The Abbey Farm
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| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | MSN, RN, Mom of ten...plus |
| Location | KC, Midwest |
| Introduction | Built by Benedictine Monks in 1890, the Abbey Farm was a large dairy farm and vineyard providing food and goods for the monastery. A century later it is an idyllic place to raise a large family. I grew up in Northern Baltimore County. At that time we rode horses for hours without worry of traffic or trespassing. We waited a year to see The Wizard of Oz, It's A Wonderful Life or Charlie Brown's Christmas Special. It was a simpler time. Life brought joy and sadness; young romance, a twenty-something divorce, remarriage, widowhood, remarriage again, and ten beautiful children. My wonderful, late husband Bob and I had two little girls. After his tragic death I met and fell in love with Bruce, a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, and single Dad raising two daughters. Together, we became a family of six. A decade later, twelve! Our oldest is now 30, our youngest, 8. We now have two amazing sons-in-law and a beautiful granddaughter! Life throws its curves, but God turns them into His homeruns. Life isn't always easy, but that's what makes it rich, and keeps one humble at the feet of Christ. |
| Interests | Christianity, God, Family, Church, Cooking and Baking, Small Farming, Horses, Humanity, History, Politics, Military |
| Favorite movies | It's A Wonderful Life, Charlie Brown Christmas Special, To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch is the best), The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Pride and Prejudice (I like the newest one! The scene of Darcy coming through the mist gets me every time!), The Iron Giant (epic), The Matrix (I'm a sci fi geek), most of the Star Trek movies, Galaxy Quest, anything Hitchcock, Mel Brooks movies (not for kids), an embarrasing number of Jack Black movies, Elf, anything with John Wayne. |
| Favorite music | Classical, Jazz, some Pop, good variety of 50's through 70's, Elton John and Billy Joel, Dan Fogelberg and James Taylor, Van Halen and Boston, Knights in White Satin (Moody Blues), Charlie Zahm, John Rumpza; fairly ecclectic. |
| Favorite books | The Bible, Jane Eyre, Rebecca, The Resilience Factor, The Color of Water, and really, many more...! |