Archive for July, 2012

Our Cardinal Angel :-)

July 16, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , ,

Ok… Ever since the day we were given the circle rainbow was in the sky (Noah’s cremation day), we have had a visitor.

We were sitting in the dining room and on the top of the window there was loud tapping. A cardinal was sitting on the window  -  flapping, pecking like crazy! Once we looked at him, he would start to sing. I thought, he must see his reflection, so I went outside and that wasn’t the case – he just stared at me and sang. I came back in and went in to the office. He followed and did the same thing on the office window. Dennis and I were stumped.  This went on all day until about 7pm.

Day 2 – 7am…Tap, tap, tap…flap, flap, flap!!! Good morning! Dining room…office…living room… all day until 7pm.

Day 3 – 7am…Tap, tap, tap…flap, flap, flap!!! Good morning! Dining room…office…living room… all day until 7pm.

We have videoed him everyday.

Day 9 – 7am…Tap, tap, tap…flap, flap, flap!!! Dennis was getting concerned – we thought “what in the world!” He went to the internet. This is the first thing that popped up —

“The Cardinal Experience”

Birds, doves in particular, have long been a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Renderings of the holy spirit generally contain one of two elements, white light or red flames. The white dove represents the purity and peace in the light of the spirit and the red cardinal represents the fire and vitality of the living spirit. In addition, the cardinal is symbolic of the living blood of Christ. Both cardinals and blood have long been symbols of vitality, and in the Christian context, that vitality is everlasting. “By His blood we are freed from sin to serve the living God, to glorify Him, and to enjoy Him forever.” Traditionally, the cardinal is symbolic of life, hope and restoration. These symbols connect cardinal birds to living faith, and so they come to remind us, that though circumstances might look bleak, dark and despairing, there is always “hope”.

Our cardinal now follow us from room to room. It banged so much on the laundry room window that it tore the screen. I took clothes into Landin’s room (on the complete other side of the house)… tap, tap, tap. I opened the blinds – he starts singing. We into Noah’s room…same thing. Bathrooms…doesn’t matter. Sugar, our dog, barks like crazy at squirrels and mocking birds in the yard. For our cardinal, she sits quietly…watches and wags. If Dennis walks in the backyard, he follows…sits in the tree and sings. Landin thinks it’s so much fun. She runs from room to room…and the cardinal follows!

We are on Day 43…

He wakes us up at 7am…Tap, tap, tap…flap, flap, flap, but now we acknowledge him faster, so he can start singing – leaves us at dusk. Still following us, room to room.

Dear Heavenly Father…Thank you for all of the blessings during this time. Amen.

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My “BRAVE”, Baby Girl…Her Noah…and Happy Birthday!

July 5, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Wow – where do I begin…

When I knew that God was going to bless me with “speed” for Noah’s passing, I started making a plan. There was only one problem… I had NO, NO, NO IDEA of what to tell Lulu. What will I tell her that will not devastate this amazing spirit? This child that is madly in love with her brother? This was one of  the biggest fears that I had; I was pretty terrified.

So, I prayed. It was really crazy…from the Tuesday at Disney before Noah went home, until he did the next, I was given complete and direct orders on what to do. Not a loud booming voice, echoing from above…but I would go to sleep and wake up with exactly what I was supposed to do.

Well, with Lulu, I was lost. What do I tell this baby girl? But, like I said…I was told.

“Make Landin a summer calendar.”  So, I did… at midnight, Sunday night, got on the computer and signed her up for theater camps, VBS, SeaWorld Camp… everything! The theater camps were even Mulan and Little Mermaid… here favorites! (As you know, we don’t plan…ever… because we couldn’t.) I printed it out, stapled it and went back to bed.

Monday morning, I woke up and my overnight, God voice put in my head exactly what I was to say. Dennis and I got this calendar, sat down with Lu and I said “Guess what baby girl, this is the summer that you get to do all of the things you have always wanted to do… acting classes, Vacation Bible School, SeaWorld camp…everything – you are old enough now!!” She looked at the calendar and burst into tears thanking us! Then she ran into my room to tell Noah.

