Saturday, January 21, 2012

My "Almost Daughter" came to visit.......

Although visits are sometimes far apart.......we still keep 'in-touch'..........when visits do come they are always fun.......

Debbie is my 'almost Daughter'.......she was invited into our hearts back in 1978...(has it really been that long?)...She was a struggling student at Cisco Junior College that just needed a little help with her Chemistry.  From there it just stuck!

We watched her graduate from the College....then when we moved ......she moved with us.  Debbie was there with us when Rodney was born......she somehow manged to share a room with Jeffery......(his first live-in)......  When life had us moving again we helped her move to Stephenville to finish her education at Tarleton.  There she had the support of my parents and in-laws.  After graduating she went to work with the State as a health inspector for local dairymen.  And there she worked until retiring this past year.

She is about to start an new career........teaching the hungry in Africa how to grow their own food.  We waved goodbye to her yesterday and she will be boarding a plane on Tuesday. 

I couldn't be prouder of her.........she has grown into a strong woman.

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1 comment:

RoamingKnitter said...

The slideshow is wonderful. The boys with big sis Deb looks great and "Aunt" Deb with Jase and Lily makes me smile. Can't believe Lily has grown that much.