Okay, a new year has slipped up on me. Wasn't ready for it, but since its here- might as well make good use of it. So I am thinking to myself; what will I do as a challenge this year? Sail in a hot air balloon- I would love that! Get back into photography, I take some darn good pictures! Go to seminary and see where that will take me.
I figured that I want to live at least another 50 years, that will get me to 99- can you imagine ME at 99 years old? Then I wondered how will I have filled my life in those 99 years? I decided to write my own obit, everyone should do it- just to have the things you want to do in life written down. Let’s see how many of these dreams actually come true for me within my life’s span. . .
Laurie Ann Todd died today- she was 99. Born December 15,1959 to Joshua and Janis Todd in Mansfield, Ohio where she lived most of her life. She graduated Mansfield Senior High school in 1978 and went directly into the work force beginning her career at K-mart in the "Womens apparel" department. Then on the United Telephone, which then became Sprint.
Laurie worked at Sprint for 25 years before accepting a layoff package in 2007 to seek living her life the way she supposed it should be lived.
She began a non profit organization called StaytheCourse that helped millions of “living Large” individuals live their lives in grand style. With no apologies to ANYONE for who they were, or how they looked.
She went on to enroll in Seminary where she received her Master of Divinity degree and she then established the “God is Love” Foundation that helped to erase centuries of erred thought that people had to be a “certain way” in order for God to love them. This helped to lift the lives and souls of millions of people who thought they didn’t belong- to God or anyone else. Laurie died surrounded by her Family and Friends, all enjoying the celebration of Laurie’s life with music, dance and singing. Laurie’s parting words were “Til, we meet again.”
Laurie is survived by happy memories and enlightened hearts. She left no one to mourn, but all to live life to its fullest, happiest and most rewarding. She will be missed.
Okay, a new year has slipped up on me. Wasn't ready for it, but since its here- might as well make good use of it. So I am thinking to myself; what will I do as a challenge this year? Sail in a hot air balloon- I would love that! Get back into photography, I take some darn good pictures! Go to seminary and see where that will take me.
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