Back in August of 2006, my Grandmother passed away after a long battle with Alzhemiers Disease. I hoped in my Chevy Malibu and traveled back to Indiana for the funeral. 2 days after the funeral, I escorted my mother down the isle as she got remarried. It was a litteral rollercoster of emotion. That was the last time I was in my home state. Fast forward to November 2007. Thanksgiving is approaching and my family is contacted by a lawyer saying they found a bank account in my Grandmother's name. More than a full year after her death, and all her finances and everything else had been properly dealt with, they are made aware of this mysterious bank account. My Aunt presents this information to everyone at Thanksgiving (I am in North Carolina at this time). From the bank account my Grandmother had 8 checks written out to each of her children, each containing the memo "I Am Always Here" At this time, being late November, we are nearing the date for our Remnant Fall Retreat 2007. We are set to take close to 300 kids to the mountains of Pennsylvania, despite the fact that not all of them can afford to pay their way up there. I told my mother that we had many kids that needed sponsors. She took the check my Grandmother had left for her and wrote me a check for $100. In the memo section she wrote "I Am Always Here...." So Christmas time comes and goes...due to my address change, I had to give my mother my new address 2 or 3 times. Last week I get a card in the mail. On the inside.... 
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