“Noah, Noah…I get to do singing and acting!!!! You get to see me on STAGE!!!! Before the play, I’m going to stick my head out from behind the curtain and wave to you!!! I love you so much and you will be so proud of me!!!!!! She was talking a million miles an hour, still having tears of joy. Noah was asleep, morphine assisted. I said “Lan, come talk to Dad and I for a minute.”

We went to the couch. I took a breath and said “My love, Noah is so proud and excited for you, but I don’t think he will be able to come to see you.” She paused. I said “Do you think Noah can come see you with him feeling so bad?” She of course said no. I said “Well, there is one way that he can and there is only one person that can heal him.” She said “Jesus.” I said yes. I then said “But, there is one catch… Noah needs to go Heaven and see Jesus to be healed and Lan…he really wants to be healed.” She then started crying and asking “Who is going to take care of me? Who is going to make me laugh? Who is going to be my brother????” I said “Noah will! And he will now be able to be at your play, cheering you on – “Go Lulu Go… You rock Landin!!!! You are Awesome!!!!! Bravo!!!!!” She laughed and said “That’s exactly what he would say!” She then looked at a shelf in our living room and took down a picture of Noah kissing her head. Totally composed, she said “This is my favorite picture. We were so happy and he really loves me mom!” She took the picture, crawled off of the couch and said “I just need a minute… I’m going to pray.” Dennis and I looked at each other as we watched her get on her little knees.” I said “we will pray with you.” In Landin style, she said “Ok, but keep it to yourself please…I am praying in my heart and in my head.” :-) She sat quietly on the ground, little lips moving with the picture in front of her. Then she stood up and said “Now, let’s clear all the nonsense off of my dresser… Mom, I have a lot nonsense…and walk around the house collecting memories of me and Noah.” That is what we did for the next hour.

Praise and THANK YOU GOD!!! What a miracle!!!!

After that, she would go into my room, check on Noah and give him a kiss. We would talk to her when she would ask questions. She is amazing!! She has been a part of the last 3 years, seeing everything under the sun…him sick, blood, tubes, clinic …everything. When he passed, she came in and this is what she said. “So, is this the last time I will see this…shell…Noah is Heaven?” (She used the word “shell”  - from the mouth of babes!) I said Yes, baby girl. She said “Where do you take it?” I said “We will take it to a Holy place.” She said ok… but before, I need to sing to him.” She crawls on the bed with me and sings Our Father as loud as she can!!!! “Noah, now my loud singing won’t hurt your ears!!”

She is amazing. Now, if we need to cry…we do, but we tell 3 funny “Bubba” stories after and that really happened in only the first week. She talks to him and asks him for help, laughs with him and talks about her day.

I also have to thank Pixar for BRAVE. She is obsessed. This is now what I wake up to almost everyday… “I am Merida, first born descendant of Clan DunBroch, and I’ll be shooting for my own hand!!” Her birth order has changed and she is taking on the role fearlessly!

She has also told me about her dream. It was a Jedi ceremony. “Mom, Qui-Gon passed a light saber to Obiwan. Obiwan passed it to Anakin…he passed it to Noah, then Noah passed it to me!!!! I’m taking Noah’s place!! He trained me and now I’m the Jedi!

She was amazing in both theater classes, had a ball at VBS and is now at SeaWorld camp. “Mom, I touched a penguin!!” On top of it all, yesterday, the 4th of July, was Lu’s Birthday! She turned 5. (With all she has been through…going on 15!)

My BRAVE baby girl…We are so proud of you and Bubba is so, so proud you too!!!!

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Noah is on a race car at Daytona’s Subway Jalapeno 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race this Friday!!!!

July 3, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Thank you so much to Jeff and Carol Loch for loving Noah and my family so much. They are helping us speed “Fast Forward to a Cure!”

God Bless You! They are not only Saving the Earth, but Saving our children!!!!! :-)

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AP Press Release – :-)

G-OIL® TOYOTA TO RACE FOR NOAH’S LIGHT AT DAYTONA (JULY 6TH, 2012)

Celebration, FL., July 2, 2012—The Green Earth Technologies, Inc. (G.E.T.) (OTC bulletin board: GETG.OB) #19 Noah’s Light / G-OIL Toyota Camry will be on a mission at Daytona’s Subway Jalapeno 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race July 6th. The TriStar Motorsports team and driver Tayler Malsam will be racing to promote awareness for the Noah’s Light Foundation and the “Fast Forward” campaign for pediatric brain cancer research.

