Misty wasn't just my aunt she was basically a mother to me and I have a lot of memories to share about her.
When I was in the tenth grade I went to school that had a banned book list which she thought was completely ridiculous. We did not know there was a banned book list when I first started to go there. We found out one day when I was reading Stephen King's The Stand during my down time. One of the teachers saw me with the book, took it up, and then handed me the banned book list. She then explained that the author was on the list and I couldn't have the book at school without permission. She then explained that for me to get it back, my parent would have to come get it. When I got home that day I told Misty what had happened and handed her the book list. Since it was a Friday, we couldn't get the book back till Monday. On Monday afternoon she came up to the school and ask exactly why there was a banned book list. The Principal at the time pulled me out of class so I could be there for the discussion. He explained to Misty that the school board felt that there were some books that children in school did not need to read at school without permission from multiple people. He gave Misty the book back and I couldn't have it back without a slip signed by: Two teachers, my counselor, vice principal, and, parent. Misty asked him why I needed permission from teachers when she was the one to give it to me. As my parent she felt that if she gave me the book I was able to read it. The principal told her that if she didn't like the school policy that she could take it up with the school board or the super intendant. So she made an appointment to see the superintendent the next day. She pulled me out of school to go with her to speak to the super intendant the next day. She also brought along two other books with her to see if since they weren’t on the list if it was ok if I brought them to school. When we finally saw the superintendent, he asked Misty what the problem was. She explained that a book had been taken up from me on Friday and explained to me that I couldn’t bring it back up as it was on the school boards banned book list. At which time she laid out The Stand. The super intendant explained that the school board and he believed that Stephen King and other authors are too dark and/or violent and some of the students at the school do not have the mental capability to understand the books. At which point Misty laid The Anarchist Cookbook and a copy of Let’s Peg Aunt Megon his desk and asked him since they weren’t on the banned book list if it was ok for me to take these books to school. The superintendent asked how she knew they were not on the banned book list. She then read the entire list to him and in no from was the titles, authors, and on the list it said nothing about adult content. She then stated that since they were not on the list it would be perfectly ok for me to take them to school. The superintendent then explained that the books were inappropriate for school based on their nature. Misty then told him that since they weren’t on the list there were no rules about me taking them to school. The superintendent at a loss for words then asked how he could rectify the situation. She told him that the principal explained that I needed a permission slip signed by multiple people to be able to take the book to school. He then handed Misty a stack of permission slips that he had signed explain to her that these slips once she signed them and placed the book name in the proper location would enable me to take the listed book to school without any issues and if she had any more problems please call his office and he would rectify them.
My condolences. It is my hope that these words of the Holy Scriptures, prove to be supportive in this difficult and painful time…..
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.jw.org
