{"id":11139,"date":"2022-01-01T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T18:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gen.info\/?page_id=11139"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:57:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:57:50","slug":"every-breath-a-gift-a-memoir-the-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/e-gen.info\/?page_id=11139","title":{"rendered":"Every Breath a Gift: A Memoir – Introduction & Table of Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"

draft by
\nLarry Pearce\"\"<\/a>Now being revised, a part of E-Gen.info, an Electronic Genealogy<\/a>
\nbegun in observation of its 20th anniversary
\nfirst posted 1\/1\/22<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION<\/em><\/p>\n

Most autobiographies begin with the birth and childhood of the subject and proceed through life until the end of the story or death of the character. True to my faith, I would like to begin with my memory of a new birth experience when I was 15, or as a student of Reformed Christianity believes, the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Just as my experiences accumulate and my perspective of them adjusts, I want to continue to add to and revise my reflections of them at this site. I\u2019ll be posting photographs, artifacts, and eventually videos of some wonderful 8 mm films taken over the years. So please check back from time to time and feel free, in keeping with our online community, to comment below. Here is a tentative outline of how we\u2019ll proceed, each item linked appropriately to the personal essay of that memory. Please remember that these early editions are considered drafts only.<\/p>\n

TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/em><\/p>\n

Chapter 1. PRELUDE<\/a>
\nChapter 2. INTERLUDE to CHILDHOOD & YOUTH INTO ADULTHOOD<\/a>
\n—–A. Beginnings in Cooperstown<\/a>
\n—–B. Move to Moon Township<\/a>
\n—–C. Home in Indiana<\/a>
\n—–D. We Are Penn State<\/a>
\nChapter 3. INTERLUDE to A HALF CENTURY OF MARRIAGE<\/a>
\n—–A. Engagement, Wedding, & Honeymoon<\/a>
\n—–B. Early Marriage Months in Pine Grove Mills<\/a>
\n—–C. Getting Established in Jerome<\/a> *
\n—–Di. Forward to Forwardstown<\/a> – Planning & Making (1972-1982)
\n——-ii. New Opportunities<\/a> (1982-1992)
\n——-iii.Death & New Life<\/a> (1992-2002)
\n——-iv. Back on Our Own Again<\/a> (2002-2012)
\n——-v. Retirement so Far<\/a> (2012-2022)
\nChapter 4. INTERLUDE to MY LIFE’S WORK<\/a>
\n—–A. Odd Jobs to Investment Rep<\/a>
\n—–B. Broadcasting<\/a>
\n—–C. Teaching<\/a>
\nChapter 5. INTERLUDE to MY MISSIONS & MINISTRIES<\/a>
\n—–A. Various Volunteer Services<\/a>
\n—–B. Church Music<\/a>
\nChapter 6. INTERLUDE to MORE RETIREMENT ACTIVITIES<\/a>
\n—–A. Vacation Travels<\/a>
\n—–B. Writing Family History<\/a>
\n—–C. One Last Move<\/a>
\nChapter 7. POSTLUDE<\/a>
\nMedical Addenda: Cancer at Conemaugh #1<\/a>
\nCancer at Conemaugh #2<\/a><\/p>\n

Move to next installment to come or back to top: Chapter 1 – The Prelude<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

(Look for addendums and additional photos in each section as new information is remembered and old is revised; You’re invited to read and make comments below or directly to me via e-mail: lrypearce@gmail.com)<\/p>\n

*Our regular weekly installments were delayed due to technical issues with the site.<\/p>\n

Last revised 2\/2o\/25<\/p>\n

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