We don’t get to pick our hour or the manner (usually) of our death. Doesn’t matter what you believe or if you believe anything at all. Infants die, children die, young parents die alongside the old. I’ve buried them all, and there is never a good time for those who are left behind.
JWF - promise me that you won’t do anything to Annie!! Please! Ever since she came along I’ve been afraid that you might “off” her because she doesn’t fit in with Lila’s lifestyle. Please keep Annie around so Lila keeps maturing. (And I don’t start crying!)
“But little children are alive in Christ, even from the foundation of the world…” (Moroni 8:12–“The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ”)
dataweaver over 13 years ago
Never underestimate the power of stupid, stuffed donkeys.
cdward over 13 years ago
We don’t get to pick our hour or the manner (usually) of our death. Doesn’t matter what you believe or if you believe anything at all. Infants die, children die, young parents die alongside the old. I’ve buried them all, and there is never a good time for those who are left behind.
Wildcard24365 over 13 years ago
Chekhov’s gun suddenly comes to mind…
Ursula A Kehoe Premium Member over 13 years ago
I guess the stupid stuffed donkey was all Liam needed to make him smile …
grapfhics over 13 years ago
Some years ago on All Things Considered there was a segment about a young girl with cancer. She was braver than any adult I will ever meet.
arsmall over 13 years ago
^ They usually are.
Like the way you are writing this up. You have a great mind JDub!
my_discworld over 13 years ago
Wow. I am glued to this story. Those kids are amazing. And I love how Lila is growing.
freeholder1 over 13 years ago
“Dust in the wind Dust ion the wind Everything is dust in the wind.”
JWF Premium Member over 13 years ago
Thanks, GEE, for sharing some of MLK’s great words. He’s definitely a hero of mine and those words are always inspiring and helpful!
MamaTaney over 13 years ago
Thanks JWF for making me cry.
ejmuller over 13 years ago
JWF - promise me that you won’t do anything to Annie!! Please! Ever since she came along I’ve been afraid that you might “off” her because she doesn’t fit in with Lila’s lifestyle. Please keep Annie around so Lila keeps maturing. (And I don’t start crying!)
Thank you.
gobblingup Premium Member over 13 years ago
Aww… :-( This is so sad and sweet at the same time.
Shay over 13 years ago
God bless that little Liam and Annie!
pbuckland Premium Member over 13 years ago
A mature Lila would spoil the concept of the strip. Annie and the corporate bosses provide the foil for Lila’s excesses and therein lies the humour.
bald over 13 years ago
although i have been away from the strips, annie has always impressed me with her positive attitude and courage
soap123 over 13 years ago
“But little children are alive in Christ, even from the foundation of the world…” (Moroni 8:12–“The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ”)