Category Archives: Jean’s Story

Jean’s Story – Part 6 – Adventure Down Under

Posted on October 27, 2018 by queen of comps

After our long cruise-ship trip from Europe (described in Part 5), we arrived in the Australian harbor of Sydney and then traveled the 400+ miles to Melbourne where we quickly settled into our rented house in the suburb of Glenroy.  … Continue reading →

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Jean’s Story – Part 5 -Big Travel Adventures at Last

Posted on July 8, 2018 by queen of comps

When my husband Earl had to leave the Air Force on a medical discharge, we did not give up our dream for world travel.  Our financial situation was a little less tight now since VA compensation paid for much of … Continue reading →

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Jean’s Story – Part 4 – Entering the Adult World

Posted on June 12, 2018 by queen of comps

Off to College After graduating from high school, there was really no question about where I would go to college. I would attend GBS (God’s Bible School) in Cincinnati, Ohio, for many years the conservative choice for many young people … Continue reading →

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Jean’s Story – Part 3 – The Teenage Years

Posted on May 19, 2018 by queen of comps

The Bookworm Much to my relief, after frequent transfers and moves during my early years, my father finally was able to stay as pastor at the same church for four years, which luckily happened to be during my complete high … Continue reading →

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Jean’s Story – Part 2 – The “Born” Teacher?

Posted on April 24, 2018 by queen of comps

In the summer of 1943 my parents gave me the most exciting news I had heard in my short life thus far.  My father had been assigned to a new church and we were moving from Kentucky to Indiana, where … Continue reading →

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Jean’s Story – Part 1 – In the Beginning

Posted on February 9, 2018 by queen of comps

I wrote in this blog some years ago about Brad’s early journey to becoming a frugal gambler, 15 parts you can access in the “Archives” here on this blog homepage, starting in January 2011 and continuing for 7 months, through … Continue reading →

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