GRANDMA ANNIE (standard:non fiction, 984 words)
Author: Marsha	Added: Mar 15 2002	Views/Reads: 3293/2164	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
She lived through the great depression without getting depression. What was her secret?

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######## Author, Marsha Jordan, is great grand-daughter of Annie McManus
and Founder of The HUGS AND HOPE FOUNDATION for Sick Children.  She is 
a disabled grandma who lives in the northwoods of Wisconsin with her 
husband of 26 years and their toy poodle, King Louie, who rules the 
household with an iron paw. Once an active volunteer in many scouting, 
school, community and church activities, Jordan was an energetic 
homeschooling mom who also worked as a secretary until her life took a 
sharp turn. Her busy schedule came to a screeching halt when she fell 
victim to an auto-immune disease which struck her blind for several 
months. She knows how it feels to be sick, in pain, frustrated, and 
afraid. When she encountered this roadblock, God steered her into a 
U-turn, but she continued full speed ahead in a new direction. Through 
her Hugs and Hope Club, Jordan strives to send a message not just to 
suffering families, but to all people that we don't have to face life's 
problems alone. God cares about our pain and desires to be intimately 
involved in our lives. He wants to help us through the struggles and 
have a personal relationship with each of us! Jordan likes to remind 
people that God has a plan for each life. No one is insignificant. And 
God can do great things with you, even if you lack great talent. It is 
her earnest prayer that hurting people will come to know the awesome 
love, peace, and joy available to those who seek God and serve Him. 
Jordan enjoys creating web pages, collecting and decorating with 
antiques, rubber stamping, and having fun with her three year old 
grandson, Cobi, who is the light of her life.  She's been published in 
29 online newsletters and ezines. 


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