The Me in We......

I realize that I have not told you a lot of things
about me as my mind is still caught in the grief -

so here is a bit of this and that's
I was raised on a farm - with one brother
my father was a homesteader and born
on his father's homestead in 1910 ( grandpa came from Sweden)
mother was also a homesteader's daughter(grandpa came from Scotland)
they lived about 3 miles a part -
brother has the original homestead now -just over 100 years old
the farm that is ..not brother Bill-LOL
we did not have running water- unless we ran and got it
or indoor plumbing of any kind
the old out house is still standing
and father and mother build a modern house in 1970
our heat was wood cut from the homestead trees
dried for a year and then sawed into logs for the heater
and split for the kitchen cook stove.-

coming to town was quite an experience for me
to have bath tubs and taps and a stove
that turned on with buttons.-

I was raised to be a wife........
and married at what would be considered now
as young but was normal in my life.
I was 18 and papa hubby was 27 -
he was never considered too old for me--LOL
that was how life was in the fifties and sixties
we had 2 daughters- Bonita and Tammy
I worked part time but only jobs that I was able
to do when papa hubby was home so our
kids were not baby sat often........ -

I took an rehabilitation practitioner course
and worked for 15 years at a group home
this was during a time when hubby was injured
with his back and had 6 back fusions --
sadly none of them helped and he was
disabled the last 12 years but still very independent
we spent most of our time together--
when one or the other was not working...

we did not ever become rich in money
but we were rich in love........
we both gave our hearts to the Lord in 1987
and began our walk with the our Shepherd..
I, from watching Billy Graham and papa hubby
at the little pentecostal church I made him go too-
that is a funny story but I was scared to go
as I had heard so many strange stories
and when we got there- we discovered a lot of
normal folks went there too-LOL
we were so blessed by God in that church
but sadly it broke down when our pastor retired
and many members left -
because we took our grand kids to church and
we needed one with a Sunday School.. so
we found a new church for them- Papa hubby
took grand kids to church for 18 years- and
I am so glad we/he did........we/I attend a church of the
Nazarene now - at papa hubby's memorial service
our dear pentecostal pastor was there for us too --

you will get to notice other things about me as
I write here- I am more of an introvert and
I will be 61 in May and I don't feel a day over 60 (grin)
I clean our church to help my income now that hubby is gone--

I love the Lord and I am so thankful for what He has done for me
I hang on to my hope--as -- I miss my papa hubby
whose name was David Allan- and I know that he
is indeed in peace with no pain or sickness or disabilities
huggles from Meme
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD!!!!!
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