It's "Good Friday"....

It is "Good Friday" today and in three days it will be Easter....

The day that Christ Has Risen!

Happy Heavenly Birthday Mom....

 

 

God looked around his garden, And He found an empty place.

And then He looked down upon the earth, And saw her tired face.

He put His arms around her, And lifted her to rest.

God's garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.

He knew that she was suffering, He knew she was in pain,

He knew that she would never get well again.

He saw the road was getting rough, And the hills were hard to climb,

So He closed her weary eyelids, And whispered "Peace be thine."

It broke your hearts to lose her, But she didn't go alone.

For part of you went with her, The day God called her home.

 

 

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RIP

(Mom, Grama, Great Grama)

 

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In Loving Memory Of My Son Ryan

Broken Chain

(clicking onto Ryan's Picture will
take you to his Memorial Site)

 We little knew the day that
God was going to call your name,
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we do the same....

It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did not go alone,
For part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.

~Ron Tranmer~
 

Happy Birthday Desiree

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Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)

Happy Birthday Ryan.....Yesterday!

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Sweet Ryan ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you! ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪

 

 

 

 

                   How lucky are you to have your Special Day on St. Patrick's Day!

 

In The Arms Of The Angels...

February 7, 2014

 

My Mom passed away tonight around 9:00pm at the Ira Davenport Hospital.

 

Mom had fallen a few weeks before and broke her hip. They operated on Mom in Corning Hospital last week and they called her a "Miracle!" But you could tell Mom was hurting real bad. From there they moved her to the Bath Infirmary for rehab...then they took Mom to the ER at the Ira Davenport, that is when Bill called us and told us

 

Mom knew her time was near so we were on our way to see her before she passed but didn't make it in time. The hospital however let us go in and say our goodbyes to her. 

 

Mom you looked so at peace. You are now in Gods Arms safe from harm, safe from the pain that you were suffering, the loneliness that you felt will be no more.  All of our loved ones in Heaven must have been really happy to see you come home....and you knew that the Good Lord was ready for you..It was also Papa's Heavenly birthday....

 

We all love you Mom, your memory will live on in our hearts forever.

 Written in Memory of
Joan C Blank

WOW....

where do you begin to tell the story of a life lived and loves lost. Well I guess I would have to start with the woman Mom was not only on the outside but the beautiful woman she was on the inside.

Lot of people knew Mom as kind of... brassy, outspoken, tenasis to mention a few but that was lifes footprints that made Mom have those characteristics....In other words Mom was a SURVIVOR!
Survivor of Loves lost, dreams unfulfilled and way too many regrets to just name a few. Yet in Moms heart there lived a PRINCESS...

 


In Memory Of Our Grandma

Grandma, I thought this day would never come,
You were my Hero you were my grandmother,
You provided your protection and your guidance,
Not only to me but to so many others.
You always did the best that you could
And you always gave the best,
We will always remember your words,
For we were the ones truly blessed.

We will remember the times you made us laugh,
And the times you made us cry,
We will remember how you lived,
And the look of your caring eyes.
I will miss the touch of your soft hands
And the way they healed my heart,
I will remember your beautiful smile,
And your sense of humor, was a world apart.
We will miss the sound of your voice,
And the directions you always gave,
You'd tell us to always be strong,
And you'd tell us to always to behave.
I will miss the stories you would share,
And the long talks at your kitchen table,
I will miss the happiness you showed,
With every new grandchild you cradled.

Grandma, You will be sadly missed,
But in our hearts you will forever live,
In our time of sorrow and pain,
Memories of your strength we will now relive.
Our hearts may be heavy
And we may shed many tears,
But our spirit rejoices, for you are with God.
And now you have nothing to fear,
No more worries, no more sorrows,
No more hurt and no more pain,
In the kingdom of Heaven you now stand,
Our love for you will forever remain.

To our grandmother, just like a mother,
to our sister, and auntie, To our friend,
and to our dear dear loved one,
We thank you for your time, for your love,
for your lessons, For your kindness,
compassion and your love.
Now your job is done!
WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!

 

 

(My brothers Bill and Kevin put the "Thank You" 

together and had it placed in the Steuben Courier.)

Looking Back...

Matthew West ~ All The Broken Pieces

Mom,

Looking back through the years,
I remember your love being there
for me even during the times when
I was too busy to listen, trying
so hard to grow up on my own,
thinking I knew all the answers.

I just want you to know that during
the many times you tried to offer
advice and encouragement,
I really was listening in my own way,
and I appreciate all that you've
done to help shape me into the
person I am today.

Through it all you've been my
inspiration, and there's no way to
tell you how grateful I am, except
to say, I love you. 

Matthew West ~ The Healing Has Begun

Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a
time. Accepting hardship
as a pathway to peace.
Taking, as Jesus did, this
sinful world as it is, not
as I would have it.
Trusting that You will make
all things right if I
surrender to Your will.
So that I may be reasonably
happy in this life and
supremely happy with You
forever in the next.
Amen.

 Matthew West ~ Family Tree

Always Remember
Never take a person for granted,
 hold every person close to your heart
 cause you might wake up one day
 and realize that you've lost a diamond
 while you were too busy collecting stones. 

And

"The best things in life are...
not seen but felt with the heart!"

Happy New Year 2014

Happy New Year 2014 

to my friends & family!!!!! 

Love to all....

