Times together with our family on the farm

I must mention about the winter Max, Dad & Mother went to Listowal On in Dec to visit his brother & two sisters. Elmer & Edith were expecting their second child. They had Dr Purdie who would be there for the delivery which was to be in Elmer parents home in town, I came in to take care of their daughter Beverly & Gary as this was before Gail was born. Dr came to the home for the birth of their son Donald on Dec 21. I was there to look after the mother & new born. Fires had to be kept going in all our homes, as well as the farm chores had to be done at both farms and also look after the live stock.

I don't remember where we had Christmas as new mothers were kept in bed for two weeks.
I must relate before we came back to take over the farm, Charlie, Evelyn & Clara were having times of prayer upstairs, in the same part of the house where we started our married life. They were really touch by the Lord, all three of them felt called into serve the Lord, they kept up these times of prayer for several day as Charlie felt strongly he was being called into the ministry. After his dad heard about this He decided he wanted Max to come back to take the farm over.

The timing was right for us as my brother Cliff had this offer to work in a garage in Milestone. Max parents had decided it was time for them to retire. Charlie & Evelyn were offered to work for a neighboring farmer on a plan for cash & live in that large house on that farm which was only 3 miles from his dad's place. We had good times of fellowship with them that summer. There was a new pastor in Oak Lake, Rev Bill Borrows & his wife, and the church was growing. We had good bible studies and larger Sunday school. That summer Evelyn & I went to Trossach camp for a week, taking our kids, Gary & Ferne. Evelyn enjoyed the bible studies. At this time the Eston Bible school had been going for several years. The school was really birthed at this camp, so it was being promoted. Evelyn talked with some of the teachers so when we returned home she told Charlie that this sounded like a school they could not only go to but she enjoyed the Bible teachers at this camp that would be teaching at the school in Eston.

They applied as well as Max's, sister Clara, she took the one year course but Charlie & Evelyn went for the three year course & graduated ready to go into the ministry. It was at this school Clara met her future husband, Lewis White of Pangman. Each year after school they lived with us on the farm. They got different jobs, also working in the local honey plant in Oak Lake for the Ben Duecks. The church was growing with the Sunday school growing bigger with the family of 6 children of the ones who came to work at the honey plant. The daily vacation Bible schools reached more children in the area each summer. The pastor had been contacted by Arlo Johnson about coming to have a longer daily vacation bible school.

Arlo & Glenna came to our house as newlyweds. Charlie & Evelyn had attended bible school with Arlo. Charlie fashioned the bridal chamber - a wash bowl with matching pitcher was put in there room - he then hung a horse's bridal over the pitcher. Now Arlo knew Charlie was a tease. I told them they could take the room at the top of the stairs. Glenna did not know what a horses bridal was so she couldn't get the joke not being raised on a farm. But Arlo knew so rushed down stairs after Charlie for he being a farmers knew it was a horses bridle. I really felt sorry for Glenna who was this newly wed bride seeing her new husband reacting this way. Arlo used to tease Charlie at Bibles school. When they met Arlo would try to use Charlie's bawled head as a mirror.