I am one of 14 children born to Norma & Mel Meiners. Mom delivered 15 babies over a span of nineteen years. Baby Dennis died several weeks after his birth in the mid-50s. That loss of life spun my parents into an emotional freefall. Nonetheless, they went on to accept the blessing of 12 more children. I was the fifth (technically sixth) child born to Norma and Mel and they never stopped loving, encouraging, and leading all of us. Both of them have been gone for over a decade. The one mission that their Catholic faith led them to pursue above all else was the protection of life. My parents marched every year on January 22, my birthday
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Trailblazing random acts of kindness
A little over two years after my mother Norma passed away, my father went to Heaven to be with the woman he cherished. He was never the same once mom was gone. For Throwback Thursday, I thought I would share this incredible note sent to me shortly after dad's death. --------------------------------- Thank you, Mr. & Mrs. Pollard. Your words gave all fourteen Meiners kids some comfort as we struggled with the loss of our guiding lights. --------------------------------- (transcript of note) Terry – Your dad was our milkman, our paper man, a wrestler (we all knew), and a devout person we all admired. He paid unpaid milk bills for Germantown residents rather than stop their orders. Your mom baked them cakes. How do you follow parents like