On the Fourth Day of Christmas - Nakamouw ~Sing

Video Tribute to Shayla Rae Dawn Driver

~ Song: Ocean Floor Artist: Gianna Jessen 

 Please Click on Link >>> http://youtu.be/50g7I_IE17g

Today, I spent hours transferring over old snapshots of Shayla, in order to make a video memorial tribute to this remarkable young girl. I have decided to post this early as I have several things planned to remember Shayla on December 12^th…the third anniversary of her passing. 

The course of time has numbed the scars, but never will I ‘get over the death of my child.’ With my upcoming surgery and recent health crisis, I am very aware of the everyday “Blessings” I have been given.  Like the places I have travelled all over to release pebbles in my daughter’s honour. Or those who have paid tribute to a girl they never even knew - instills in me a utopia of affinity. One in which a missing piece of my heart now appears bent, instead of broken. 

After two years of posting about the cause and inspiration of Shayla’s rock passions, I have come to know of nearly three hundred pebble releases… from all corners of the world. For every time I have composed the stories behind each one, it’s as if an angel has come from the heavens and graced the ripples made in my daughter’s memory. 

This year’s acknowledgment of December 12^th, honours her relationship with God and the beauty of her Aboriginal roots. I know from all of the extraordinary signs I have received that somewhere in the midst of the afterlife, Shayla is singing from a blazing comet…

“Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart...Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and in the service of your people...Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself...When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose lives are filled with the fear of death… that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a Hero… going home.” 

- Live Your Life,  Tecumseh –Shooting Star

With Every breathe I take, I’ll be Missing You…

By T.L. Alton

Candle Light Memorial December 12~ Shayla Rae Dawn Driver

December 12, 2012 7:30 pm ~ McKinley Park

A night of remembrance~ sharing song and poetry

The following symbols within the image of the dancing girl

are reflective of Shayla and the legacy she leaves behind.

Representing transformation and her Aboriginal roots

- the Shoshone Indians believed the Great Spirit blew

the breath of life into pebbles, which then became butterflies.

Feathers signify virtues. Each feather symbolizes Charity, Hope, and Faith.

The Scarlet Red Oak Tree echoes the courage of a person of action.

Many people have gone to sit beneath the mighty Oak to gain strength and spiritual renewal.

The outside world can be forgotten and the inner world can slip back into perspective.

The Oak tree's mighty presence can help to restore faith in ourselves.

Joshua took a great stone, and set it under the oak that was in the sanctuary of the Lord.

~Joshua 24:26

Please unite in honouring Shayla’s passion for collecting stones, by joining in the heart pebble movement created by her bereaved mother, Tonya Alton

       

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