1991 – For the Love of Lorna

Goodbye, Columbus—Part 2

Posted on July 28, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Goodbye, Columbus—Part 1. The entire series begins in Childhood.] We are on the cusp, the brink of a major change. The future is potentially as bright as it is unclear. Saturday, August 31, 1991 On the Cusp Today marks six years. Six wonderful, joy-filled (more…)

Goodbye, Columbus—Part 1

Posted on July 23, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Winds of Change. The entire series begins in Childhood.] Together Lorna and I have agreed to pursue a potentially life-changing plan. Our goal—increasing my share in the ministry. Wednesday, September 5, 1990 Inception The rain which has been falling off and on all day (more…)

Back to Bethel

Posted on July 20, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

We continue looking at the soggy, dirty scene outside our window. New Jersey, I ponder. I would never want to live here! Monday, May 6, 1991 Day 1 The bus (coach) slogs its way through the rain in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Outside our window Lorna and I survey the landscape. Dilapidated buildings. Junk (more…)

Ashland Avenue Yo-yos

Posted on May 17, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

I have only one home video of us in our Ashland Avenue apartment. In the summer of 1991 Mike and Paula dropped by along with their daughter, Lauren, and a sister from our congregation, Mary. (See Good Friends—Paula.) They had borrowed a video camera, a relatively rare commodity in those days. (more…)

Pilot Lorna

Posted on May 3, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

Here is a little-known fact: Lorna has flown airplanes. Preflight Lorna pushes up on the little plastic cup, working to keep the metal pin in its center aligned with the rubber fitting above. “Just push it a little harder,” I encourage her. She does. Suddenly the cup begins to fill (more…)

It’s the Little Things

Posted on April 23, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

Figurine; London Bethel 2008 “Oh, that is so adorable! It’s so sweet I could just eat it!” You have probably heard Lorna say this or something like it. As she says it she will invariably raise her shoulders, break into a grin, squint her eyes, and furrow her brow with (more…)