A HEART WARMING STORY

In a zoo in California , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately,due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.

The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only 'orphans' that could be found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops??

Now, please tell me one more time .........?
Why can't the rest of the world get along??

A POEM FROM MY DAUGHTER

IN APRIL OF 2001 WE HAD A BIG FAMILY GATHERING. IT WAS MY GRANDMA AND MY BIRTHDAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THIS A VERY SPECIAL TIME WAS I GOT REUNITED WITH MY DAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS. IT WAS AMAZING. WHEN SHE WENT BACK HOME SHE WROTE A POEM AND DEDICATED IT TO ME. WHEN I FIRST READ IT I CRIED AND I STILL GET CHOKED UP EVERY TIME I READ IT. HERE IT IS.

ALL THIS TIME
ALL THIS TIME THAT CAME AND WENT
AT LAST I FELT HOW MUCH I MEANT
I KNEW IN MY HEART AND WAS WELL AWARE
NO MATTER WHAT YOUV'E HAD TO CARE
NO ONE FORGETS OF THE FLESH THEY CREATE
YET SOME FAIL TO REALIZE, IT'S NEVER TO LATE

IT'S COMFORT TO KNOW FROM WHOM I RECIEVE
THE DEPTH OF MY HEART AND STRENGTH TO BELIEVE
MY TOUCHING WAY TO WRITE IN RHYME
MY TRUST IN THE HANDS OF PATIENCE AND TIME
UNDERSTANDING EXPRESSION AND THE ABILITY TO FEEL
JUST OUR WAY OF KNOWING ALL WOUNDS WILL HEAL.

MUCH OF OUR SOULS ARE SAME IN EXACT
NOW I'M COMPLEATED I KNOW FOR A FACT
I SAW WHAT WAS MISSING BETWEEN YOU AND I
AND NO LONGER WILL I WONDER WHY
ALL OUR LOSS IS SURE TO REGAIN
FOR MY LIFE AND HEART ARE CONVINCED YOU REMAIN

DEDICATED TO ROBERT DEAN OPENSHAW
BY SENICA A. OPENSHAW
WRITTEN MAY 18TH, 2001

A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE

I GOT A LETTER FROM MY DAUGHTER YESTERDAY AND IN IT WAS A PICTURE OF HER AND HER FIANCE. HIS NAME IS JR. THEY MAKE A BEAUTIFUL COUPLE DON'T YOU AGREE. I AM SO HAPPY FOR BOTH OF THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED ON THE 31ST OF AUGUST. CONGRADULATIONS TO THE BOTH OF YOU.