baptism – For the Love of Lorna

Drawing Closer

Posted on January 4, 2016 | by Jay | 3 Comments

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Florida Fun. The entire series begins in Childhood.] This unexpected change of circumstance happened just a week ago. Friday, December 20, 1996 Working Together The elevator door opens. Lorna and I step off into the small vestibule and then pass through two sets of (more…)

Blessings

Posted on September 17, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

Lorna helping Maria enjoy some doughnut delights. [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Settling In. The entire series begins in Childhood.] For all of the blessings we have enjoyed since moving to New Jersey we also have had to deal with some economic adversity—we have to economize. Saturday October 24, (more…)

Saint Lucia

Posted on June 15, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

Gros Piton [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Hello, Hilliard! The entire series begins in Childhood.] St. Lucia. Even the name sounds exotic. What will it be like there? Sunday, October 9, 1988 Traveling St. Lucia. Even the name sounds exotic. What will it be like there? I wonder. I (more…)

Towel Wrapper

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

Lorna and I moved from Ohio to New Jersey in February 1992. Not many weeks after we arrived, Lorna began serving as a tour guide at the Jersey City Assembly Hall (Stanley Theater). I, on the other hand, was a new elder in the circuit with no specific assignment for (more…)

Baptism Day

Posted on March 18, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Childhood, the beginning of this entire series.] For early February it is a relatively mild Saturday morning in London. The sky is cloudy and a light drizzle starts and stops. Many residents are sleeping late. How nice to stay in a warm (more…)