God’s creation amazed me as we took our honeymoon to Hawaii. That was the very first plane ride ever! I was pretty nervous and may have squeezed my new husband’s hand a bit tight when we took off,...
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My Life Story My Way Day 21
With a different perspective we each had about our once ‘friendship,’ life seemed a little more relaxed! We continued to date more frequently and one evening in the fall of 1989, he surprised me...
My Life Story My Way Day 20
The heart is delicate and has to function to live. It has to be taken care of not only physically but also emotionally. To spiritually live, it has to deal with many emotions to grow. My heart was...
My Life Story My Way Day 19
Trying to balance college life, work, and spending time with my beau proved to be a challenge at times. I commuted to college and mostly lived at home but was also given an opportunity to stay a...
Dates With Other Guys
Life is like the waves. There are good times and bad. God did not promise all good and we learn from our experiences. By the time I reached 18, I had just fallen for my now husband. We both went out...
Injuries In My Youth
I was talking with someone recently about diseases and things people have and what kids injuries as a youth that we’ve experienced. I was very fortunate to never have broken any bones that I know...
Panic When A Young Cousin Went Missing
I just saw a post about human trafficking being so bad in Florida right now. I am taken back a bit when I remember a time when one day one of my cousins went missing. That sinking feeling that...
Never Forgot An Act Of Kindness
Today I heard that someone I know has passed away. I am brought back to when I started kindergarten and I transferred busses to get to school. The bus was always crowded and her brother, who was a...
Proud Of Purchasing And Paying For My First Car
I was so proud of my car and worked many hours to be able to get it. It served me well and I was able to go many places in her! My siblings had names for their cars but I simply called it “her.” I...
Experiencing Death In My Lifetime
I experienced death earlier on in life; My Aunt, Grandma and Grandpa, the priest at our church, and my biological dad. There were neighbors as well such as the farmer I worked for who was...
Playin In And After The Rains
Yesterday I wrote about walking through the woods and going to the Devil’s Backbone, to the Limestone, and such but today I want to tell you about the activities we did when it rained and what we...
Impatience Ruled
Teenagers feel they have it rough and no one else does. I was not immune to that feeling. I worked on the farm, babysat about every weekend, played when allowed, but also helped care for my Aunt who...
