I went to Westark after high school, cramming 2 years into 3 and earning the Associates of Arts degree with Proficiency in Voice in 1966.  After that came marriage to Bob.  We stayed in Fort Smith until early 1976, then moved to Chattanooga, TN so Bob could finish college and seminary.  He graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts in 1979, and seminary with a Master of Divinity in 1985, then took courses off and on toward a Doctor of Ministry degree which he finally received this past May (2013).   I had a career there as a legal secretary and bookkeeper for four wonderful Christian attorneys -- a job I thoroughly enjoyed.  I still keep in touch with two of those men and count them and their families as true friends. 

      Children never came on the scene, but we did acquire 3 dogs in Chattanooga and really enjoyed them.  Many college students also spent long hours in our house since we lived so close to campus. We often came home after work to find supper either well under way or on the table waiting for us which was a REAL blessing!  We still keep in touch with many of those ‘kids’ who are now scattered all over the world!

      When we returned to Fort Smith in late 1991, I took another legal position here, while at the same time starting our own business.  I gave that up after 4 years so we could get the business further off the ground without my being stretched to the max!  It did ‘take off’, and has kept us going for the past 20 years.   Our daily lives now revolve around that business and the church where I am the organist and Bob helps with the Awana program.