INDIVIDUALS WHO IMPACTED SPIRITUAL LIFE

What individuals have had the greatest impact on your spiritual life? How did they impact your life?

Mrs. Whitehead, the wife of the pastor who married us. She saw the despicable teenage boy walking down the middle of West Clarksville road, smoking a cigar or pipe and went to the prayer meeting group to pray for him, not even knowing his name; but the rest of Clarksville knew him. I believe Gramps was saved because of it. Then when he started dating me, she asked for prayer for my salvation. After getting him saved, she wasn't about to let him get an unsaved girl. She always prayed for us. We considered them our spiritual parents.

We visited them often when they left and before we left their home, she always had spiritual guidance to lecture us on. We loved them.

HAYRIDE/BOB FOR APPLES

Did you ever go on a hayride or bob for apples? Tell about fun harvest activities you enjoyed with other young people.

I remember a Halloween party Gramps and I went to before were were married. We chumed around with another couple and thought we would exchange partners and go in crossed. I went in with Keith and Gramps went in with Dorothy. Gramps was dressed like a girl and he had a beautiful wave then. He put a kerchief on so you didn't see the haircut. He had rosy cheeks then and with an eye mask, he made a beautiful girl. Dorothy was dressed as a male suitor. Nobody could guess them, even though they guessed Keith and I. They never put it together.

MEMORABLE HOTEL/RESORT

Tell about a memorable hotel or resort you have visited? Describe the location and tell about experiences that were significant.

For one of the national GARB conferences, the Covington church sent us, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Amway Hotel is known to be the biggest. It is lavish. I think we were on 30th something floor. As I said, everything is plush. They have a spa and an exercise room, plus I don't know what, all kinds of eating places, etc. - all in one building. I guess you would call it the lobby, there is a huge fountain with plants all around it. They have a florist that comes and keeps them fresh or exchanged. Beautiful!

STRANGEST THING SEEN

What is the strangest thing you have ever seen?

The northern lights while we were traveling on vacation.

A pig sucking on a cow.

Priscilla, our poodle, would hide behind the couch after Gramps clipped her hair because the kids laughed at her haircut. When we were on vacation once, I bought some Doggios as a treat for her. She wouldn't eat them. So when we got in a motel room, I mixed them with her dog food. She smelled them, picked them up and put them on the floor. When she was done eating, she picked them back up and put them back in the dish.

FIRST HOUSE

When and where did you buy your first house? Describe the house and explain any significance it held for you.

Maple Street in Cuba. Gramps bought a milk route, picking up cans of milk from the farmers and transporting them to the milk plant. John was a first grader, around 1952.

We lived upstairs temporarily while the ownders found a place to live! The upstairs was an apartment. It felt good to own or own home. Julie was born while we lived there.

It was beside a railroad track. Our garden separated us. It was the same railroad track we lived beside when first married, but further up.

FAVORITE HOBBY

Name your favorite hobby. When and where did you start doing it? Why do you enjoy it?

I collect sayings, poems, etc. on many subjects; mostly humerous.

Sr. Citizens, Fathers, Pastors, Women, Dieting, Wives, Mothers, Grandmothers, Burdens, Grief, etc., etc.

I believe I get the most pleasuer in the Sr. Citizens. We can laugh at ourselves.

RESPONSIBILITIES AS A CHILD

What responsibilities did your parents require of you as a child? Explain how this affected your growth and development.

Not Much.