Month: September 2019 | Nancy Lou Henderson

One More Goodbye

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Letters After R&R | 8 comments

Time & Distance: The Love Story of Nancy & Frank: Book III, Chapter 1 begins with Frank surprising me by coming home from Vietnam for a two week R&R. Frank and I had been apart for six months with our only communication being through the letters that we wrote to each other. The two weeks of Frank’s R&R would go by too quickly, and then we found ourselves in Houston at the airport saying goodbye again. Today, I reshared Chapter 1 from Time & Distance, titled Two Weeks of Heaven in a post on Facebook and Twitter. After rereading the chapter myself and listening to Ed...

All Tied Up Party

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 6 comments

In March of 1978, it was time for Frank to renew his contract at Hubbard ISD. A new Head Coach came to Hubbard the previous year, and he adored Frank. The Head Coach had decided to take a coaching job in Bremond, Texas for the 1978- 79 school year, and he wanted Frank to go with him as the Defensive Line Coach. Leaving Hubbard, Texas and moving to Bremond, Texas, was a big decision for Frank to make. Frank and I talked about for several days. We had lots to consider, especially after buying a home. Frank decided to put in for the Head Coach at Hubbard, but with only three years of...

Bremond Here We Come

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 4 comments

Hubbard schools had turned out for the Summer. Frank, Scotty, and I took a trip to Bremond to find a house to rent. We lucked out and found a home only a few blocks from downtown, and then we went back to Hubbard to begin the moving. Frank, Scotty, and I were excited to move to Bremond, which was mostly a Polish community. This community was known for its amazing Polish sausage. Since the towns of Hubbard and Bremond were only sixty miles apart, Frank and I did not rent a U-Haul truck for our move. We had a pickup truck and the Super Beetle that were loaded up and unloaded as we made...