Thorp Spring Church of Christ Vacation Bible School
In addition to teaching the Ladies Bible Class for many years at Thorp Spring Church of Christ, Anne organized and led the Vacation Bible School. I first attended in 1994 with my first of six grandchildren. As each of the others reached the toddler stage, they also attended. Our "crew" who attended expanded to include cousins; our group of ten had to be transported from Weatherford to Thorp Spring in two vehicles. We treasure many fun memories of those years with Anne in VBS and other activities. Anne, also, was a large factor in our deciding to move from Weatherford to Granbury. Anne was a dear friend, an inspiration and an encouragement to me. . I also have fond memories of Anne's parents, the Gibsons. They were faithful members at Thorp Spring Church of Christ, and she continued to uphold that legacy.
A PARABLE OF IMMORTALITY
By Henry Van Dyke
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, “There she goes!”
Gone where? Gone from my sight--that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of destination. Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my sight says, “There she goes!”, there are other voices ready to take up the glad shout, “Here she comes!”