About Me

Personal:

I am married to my high school sweetheart, Bob, since 1973. He is quiet, patient, cute, wise, talented, and the best father to our daughter, Kate...who is better than we deserve. She is married to John, the best son-in-law in the world, which is good, because the world is their playground.  
 
My middle initial is important to me. It stands for my maiden name of Moehrke, not my middle name of Marie.
 
Boomer is our Bob's cat.
 
I'm fairly certain I'm gluten intolerant and to a lessor extent, lactose intolerant, which is unfortunate since I am from Wisconsin and I do love dairy. I work with it though. I've been a large round person since I was born. I'm not fine with it, but I don't obsess. My nephew once said he thought the reason God made me big was because I had too much talent to fit in a skinny body. Bless his heart!
 
I have nieces and nephews I love dearly. They are mostly grown, or nearly so. I try not to embarass them so I don't usually write about them.
 
My family is all over the USA. I'm the eldest of 5 and my parents are still home in Wisconsin.

Left to right: Gail, John, Dad, Mom, Marianne, Daniel, Robin.

 
I love to read, garden, sew, write, and learn something new every day. I have worked as a hotel housekeeper, waitress, drapery seamstress, fabric store clerk, sales associate, office manager, administrative assistant, executive assistant, and church administrator. My husband and I have owned our own businesses. For me, work is play, and play is work.

We've moved. A lot.
I enjoying sharing what I've learned about making a home. Here are some of the places my husband and I have lived:

Wisconsin:
Delavan
Platteville
Benton
Cuba City
Milwaukee
Hartland
Mukwonago
North Prairie
Waukesha

California:
Los Alamitos

Texas:
San Antonio
Kirby
Hollywood Park

Virginia
Woodbridge
Stephens City

We have made homes at 20 addresses during our married life. If there's anything I know well, it's moving.

Most of all, I love the Lord, with all my heart, and with all my soul.

My life scripture is: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13

Testimony: I was raised Roman Catholic and have always loved God to the best of my ability, but I became a Christian—I gave my heart to Jesus—in 1982 when I had a "born again" experience. I haven't been the same since. I was ready and open and hungry for the Word. And I still am. Back then under stress in my marriage, as a young mother, and working more than full time hours to help support my family, I had lost sight of God and thought for sure He'd lost sight of me. That of course was not true. He has a plan for me. He uses me on a daily basis.