Annie and her family will be moving in June. She's been Doogie's dearest friend since we moved to Prineville five years ago. This is Doogie's poem about her.
Annie
by Christian Douglas "Doogie" Turner

My friend, Annie, is not like other girls I know.
She has no arms and short legs--
must have a wheelchair to go--
but she's beautiful!
When we're outside, she cheers me on as I swing.
She has a sweet voice.
I say, "Sing, Annie, sing."
She sounds beautiful!
It's her dream, and we pray, that someday
she will walk.
Hopeful, we believe that
her dreams are more than talk:
we'll runn . . . beautiful.
Until that can be,
she can lean on me.

Doogie won "Honorable Mention" in the Guy Gilchrist poetry contest for those 8 and under last year for this poem. He is so cool :)!
Love,
Sandy