Orpha June Marshall Yadon

This is a picture of my beautiful mother, Orpha June Marshall Yadon. She is holding her first "baby", Blackie. Before the children come along a couple seems to need something to care for and this was their first attempt at nurturing. Shortly later I was born and "believe me" I was nurtured. Mom and Dad were in their late 20's before starting a family and they were well prepared. We always were very cared for and felt treasured by them. The love they gave us was something I really cherish. Our first home was in Hoonah, Alaska and while it probably did not have all the amenities we surely didn't noticed, because love prevailed. That love spilled beyond our four walls to the entire village. Ministering was what they did and they did it with all their might. They pastored in Hoonah for many years and won many souls to Jesus. From the time spent in Hoonah I remember: snow piled very high, garage sales in the church, footwashing services, my baby brother Nathaniel coming home from his birth in Juneau, making him cry so I could hug him, Cynthia Hanlon (my little friend), I remember sea plane flights, fish eggs being brought in from the boats, the smell of the fishing canneries, sledding down the hill by our house, lots of boats ( all kinds of boats), the dentist coming in a boat to see patients-- this list goes on but I will not bore you in this blog. What great memories!!!