Eileen Saint Lauren

Momma, Roses, Ray Charles

 

       Daddy died in my arms a few years ago and is in heaven drinking with the disciples and planting a garden when the weather permits. Daddy always called me Babydoll. In the spring of 2009, at the age of 86, Momma gave a little laugh and flew into heaven.
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Momma at 84
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South Mississippi
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   Momma was a writer too. She taught me early on the value of reading, writing, and the positive power of prayer. She always closed every letter to me with, "I love you and just write!"

     The "Hattiesburg American Newspaper," and the "Petal Journal," in South Mississippi published her work. Anything Momma "just sat down and prayed about then wrote" was published.   
"He is My Sunshine"
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Eileen Saint Lauren with the great late Ray Charles (Robinson)

   The late, great Ray Charles Robinson is featured in Paradise.
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Babydoll
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Eileen at 17 months
        My Daddy carried this photograph in his wallet until the day he died in my arms at the Veterans Hosptial in Jackson, Mississippi.
      Daddy was a blue rose.
Rose Garden, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC
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Eileen Saint Lauren
"The yellow rose of friendship and the red rose of  love. Both go hand in hand in any relationship."

Momma and I shared a love for roses.
Just Write!