In doing this page it evokes a lot of emotions for me.I
want you the visitors to know how I came to be here at this
point in my life and the reason for this page. This is my
beginning: Five years ago our local cable company was offering
a internet tool called World Gate. I saw the advertisements
and was curious so I ordered it on a trial basis to see if I
would like it and use it. World Gate is similar to web-tv
except it doesn't support the sound element and is limited as
far as surfing the web. I did however have email and was able
to use yahoo chat rooms.....this in itself was an experience
to say the least. While in a chat room one day a lady entered
and asked if anyone had a pattern for a poncho they would be
willing to share. I replyed that I did and if she would send
me her mailing address I would send it to her. After that day
we stayed in contact by email then eventually the phone.Her
name was Judith and we became very close friends. We shared
our morning coffee together and our lifes trials and
tribulations. At this time Judith was building her own web
page and sent me her web address after each addtion or change
she made.Because of the limitations of World Gate I could not
hear her choice of music or even see some of her images.I was
very impressed by her sense of articulations and the other
elements she used. She had a wonderful sense of humor
also..she brightened my day everyday that we were together. I
had an opportunity to view Judith's web site from my son's
computer and was amazed at the difference it had from World
Gate.Even my spouse agreed and thought it time I get my own
computer. After setting up my computer Judith was there
everyday to instruct and guide me through the process of
building my own web pages.She had the patience of a
saint......me a greenhorn trying to build a web site using a
very intimidating computer.I learned very early on this
computer stuff is all trial and error. Mostly error for me but
I do manage to outwit it! During these months of our
friendship we got even closer...so close we could finish each
others sentences, we often kidded each other about being long
lost twins. Judith was also building a site called Threads.
This is a woman's group where we encourage and support each
other for everything we encounter.Her banner she created
reads: Women around the world connected by the threads of
friendship. This was sort of therapy for Judith as she had a
major heart attack prior to our meeting and was unable to work
again. About a year after developing our friendship Judith had
another major attack and almost didn't survive.I was notified
by her hubby of this and so I kept a phone vigil everyday to
the hospital and updated all our other members and her friends
of her condition.After about two weeks in the hospital she did
return home. I know all our prayers helped Judith to get
better.The worse thing was all the medications she was taking
robbed her of her memory.Thus she wasn't able to function as
she had prior and I was there struggling to help her regain
what the medications had stolen.This was a very long strenous
and frustrating time for us both.Our humor managed to releive
the stress and so she did regain some but not all of it. This
process took well over a year to accomplish.We called each
other our "ROCK" as we had come so far in our relationship
that I was repaying her for all her knowledge she had passed
on to me. We had made plans to meet personally this spring or
early supper.Something we talked about daily. On the evening
of Jan. 31st 2002 I was away from my computer for some reason
and when I returned to my mail I was reading a forwared email
from another friend and in that email it stated that Judith
had passed away!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was and I am still devastated
that she is gone. I do know that Judith is with our Lord now
as I type this.She is also in my heart and her spirit is with
me daily.We will have our meet but not on this earth but in
Heaven one day.
Judith who will be forever in my heart and here on this
page.You are truly loved and missed!