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Valley Home News 5-17-23
Winnie Mullins

As I am writing this column, it is Sunday May 14, Mother’s Day, a special day to honor our mothers … a day of sunshine and celebration!

I felt privileged to be able to attend church services at our Valley Home Baptist Church this morning. We have two beautiful churches in Valley Home, I honestly wish I could attend them both. Regardless of religion, I believe in our mighty God; to call on his name is most important. We are blessed in Valley Home, we have two churches and each one welcomes everyone to come worship with them. It’s a wonderful way to start off your Sunday morning. This morning, after a great sermon by Pastor Tim, all mothers and other very special ladies in attendance were asked to come forward. The young people of the church then presented each lady with the most beautiful hanging plant. The colors were amazing, their sweet-smelling fragrance was like the first day of spring. We are blessed to be in Valley Home!

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As most of you know, each year for the last seven years in May, I write a column to honor the memory of my late husband, Richard Mullins. It is important to me. He was a very good man, a great family man … he believed in God, he took good care of his family, he loved his friends and neighbors. This month we would have been married 54 years! His sudden passing on May 14, 2016, had given us 47 years. We had met in the fall of 1968, while cruising on Pacific Avenue; it’s what we did on Friday nights back then! I was 17, he was 18 … we were engaged that Christmas, and married in the springtime, May 3 of 1969. Like most marriages and most families, there were ups and downs along the way but we were married 47 years; mostly bright, happy years! I miss him every minute of every day. For the last few weeks my family and I have celebrated him in different ways: his birthday on April 23, our Wedding Anniversary on May 3 … we remembered his love for all of us … on the day of his sudden passing, May 14, 2016 … we are blessed to have had this amazing man to care for us and to love us for so many happy years!

Thank you to all who are reading this column today, thank you to each of you for allowing me to remember him. I am blessed!

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I hope each one of you is having a really nice day … God’s amazing blessings to all!