Touching Tributes
For the last couple of days, I’ve been reading one sad story after another. I posted on Facebook about the husband who made a loving tribute to his wife who died on 9/11 on Flight 93. He set up a foundation to help the local hospital with birthing rooms. His wife had been expecting their first child. Touching. He along with his sisters-in-law finished a book I her memory, “You Can Do It!”
‘You Can Do It! is the vision of Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a heroine of United Flight 93 and a woman who was an inspiration to all who knew her. Lauren's dream was to create the ultimate self-empowering resource, a book to help women of all ages realize their dreams.
Then the Indiana State Fair incident. I can only imagine. I can’t even begin to talk about it. I can only say that my heart goes out to each and everyone touched by the tragedy.
So when I read the story of the Cleveland Indians chipping in so a fellow teammate could be there for the birth of his preemie son, I had to mention it. I know that ballplayers make more money than most of us could envision. Still the gesture spoke volumes. In the day and age where athletes can seem self-centered and selfish, this was a moving tribute to the camaraderie of teammates I have to mention it. I’m a Red Sox fan. Make no doubt about it, but I’ll be honest with you, I miss the days when we were underdogs. There is a certain way a team plays when they are on a mission. So hats off to the Cleveland Indians.
Not that this has a thing to do with touching tributes. Just another one of my doggie stories. I was writing away working on our progressive story for the Roses of Prose blog. Got up to get a diet coke and almost stepped on a dead bird! The dogs were outside, but they can easily open up the back door. Colbie brought me up a treat. I did realize they had come back in. Both of them had lain down beside my chair. Should have known something was up. Colibe is never that still. Suppose I should pay a little more attention to what's going on around me when I'm writing!
Don't forget today I'm blogging over at the Roses of Prose.
‘You Can Do It! is the vision of Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, a heroine of United Flight 93 and a woman who was an inspiration to all who knew her. Lauren's dream was to create the ultimate self-empowering resource, a book to help women of all ages realize their dreams.
Then the Indiana State Fair incident. I can only imagine. I can’t even begin to talk about it. I can only say that my heart goes out to each and everyone touched by the tragedy.
So when I read the story of the Cleveland Indians chipping in so a fellow teammate could be there for the birth of his preemie son, I had to mention it. I know that ballplayers make more money than most of us could envision. Still the gesture spoke volumes. In the day and age where athletes can seem self-centered and selfish, this was a moving tribute to the camaraderie of teammates I have to mention it. I’m a Red Sox fan. Make no doubt about it, but I’ll be honest with you, I miss the days when we were underdogs. There is a certain way a team plays when they are on a mission. So hats off to the Cleveland Indians.
Not that this has a thing to do with touching tributes. Just another one of my doggie stories. I was writing away working on our progressive story for the Roses of Prose blog. Got up to get a diet coke and almost stepped on a dead bird! The dogs were outside, but they can easily open up the back door. Colbie brought me up a treat. I did realize they had come back in. Both of them had lain down beside my chair. Should have known something was up. Colibe is never that still. Suppose I should pay a little more attention to what's going on around me when I'm writing!
Don't forget today I'm blogging over at the Roses of Prose.
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