The Early Years

Rachels story is a true one of young love joys and triumphs experienced but also is about difficulties of being and staying together as they are beset by hardships disappointments and struggles toward making a good life for themselves.Rachels story begins in her early teens while growing up in southern Kentucky and of being the oldest child of eleven of very strict parents. She tells of the rigours involved during post-Great Depression years through WWII and of her high school years. As a senior in high school with a diploma a certainty along with a lucrative scholarship promised she begins to see that her dreams of becoming a teacher might really happen.As reality hits she wonders if she really wants this. It means moving away from Denton her lifetime home and leaving all the people involved in her life. She has recently met a special person a returning WWII navy veteran Brad who has returned home to find his life in an uproar his children gone and that his wife has deserted him. As he is attempting to pick up the pieces he meets Rachel.Rachels and Brads life story is one of joys beset by poverty disappointments and struggles. From the beginning they have kept their eyes focused on the light at the end of the tunnel that promises a life of joy excitement and plenty. Through it all their hard work and their love for each other is fortified by their faith in God a common thread that binds it all together.