My husband Fred and I celebrated our 50th Anniversary of marriage in 2009; it was also our 50th year of service in the pastoral ministry. We have served as ministers in OH, CA, TN, IA, MN, MT, NJ and MO. Before retiring in 2007 we served as members of the World Missions Staff of the Assemblies of God. We have three sons and seven grandchildren. Our boys live in MN, MI and GA. and two of them are ministers and the third is operations officer for a materials corporation. We are enjoying our new duplex in Maranatha Village a Christian retirement community in Springfild, MO.