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Bk 3. 5: The House on Melvin, Phoenix 1954-55

July 4, 2020September 4, 2020 / lorettawillems / 1 Comment

This another pieceĀ  about my senior year, the year of my engagement. There is a different quality to my memories of the house on Melvin than those of times before then. I feel more aware, more myself. I was on the cusp of adult life, and I was eager for it. The long years of … Continue reading Bk 3. 5: The House on Melvin, Phoenix 1954-55

Bk 3. 2: Tokyo Wedding Backstory, Part I

April 23, 2020September 4, 2020 / lorettawillems / 7 Comments

When I was sixteen, a junior in high school, my family moved from our home in Stockton, California to Phoenix, Arizona. We were going there because my father had answered a call by the California branch of the International Union of Gospel Missions to start a Rescue Mission in that city. After several trips to … Continue reading Bk 3. 2: Tokyo Wedding Backstory, Part I

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