Meredith's Miracle cont. . .

Becky and I are going to be leaving tonight after work for Meredith's Memorial Service that going to be held on Saturday. Please remember to keep the Rankin Family and Friends in your prayers.

Below are the lyrics to a song that I was listening today, and it reminded me that life IS hard sometimes and we have to take time to "find ourselves."

"Wish You Well"
by Thousand Foot Krutch

Sometimes love, feels like pain, and sometimes I wonder if it's all the same, sometimes life, feels just like rain, cause you never know, when it's gonna
fall down on you

I wish you well, I wish you well, on this trip to find yourself, I wish you well, wish I could help, but I can't help you find yourself
Sometimes faith, feels like doubt, and sometimes I wonder if we'll even get out, sometimes life hurts just like now, but ya gotta know, it's all gonna come back around

I wish you well, I wish you well, on this trip to find yourself, I wish you well, wish I could help, but I can't help you find yourself
find yourself,
I can't help you find yourself,
find yourself...

and we were sixteen at the time, nothing could ever change our minds, we were one step below invincible, and we always fought it, you've never been the
same, you were so scared to make a name, then you threw it all away, and i wish you'd come back now.

I wish you well, I wish you well, on this trip to find yourself, I wish you well, wish I could help, but I can't help you find yourself, I wish you well,
I wish you well, on this trip to find yourself, I wish you well, wish I could help, but I can't help you find you

I wish you well, I wish you well, on this trip to find yourself, I wish you well, wish I could help, but I can't help you find yourself

find yourself,
I can't help you find yourself, find yourself,
I can't help you find yourself...

Meredith's Miracle

I will be the first to admit that I'm not very eloquent . . .

My best friend Justin, his wife Meredith went home to be with the Lord this morning at 7:45. Her family sent an update via her blog this morning http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/meredith. She won her battle with cancer. We don't have answers we may never will, but what we do know is that as of this morning at 7:45 her fight is over, she is pain free, she is cancer free, and she is the happiest she has ever been, in the presence of her Lord and Savior.

Some may read this and say, "she didn't win" I want to tell you that she won because she is the strongest person I have ever met. Even on the day the Doctors told her she only had weeks to live she got up from where she was sitting and began to tell other cancer patients that they can beat their cancer and to fight hard. She won because she was a Christian and is now in the presence of God. She will be missed greatly by friends and family, but she will never be forgotten.

She touched more lives during her sickness than she ever would have had she not gotten cancer. This is just ONE of the many of "Meredith's Miracles"

We Love and miss you Meredith Rankin

First Rita's of 2008

Becky and I went to Rita's after Dinner tonight. It was the first time this season. Rita's is one of our favorite things to do during the summer. Which after the last couple of day's here has to be right around the corner. It has been beautiful out lately. . .

Puerto Rico! Day 7 - 3.31.08

Well the last day in Puerto Rico was sunny and nice for the most part. We sat by the pool for about a half hour before it started to rain. Then we went inside packed up and ran to the mall. Becky wanted to get a book for the plane ride home which was fine because I've been wanting to get a new book as well. The mall was absolutely crazy. People everywhere. . . There was some sort of festival going on across the street from the mall with TONS of people. Here are a couple of the last pictures I took while in Puerto Rico. . .

I love these pictures they turned out MUCH better than I thought they would.

It was sad to leave Puerto Rico, but we had to . . . our cat Riley was glad to see us once we got home. . .

Yes, He sat there while I worked on one of my websites for a long time.

Puerto Rico! Day 6 - 3.30.08

Another lazy morning yesterday and we had a difficult time trying to decide what we wanted to do. However, we waited just long enough and about 12:00-12:30 the gray skys rolled in and parked over Guaynabo for the rest of the day. So as the Puerto Rican's would say, "What to do?" We decided to go see a movie last night. I was between "Horton" and "Drillbit Taylor" Becky, Amanda and I agreed on "Drillbit" It was a really funny movie I would definitely suggest going to go see it, or at least put it on your Netflix when it hits DVD.

"Becky doing her Karate kick"

The theater we we too down here was a Caribbean Cinemas. As Becky said, "It looks like a Disney World ride!"

Today is the day that we have been dreading. I guess that would be tomorrow when I have to get up and go to work. Our flight back home to Philly is at 6:12 pm. Everyone knows that the planes never leave on time why do they always schedule such exact flight times? It is sad for us to be leaving our friends in Puerto Rico, but Becky and I were saying that we both are starting to miss home.

Puerto Rico! Day 5 - 3.29.08

We got a really late start to the day yesterday. We didn't leave the house until after 12:30. We went to Rebecca's apartment and sat by the pool for the rest of the day. I was craving Starbucks ALLLL DAY!! So, finally after we left the pool. . . I got my Starbucks! Carmel Frappachino with whip it was great. Not much else to write about it's kind of a short day when you don't get started until after 12:00.

Puerto Rico! Day 4 - 3.28.08

Our trip to the Rain Forest yesterday was absolutly amazing. It's about an 1.5 hour drive from Guaynabo. (which is where Matt and Amanda live) The weather was perfect for hiking. It's amazing how much the weather changes from "town" to the "forest" I took about 200 pix in the Rain Forest and now I have to try to pick out a few of them to post.

I absolutly LOVE this picture!

Last night Amanda, Becky, and Amanda's friend Rebecca cooked dinner. MMmmmmMmm . . . quesadillas. They were frickn' awesome!


After dinner settled we played 'Phase 10' and ate the dessert that Becky and Amanda also made. It was a lemon/strawberry frozen dessert. (I think someone forgot the sugar)