I've Had An Epiphany...

Epiphany? Well maybe. I originally titled this blog "Amanda and Me". I am sorry for interjecting my biography in your life. I've seen the light. I've changed the title to "Amanda and Us". She made everyone of our lives better. Ya'll KNOW she did.

While I have shared whatever you had to say about Amanda, this blog is not a tribute to me. Why should I make it that way by titling it in such a way? Well, in a faint attempt to justify myself, I'm a self centered human being. Now do you understand? OK, denial is the first step to recovery. Amanda was BIGGER than me, than my relationship with her as dad, friend, brother in Christ. Amanda was a giant when it came to RELATIONSHIP! She was OUR friend! Not just mine.

Many who knew Amanda had no idea she had Cystic Fibrosis. She wanted it that way. She just wanted a "normal" life. Often times, she would get too much attention, of a negative kind, when people discovered she had CF. Since she was SO relational, it hurt her when she wasn't accepted for who she was in spite of CF. She was artsy, loving, kind, country, cool, loving, smart (both street and book), tough, really tough, a loyal friend who would launch you if you dissed her closest friends and especially her family. She was a true red, white and blue Texan. Her bloodline was Scottish and Jewish ROYALTY and she was a ball breaking pistol. Oh, and she had CF. One of her favorite sayings was "F__K CF". By the way, tough guys- she could drink ANY and maybe all of us under the table. She was a ball breaker.

There, that's a little about what I know about Amanda Elizabeth "Braveheart" Warnock - Cross. If you have something to add, either comment or email me at jimdwarnock@gmail.com and I will share what you know about Amanda. Please don't spare the details...

Thank you.