I was asked to give a devotional at a recent Boore women's Mother's Day event in Pittsburg. I'm posting that devotional on my blog for memory sake and add some old pictures and a few new ones (from the event that weekend) at the bottom:
THE LEGACY OF TED AND GLADYS BOORE
The
older I get, the more important family has become to me. I’m so very thankful for the heritage and
legacy that Grandpa and Grandma Boore passed down to all of us. I have such fun memories of both of them:
Ø Memories
of growing up in church with them
Ø Memories
of those days of butchering (and the
wonderful cracklins’!)
Ø Memories
of Christmas and that precious $5.00 that gave each grandchild!
Ø Memories
of a spotless house
Ø The
water pump in the kitchen and baths in that big metal tub
Ø Lemon
juice always in the frig (and Jan and I
would sneak a sip every so often)
Ø Grandma’s
delicious cooking (especially noodles and
homemade tapioca pudding)
Ø Teaching
us to drink coffee with lots of milk and sugar
Ø The
outside building that Grandma kept so clean and we played in often
Ø The
outhouse and then the beautiful purple indoor bathroom that always smelled so
good
Ø Memories
of Uncle Wayne scaring the daylights out of Grandpa
Ø Of
Grandpa eating a dozen hotdogs at a church Halloween party
Ø And,
of course, the most hilarious memory – of when Grandma just knew she was
pregnant on her 50th Wedding Anniversary!
I
honestly don’t have any “bad”
memories of Grandpa and Grandma. What a
legacy!!
I
recently read this story about “legacy”…..
Proverbs
22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
In
his book, A Spiritual Clinic, J. Oswald Sanders wrote about the lasting family
legacies of two families from New York.
"Two
families from the state of New York were studied very carefully. One was
the Max Jukes family and the other was the Jonathan Edwards family. The
thing that they discovered in this study is remarkable: like begets like.
Max
Jukes was an unbelieving man and he married a woman of like character who
lacked principle. And among the known descendants, over 1,200 were
studied. Three hundred and ten became professional vagrants; 440
physically wrecked their lives by debauched lifestyle; 130 were sent to the pen
for an average of thirteen years each, 7 of them for murder. There were
over 100 who became alcoholics; 60 became habitual thieves; 190 public
prostitutes. Of the 20 who learned a trade, 10 of them learned the trade
in a state prison. It cost the state about $1,500,000 and they made no
contribution whatever to society.
In
about the same era the family of Jonathan Edwards came on the scene. He was a
man of God, who married a woman of like character. The study yielded the
following concerning Jonathan Edward's descendants: Three hundred became
clergymen, missionaries, and theological professors; over 100 became college
professors; over 100 became attorneys; 30 of them judges; 60 of them became
physicians; over 60 became authors of good classics; 14 became presidents of
universities. There were numerous giants in American industry that
emerged from this family. Three became United States congressmen and one
became the vice president of the United States."
The
article concluded: “Never forget the impact your life decisions will make...in yourself,
your marriage, and on your children. In ways you will never know in this
life, you are building a legacy that will last for generations!”
Which
tells me that the very best legacy of Ted and Gladys Boore
is the fact that they were strong Christians who raised their children in
church and were taught to faithfully serve Jesus. I believe they would be very proud of their
family: A preacher son; a preacher grandson and three preacher great grandsons
(and several others who are actively
involved in ministry), missionaries, Deacons, S.S. teachers, schoolteachers
and others in the educational field, nurses, PT and OT’s, IT’s, many quality
professional people, farmers, hard workers and as far as I know, the majority
of all their family are actively serving the Lord in their local churches! Thankfully, I’m not aware of anyone in prison
or a murderer! Yes, each family has had
their share of heartaches, divorce, and bad decisions. We are definitely not a perfect family, but we
are a very blessed family and I believe we owe a debt of gratitude to Grandpa
and Grandma Boore!!
Think
with me for a moment: if you could pass on ONE legacy to your children (or grandkids), what would it be? Oh man,
I could think of so many….love, integrity, work ethic, courage, honesty, and on
and on. But one legacy? You see, we are always passing SOMETHING on to our
kiddos or grandkids. Things we learned from previous generations. Good things.
Bad things. And even sometimes ugly things.
I want to encourage each of us to be like Grandpa and Grandma – and pass
on the legacy of serving Jesus faithfully all the days of your life and loving
your family always.
