shine, ava... SHINE!!!

(i love you guys!!! dani xx)

when i started blogging, i had to make myself do it.

my reasoning for starting my blog had to do with, my grandmothers. both, were the most important people in my life, ALWAYS!!! they ranked right up there with john when i married him and katherine when i had her... i loved all four of them unconditionally and with ALL my being... the four just made my heart beat; they were as important to me as the air i breathed and the water i drank. the love was mutual, totally reciprocated... it was a love i can only compare to God's.

my maternal grandmother died in 1997, and my paternal grandmother died in 2003. (after my last post, you can only imagine how devastated i was by both.) but, God brought me through those very tough times. however, there's something i always wished they had done... written!!! ...not necessarily a journal nor a diary but a note here or there. or, i wished they'd jotted down things that made them laugh, things that made them cry, things that they loved, etc... but, neither did.

so, i thought i'd write by way of blogging so that katherine and maybe someday my grandchildren would be able to read about my life and the things that have touched me.

when i first started blogging, i didn't tell anyone (not because it was a secret or anything) but katherine. she knew because we would have girl parties in her bed on friday nights, and both of us would be doing different things on our laptops. i read many of the first ones to her.

i had a few friends who blogged, and i read their blogs occasionally.

one night, i was on a friend's blog and happened to click on one of her links entitled, "SHEYE ROSEMEYER PHOTOBLOG". after doing so, i began to read. sheye's world was a world of love, family, beauty, happiness, and, unfortunately, even grief...

the grief of losing her enamoring little girl,

her "super-princess"...

AVA

i saw how the rosemeyer's loss had touched so many around the world in so many positive ways. AVA's story reminded mothers and fathers not only to keep their car doors locked, their cars parked in the shade, and to make sure to teach their children never to get inside a parked car. her story shined a bright light on the importance for all parents to cherish every day of their children's lives, to take not one moment for granted, and for them to continue to share ava's brilliant light...

sheye has so many wonderful, real, and beauty filled posts and photographs and such kind and supportive blogger friends (as well as strangers).

sheye rosemeyer is a sharer...

as i read her comments, i thought to myself how many truly amazing people there are in this world!!!

...a world that is right at my fingertips...

i feel fortunate to have happened onto sheye's blog. through it i have learned to show love a little more, share more of my time, and i have made many new, wonderful friends i would never have made from places i would never have imagined. i have been blessed with many new friendships, kind words, and lots and lots of hugs!!!

i just want to say to you all...

THANK YOU!!!

and, thank you, GOD...

who would have ever thought that a super princess' story from the other side of the world would shine a light so brightly down a path to being a better mother, to making new friends, and to realizing a new found love for sharing...


(shine, ava... shine!!!)

love and blessings to you all,
danixx

(disclaimer**** if anyone would rather i take your image off my slide show, please let me know as it will be no problem to do so...:D)