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A Tape & Another Gift

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Vietnam Letters | 2 comments

As you know from the last chapter, Frank has been asking me lots of questions that I have not answered. I made Frank a cassette tape then sent it to him with some of the answers to his questions and some other things that had been going on in my life. I do not have this cassette tape but really wishing I had the cassette that was in the plastic cover of the one that Frank mailed to me which I found with the letters. One of the most upsetting things that had been going on had to do with my job. The man who owned the business had a nephew who needed a job, so it was decided that he would be...

Padlock and Key

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Letters After R&R | 12 comments

Letters between Frank and I were finally arriving but at a much slower pace. Some of our letters were taking over ten days to reach us and out of order. This made it hard for us to communicate but we were both trying to remain calm until we figure it all out. The greatest thing for me was knowing that Frank was alright, even if he was a little upset with me for writing every day and asking him why he was not writing. Actually, he affirmed to me that his friends would write to me if he was hurt. Frank’s buddies all knew how much we loved each other. Frank was thinking deeply in his...

Big Bubbles & Packing Beetle

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 2 comments

After collecting the keys to our apartment, Frank and I headed to CollegeView Apartments in search of our new home. These apartments sat across the road from the College Campus, thus how they got their name. The buildings were two-story old Army barracks converted into eight apartment units. On the front of the building, there were two separate entrances. Each entrance had a two-step small concrete porch that led to a screen door. When you entered through the screen door, there was a small entryway and on either side of this entryway was a door. Each of these two doors was the front door...

God’s Beautiful Gift

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 6 comments

College Station was an amazing fun place. Frank and I absolutely enjoyed the wonder of all the things that we could go and do there. Were we poor? Yes, but wealthy in the things that really mattered. We had each other, lots of friends, plus lots of family living close by in the same apartments where we lived. Just like when Frank was in the Army, we were surrounded by couples who shared the same circumstances and poorness as us. The first semester of school passed by quickly for Frank and me then it was time for Christmas. We had continued to work with the Doctor in Wharton, Texas on...

Taking Our Baby Home

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 2 comments

The morning after our son was born, October 16th, Frank returned to Saint Josephs Hospital around 6:00 a.m. Frank was excited and carried in his hand an Instamatic camera and a couple of pictures. He had stopped by the nursery to take snapshots of Scotty before coming to my room. I was sitting in the chair by my bed putting on makeup when Frank entered the room. Since the nurses brought Scotty to me to nurse around 4:00 a.m., after feeding our son, I had showered then changed into a gown and housecoat which were in my bag from home. Frank surprised me by taking my picture, but I did not...