Let’s
be more intentional with our legacy. A legacy of love. A legacy of faith.
Most
all of you know I journal. I won’t have
much money or possessions to leave to my kids and grandkids, but I do hope they
will treasure my journals and see how their Mom/DeDe prayed over them
daily. I want them to remember me as a
woman of prayer who loved her Lord, loved her family and served Jesus.
To
close the devotional, I read some of my favorite Scriptures on legacy:
“But
from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear Him,
and His righteousness with their children’s children.”
“Children’s children are a
crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
Jeremiah 29:11
“For
I know the plans I have for you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and
a future.”
Galatians 6:9
“Let
us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a
harvest if we do not give up.”
Isaiah 40:31:
“But
they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with
wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not
faint.”
DON’T
GIVE UP!! Whatever it is you have been praying about concerning your children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren, push through your doubt!!
Persevere!! Keep praying!
I’m
confident that Grandpa and Grandma did a lot of praying over each of us!
Let’s
leave a legacy like Ted and Glady’s Boore!!
I
did some research and came up, to the best of my ability, the legacy of Grandpa
and Grandma to this date. As of the end of this year (1 more grandbaby coming in the fall in my family and a new son-in-law for Brian and Patti a couple of weeks ago), Ted and Gladys’ legacy stands at 130. I know this number will continue to
multiply. I appreciate Cheryl and Jan
helping me with their family’s names and totals. I am thankful for Facebook as that has helped
to reconnect some of us who lived in different towns, states, etc. Please forgive me if I “wear” you out with all my pictures on FB or my blog, but as I said earlier
– family has become so important to me and I know I can never take a minute of
it for granted, so pictures will be the memories I have, should something
happen to one of us.
I
love you all!
The Legacy of Ted and Gladys Boore
Edward, Wayne, Freda, Marvin
Edward and Dorothy Boore
Dwayne, Debbie (Jeff), Beverly (Don)
and Kaye (Rob)
8 grandchildren and 25 (+2 coming=27) great grandchildren
Debbie’s family: Josh (Michelle),
Andy (Carman) and Rachel (Jonathan)
Grands; Avi, Laine, Ellie, Copeland,
Eisley, Shepherd, Gideon, Saylor, MacArthur and Kipling Edward (named after Grandpa Boore)
Bev’s family: Shannan (Mike) and Shawna (Nathan)
Grands: Madyson, Zack, Tristan, Cooper,
Noah, Alex, Hosanna, and Malachi
Kaye’s family: Adrienne (Mike) and Matt (Kristin) and Rob’s
daughter, Michelle (Steve)
Grands: Lincoln, Graham, Ellis, Nora,
Owen, Megan, Nick, Ashley and William
Total: 52 (including spouses of children and grandchildren)
Wayne and Joan Boore
Janice (Carter), Cheryl (Kent) and
Marsha (Marty)
13 grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren
Jan’s family: Emily (John) and David;
grandchild: Madeline (Maddie)
Cheryl’s family: Heather
(Lance), Corey (Annie),
Nicholas (Bobbi), Neal (Lauren),
Sarah (Chris), Jeremy, Shaylene, Erika, Dee Dee
Grands: Colby (Jordan), Ryan, Damon, Hannah,
River, Hunter, Tucker, Zeke, Arianna, Damien, and Ja’Kari
Marsha’s family: Michael
(Melissa) and Monica (Matt)
Grands: Michael A., John, Maddon,
Maelee, Kamden and Mathis
Total: 48 (including spouses)
Freda and Jack Hardister
Holly
and Greg (Michelle)
4
grandchildren and 1 great grandchild
Holly’s
family: Joel (Lindsey) and Shawnee
(Josh)
Greg’s
family: Caleb (Lindsey) and Cara and
grandchild: Bo Ryan
Total: 13 (including spouses)
Marvin and Judy Boore
Mark
(Nancy) and Brian (Patti)
5
grandchildren
Mark’s
family: Chelsea (Caleb), Morgan (Preston) and Aaron
Brian’s
family: Paxton (Scott), Josh and Patti’s first little girl, Kayla
Total: 15 (including spouses)
Total in Ted and Glady’s Legacy as of
December, 2018:
130……and growing!!
