[Jermyn Davidson]

Barb,
Thanks for this thread.

There are people alive today, that I cherish all the more, after reading the posts on here and being reminded of the difference their life has made in mine.

One person, is my Aunt Doreen. She was my friend. When everyone in my family seemed distant from me, my Aunt Doreen was my friend. She invested a lot of time in me. Sometimes, my Uncle Joe was there too. But the Lord used my Aunt Doreen to help me.

She helped me learn how to drive.
We shared music with each other.
Mainly, she listened to me. She spent time listening to me, asking me questions, helping me to open up about everything from girls to school to my family.

She asked the hard questions. When she got the hard answers, she did not reject me. She loved me.

I am so grateful to the Lord for her influence in my life.