Yesterday
we celebrated my mother-in-law's 92nd birthday.
What a wonderful surprise to see her name up on the sign in the
sanctuary at church!
It
is truly remarkable to think about how much everyday life has changed in her lifetime. Here
are a few highlights from the year she was born:
- First baseball game played at Yankee Stadium.
- The world's first portable radio is developed in the US.
- First Le Mans 24 hour race run in France.
- Time Magazine is launched on March 3.
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney is released.
- Women's One Piece swimming suits begin to be worn.
- The Ten Commandments directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
- The explosion of recordings of African American musicians including the great Louis Armstrong.
Four-out-of -five of her
sons, and three daughters-in-law, all enjoyed lunch out with her.
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| Left to right: Greg, Jerry, Mom, John, and Jim. |
It
is rather amazing to think about having been her daughter-in-law for almost
fifty years. My life has changed a lot, too, in those years. One constant,
however, is John's kindness, respect, and love for his mother. Here they are together at the restaurant:
The
joke is he butters her up so she will tell him where the money is buried. I am
not sure about the money, but I can tell you where you find real value.
You
find it in the kindness, respect, and love over a lifetime. And that is true at any age….
