Betty Frable:  

Life Nearing the big 50 and enjoying life more than ever before. Moved from the Midwest 3 years ago to the warm Sonoran desert and am enjoying soaking up the sun! I'm delightfully married now for 15 plus years to Matthew Frable. We have 2 children together and Matthew has been the only father my 25 year old daughter has ever known. I was previously married, way too young, back in the late 70s, divorced 4 years later, had two children in that marriage. Due to state custody issues and difficulties with my X...imagine that!...I did not raise my oldest son beyond the age of five. Our relationship is still estranged and difficult. My oldest daughter lives with us while working full time and working on completing her college degree. My youngest son is almost 14 and has Asperger Syndrome, a type of high-functioning Autism. My youngest girl is 11 and has ADHD, possible bi-polar. So, my younger children keep me fully occuppied one way or another and I happilly stay at home, juggling thier needs and issues and regrouping while they are at school! I haven't worked at any true profession since my youngest son was born. It was pretty obvious from the outset that he had special needs to be addressed. My husband is a music/drama teacher at a Catholic high school, a community chorus director and an Associate in Ministry with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (an AIM) and Minister of Music with a local Lutheran Church. We were married while he attended the Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, OH where I had worked for over 13 years as librarian and bookstore manager. Never thought I'd marry a student and certainly not a minister! Matthew has brought so much to my life and enhanced it in a million ways with music! He plays organ, piano and various other instruments, directs vocal and bell choirs, organizes worship services for his church poistion. His school duties encompass choirs, bands and stage productions. Over the years I've been involved with his church choirs ...Expand for more