I AM From…
I am from Pennsylvania, where trees, hills, creeks, lakes and
rivers abound. Born number four of five sisters, I am from a house knit together
in love, honesty and hard work. I was raised by a hard-working and giving mom
and a hard-working and honest dad who loved hunting and fishing. I am from
being raised on home-grown veggies, fruit and nuts, deer, rabbit, squirrel, and
fish. I am from a neighborhood of many relatives. I’m from being outdoors all
day long in our country valley playing with cousins, sisters and neighbors. I am
from walks in rain in the spring, wiener roasts and bare feet in the summer, jumping
in leaves in the autumn, sliding down long hills in the winter. I am from an
extended-family celebration on Christmas Eve honoring Pappap’s birthday as well
as the birth of Christ. I’m from a small school in a small town with a graduating
class of 110. I’m from reading poetry, Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. I’m from watching
Man from Uncle, Gilligan’s Island and Dick Van Dyke. I’m from a church startup
in our neck of the woods. I’m from dating since I was thirteen, one guy for
four years that drove 110 mph on curvy roads. I’m from summer vacations in
Delaware and venturing forth in travels to Michigan to visit more cousins,
Wyoming with my sister, and down in the southern states with the church choir. I’m
from marrying into a Wyoming family, having two children Colorado raised and homeschooled.
I’m from traveling with my husband and kids and sisters to all fifty states, and
several countries in four continents. I’m from over forty years of creative
writing, often published. I’m from graduating from college when I was
fifty-nine. I’m from a place where the roots of faith in Jesus go deep, a place
of eternal hope.
