Martha Shepard:  

After graduation from Oil City High School, I attended Grove City (PA) College for 2 years. While in the town, I met a young guy and we married within a 1/2 year. We lived in Pa. and Montana and then back to PA. I worked as teacher's aide until we left for TX where we served with Wycliffe Bible Translators. There I finished my university work at Dallas Baptist University with El. Ed. degree. Our 2 kids Peggy (now 46) & Chaz (now 47) enjoy it here more than PA. My husband and I divorced and I married again the same year. My second husband and I housed my daughter and her 2 sons for 6 of our 15 1/2 years together. I also begin to teach with Duncanville, TX ISD. After another marriage ended, I met the LOVE of my life. We married on March 8, '03, but Bill passed away June 27, of 2015. Oh how I miss him. Even tho I am retired. I still work almost daily. I remarried again after Bill died June 27th of "15. I moved to Anna, TX where my new husband had his home. I was recently hired by Childcare network. I know I am going to enjoy working with a new aged children,,,,a babies. My 2 blood kids and 2 grand kids live in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area. Doug and I found a church but are not yet active working in the church yet. My health has not been the best. The doctors' offices know me quite well, BUT God has blessed me to continue to work. Thru several friends who have had back surgery, I located a Dr. who was able to do the surgery on Sept. 25, '13. He put 3 "cages" between Lumber 1-2, 2-3, and 3-4, then decompressed the nerve at the Lumbar 4-5 level.. What we thought was a 5 1/2 h...Expand for more