore, MD. They participate in worldwide competitions for many facets. Last year they did this fundraiser in conjunction with Mercy Hospital and raised huge amounts of money to help homeless and provide books/school supplies for many kids in Baltimore. It was such a success the hospital is working with them once again this year. Even if you can't financially support them, can you help spread the word by reposting this for them, please? Most of them are under 13 so they do not have facebook accounts themselves. Thanks and have a blessed day/night.

Thanks, Kathleen

Hi All,

The girls are once again doing a Service Learning Project through Destination Imagination. They are putting together school supply packages for homeless children. The packages will be handed out, along with some gently used books at an Ice Cream Social on Feb 11, 2012.

The number of children in need has grown from 120 last year to almost 200 children this year. If you would like to help us with this very worthy cause or just find out more about it I have sent you a link to a you tube presentation the girls put together. The name of the project is Purple Pride Ice Cream Social - the pictures are of somne of the children we helped last year. Please take a moment and look at the you tube its very heartwarming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wNU45FDHdg&feature=youtu.be

Please feel free to pass this on to others that you think may be interested in helping this worthy cause.

All donations are tax deductible. Checks should be made out to Mercy Medical Center and can be sent to

Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Supportive Housing
301 St Paul Place
Baltimore, Md 21202

Att: Sally Radcliffe

Thanks for your support
Team Purple Pride
Megan Lynch, Katie Berkowitz
Kerry Lynch, Emma Grgory and Hannah Holzrichter

May 2011 started off like any other months with it's ups and its downs. Little did we as a family know what the next two months held in store for us.

It Takes Just a Moment (May/June 2011)
It takes just a moment...
for your world as you now it to be shattered by one simple word
The doctors words cut right to the core of our souls
It's Cancer was all that was heard
It takes just a moment...
To re-evaluate your priorities in life
Life and death are out of our hands
Its fragile at its best so live each day to its fullest extent
It takes just a moment...
To put family and faith at the top of your list
To ask for foregiveness of those you have hurt
To hug and to kiss all the loved ones you hold so dear to your heart
To say "I love you just because you're you"
It takes just a moment...
To share a kind word with a stranger
To smile at the person next to you on the elevator or standing in line
To hold open a door for the one walking behind you
It takes just a moment...
To share an act of kindness before its too late
It takes just a moment..
To get down on your knees
To pray to Your Savior for forgiveness and love
It takes just a moment..
So make every moment count as one day there will be no more!

RIP: WILLIAM MICHAEL WALSH (1939 - 2011)
Beloved husband for 49 years; Amazing daddy to 7 children;
Awesome grandpa to 18 grandkids;
Loyal friend to many; Tough Marine; Faithful Man of God
SEMPER FI (ALWAYS FAITHFUL)

Bill was not just my father; he was my daddy, my hero, my mentor and my friend. My life will never be the same without him but I also know I will never be without him as long as I continue to keep his memories alive and look for him all around me in the little things; in the legacy of love he left behind; in the words and actions of family members that they learned from him. I could fill up journal after journal of the many wonderful traits of such a great man but instead I will dedicate one (or maybe two) tribute pages to my daddy as time and my ability to write through the tears allows me.

On behalf of my entire family I would like to express our utter gratitude to the hundreds of family and friends that came out in loving support to share in our grief; to offer kind words of condolence and stories of how dad postiviely impacted their lives; to offer us shoulders to cry on; hands to hold; food to eat; but most off all offered us love - the greatest gift that anyone can give or receive. To know how he positively impacted so many people, not only in how he lived his life but in how he handled his death is a legacy that can never be forgotten and a goal for each of us to strive for. We thank you and we love you more than words can express.
Love, The Entire Walsh Clan

To Mom - you are and always have been one of the strongest woman I have known. So much of who dad was is due in part to who you were in his life. You weren't just his wife. You were his best friend and his confidante. You were there for the good and for the bad parts of life (and raising 7 kids we sure gave you lots to do in both aspects). Most importantly, you didn't just stand behind him - you stood beside him and supported him and gave us the role model we all needed to have for our marriages. Between the two of you we learned the values most important in life - family, faith, honesty, love and so much more. Because of you, our family is closer than any other family I know so thank you for being not only a strong woman and wonderful mother but for being the wife that dad needed.
I love you always & forever, Kathy

Click here to link to Tribute to Bill Walsh pages
(or can click on link at left)

The above song was written by a friend Chap Cash several years ago but I just heard it a few days after my dad died. It really spoke to me as my dad spent his last moments really talking to each of us and this is the same kind of advice he had given us all through out our life. I hope it stirs your heart as much as it did mine.

Thanks Chap for a great song!

triple heart dedicated to dad with words of love describing some of who he was - husband, fahter, grandpa, friend, marine, man of god, wisdom, etc

Dads heart with wording

mom and dad at restaurant done in reflection style with beautiful flowers adorning table top

Mom and Dad - Reflections

To those of you who found this site - Welcome!
Please feel free to browse around and let yourself relax.

Poetry...Short Stories...Pictures...

What a great way to lose yourself for a little while and let the stresses of the day just float on out to sea.

I would like to take a moment to say Thank You to my wonderful husband who has made this all possible for me by getting me a voice activated system to allow me to use the computer without having to type everything in. Rheumatoid Arthritis may hinder me from doing many things but thanks to technology I still have an avenue to express myself. Thank you honey - I Love You!

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POETRY/PROSE

Poetry is such a great avenue of expression. Every one of us is a poet at heart.
What better gift can you give someone then the "gift of words" that they can forever hold dear to their hearts. My hope is that after reading some of my poetry/prose that you may feel the inspiration hit you to write a "poem" for someone you love or vent your emotions using your pen. The ideas are all around you (and inside you). Take something important to you and just let the words flow free.

SHORT STORIES

Have you always wanted to write but never thought you could write something anyone would want to read? Join the club - most of us will never be famous authors (at least not in the eyes of the world). But, to family and friends (little children especially) a story written by someone they love (maybe including them in it), your story - no matter how short - will be priceless. Most of these short stories were written for my son as special bedtime stories or to help him with issues he might be dealing with at the time, so even if noone else ever read them but him - every moment spent writing was worth more than money could buy.

PICTURES

You've heard it said a million times - a picture is worth a thousand words. No truer words were ever spoken. How many of us have envied those with artistic abilities as we struggle to draw a straight line? Guess what? Art is right at your fingertips - just a click away. Pick up your camera - go out and have fun. Feeling stressed? Need a good laugh? Look at all your old pictures and suddenly the problems of the world don't seem quite as important. Instead, get lost in the memories evoked in that little snapshot of time.

Permission is granted for Personal use of any poetry, short stories or pictures created
by me, Kathleen Rodgers ,as long as credit is given accordingly.

Any unauthorized use of materials for sale, resale or any other money making is
expressly forbidden without my written consent so please contact me at: prolife1967@tds.net for such permission to reproduce for profit.

Soaring With Eagles by Kathleen Rodgers

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