Did You Know . . .?

Did You Know . . .?

That Marie Henderson likes to read (mostly history based novels), talk, crochet, and quilt.  She has made 200 traditional Christmas quilts;  crib sized, twin, full, and queen.

Marie retired from the Knox County school system after 22 years.  She worked at Oak Ridge when it was a "secret city" from 1943 to 1946.

She has a secretary from Germany that dates back to 1780, and a bed and chairs that came from the Andrew Johnson home in Greeneville.

She has made blankets and lap robes for Project Linus for the children's hospital and veterans.

Marie has been a "bag lady" for 62 years.  Her husband was a orphan and his guardian was a home mission minister.  He had a 3 church ministry in a destitute second of Virginia.  She and her husband helped to get clothes and anything usable for his parishioners. After retirement, she then collected for Sunset Gap, Kingwood School, Lost Sheep, Haborsham, and Newcomb.  She got 6 garbage bags full at the garage sale for SAVE - Save Appalchia Volunteers Effort. 

Marie proclaims she has won the lottery several times:  when she was lost and the Lord found her; when she married her husband; when God gave her 2 wonderful sons, and when wonderful caring mentors and caring friends and people have come into her life's adventure.