what is your why?

As each day passes, I am getting more and more support for ANP, it is a great thing when you can feel the devotion and love beginning to flow from the people that I am working with. I truly feel that the time has come for us to be able to at least get a slow start, and it will be a struggle, and at times alot of travel, but, all in all we are working hard to make this a reality. With the support that we are getting, it makes me drive myself all the harder to do what needs to be done. By giving of ourselves, we are doing what the Lord has commanded us to do. We need to pray daily for the children like Anna, who really had to struggle for the 32 days she lived.

BUT, in those 32 days, she touched the lives of so many people, and changed my life forever. What a legacy that she has left behind! Who else among us can say that? Anna is my why... what is yours?

Each day brings new challenges, dreams and reality!

Hello, Friends!
We are off to a fair start from nothing. I have been working hard at running the sewing machine, crocheting, looking for a job and looking for a place where we can have an office. This is not an easy task, when you are working with relatively nothing. I have contacted local churches to see if I can get a room where we can hold meetings, but, alas, nothing yet.

I am excited about the open house we will be having on the 18th of September. We are having munchies, meeting our board members and accepting donations to get the baby stuff as well as keep the mailings going. It has been a task to do this all with faith, but I have it in capital letters! FAITH!!

I was reflecting the other day on the spirit of the Holy Ghost and the promptings that we often receive and sadly, ignore. This has been a real blessing to my life as I see how God has allowed me to do something that is challenging, yet I feel so blessed. Via this course, I have met some interesting people and reconnected with some friends. Truly, this is a calling for me.

I feel the joy in my heart when I see the work that I have so far been able to accomplish in small corner of my craft room.. imagine what I can do with a real space... the possibilities are endless.

I am saddened by the loss of people on a daily basis, and feel that there is nothing that can be said to them to ease the pain at the moment. I learned that it is not ok to say "I know how you feel" because I do not know how THEY feel, but, I can empathize with them, and just be there.

It is not about telling people what they need to do, but, being there to help them with the basic things, and for them to lean on in a time of crisis. It is this vigil that will mean the most to them after they take a moment when it is all said and done that they will remember with a smile.

So, with all of this said and done, please, be aware of those in need... and give a hug when needed and space when requested.

Love P

WE are a REAL non-profit!!!

We are officially a non-profit!!

We are going to be up and running soon.. it has been a long rough road, but I am at this point. With the Grace of God, I am here. I have been doing alot of praying the last few months, and I have my paper hanging on the wall. I am beginning to look for a room that we can use as a meeting place, and have burial clothes on hand for kids that do not make it. It is an arduous task to even think that way, but, reality can sometimes bite big time. I remember how to this day how special it was to have that lil sweater set for Anna as I held her in my arms, and I want to have that available for other grandparents.

Anna lived only 32 days, but her impact was huge, her little face was angelic from the first day I saw it, and there was nothing wrong with her beauty. Little did I know what an impact this child would have on my life, nor how it would change it. I am still looking for work, as the non-profit says it all.. but it is not for the money that I do this, it is for the love of helping others.

I pray on a daily basis that Anna is looking down with total approval on this project. It is not an easy road, but, a road that has to be traveled non the less. I have been creative like crazy in my lil spare bedroom, I have been crocheting, sewing, and even writing several articles to bring to light the plight of the grandparents, aunts, and uncles that have been left behind by the aftermath of Meth..we are a peer to peer support group and for now, we are trying to establish how to reach out to those in need. It is a task for which it keeps me off of the streets..lol..and gives me plenty to do while I am home and looking for work.

How can you lbe helped by people that do not know your pain? The truth is, you can't. I do not profess to know how a specific person feels, however, I know my pain, and the pain that has turned into this project. To be constructive in the wake of destructiveness is a true calling and blessing. All around us on a daily basis, this drug takes from someone, I have never been addicted to drugs or alcohol, but, I have been on the side of the abuse. I am here to stand for those who can not, pray for those who think they have nothing to pray for and to listen to those who feel no one is listening. WE are Anna's Nana's Place, a place of help, hope and healing.



Phone # 360-718-0051, it is always on..

If anyone knows of any place where I can share my message, please, feel free to email me at annasnanasplace@comcast.net, or call me... I would love to put together a powerpoint and share my vision, and help others.

If we neglect what Heavenly Father has laid before us, then we have joined the masses that are not listening.. or heading the Word. P