Top Left:
This was a picture I snuck right after we were getting home from a typical
Sunday Morning. christ had taught a mezmerizing 1-2nd grade Sunday School Class,
and in the blue bag there would have been visuals for that class. (She still
used "Flannel-graph" cutouts to teach, and probably also included a Missionary
story! Her lesson material constantly changed in the 30-40minutes of class, as
attention span of this age group seldom exceeds about 10 minutes. Next she would
prepare the noon meal for us both (Boy do I really miss that these days!) After
lunch on Sundays, she would soon end up in the recliner where she would nap
for1-2 hours, but would read first to "tire" her eyes so as not to
waste time trying to get to sleep. She would read entire books of biography or
spiritual instruction, and I treasured with amazement how she could recall her
reading and recount the stories to me. Amazing books await us and I still have
them on our library shelves (their end is visible on the far right of this
picture).
Top Right:
This park, already introduced in March, was such a
memorable time for us, but we took few opportunities to go to "parks" for such
entertainment in our 36 years of marriage I regret to say! So when we did, it
was something to really "take-in!" David was with us for this trip as we have
photos of him. We were visiting Barbara Williams and she really loved our family
and honored us every birthday came up if she could. She was a professor at
Eastern CT State University where she taught IT instruction. so skillful was she
that the staff and college promoted her into a staff (beyond students)
instructor in how to use Microsoft and other commercial Software applications.
So when we would go on these trips I'm sure it was a 'decompressing' opportunity
for Barbie and I'm glad she could. I only regret she never found a completer for
her single adult life. But in heaven Barbie and Christine must NOW have so much
greater completion having their new residence in spiritual ways fellowshipping
with Chris TOGETHER in heaven's fulfilling bliss.
Bottom Right: This is a photo, probably taken by yours truly, was of late January or early February that year in anticipation of Valentine's day, as you can see in the background bulletin board in her classroom. As stated before this was one of three in her room that she changed monthly, and this was probably the east wall's board. The West wall had an old fashaioned chalk board, and at one time I was told by her: it was the greatest attraction of anything, perhaps with exception, her Treasure Chest, which was taken down only for birthdays.The chalk board, I know personally, was their favorite because the chalk dust found in it's bottom tray was always FULL of dust-- noticed only by me being the cleaner! When I think of multitudes of babies that have been taken before seeing the light outside of the womb, heaven must be such a children's paradise which she has such joy now sharing with them! Joseph is on the far right and he can name every child in this picture and I wish all of these young milenialists fulfillment like Christine had as they serve the Lord they learned about in her class