Raffaela McNally:  

Raffaela's schools include St. Mary School. Music Raffaela likes includes Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys. Books Raffaela likes include Sylvia Browne. Movies Raffaela likes include The Secret. TV shows Raffaela likes include Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Fansite by Wetpaint.com, Anderson Cooper 360, The Bachelor. One of Raffaela's favorite quotes is:"We Can’t Believe You’re Gone Dad, our sadness knows no end; We can’t believe you’re gone; We’re grieving for you every day; It’s hard to carry on. You were always there to support and care, When we needed a true friend, How we’ll ever do without our dad, We cannot comprehend. You were our teacher and our guide, Our dad, so good and strong; Your example will sustain us now, And last our whole lives long. We’re trying to communicate; We hope that you can hear; Expressing what we feel for you, Helps us feel you’re near. Our memories of the times we had Help the pain to go away. But Dad, our lives won’t be the same; We’ll miss you every day. A part of us went with you; You left a gap too big to fill; You’re our father and our hero; We love you and we always will. THE GARDEN Plant three rows of peas:Peace of mindPeace of heartPeace of soul. Plant four rows of squash:Squash gossipSquash indifferenceSquash grumbling Squash selfishness.Plant four rows of lettuce:Lettuce be faithfulLettuce be kind Lettuce be happyLettuce really love one another. No garden should be without turnips:Turnip for service when needed Turnip to help one anotherTurnip the music and dance. Water freely with patience andCultivate with love. There is much fruit in your garden.Because you reap what you sow. To conclude our gardenWe must have thyme:Thyme for funThyme for rest Thyme for ourselves. ....a beautiful poem of life! A few lines from "A Man Who Loved His Family": "Our Dad was one of those special men Who truly knew what life was about Who demonstrated that his family came first For his actions left no room for doubt Our Father's greatest joy was his children In fact, there was no faster way To light up his face with an ear-to-ear smile Than the mention of his own children's names He preferred to discuss his children's accomplishments Rather than his own And loved to recall the sweet memories Of his young children and how they had grown..." So as we say goodbye and remember Our Father's life...the man he came to be He'd be happiest being remembered by all who knew him As a man who loved his family " To Those I Love and Those Who Love Me: When I am gone, release me, let me go. You have so many things to see and do. You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears. Be happy that we had so many years. I gave you my love, you can only guess, How much you gave me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown, but now it's time I traveled on alone. So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must. Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only a while that we must part, So bless the memories within your heart. I won't be far away, for life goes on. So if you need me, call and I will hear. Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near. And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear, All of my love around you soft and clear. And then, when you must come this way, I'll greet you with a smile and say "Welcome Home". I'm Free: Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free I'm following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard him call I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day. To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found that peace at close of day. If my parting ...Expand for more