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| This was the trail that my Nan would take my cousin and I on during yard sales or our weekend visits to their house. The trail led out to a ramp coming off of 81, which obviously isn't the safest place for kids (there was a fence), but we have great memories from this trail and my grandpa keeps it mowed for the most part. My cousin and I can still remember getting poison ivy during a yard sale and having to hose our legs off. |
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| This plate reads "Cumberland County Court House". It is hanging in my grandpa's living room near a family portrait and a picture of my baby cousin just born. Nan worked at the court house for years until she was physically unable to. I believe she would escort people to the court rooms. She loved her job and everyone loved her as soon as they met her. I loved that she worked there because I could brag when I was younger that my Nan worked at a courthouse with judges. |
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| This picture of her name tag goes right along with the picture above. This was her name plate when she worked at the court house and my grandpa keeps it on his dresser even after several years. |
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| Nan was a crossing guard in 1987 for Carlisle School District. My dad and uncles all went to Carlisle and were in school at the same time (except for one). I always hear the story of when my dad got into a fight and won it. On the way home from school, everyone on the buses were yelling to her saying, "Mrs. Hench! Scott won!" |
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| The long necklaces are ones that are hanging on the end of my grandpa's dresser that were Nan's. I'm not sure what the keys are for, but they look old and my grandparents were always old-fashioned and my grandpa still is to this day. The cross necklace is a sign of Nan's undying faith. She thanked the Lord everyday for what she had and stuck to her faith through tough times. She kept her faith until the last day and now I'm sure she is dancing with angels. |
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| This is one of my layering pictures. The horse shoe is upside down on a tree at my grandparents house. This is meant to represent that Nan had good luck through her whole life. Her last month, the doctors knew her body wasn't strong enough to fight whatever illness she had come down with. This shows that her family had not been lucky enough to spend more time with her, as she went too soon from us. I couldn't imagine life without her before she passed. I have never met anyone even close to her, with her faith, generosity, kindness, willingness to serve, and natural beauty even when she was sick. |
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| This is second one of two layering pictures. These are both things that are representative of her job at the courthouse. |
