My sister Denise!

My sister!!!

My sister's funeral!!!

Denise, today I was thinking about you being up in heaven. I miss you so much!!!

Denise Andrea Pearson, she was my sister!!!

Denise's favorite song!! "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac.
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
and wouldn't you love to love her?
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
and who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen
woman, taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
She is like a cat in the dark
and then she is the darkness
she rules her life like a fine skylark
and when the sky is starless
All your life you've never seen
woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
She rings like a bell through the night
and wouldn't you love to love her?
She rules her life like a bird in flight
and who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen
woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Oooooh
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind

My sister Denise's 2nd favorite song! "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDkcJ-62uuY

Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There's always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh beautiful release
Memory seeps from my veins
Let me be empty
And weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight

In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there

So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There's vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting
You keep on building the lie
That you make up for all that you lack
It don't make no difference

Escaping one last time
It's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here

My sister Denise's 3rd favorite song! "I can only imagine" by MercyMe!

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By Your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face
Is before me
I can only imagine

[Chorus]:
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of You be still
Will I stand in Your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine

I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine

CC baseball makes more news!

The 2008-09 school year produced a state champion, as well as several near misses.

Central Catholic's baseball team capped the school year with a blowout victory in the Class A state championship to highlight area athletics. It was the program's third title in the last six years.

Harrison's softball team and McCutcheon's cross country team fell just short of state titles, as did West Lafayette's Raymond Mahon and McCutcheon's Megan Gallagher in the 500 freestyle events at the swimming state finals.

McCutcheon's baseball team and Delphi's softball team each lost by one run to the eventual state champion in the regional finals of the state tournament, while Benton Central and Crawfordsville each fell a few points short of competing in the Class 3A girls basketball state finals.

Delphi junior Braden Atwood also bowed out to eventual state champion Michael Duckworth in the quarterfinals of the individual state wrestling tournament.

Central Catholic's volleyball team made a second straight trip to the Class A state semifinals, while Harrison lost the 4A regional championship to eventual state runner-up Muncie Central.

For the third straight season, Central Catholic's boys basketball team lost the north Class A semistate game at Crawley Center. The Knights fell to Triton for the second year in a row.

Feels like the first time

Harrison's trip to the softball state finals marked the first time the Raiders were among the final two teams.

Coach Abby Willis' team put on an improbable run that included an upset of top-ranked and previously unbeaten Homestead in the regional. The Raiders lost to Center Grove 2-0 in the state championship game.

McCutcheon's girls swimming team outscored Twin Lakes by 31 points to win the program's first sectional title this season.

The Mavericks won five events in the process, including two individual titles by Megan Gallagher, who also was a part of two victorious relays.

That team was one of three Mavericks programs to win a first sectional title.

McCutcheon's boys soccer team won its first, while the girls soccer program claimed its first sectional and regional titles before falling one game short of the state finals.

Likewise, Crawfordsville's girls basketball team won its first sectional championship this season, then followed with the program's first regional title. The Athenians lost 49-44 to Owen Valley in the Class 3A Southport Semistate.

Southmont also won the program's first softball sectional.

Long time coming

Lafayette Jeff broke a drought of 14 years without a girls basketball sectional title when the Bronchos defeated McCutcheon for the title this year.

That pales in comparison to Rensselaer's boys track team. The Bombers claimed their first sectional crown since 1990, while Fountain Central's wrestling team hoisted its first sectional trophy since the 1991-92 school year.

West Lafayette's boys basketball team overcame a regular-season loss to Frankfort to win the program's first sectional since 2000 and North Montgomery's football team won its first sectional title since winning back-to-back state championships in 1995 and '96.