Tag Archives: Greatest Generation

BILL SKINNER AND ROSA PARKS

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My father-in-law is quite a man.  William Skinner will turn 95 in November, having served over 35 years as a medical missionary in Paraguay, and now retired for nearly thirty years.  In addition, he and Fran will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in August.

Long before Rosa Parks bravely refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, Bill Skinner showed the way. Continue reading BILL SKINNER AND ROSA PARKS →

JACK AND BETTIE

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My excellent friend and next-door neighbor, Bill Woodard, allowed me to share his amazing story of two members of his Methodist Church Sunday School class. Bill penned a very  intimate, detailed account to honor them.  It was so incredible, I had to share it with my readers in an edited, scaled down form. I hope it blesses you the way it did me.

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