Matters of the Heart2

This is my Hubby of 45 years, THE BEAR DREAMER. In accordance with
Indian tradition, he is a healer and protector of the environment. As he
dreams of the magnificent Great Bear, he becomes a Great Warrior and,
a Great Healer and so nurtures the next generation who will follow in his
paw prints. He retired from a manufacturing company in Indiana, General
Electric Plastics,where he was the product steward. He now does consulting
from our desk overlooking this beautiful lake. And he is very active in the local
Rotary Club and a group called The Three Lake Association. Again, he is
. protecting the environment, specifically our beautiful Torch Lake. He and a
group of interns and scientists go out on the lake and run experiments checking
the quality of the lake. He continues to be involved in township issues that
affect our lake.It is good work.

He is retired, but works a great deal as a consultant on environmental issues
for his former employer and has formed his own LLC, called BEST, or Branson
Environmental Services on Torch Lake. He is also involved with a small start up
company through Purdue University, called LifePlusTox. Through this company
he helps with the regulatory issues involving chemicals going into China. This is a
rather new venture for him. This keeps him busy at his computer over looking our
lake and I sit along side at my computer, enjoying making web pages and writing
new poems. This is a pretty good life.

God is the center of our lives, we were brought up Lutherans and Baptists,
and were members of a United Methodist Church, for 10 years due to our location
in Indiana. We have retired to a very small community in Northwest Michigan and
searched for some time for just the right church. We visited many in the surrounding
area and when we visited Calvary Lutheran ELCA in Elk Rapids, we knew we had
found our home. We had always been active participating members in our other
church so are doing the same at Calvary. The love of family and friends was very
important in our decision to move back to Michigan to retire. Our two sons live
about 2 and a half hours from us, in different directions. Our daughter is just
an hour away. We have 4 wonderful grandchildren and because of where we live,
we get to see soccer, football or LaCrosse games and band recitals or dance and
gymnastic performances. And because we live on a lake, we have many visits
during the summer time.
GO BLUE . Well, just to be fair, GO SPARTANS

THINGS THAT MAKE MY WORLD GO 'ROUND

There are so many things I like to do and usually keep very busy with many
projects. The computer has crept into my life, even though I was kicking and
screaming against it, back in 1998. Now I find that I have learned a great deal
with this tool-toy and love making web pages. I have sewn all my life, my Mom
taught me how to sew on a machine and I've made clothes since I was a teenager.
Wedding dresses didn't even stop me as I made mine and my sisters. I even
taught myself to knit in college, crochet, and to cross stitch, my very favorite. A
goal of mine is to complete all the angel patterns of Lavender & Lace by Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum. So far I have 3 done, and she has made 14 or 15 more. Whew!!
I also love the designs of Shepherd's Bush. I enjoy cooking for large, important
meals, like Christmas or St. Patrick's Day, but not for the day-to-day boring meals.
I love to travel especially to see a Johnny Mathis concert and to meet up with
my Mathis friends and I love to Swim. Our lake is quite cold so it takes a while
to get used to the water.



Here are three of the cross stitch angels I have made.

I worked as a nurse so 41 1/2 years before I retired. For 20 years I was involved
with cancer patients, both in giving chemotherapy in a clinic and serving as a
volunteer in a Hospice setting. When we moved to Indiana in 1993, I became a
home care nurse. That was a nice change and I learned so very much in the 10
years I was there. I made many new friends that I will never forget. Nursing has
always been important to me, it's one of the things that makes my world go around.
I have also taken the training for Parish Nursing and am just now using those skills
in our church. I went to school at Concordia College for 2 years in a pre-nursing field.
I still have close contact, after 45 years, with my friends at Concordia. I truly believe
in the mission of Concordia College:

The purpose of Concordia College is to influence the affairs of the world by sending
into society thoughtful and informed men and women dedicated to the Christian life.
I continued my nursing degree a Montana State University, did my "training"
at Deaconess Hospital in Billings, MT (it's now called the Billings Clnic) and now
have retired from another Deaconess in Evansville, IN. You can click on each
image for the home pages.







Page created April 2008

Set enhanced by Sharon from 3 original designs created by:

The song is "Heart Of A Woman" by Johnny Mathis.

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