At the encouragement of a friend, I've decided to go back to my beginning in My Hometown. I made my entrance on November 27, 1939. I'm not sure about the day of the week but I'm certain it was near, on, or just past Thanksgiving Day. The earliest memories I have are around the age of 3 and 4. I remember moving several times, from house to house....for what reason, I don't know. I think Dad must have been trying to 'find' himself and settle into a vocation that would provide a living for our family. Information about my heritage is sketchy. As a young girl, I was too involved in myself to be that interested and my parents were very private and didn't volunteer too much. I do know that they both originated in the State of Georgia and came here when they got married in 1933. Pictured at the left are Dad, Mom, and their dog, Tige, in 1933. There were four daughters to their credit. The first was born in 1934; myself, born in 1939; the third in 1941; and the baby in 1948.
To make a long story short I was born, reared, educated, and married right here in My Hometown. When I got married at the tender, innocent age of 18, we had to leave to start our own life. My husband was in college and had to get that completed. We were away from home for 43 years, making our own life and raising our own family. But during all the 43 years, the tugging at my heart for 'home' never left. I knew that someday I would return. And, as it turned out, upon our retirement from teaching in public schools, my dear husband brought me back home. Now, let me impress upon anyone reading this, he didn't sacrifice anything by bringing me home because this is his home also. If, I had married anyone outside our community, I doubt very seriously that I would have ever gotten to come back. Isn't God good? I will forever believe that He, in His goodness and wisdom, chose my husband for me....knowing my heart's desire to return home. All I had to do was wait for His timing.
There will more than likely be a continuation of this post at a later time. If so, it will be titled "Back to the beginning II". Until next time, remember that "The Lord has done great things for us"!
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The Wizard of Oz (1939) is everybody's cherished favorite, perennial fantasy film musical from MGM during its golden years.
All of its images (the Yellow Brick Road, the Kansas twister), characters (e.g., Auntie Em, Toto, Dorothy, the Wicked Witch), dialogue (e.g., "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!", "We're not in Kansas anymore," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," or the film's final line: "There's no place like home"), and music ("Over the Rainbow") have become indelibly remembered, and the classic film has been honored with dozens of books, TV shows
after looking at the picture
of your parents
it reminds me of the saying
you cant know where you are going
if you dont know where you come from
red neck rat dawg
They were good looking, weren't they?
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