Blog day # 210 in a day of my life. The meaning of my life-WHAT IF?

     Going back in my memory- I have three distinct happenings that I can recall in my long term memory. The first being when I was around four or five years old. It was in front of my sister's house on North Main Street in Eldred Pa. The town I grew up in. My sister lived right next door. There was always cars parked out front, and I was always out and about playing. This one particular day, for some reason, I was going to go across the street. It is the main drag coming from New York State and continuing South East into Pa.



    I STARTED TO CROSS, COMING OUT BETWEEN TWO CARS, I NEVER LOOKED. THE ONLY THING I HEARD WAS THE HORN AND SCREECHING TIRES. I LOOKED TO MY LEFT AND THERE IT WAS- A CAR- I STILL CAN SEE THE MAN BEHIND THE WHEEL- UNCLE FRANK SCHICK- A RELATIVE OF MINE. IT WAS CLOSE- SO CLOSE I COULD REACH OUT AND TOUCH THE HOOD. I LIVED-NOT EVEN A SCRATCH- I TURNED AROUND AND RAN DOWN TO THE BACK YARD. I SHOULD OF DIED THAT DAY.

     I was 17 years old-I had a girl friend-I was driving-it was a small car- a Sim ca-smaller than a Volkswagen- powder blue- four doors- four speed- going to visit my girlfriend-I made a left hand turn - and the car behind me decided to pass at the same time as he was traveling to fast to stop.

    I heard the horn-screeching tires and then an explosion and glass-lots of glass- I had turned my head at the sound of the horn-his wife was riding with her feet up on the dash-and I can still see the look on her face before the impact- my reaction was to jump to my right-the seat was pinned against the steering wheel where I had been sitting-my legs were still over on the driver side and I was against the passenger door- I spent the next 51 days in the hospital- not knowing if I would ever walk again- I SHOULD OF DIED!



     I bought the motorcycle- in 1974- I had the long hair-did not believe in the war- sided with the protesters over the Government- but- I believed as I do now in our country- freedom- life and liberty- Equality- embracing love-friendship-and God. I have always believed in God- I have always believed that there is other life. I once saw something in the sky- right around this time- it was a cluster of lights- separate from each other-individual crafts way up in the sky - like satellites-traveling very fast- moving side ways and then front to back- it was not planes- I do not know what it was- but I SAW THEM! Then the accident- I was up in Amherst on the bike- going from one red light to another- short distant- not even out of second gear- young lady in front of me- just got her operators permit in a Volkswagen-she stalled it- did not put her foot on the brakes so no brake lights- no warning- she was there- I had to lay it over-bike ended up underneath her back bumper- I had a cut on my leg- I SHOULD OF DIED!




     THREE SEPARATE HAPPENINGS-EACH ONE COULD OF ENDED MY LIFE-BUT BY DESIGN - I AM STILL HERE- THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE. I HAVE LIFE. I SHOULD NOT BE HERE.

Therefore I have a BELIEF in the PURPOSE of LIFE- being that there is a REASON - if you have REASON then you have INTELLIGENCE- if you have INTELLIGENCE- then you have DESIGN- and if you have both-you have LIFE.

LOVE-HOPE-JOY -EVER AFTER- YES I HAVE THE BELIEF-I KNOW THAT SOMEHOW I HAVE BEEN PUT HERE TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING- BE IT NOW OR AFTER I AM GONE-I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED LIVES BY BEING ALIVE-BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN-PEOPLE HAVE MARRIED- MY LIFE HAS HAS SOME AFFECT ON OTHERS- YES - I HAVE A PURPOSE AND I HAVE A BELIEF-UNSHAKEN BY WHAT I SAW IN THE SKY- HOW ELSE CAN I ANSWER THE CALL TO THE OTHER SIDE ONLY TO SURVIVE AND CONTINUE ON- I AM HERE FOR A PURPOSE-ONLY GOD KNOW- WHAT THAT IS.

                              PURPOSE-REASON-INTELLIGENCE-DESIGN-LIFE
                                       BELIEF-LOVE-HOPE-JOY-EVER AFTER



                                   BELIEVE-HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Blog day # 209-a day in my life. My two sons!

    A long-long time ago- in a town far far away-I grew up watching a TV show entitled "MY THREE SON'S" Corny as sounds now, it was good wholesome TV to watch as we grew up. And, most of the time , I spent outside- no games- I really do not like games- we were out and about all over the little town of Eldred Pa. Northwestern Pa. at its finest! You know, we rode our bikes-walked-ran-roller skating the sidewalks. We knew everyone and everyone knew who we were.

                                MY TWO SONS-TROY ALLEN-SHAWN PATRICK

    It was here that in the late 60's and through the 70's and into the 80's that we raised our two
sons. Although they are now all grown up and far far away-they remain an every day presence in my heart and mind. Troy- he can do anything - he builds houses-from the ground up-blocks-cement-plumbing-electrical-sheeting-framing-windows-doors-roofing- EVERYTHING! And he is in demand- simply by word of mouth and the work he has done in public places.

    Shawn is a auditor for elderly housing. He goes into homes and does a complete audit on heating systems-hot water tanks-heating systems-insulation- and then sends crews in to winterize houses for the elderly in the state of Pa. He will be moving to another job for three major energy companies, doing audits- a major increase in pay & benefits, a major step in the right direction.


Being that they both celebrated birthdays in the last month- here is my again- birthday wish to them both- I am very proud of what they have accomplished in their lives. Troy, 46 yrears old and Shawn 41 years old. In my mind- the TV show of MY THREE SONS rewinds , good wholesome entertainment- in my life-memories rewind of youth-childhood-adventures-laughter- and growing up- The memory of MY TWO SONS will be with me as long as I live. BRAVO to the both of you!

                                            MY TWO SONS-TROY & SHAWN