"We Never Got To Bring Our Fourth Baby To This Home"

    Our first home we had built in 1959. I took this picture today 11-2 2018 Perryton, TX

 

I was out driving today taking pictures of the pretty colorful leaves on plants and trees when I passed my first home place after moving to Perryton, Texas 62 years ago. My daughter was two years old, and now she is 61. We had this home built because the housing situation was so bad. We had lived in Perryton almost three years before we decided to build our own home. We lived there nine years before having the home built that we now live in. There are so many precious memories flooding my soul today till I had to write about some of them. I have lived the life of a young wife, and mother here in Perryton for 59 years. This city has improved every year since we've been here. It is known as The Wheatheart of The Nation. In my books it is also known as The Sweetheart of The Nation. My husband and a three day old baby son are buried here. I am sorry, but the many wonderful memories will never pass away no matter how hard I try to forget. However I am enjoying my life just living alone. There is no place like home. I am privileged to communicate with my computer, and talk on my phone all I want. I have many friends here who are truly friends, and that means everything to me. I also love reaching out to help others.

After saying all of the above I need to say something else. Life is truly hard for every human born in this world. We were born to suffer even though we don't understand the reason. There are people living every day in such unbearable conditions till some of us has to question God. Why Lord, Why. I have to suffer more at the thought of how some people I know are suffering much more than I. I suppose it helps us deal with our own depression just knowing that we are blessed so much more than we deserve. In olden days people lived to be several hundred years old. Some were killed by the sword at a young age. I have to wonder if the older living souls were blessed more than the younger ones who were killed because of anger of some sort. I suppose that wonder could even apply today. People who live longer lives today are surly just enduring instead of enjoying. Why do people choose to keep living when life gets so hard to bear? This world is full of mysteries, and we are told not to question. Does that mean we will be awarded by our trust In God? I believe it does, and I pray I will be just that trustworthy. Let us be as little lambs being lead to the slaughter. I do think attitudes is the biggest part of what makes us live longer, painless lives.

God Bless

Myrtle Jean Sharp