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OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY - JUNE 8TH! Married on 06 - 08 - 68The farm where I spent my childhood, my grandfather homesteaded, and now next to an 83 wind turbine power project!I was born in a small city in Saskatchewan, Canada, called Swift Current. I grew up on a farm about 5 miles from the nearest town, and attended a 2 room school, named "Iris" in the country surrounded by only farms! When I was in first grade, our school burned down in winter, so we had to wait the afternoon in the teacher's little house until the parents could see to pick us up. I believe we had a snow storm, because we were picked up with a team of horses and a sleigh that day. The sleigh tipped, because the horses were too frightened of the smoke and fire that remained. What a frightening day for a 6 year old! I graduated from Wymark High School where I attended only grades 11 and 12. All these years ( from about age 10, I practiced piano as my only outlet that I enjoyed, although we also attended a Youth Group in a church about 5-7 miles away). After High School graduation, I attended Bethany Bible College in Hepburn, Sask. where I earned a Bible and Music diploma after a 3 year course. I also received my Grade 10 certificate for piano, from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto school of music.Create your own visitor map!
After graduation, I went into voluntary service under the Mennonite Central Committee, as a psychiatric aide at Brooklane Psychiatric Center near Hagerstown, Md., U.S.A.! I had never been out of Saskatchewan before! There I met my husband, Ken, who was also serving as a psychiatric aide. Our common interest in music brought us together, as well as a common faith. After we were married in 1968, Ken decided he wanted to fulfill his goal to become a pastor (minister), so we moved to Elkhart, Indiana where Ken attended Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and I worked as a Psychiatric Occupational Therapist in Elkhart General Hospital. I also worked overtime at the Nursing home in Elkhart to make ends meet for seminary expenses as well as living expenses. We lived in London, Ontario for one of the 4 years, were Ken took Clinical Pastoral Education so he could also do chaplaincy work.
WwW.SparkleTags.ComAfter he graduated, we moved to Meno, Oklahoma were Ken had his first pastorate, and our first child, Jeremy, was born. We were there only a year, then moved to at United Methodist pastorate at Kanopolis/Carniero/Brookville, Kansas. Our second child, Kristel was born during the 3 years we were there - at Salina, Kansas. During these years I supplemented our income by teaching piano, and marketing Cameo Decorative Paints on a "party plan" system, which included teaching at each "party". I became manager and also had to instruct other instructors. The next pastorate was Haddam/Morrowville in northern Kansas. After 3 years we felt it was time to move to Canada so my parents could get to know their grandchildren, so we moved to Swift Current in 1980 for Ken to again try to minister in the Mennonite Church. After 3 years it was again not working out, so we moved to Herbert, Sk. where Ken worked as a Nursing Home Administrator but was burned out after a year from doing two jobs at once. I continued to teach music wherever we lived, and also became district manager for FHR Hobby Products, traveling to Regina or Saskatoon once a month to conduct meeting. I also traveled to Manitoba, since I was given that territory as well.
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We thought we'd take our lives into our own hands and opened a Music Store in Swift Current! I loved those years of teaching music and owning our own Music Store! However, it didn't support our large family well enough, since we adopted 2 FASD children and our third natural child, Heidi, was born in Swift Current.Ken went into the ministry in the United Church by accepting a call to Wilkie/Scott/Landis pastoral charge. After 3 years there, we moved to Eastend, Sask. where he is still serving the Pine Cree Pastoral Charge, this being the 13th year! Oh how nice it is to be settled for a change! I now have students leaving me, instead of me always having to leave them!I also have my grade 9 certificate in Pipe Organ from the Royal Conservatory of Music! I took my exams in Swift Current (Gr.7), in North Battleford (Gr.8), and Saskatoon (Gr.9). Ah, I love the sound of the pipe organ - the King of Instruments!