tainted with the tiara

I pray she won’t become

tainted with the tiara

the external, the surface

becoming her focus

my joy, her center

the spirit within her

truly beautiful

inside and out.

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August 13, 2014

tainted with the tiara

joking conversation at start of Youth Group

but more truth than I admit, about Shyanne

maintaining a gentle spirit in spite of accolades

about her outside beauty

&

August 7, 2014

a message urgent

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-message-urgent.html

last night during the intermission of the

Performances at the 2014 Patten Pioneer Days Variety Show - https://www.facebook.com/events/666842253407726

August 6, 2014

Katahdin Middle High School

-          Shanequa Foss, singing “Roar”, by Katy Perry - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203914933181400

-          Shyanne Foss, singing Let It Go, from the movie “Frozen” – https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203914847139249

-          Shyanne Foss, Madison Robinson, and Shanequa Foss, singing “Hey Brother”, by Aviicii - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203914884900193

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August 7, 2014

she whispered I love you

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/she-whispered-i-love-you.html

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edited August 3, 2014

When She Said Yes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/when-she-said-yes-v2.html

November 9, 2007

When She Said Yes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/11/when-she-said-yes.html

of November 9, 2004

when Ruth said yes, when I asked

Twice, once after midnight and

the second time at the jewelry counter

at the Claremont, NH Walmart

at 11:45pm.

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