Maria Carroll, German war bride, married a soldier from Shelbyville, TN during or just after WWII. I met her when we had an AiG table in Huntsville in August and found her German accent and enthusiasm delightful. I told her I had three German creationist books at home. She was interested in buying them, so today we met at Cracker Barrel for breakfast to get the books to her. I would much rather have had her in our home, but with a kitchen full of packing boxes, the idea of a guest was abandoned quickly. Of interest also was a devotional book written in old German, the frontpiece that Lynn wanted to have Maria translate. She didn't know old German very well; guess it was like trying to translate the original Beowulf in old English. This is an excerpt that she deciphered: "To the Christian reader, I wish blessing, peace and mercy from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. True Christianity leads us back to God, which is the source of our happiness."
The date in the book is 1785 (not a typo!) and was sent to Lynn from a Stephanie Klopfenstein from Crestline, OH because she was downsizing and wanted to get rid of it. Lynn had never heard of her before the book arrived in the mail. I'm trying to get him to put a picture of it on the blog, but that is easier said than done for us oldsters. The book belonged to an Isaac Klopfenstein and contains 365 devotionals. It is at least five inches thick. Lynn thinks it should go into a Klopfenstein museum that is yet to be constructed.
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Sounds like an interesting meeting with this lady and nice she could translate a little for you.
So . . . when is Lynn starting the Klop museum??
Wish we were closer and could help somehow with your move.
So, when is the move? And what is the update on house-purchasing?
NogBlog,the closing is scheduled for Monday, October 25. We plan to stay for several days to get things done in the house and then come back to Decatur for three events. Movers hopefully will leave on Monday or Tuesday, Nov. 8 or 9. Then it should not be long and we'll be settled and ready for you all to visit!
We had gone to Anderson for four consecutive weeks and looked at ever so many houses, none of which was right for us. The fourth week the realtor said he had something we would like and it wasn't even listed yet. He was right.
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