In Loving Memory of Michael Daniel Short who was born on May 13, 1995 and passed away on October 10, 2001 he is the son of Michael and Mary Short.

I know Michael and my baby girl Shayla are flying high with the Angels and keeping a very close watch over their families. 
 

My Shayla, I love you so much my baby girl. Mommy knows your in heaven surrounded by family.
You have your Great Grandpa Tiny and Peter, you have your Great Grandma Blanche. You have your cousin Lisa Rae Wallette, who passed away at a very young age 16. I know she is taking good care of you, like she did with your mommy when her and I spent time together. You have your Great Uncles Kenny, and Beez you and Uncle Beez share the same Birthday. I know there are so many more that I can name my baby girl. You also have Papa Mike as Shaylee calls him Mike Lenoir, your cousins Michael and Melvins Grandpa and also Mike is your cousin too. You have your Grandpa Lenoir who is also in heaven. Your cousin Angel, who I know is taking good care of you. Mommy wishes to hold you again, but I know someday I will, but for now you are very well taken care of in heaven with your family and Jesus. You are also flying high with Michael Short, who is also an Angel Baby. My baby girl I love you so much. Just remember there is not a day that I don't miss you my sweet baby girl. Your whole family misses you and loves you so very much!

  In Loving Memory of our Baby Girl Shayla AnnMarie Lenoir
2/21/2000 to 2/10/2001
 
Special Delivery from Heaven

Sorry I had to leave right away
I look down and smile at you everyday
Grandpa says to tell you “HI”.
I love you; I’m happy so please don’t cry.
Mommy I always want you to know,
Though the months were short and I had to go,
I will always cherish that special time,
When I was yours and you were mine.
And, Daddy there was no time for Good Byes.
But know there is joy and peace in my eyes
As I live here with Jesus and Grandpa above
And know I will never forget your love.
Watch over each other, take care of me.
I’ll treasure you ALL, through eternity.
So please carry on as you did before,
Till all of us meet, on heaven’s bright shore,
Remember, I love you…Remember, I care…
I’ll always be with you, though you don’t see me there.
Love Shayla AnnMarie Lenoir

Hey, Baby Girl
with the great big smile
Dressed all in pink
I like your style
Matching ribbons
Buttons and bows
Your just beautiful
Head to toe







 

 
Your people are members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Natives, located 15 miles south of the canadian border.  Our legend of Turtle Island, our indiginous creation myth.



In an ancient time before there were Humans on Earth, a man in Heaven uprooted a great tree. His wife looked into the hole this made, and saw stars glittering and sparkling in darkness. Curious, she leaned over the hole too far—and fell into the hole. Down and down and down she fell out of Heaven among the stars.

Far below, winged creatures swimming in Ocean looked up and saw this Star Woman falling from Heaven. They flew up together, caught her on their backs, brought her gently down, and set on Great Turtle's back, who was swimming in the Ocean.

Then, one by one, various creatures dove under the Ocean to bring up mud to make a home for this Star Woman. None succeeded, until Muskrat was able to bring mud up, which was used to coat Turtle's back. As Sky Woman slept, the soil on Turtle's back grew larger, streams appeared and trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plants grew up from the soil.

Thus, this land we live on is Turtle Island, and the indigenous world rides on the back of Great Turtle.

Soon Sky Woman gave birth to a female child—First Woman. Sky Woman raised this child on their Earth home. When her child was grown to full womanhood, Sky Woman returned to the sky to become Grandmother Moon. From there she watches over her children.

In due time, First Woman was impregnated by the West Wind, and she gave birth to twin brothers. These two brothers—called Maple Sapling and Flint Boy by the Haudenosaunee of the Finger Lakes—then named all the living things of the Earth.

Encoded in this simple myth are key elements and profound insights of the indigenous world view, and the weaving occurs on several levels.

Starlight was implanted on Earth. Turtle provided a body to house this heavenly consciousness. Hueman consciousness came from this Sky Woman on Turtle's back. We are, indeed, stardust.

The first human was a woman, unlike the Old World myth of Adam, where the first hueman is a man. This gender distinction runs deep between the two continents and their hueman cultures.

Sky Woman became Grandmother Moon. Thus, there are 13 moons in a year (13 x 28 = 364), and there are 13 large scales on every turtle's back. New World time is measured in 13; the ancient Mayan calendar grid is 13 wide. 13 is 12+1, as with Christ and his Apostles. 13 is Transformation, as in transcend—death and rebirth—and Ascension.

* Sky Woman is a 5-point star. Five is space.

* In geometry, this is dodeca-hedral and icosa-hedral crystal.

* In geology, this is Earth's magnetic grid.

* In architecture, this is a cat-hedral—sacred enclosure for Our Lady.

* In biology this is the egg/seed—the vessel to contain DNA's 5-step ratcheted twin spiral helix braid of memory.

* On Turtle Island, the Finger Lakes—gateway to the five Great Lakes—are the Land of Phi where serpent and egg uncoil.

* And Onondaga—the Salt Lake—is Jerusalem in the New World.