Woo-hoo! This "low-tech" Nana is on! (On...in? whatever.) Miss Joy, you always have challenged me!

My hope, and prayer, is to become better acquainted with the younger gals at GF. Sometimes, I feel "out of the loop" with them because I don't have, (make?), as many occasions to visit with them. At the same time, I treasure my 50-and-60-something friends. I love the variety in God's family!

So, some things about me. I am 53 years old and married to Verlan for nearly 35 years. I grew up in the Pella area, and except for a few years in Sully, have lived here always. God has blessed our family with 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Verlan is a Vermeer employee and I work at Marion County Bank. That's kind of the statistics.

I'm not quite ready to share my heart, yet---I have a measure of Dutch C.R.C. stoicism!---but I trust as we get to know one another, God will release me to snuggle in closer to each one of you.

Kathy Arkema

P.S. You'll notice that I like to use parentheses.