I was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, a daughter of a school teacher and his wife. During the process of growing up I moved many times with my family of Margaret and Lorne Moorhead and 3 siblings. One of those moves took us back to the Yukon; to Watson Lake where my father was a Baptist minister. The idea of the North still intrigues me, with its extremes in temperature and unpopulated areas.
I attended two years at Winnipeg Bible College (now known as Providence Bible College). Upon marrying Vic in August 1979 I began a two year nursing diploma course at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. The completion of our studies saw us spending a year in Churchill, Manitoba on the Hudson Bay. I totally enjoyed my year there, working in a 30-bed hospital and watching out for polar bears.
We have two daughters, Janelle and Katrina whom we have home schooled for most of their years of early learning. Now my time as a teacher has drawn to a close, however, I have gained an appreciation for self- learning, especially the studies of French and German.
Our most recent living place before London was in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where we joined a staff of 9 and up to 30 participant families in a wonderful experiment in community living. We supported and taught parents who needed parenting skills and extra help to raise their children, by living with them and running a center where they could come to learn. Our family came away from this experience with new knowledge about families and ourselves, and we made many wonderful friends. Unfortunately, funding for the project was withdrawn after 5 years.
Now at the LMC I can be found almost everywhere. The garden has great potential for flowers and I love starting them from seed in February and nursing them through the summer. In the library I have been working to get the collection onto the computer database. We have been brainstorming about ways to attract more people to use our great Anabaptist and peace resources. I also have had a lot of fun experimenting with new desserts for seminars and workshops, along with finding ways to accommodate guests with unusual food needs.
In my recreational time I enjoy walking, creating with fabric - especially dyeing my own cotton - and making quilts. I am a part of the London Quilters guild and helped to organise their 2005 exhibiton. I can often be found with my nose in a book and occasionally I join my family for a movie.