Created in 2010 by Amber and Dennis Larkin, the Winter Garden, Florida based Noah’s Light Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was created in honor of young Noah Larkin who lost his fight with pediatric brain cancer earlier this year. The Fast Forward campaign is designed to accelerate research and cures for pediatric cancer through an aggressive and collaborative program including a number of leading cancer research organizations.

AMBER LARKIN, NOAH’S LIGHT FOUNDATION:
“The Noah’s Light mission is to find a cure for pediatric brain cancer by supporting visionary doctors in pediatric oncology, funding new research in the field and raising awareness. The speed, communication and teamwork of NASCAR represent the approach that the Noah’s Light Foundation is bringing to cancer research. We are on Fast Forward for today’s children.”

JEFFREY LOCH, PRESIDENT AND CMO OF GREEN EARTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.:
“We are honored to feature the Noah’s Light Foundation on the #19 G-OIL Toyota Camry to help raise awareness of the Foundation and the Fast Forward campaign. GET is concerned about the environment and consumed toxicity as well as carbon emissions and VOC’s being emitted into the air or dumped into the soil that reaches our groundwater. GET was founded on the premise of creating safer solutions that work.”

DR. DENNIS A. STEINDLER, PH.D., THE EVELYN F. AND WILLIAM L. MCKNIGHT BRAIN INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA:
“Pediatric brain cancer should not exist on our planet, and we need to rapidly and innovatively apply all of the fruits of our progressing research efforts toward better treating these and all of the childhood cancers. Just as with environmental issues, cancer can be considered to be an invasive species that requires out-of-the-box, adaptive and less toxic therapeutic approaches to strategically treat this overgrowth of our own body’s cells. Collaborative teams like NASCAR, Noah’s Light Foundation and Green Earth Technologies are just the ticket to fast forward transformational research discoveries to new treatments and cures for these kids.”

NASCAR drivers, teams, sponsors and fans can donate online or through the Ebay Giving Works. Contributions go to research including personalized therapy, cell therapy, biotherapy, and tumor growth and preservation for research. To donate online or for more information go to www.noahslightfoundation.org.

The #19 G-OIL Toyota Camry made NASCAR history at Daytona International Speedway earlier this year as the first Ultimate Biodegradable and BioPreferred® Full Synthetic motor oil to compete in NASCAR as Malsam finished 6th in the February NNS race.

SOURCE Green Earth Technologies, Inc.

ABOUT GREEN EARTH TECHNOLOGIES

Green Earth Technologies, Inc. (G.E.T.) (OTC Bulletin Board: GETG.OB) is a “totally green” clean tech company that combines domestically sourced renewable and reusable feed stocks with proprietary technologies molded around the four ideologies of being GREEN: biodegradable, recyclable, renewable and environment safe. Branded as G-OIL®, G-CLEAN® and G-MARINE®, G.E.T. produces a full line of “clean & green” American made environmentally preferred lubricants and cleaning products that allows concerned consumers who care about the environment and American energy independence to do their part without sacrificing value or performance. Save the Earth – Sacrifice Nothing(R).

G.E.T. products are available online at Amazon.com and at a variety of retailers and lube centers, including: The Home Depot, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Menards, Sherwin Williams Auto Refinishing Stores, Strauss Auto Stores, Canadian Tire Corporation, Fred Meyer, VIP, National Auto Stores, Lex Brodie’s Tire Company, Honest One, Do It Best and participating ACE & True Value dealers. Please visit http://www.getG.com for the latest news and in depth information about G.E.T and their brands.

Statements made in this release that relate to future plans, events, financial results or performance are forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon current information and expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. Investors should also be aware that while the Company from time to time does communicate with securities analysts, it is against the Company’s policy to disclose to them any material non-public information or other confidential commercial information. Investors should not assume that the Company agrees with any report issued by any analyst or with any statements, projections, forecasts or opinions contained in any such report.

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