It was God who had that family come to where I was preaching. I would never have had her if it hadn't been for her father insisting on bringing them to where I was.
What a great story, Larry! I don't know that I have ever heard it before (actually I probably did when you lived in Oakdale - I was too young then to remember). Anyway, thank you for sharing.
Stories about how we met our wives are always fun. Bev and I met in a class during our senior year in high school, but our first date wasn't until the night we graduated. Neither one of us had a date, and still in my cap and gown, I asked her if she'd like to go to one of the graduation parties with me. 4 years later we were married.
By the way, I went to U of Nebraska for 2 days in the fall of 1963. I had planned on getting a master's degree in math. I asked for my money back on the 3rd day because after learning more details about what my course would be covering, I realized that I had already learned much of it when getting my bachelor's at Hamilton College in Clinton N.Y.
Hamilton must have had some very good math teachers.
In those days, 1956 (my senior year), all seniors could take a test, and the top grades could have a year of college paid for. All I had to do was to work in the cafeteria for my room. One interesting aspect of entering the U of Nebr., I failed the English placement test, so those who failed took an English class we called the dumbbell English class. I also had to take a foreign language that year so I took German. That is where I learned my English grammar. After that year, I transferred to York Christian College in Nebraska.
Speaking of ‘those days’, I worked in the library my senior at Hamilton College for $1/hr. I worked 300 hours and bought Bev a 1/3 carat diamond ring for $300.
Another memory - I got a job in Lincoln Nebraska as quality control inspector for Brunswick Corp. They were building the 2nd stage motor case for the Polaris missiles. I made $1.50 per hour. They hired me because they liked my physics degree.
On the other hand, Bev and I rented a fully furnished, spacious apartment for only $65/month.
What an awesome share Larry. The gift of hospitality that keeps on giving.
Thank you!
It was God who had that family come to where I was preaching. I would never have had her if it hadn't been for her father insisting on bringing them to where I was.
What a great story, Larry! I don't know that I have ever heard it before (actually I probably did when you lived in Oakdale - I was too young then to remember). Anyway, thank you for sharing.
Stories about how we met our wives are always fun. Bev and I met in a class during our senior year in high school, but our first date wasn't until the night we graduated. Neither one of us had a date, and still in my cap and gown, I asked her if she'd like to go to one of the graduation parties with me. 4 years later we were married.
By the way, I went to U of Nebraska for 2 days in the fall of 1963. I had planned on getting a master's degree in math. I asked for my money back on the 3rd day because after learning more details about what my course would be covering, I realized that I had already learned much of it when getting my bachelor's at Hamilton College in Clinton N.Y.
Hamilton must have had some very good math teachers.
In those days, 1956 (my senior year), all seniors could take a test, and the top grades could have a year of college paid for. All I had to do was to work in the cafeteria for my room. One interesting aspect of entering the U of Nebr., I failed the English placement test, so those who failed took an English class we called the dumbbell English class. I also had to take a foreign language that year so I took German. That is where I learned my English grammar. After that year, I transferred to York Christian College in Nebraska.
Speaking of ‘those days’, I worked in the library my senior at Hamilton College for $1/hr. I worked 300 hours and bought Bev a 1/3 carat diamond ring for $300.
Another memory - I got a job in Lincoln Nebraska as quality control inspector for Brunswick Corp. They were building the 2nd stage motor case for the Polaris missiles. I made $1.50 per hour. They hired me because they liked my physics degree.
On the other hand, Bev and I rented a fully furnished, spacious apartment for only $65/month.