Conversations with an Angel

Bonie Sue Mullins was born on September 30 in the same year I was. She arrived at Ponca City Memorial Hospital in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She was the fourth child born to Jennie Bernice (Isaacs) and Harold Mullins. Bonnie hails from the Mullins Ranch, located almost halfway between Ponca City, Oklahoma and Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Because Bonnie, like me, was raised in a wonderful Christian home, preparation was a vital key to being ready for church and church activities. The Mullins family went to Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening services every week. They attended all Revival Services plus any teen activities and other church gatherings. They were an “every-time-the-church’s-doors-are-open” family whose faithfulness could be counted on like clockwork. The family car left for church at exactly 8:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. If the women were not ready on time, Harold would begin honking the car horn. Three women trying to get ready with one bathroom made schedules tight quite often. Frustrated, Bonnie and her mom came out in their slips one morning to make their point. The honking continued.

Bonnie learned a good work ethic on the farm. There were always meals to prepare for the workers, especially at harvest. There were chores to be done, like cleaning the house or washing dishes. She learned to not stop until the job was completed. Bonnie’s dad taught her how to deal creatively with problems (baling wire is a farmer’s duct tape, for instance). Bonnie’s mom taught her how to be prim and proper. Immodesty would not be tolerated.