I'm so sorry to hear about your sister! My prayers go up for you and your family. I know depression can really get you down but, please, keep your genealogy interest going so you can record all for future generations. Your sister is singing with the angels and having a wonderful and glorious time! I know your memories with her will help you get through this though. The depression comes from knowing we won't be making any more memories but "Praise God" we still have the ones we've made already. Nobody or nothing can take that away from us. Genealogy has been a crutch in depression for me. It keeps me going and keeps me from going under for the third time. I know how hard it is to focus sometimes but keep trying and we'll keep praying. I've fought depression just about all my life. I'm moderate manic depressive personality. Winter is the worse time because we don't get enough light but turn your eyes toward Jesus, who is our eternal light. He will help! Sometimes, it takes a little longer than we want it to but He will win out in the end. Just keep singing those Praise Songs! A melody in the heart is the best medicine. Love, Janice PS: Write me anytime you want to! --- PennSimHen@aol.com wrote: > Hi, all you cousins. > I have listened very quietly as each of you > told of things so > important in your lives. All these wonderful things > make us the great people > we are. > Liz, you and I talked so we both have Yohn > blood. Janice , you and I > have talked so we are cousins through your husbands > Faircloth line. Max Yates > and I have Yates blood. Michael Barnes has Faircloth > blood. Each person that > I have talked with I have learned to love even > though we have never met. > The great and wonderful thing about > genealogy is age does not matter > at all. We all are a big family willing to help each > other. And that is > great. I lost my oldest sister Nov. 1, and almost > lost all my interest in > genealogy and many things. She told me of the many > things she remembered > about Holmes county because she was 65 and I am 58. > But how many story she > told me that now are coming alive because all you > have really been a healing > for me. > I indeed myself remember the ice truck and > the Grand Ole Opry. But > most of all I remember the fabulous Southern Gospel > Singing Conventions my > parents took me to. In 1950 we came south to Polk > County to find work. But we > continued thee singing and all our family can still > sing. When my sister died > she was in De Funiak at a state singing convention. > How proud I am to be from > Holmes County, Fla. How proud I am to have all > these bloodlines because our > blood makes us the tender, loving people that we > have come today. > > Love, > > Barbara Ann Sims > Henderson > > YATES, SIMS , YOHN, LEAVINS, PATE, YOUNGBLOOD, > PENNINGTON, BEALL, FAIRCLOTH, > BARENTINE, PETERS, > DAUGHTER OF MARY ETTA PENNINGTON AND WILLARD ALLEN > SIMS BOTH ALIVE AND WELL > AT 85 and 89 YEARS OF AGE. > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com