My mom had countless remarkable attributes.  One of these was her uncompromising faith.  She loved the Lord.  She loved sharing her love for the Lord with others.  It seems as if she was everyone’s prayer partner.  She was definitely mine.  Everyday of her life was a living testament of her faith.  She loved to worship.  She had a worshiper’s heart.  I put some worship songs in the Audio folder that were dear to her.  She loved singing Testify to Love by Avalon with me.  It was one of her all time favorite songs.  She always sang the tenor part while I sang soprano.  It was so cute!  I bet she has the most beautiful voice now.  She would always encouraged me to have intimate quiet time with the Lord as well.  She would say, “Be still and quiet yourself before the Lord.  Listen to His still small voice". 

She would always tell me “Jen speak positively.  Out of your mouth comes blessings and curses.”  Even when the cancer was eating away at her body she never spoke negatively.  She only spoke of her healing and her testimony.  She did not receive an earthly healing but I believe that she received the ultimate healing.  She has no pain now and she is free to worship.  I know that it is hard to keep your faith from wavering especially  when you loose someone you love so dearly.  I try to think of my mom every time my faith starts to falter. 

Mom- Thank you for being an astounding model of faith for so many, including me.    Jen

I am Billy Beach and I am going to tell you about one special person in my life.  That is my second grade teacher, Mrs. Baker.  She was my favorite teacher.  She was kind, funny and generous.

She was a kind-hearted teacher.  Instead of making us do worksheets, she would make a game for her lessons.  If we forgot something- like a quarter for lunch, she would lend us one.  That's why my teacher was kind. 

She was also very funny.  She always had a funny story to tell.  If you fell down she would say, "Have a nice trip?  Did you see Mickey Mouse?"  Instead of being hurt, we would laugh.  That is why she was funny.

She was also generous.  She would give us treats and extra recess.  I didn't care about treats or recess, I just thought it was generous.  That is why she is one special person in my life.