At the beginning of the summer of 1980, we packed up a moving truck and started on our journey from South Dakota to New Jersey. This was the third cross country move in the span of a couple of years. Our arrival was met with […]
Category: Tell a Memory Tuesday
Experiences: Good Friends & a Misunderstanding
We learned and experienced many things during our stay in South Dakota. Some experiences were not easy, but showed me how much I needed to depend on God. We also made some treasured friendships. Again, I don’t have pictures to match the stories, but I’ll […]
Fun Times: South Dakota Part 3
We enjoyed a lot of fun times in South Dakota, but some things were hard. In this Tell a Memory Tuesday post I’ll share a funny story. Next week I’ll share a more serious one. Since I don’t have pictures that directly relate to […]
Holidays and a Blizzard: South Dakota Part 2
This week Tell A Memory Tuesday includes a blizzard, holidays and fun. October 31, 1979, started out like a pretty normal day. Sara was excited to dress up to go “Trick or Treating.” It wasn’t much of a costume but she had fun with her […]
Life in South Dakota: Part 1
Lying in bed in a new place, in the dark, with the thunder booming and lightning flashing, was a bit frightening. Eventually I fell asleep and must have felt much better by morning.
House: Rental Problems and Time to Leave
It’s time for Tell a Memory Tuesday. As I mentioned last week, our rental house in Jacksonville, Florida, was not without problems. One of the worst was a roach infestation. We were used to seeing roaches in Florida, but not this many at once. They […]
Adventure: Moving, New Baby, Rental House
This installment of Tell a Memory Tuesday finds us having a new adventure, and not just one adventure but several within that year – moving, finding a doctor, hospital woes, new baby, rental house. A Moving Adventure In the summer of 1978, when […]
Pleasure: In Playing Piano and from God
Welcome to the next installment of Tell a Memory Tuesday! This week is about my love of playing the piano and the pleasure felt from God. It’s told from the piano’s perspective and shows the progression from the beginning when I was a little girl. […]
Triplets? Fun Times and Helpful Friends
Last week, I told about our dog’s mischief along with winter and summer adventures. This fifth post in the Tell a Memory Tuesday series begins with Autumn of 1977. Steve began another year of teaching. My friend, Sandy, asked me to take care of […]
Adventures: A Puppy’s Antics and Baby’s Seasons
In this fourth post of Tell a Memory Tuesday, I’ll share the antics of Mel, our mischievous puppy and share winter and summer adventures.