Theodore J. Boore was born Sept. 14, 1901
Gladys "Geier" Boore was born March 22, 1904
They were married December 6, 1922
I scanned some old pictures I found (some had dates on back, but many didn't):
1976 (possibly at the farm?)
This was taken for their 50th Wedding Anniversary, December 1972
Taken at Mom and Dad's -- 4 Generations: Grandpa and Grandma, Dad, Beverly and Shannan-- possibly summer of 1979
This was taken at Grandpa and Grandma's farm and that looks like Shannan in Bev's arms, so probably Christmas 1979
1980
1981
1981--Josh and Shannan on Grandpa's lap; Andy standing in front of Grandpa and Adrienne standing by Grandma (and not happy)
I don't know date
Grandpa and Grandma with Andy & Josh--possibly 1983 or 84
At the Girard house that they lived in their later years--this was Grandma's 80th birthday, March 1984
1985
1986
1986--with Edward and Dorothy's grandchildren
At Mark and Nancy's wedding in 1987--Adrienne was flower girl and Andy was ring bearer
Grandpa Boore died 11/7/88 at the age of 87. He was living in a resthome in Girard at the time. Grandma Boore died 10/8/1990 at the age of 86 and was living in a resthome in Pittsburg (she moved there after Grandpa died)
This possibly was 1988 or 1989 after Grandpa died (Christmas)
With the kids:
With all 10 grandkids:
With the great grandkids:
All the family will cherish the memories of all the July 4th's at Mom and Dad's farm in Radley.....lots of laughter!! We appreciate Greg and Michelle carrying on that tradition in the many years since Dad died and the farm was sold.
Picture of Ted and Gladys' children and their spouses on their Alaskan cruise (August 1999) Their oldest, Dad, died in 2000 and Uncle Jack died 2006. Thankfully, the remaining children and spouses are still living although each have their share of health issues.
How I loved my Grandpa and Grandma Boore!!!
The recent event was just for the "Boore" women and their daughters/daughter-in-law's. There were 12 of us present. We missed our "out-of-state" daughters: Jan and Bev from Texas and Kaye from Arkansas. Holly did a wonderful job in the planning of the event. We had several fun games, a mini concert by some local PSU folks; a delicious catered meal; a paid PSU student/photographer and lots of memories and laughter shared. Holly had requested each daughter/son of Dorothy, Joan, Freda and Judy to write some things down that they remember about their mothers and their childhood. For me it was very heartwarming to dig deep and go back in time to remember what a wonderful mother I had growing up and still have today. Holly took those memories and created a beautiful jar with the memories tucked inside for each mother to read and be encouraged. Jeff had me and my 2 sisters send the documents to him as he said that will be great memories for Mom's funeral (I'm just glad she got to read them while she is still living) 💖💖 Thanks again, Holly for all your hard work to make this event so very special!
Those present were:
The recent event was just for the "Boore" women and their daughters/daughter-in-law's. There were 12 of us present. We missed our "out-of-state" daughters: Jan and Bev from Texas and Kaye from Arkansas. Holly did a wonderful job in the planning of the event. We had several fun games, a mini concert by some local PSU folks; a delicious catered meal; a paid PSU student/photographer and lots of memories and laughter shared. Holly had requested each daughter/son of Dorothy, Joan, Freda and Judy to write some things down that they remember about their mothers and their childhood. For me it was very heartwarming to dig deep and go back in time to remember what a wonderful mother I had growing up and still have today. Holly took those memories and created a beautiful jar with the memories tucked inside for each mother to read and be encouraged. Jeff had me and my 2 sisters send the documents to him as he said that will be great memories for Mom's funeral (I'm just glad she got to read them while she is still living) 💖💖 Thanks again, Holly for all your hard work to make this event so very special!
Those present were:
Dorothy and Debbie
Joan, Cheryl and Marsha
Freda, Holly, Michelle and Michelle's mom, Terri
Judy, Nancy and Patti
The "Moms"
Left to right: Aunt Jo; Aunt Freda, Aunt Judy, Mom and Terri (Michelle's mom)
Joan, Cheryl and Marsha
Freda, Holly, Michelle and Michelle's mom, Terri
Judy, Nancy and Patti
The "Moms"
Left to right: Aunt Jo; Aunt Freda, Aunt Judy, Mom and Terri (Michelle's mom)
This is wonderful, Debbie!! This was the first chance I had to read it. I have saved it. :)
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