I was saved on January 1, 1980 while sitting in my bedroom watching Jim Bakker of the PTL Club on a little black and white television my grandparents gave me. There was a recovered drug addict on. I recognized later that God had been working on me for awhile. I remember thinking, if God can save a drug addict, maybe he can save me, too. I prayed the sinner's prayer. Jesus did the rest.
Thank you, Jesus.
- I was a sophomore in high school.
- Who shot J.R.?
- Hurricane Allen ~ I was visiting my grandparents in Los Fresnos, Texas. We fled to McAllen and stayed in a huge warehouse type building where my grandparents had a flea market stall. They sold used books. We, along with many other stall owners, camped out on the floors with lots of pillows and blankets. My grandma, grandpa, and preschool cousin were there. I remember that I had to drive one of their cars though the traffic to get there. I was so afraid. God took care of us, but it was one of the strongest hurricanes that had hit in many years.
- The biggest movie was Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back. Yes. I went to see it. ~smile~ I didn't have my forever boyfriend yet, so I think I went with friends.
- Some of the Top 40 songs I remember were: Call Me by Blondie, Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel, and September Morn by Neil Diamond. I cannot remember what my favorite was. It's been a few years. ~smile~ On the country scene, Could I Have this Dance by Anne Murray and of course, Workin' 9-5 by Dolly Parton were a couple of favorites. I went back and forth from country to pop, but I never liked hard rock.
- My family enjoyed watching the Dukes of Hazard. What fun chase scenes.
- I remember wishing I that a boy would ask me out. It would be fall of 1981 before I met the boy who became the guy who became the man who became the husband I've shared life with for nearly forty years.
What do you remember about 1980? Let's share some memories and help others to remember, too.
Be blessed,
Laura
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