Maxie my Dog"

Today eleven years ago I picked out my favorite puppy, her name was Maxie. She was the runt of the litter and she was so cute with that little adorable face. Maxie has black and brown hair she was so tiny but she has spunk. I will never forget the day I bought her from the old lady who had so many yorkie's all in a playpen. Maxie was the smallest puppy so small I could place her in my coat pocket.

Now that time has passed so quickly and Maxie is now older with health problems. She had many surgeries due to her kidney's. She had to have special dog food and extra care due to her health and not being able to be left alone for long period's of time.

I will never forget the day I became ill and was unable to take care of Maxie and I had to give her away. It was the hardest decesion in my life and my heart ached but I found her the best home. I gave her to a friend who fell in love with Maxie. I knew it was the right thing to do. I had many surgeries and due to my own health I could not had gave her the care she needed.

Now Maxie is in a wonderful home with a friend who needed her more then I did. I know now that Maxie had served her purpose for me.

Maxie is in the best care and I am happy now that Allie has her and it has helped Allie with her depression of being alone.

I am amazed how things had worked out for Maxie and what happiness she has gave to Allie. I am thankful for how things have worked out in both our life's. My dear friend is a sweetheart and now she has made Allie feel better and my heart is at peace."

New friends

I met a new friend today who simply turned my life around by just being around her. She has such a positive additude that it rubbed off on me. I believe in meeting friends who make your life better and it makes you think more in a positive way. I love meeting new people and love listening to their stories about life and what things they have encountered.

I had cancer 11 years ago and now I am cancer free and want to share my feelings about what I went through. I was young in my thrities and after having Ovarian cancer it changed my life and placed me in menopause. I suffered so bad with depression and mood swings and so many emotions in my life at one time, it was like a dam had broke, and all the water just came rushing at me at once.

I had talked to several women who felt the same way I had after my surgery. It was amazing to hear their stories and to know I was not alone. I met one lady who helped me more than anyone with her upbeat spirit. We talked in the store for over an hour one day and it really helped me to see and know there were many women who were going through this. We talked about writing a book and letting each woman place her own feelings and thoughts in the book about how going through early menopause affected their life."
Women in all walks of life and no matter what age you are need a good friend to talk to or maybe a group. I am lucky to have a friend who helped me one day and as we talked it opened up my eyes that women out there are suffering with so many symptons of menopause. No one wanted to talk about this topic when I was young, it was a hush, hush topic. Menopuase, menopause I say it out loud and proud because I know all women will go through it sooner or later, and we all need to suport eachother." No more being a hush subject and no more being an older woman's topic." Thanks to my friend who listened to me on that day I felt like my nerves were going to explode and thanks to the words of your wisdom that helped me better understand it was me going through Menopause."

Current Issues

I believe in having faith when ever we start with a project to finish it. I have often stumbled everyday on this journey. I am working with myself. I have asked others to join in good faith that something good will come out of this accomplishment. Being a woman who has endured cancer and many sugeries along the way--has gave me more will-power not to give up. I have learned to write better and to me is a great accomplishment. I struggled with writing, but not with ideas and being creative. I am currently working on a screenplay called Granny Tattoo- about a young man who was nearly raised by his grandma. She passes away on his 21st birthday and he is devastated. He had made her a promise to stop by her house first but instead he stopped else where.
Jessie and his friends go to a tattoo shop--he was warned not to go. Rumors were the tattoo shop was cursed but he went anyway and the manager placed a image of his late grandma on his left arm.
This story is full of humor and drama and laughs for evryone- when his grandma's spirit enters the tattoo.
I wrote the book dedicated to all grandparents who help with their grandkids in some way or another, these days we see a lot of grandparents rasing their grandkids. The book targets all age groups and genders.
This story will touch your heart and make you laugh too. I was raised by my granny when my dad and mom divorced. I based it on my life and of course I added some fiction because tattoo's don't come alive or do they?

Doonie the rainbow dog

Doonie the rainbow dog

News

I watch the news every evening and 90% of it is very depressing. My mother will not watch the news anymore due to it making her more depressed. I have done a research on people who watch the news at least three times a week. After doing the research and feedback it seems when people watch the news at least three to four times a week feel over-whelmed and upset. I have read commnets from people who say the news that many times a week was to much. They commented the weather was good to hear but all the sad and bad news was beginning to take a toll on some of the subjects who partisipated in the research.
I also ask the subjects what if there were a News program they could watch about real people who brought laughter back, and made sure there would be a 30 minute segment of funny, happy news--mixed up with the sad, bad news.
This was only a test done by surveys mailed out to 125 people and 68% wanted more funny, happy, but the sad news first or do a News segment that made them feel better--less depressing.
Thanks for reading this and like I said it was only a test.
Janice Walters Rawlins

Doonie the rainbow dog!!!!