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  Gretta Knows.....keep dancin' in the rain!  
  May 22, 2014 Edition  
     Good day to all my earthly friends! You sure have had the rain! I feel a little guilty telling you how beautiful the warm sunshine is here every day. So I’ve decided not to speak of sunlight touching the green meadows lush green silky grass as it sways in unison, directed by the gentle wind. It has a rhythm all its own! A relaxing peaceful movement that fills my soul with a soothing calmness, but we’re not going to go there today!
      I can’t control it, my tail just wags at the beauty God has graced me and all my heavenly pals with in our eternal home! I have reached my rainbow! It is so true, that after the rain there is a rainbow. Everyone wants happiness, no one wants pain, but you can’t make a rainbow without a little rain. Just because it is stormy now, doesn’t mean you aren’t headed for some sunshine. Keep your eyes fixed upon the rainbow and even dance in the rain, for the sun will shine again, even in Ohio!
      Since I’m barking about the rain, last weekend my heavenly pals and I had a wonderful view of the ‘Relay for Life’ in Boardman. The weather was not perfect, yep cold and a little rain, but then life isn’t perfect either! Cancer survivors, cancer patients, cancer supporters, all gathered together. Those still battling cancer showed that they can walk and dance through the rain. Survivors, they perservered and made it through the storm, finding the sunshine again.
      They gathered for what they call a Survivor Lap where all cancer survivors take the first lap around the track, celebrating their victory over cancer, while cheered on by the other participants who line the track. I noticed that two of the people carrying the banner for the survivor lap I had met while on earth, Tom Lamb, who has beaten cancer twice, but is now fighting it for a third time, and Dick Weimer, a cancer survivor.
      They showed hope in their eyes and through their smiles. A spirit of courage and faith resonated through them and all in attendance. As people gathered and walked laps together, we could sense hope building as people shared their stories and their journeys. The survivor lap was a very emotional strength building of support for all. I recall a quote by Christopher Reeves who never stopped dancing in the rain, “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”
      A song just came to my ‘doggy’ mind by Barry Manilow, ‘I made it through the rain’ and the words went something like this....
      “We dreamers have our ways, Of facin’ rainy days, And somehow we survive. We keep the feelings warm. Protect them from the storm, Until our time arrives. Then one day the sun appears, And we come shinin’ through those lonely years.
      I made it through the rain, I kept my world protected, I made it through the rain, I kept my point of view, I made it through the rain, And found myself respected, By the others who got rained on too, And made it through.
      When friends are hard to find, And life seems so unkind, Sometimes you feel afraid, Just aim beyond the clouds, And rise above the crowds, And start your own parade. ‘Cause when I chased my fears away, That’s when I knew that I could finally say...
      I made it through the rain, I kept my world protected, I made it through the rain, I kept my point of view, I made it through the rain, And found myself respected, By the others who got rained on too
      And made it through...And made it through, And made it through....
      My paws are raised high to you, keep dancin’ in the rain, you’ll make it through.....my tails awaggin’ too!
      Gretta, a Golden Retriever, spent almost 15 years at The Boardman News. She greeted all who entered with a wag of her tail! She died in November of 2012.
      Send your animal tributes/stories to: The Boardman News, 8302 Southern Blvd., S2A, Boardman, OH 44512 or
      email to: gwen@boardmannews.net
 
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