A True Story
Of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and His Never-ending Love
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The next morning, Mom showed up. She told me that she had put my two younger sisters on a passenger train. Their destination was a place I had never heard of before, Glencoe. Why there, I am not sure. She had gotten her pay from the nursing home and only had enough money for two tickets, so she let the two youngest go by train. Mom and I were to hitchhike. The plan was to be in Glencoe in time to meet the train. Mom and I grabbed a few -- very few -- belongings and took off walking out of town carrying our meager belongings. All through the night, we walked and tried to get somebody, anybody, to stop and give us a ride. Finally, a transport truck stopped and let us get in the cab with him. I don’t know what Mom told him, but I heard him say, “If you will leave me alone with your daughter, I will take you all the way.” Mom just sat there as though she was actually thinking about it, so I spoke up and said, “Mom! Really?” After an agonizing silence, Mom finally said, “No.” Looking back, now that I am much older, I realize that Mom must have been absolutely desperate. So, the truckdriver pulled over to the shoulder of the road, stopped, and said, “Get out!” We did. We went back to hitchhiking and managed to get another ride. Thankfully we made it to the train station in Glencoe in time to greet my two sisters.
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Good Lord willing, this memoir will be submitted for publication before my passing. I leave these memories to my children, Cynthia Ann Reuber (nee Gropp) and Darren James Gropp. I wish for them to give a copy to each of my grandchildren, so they may understand how our Heavenly Father has led me throughout my life and how He never abandoned me from the day that I was born, not even through the many years that I lived in sin and darkness. It is my testimony that the Lord was always there for me, with me, even during the darkest times of my life, even when I did not realize that He was there. He was and is guiding me. I believe that I was placed on Earth to help lead others to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost by helping the poor, the suffering, and the needy. Simply stated, I believe my purpose is to humbly serve the Lord and help lead others to Him. Memories are illusive and individual. Everyone has a slightly different recollection of a shared event. This memoir is accurate as I recall to the best of my human abilities.
About the Author
Shirley Barbara Ann Perry (formerly Gropp, nee Logie) grew up in the small town of Milverton, Ontario, Canada. Her formal education in public school ended with grade 8 and continued later in life at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology where she earned a certificate as a chef. She owned and operated a gift shop in Walkerton, Shirley’s Place. After her marriage to Tom Perry, she merged her store with her husband’s store in Wingham. This memoir is the story of her life.