May you find the true meaning of self this year...

and that you come to terms with whatever 

makes your soul restless....

and that this year you will find the hero within....

God Bless Everyone!

Fireplace with Christmas music

To all my family and friends, 

my thoughts and prayers are with you always....

May your holidays be filled with the spirit 

and joy of Christmas! 

Be safe Be happy 

Be loved! 

God bless you all.

The Reason For The Season

Happy Heavenly Birthday Ryan.....

There’s an elephant in the room.

There’s an elephant in the room.

It is large and squatting,

so it is hard to get around it.

Yet, we squeeze by with, 

"how are you" and "I’m fine..."

and a thousand other forms of

trivial chatter.

we talk about everything else

except the elephant in the room.

We all know it’s there.

We are thinking about the 

elephant as we talk.

It is constantly on our minds.

For you see, it is a very

big elephant.

But we do not talk about

the elephant in the room.

Oh, please, somebody say

my child’s name

Oh, please, say it again

Oh, please, let’s talk about

the elephant in the room.

For if we talk about their death,

perhaps we can talk about

their life.

Can I say their name...

and not have you look away?

For if I cannot,

you are leaving me alone...

In a room...

with an elephant.
~Author Unknown~

 

RYAN MICHAEL EMERSON

December 19, 1977 ~ March 31, 1978 

Happy Birthday Ron :)

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Come See
Ron's Birthday Pages that I made for him...
 Just ~ Click Here
 

 

Hope everyone had a Safe & "Happy Thanksgiving!"

Keep the Faith....

Praying for EVERYONE whom have lost their homes/property, loved ones in any of the storms across this country and overseas.....My heart aches for all of you. Our Deepest Sympathy goes out to ALL.

Lawsuit Challenges Wisconsin Fetal Protection Measure Known as “Cocaine Mom” Act | The Partnership at Drugfree.org

For the babies sake and the Mothers.....This should be Law in EVERY State, except it should be more like a facility that houses these women and can help them get clean!!!!! Jail would not do that, it would cause more harm than good. These children are our future, why wouldn't it be important enough to help them!

Lawsuit Challenges Wisconsin Fetal Protection Measure Known as “Cocaine Mom” Act | The Partnership at Drugfree.org

Halloween Pics 2013

It was a cold, windy  and wet "Halloween" night but it did not stop the children from going door to door.  We had our own little "Pirate" handing out our candy for us.  And what he didn't eat he gave away.  God Bless Him....We love you "Arrrrrr Matty!"

Oh yes let's not forget "Morgy Skeletor!!" The family dogggggg!!! Booooooooooo to all of youssssss!!!!!! Hope everyone had a Safe & Happy Halloween!

Boooooooooo waiting on tomorrow

Update on RyRy's Health...

   

Well RyRy has an Upper Respiratory Infection and an Ear Infection.  They can't give him antibiotics for the URI because it is caused by a virus, but they can give him medicine for his ear infection.  

So last night was the very first night that RyRy didn't run a fever of 103.2....which really seemed great and he slept the whole night thru.   The Dr. said he could go back to school on Monday....he has been out for a week.  All I can say is Thank you LORD!  And of course Thank you Doctors and Nurses....God Bless You.

Of course you can't be around a sick child without getting a little sick yourself....so Grandpa and I are doctoring a sore throat, headache, cough and some more unpleasantness of being sick.  Needless to say life must go on.....so while it does I will be

kicking back with a cup of chai latte tea (oh so good) and well poor Grandpa well he continues to go to work in spite of it all, the man is a workhorse....God Bless Him.  He never cease to amaze us. But as he would say it, "I do it because I Love You!"

It is just gorgeous outside....

Just wish we felt it inside here....RyRy has been sick since last week.  What a week it was....Talk with the Law Guardian, Family Court, Anniversary, Birthday, Parent/Teacher Conference and Picture Day!  With all this going on this child seems to have a cough that just won't go away.  I believe or at least am thinking he will have to go back to having breathing treatments again.  People who say "You love him!"....Well without mentioning any names for you know who you are......you really need to quit smoking around him...especially since you know that he has asthma and the Judge told everyone to not smoke around him!!!!   I will take him to the Dr.s again....seems like every time you turn around this poor child just doesn't get a break.  My heart goes out to him....Love ya buddy...Nana is trying really hard to get you back on your feet!

JUST A BOX OF CRAYONS

JUST A BOX OF CRAYONS

While walking in a toy store
The day before today,
I over heard a Crayon Box
With many things to say.

"I don't like red!" said Yellow.
And Green said, "Nor do I!"
And no one here likes Orange,
But no one knows quite why.

"We are a box of crayons
that really doesn't get along,"
Said Blue to all the others.
"Something here is wrong!"

Well, I bought that box of crayons
And took it home with me.
And laid out all the crayons
So the crayons could all see.

They watched me as I colored
With Red and Blue and Green.
And Black and White and Orange
And every color in between.

They watched as Green became the grass
And Blue became the sky.
The Yellow sun was shining bright
On White clouds drifting by.

Colors changing as they touched,
Becoming something new.
They watched me as I colored.
They watched till I was through.

And when I'd finally finished,
I began to walk away.
And as I did the Crayon box.

Had something more to say........
"I do like Red! " said the Yellow.
And Green said, "So do I !"
And Blue you are terrific!

"So high up in the sky."
"We are a Box of Crayons
Each of us unique,
And when we get together.

The picture is complete"