Today, I’m returning to my mom Lucy’s story. In our lastepisode, I shared from her early years growing up in Tennessee, right after World War II, when her family bought a farm and laid down roots.

This time, we’re moving into the 1960s - a decade that wasfull of milestones for her and for the whole family. Lucy went off to college, met my dad, and started her own family. My grandfather, or “Daddy” as Lucy calls him, was serving at Middlebrook Pike Methodist Church, where thecongregation grew and flourished under his leadership. During those same years, he spent summers at Duke University, working toward his Methodist certification. And Lucy’s sister, Emily, graduated from college, married, andbegan raising her family too, starting with a baby girl named Janet.

Along the way, you’ll also meet a few new characters—my dad, Bob, his parents Jack and Herma, and his sister Linda. You’ll hear about new friends who became important in Lucy’s life, the arrival of my sister, and eventually… me!

It was a season of growth, change, and new beginnings—each member of the family stepping into a new chapter. I’ll be reading from Lucy’s own words about this time in her life, sharing her perspective on what it felt like to come of age in such a transformative decade.

So let’s step into Lucy’s world again, and pick up her storyin the 1960s.