hOw IT aLl bEeGAn....

Hello all... if you don't know me by now my name is Marlene aka mIzZ bEe. I'm reintroducing myself just in case you don't know of me, but also I would love to bring forth my "dReAM" to you. My dream has been with me for many years now. I guess you can say it's been with me since my mom passed away in 1968. She was a sweet, kind, loving soul & my MOM. My Mom (Marion) passed away at the young age of 26, to be with the Lord. 1968 is the year that I lost my childhood & started becoming an adult at the very young age of 7. You see my brother Tommy & I were orphaned after the passing of my mom. Even though we had this traumatic loss, God had placed a WONDERFUL young couple in our lives ~ my mom's sister Joanne aka "Auntie" & her husband Raymond aka "Uncle Ray" Both were known through out our neighborhood &  friends, as "Auntie & Uncle Ray" you see they were the very old age of 23 & 22 and newly married when they became our guardians... When my uncle ray was asked one time why he did it, he replied ~ I was called to step up to the plate and I did. My aunt & uncle were to me my second mom & dad and I was truly blessed to have had God placed them in my life...

Okay, back to my "dReAM" as the years passed..and I got older & somewhat wiser ~ I thought it would be GRAND to bee a mom of twelve children ...YES TWELVE Children (my favorite book was "Cheaper by the Dozen" & my grandfather came from a family of 12..) yup I know who in their right mind would want 12 "ME"...but as I got older the number amount for children became lower from 12, 11, 9, 6, 3 and then 1... but I never gave up I always knew in my heart that I would be someones mom... A voice inside of me said "you don't have to be a child's natural mom to bee a mom ~ you could bee their guardian, protector, care taker & second mom, just like Auntie." BINGO...

That is when it all came together for me... I would find a home that would have enough place to have a few children to live in for me to care for... but I realized at some point that the children that I do take in would be from the ages of 7 (like I was when I was orphaned) to 11 years of age, these children would either be orphaned or taken away from their family... You see, I feel that a child is just like a pet don't get me wrong...what I'm trying to say is everyone LOVES a kitten &  a puppy but as soon as it loses its cutest they are put to the side so that the younger ones came come forth ~ this is just like the case when it comes to children, everyone wants the baby ~ so that they can start a life with a new born but as soon as the child gets to be 7 & older they lose their ability to get a home. It's really wrong that we feel this way ~ it breaks my heart. I could have been one of these children that lost their ability to find a home, &  then I would have been lost in the system as soooo many are. That is were I was blessed by God ~ for putting my aunt & uncle into my life. I am praying that He will blessed me again, by putting me in the path of young ones that need a home...

So I bring forth to you my friends a home/hive where children can live & survive in a caring & loving environment.. I say to YOU ~ "bEeLiEvE iN yOuR dReAMs .. tHeRE iS nO pLAcE liKE hOmE" the name of my hive will bee "hONeY cOmB cOTtaGe" &  I, Marlene will bee the official "bEe KeEPeR ~ mIzZ (hONeY) bEe the protector & care taker of the hive" Thank you for listening & know that you should NEVER give up on bEeLiEvINg in your dReAMs too...here's wishing that they may all come true....


Have a honey of a day!
Grace Peace Joy & many blessings 2 U all
Marlene aka "mIzZ (hONeY)bEe"