MY LIFE UP UNTIL NOW

I lay in bed thinking.  There is so much to say.  The world is in decline.  I look back at my youth and remember how I worked at age seven mowing lawns, racking leaves, washing porches, shoveling snow and continuing even at age eleven when I could become a substitute morning newspaper carrier.  At age twelve I had my own route which I continued until I was sixteen and could take a job at a local drug store.  I never forgot the lessons of my earlier jobs.  I was especially endeared to my mentor at the drug store.  He was for former owner and taught me things I have remembered for life.  I knew at age 12 that I wanted for be a drug store man and began saving my money.  I worked and made it through by the grace of God.  I studied at Ferris Institute and finished at the University of Cincinnati.  I took my State Boards in Escanaba and was hired to intern for Roger Wyatt in Adrian.  I took the Practical Boards and having passed them moved to West Michigan and worked in Sparta.  I has a good relationship with my boss, Lester Momber, but left after ten months to go west where I had relatives.  I never made it through as a friend decided to sell me his store.  I was twenty three and felt I had nothing to lose except my time.  
The store gradually grew into a substantial business.  It was in Ada, home of Amway, and as they grew, I grew.  I married and my bride and I had six children.  We bought a country farm home and restored it over thirty years.  When we sold our business we moved to the U.P. of Michigan.  Our home was called “the shack”.  We tore it down and built a beautiful large home on the shores of Lake Michigan.  We filled our home with art and eventually gave a great deal of it to the hospital and continue to do so as we are expanding and more art work is needed.  This has been a joyful project.
I have recently downsized, but my new home is almost as large as the farm house and the new one we replaced the shack with.  We obviously liked a lot of living space.  My daughter, Christine was a great help to me as was her son and his girlfriend, as we attempted to downsize a little bit.  I tore my quadriceps and the accident has slowed things down but time heals all wounds and things here will be up to speed before you know it.  I hope to be healed in there more months.  Thank you for your prayers and get well wishes.  I hope to see you around soon.
Stanski
March 25, 2022 ^