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ONE WORD Alumni compile a list of the one word that comes to mind when you think of MCH

ALL ALUMNI PLEASE READ... — Alumni Association, Mon Feb 8 8:08am

Hello everyone! Please go to MCHAA.org and sign the guestbook to let everyone you'll be attending homecoming this year. You can also view the guestbook to see who has already let us know they're coming! We're looking for RECORD NUMBERS this year! Just because you don't see a name doesn't mean they won't be there, but... more
Where did January go? (time wise) — Laura Woodlock Milam 53-61, Sun Feb 7 10:03am

Wow! Maybe time really does fly! Kept thinking in January to mention times at the Home-like the candlelight services at the Chapel and when we had the snow here-it reminded me of our famous cardboard sleighs we used down the hills at the Home. Keep wondering what the later years students did during these same times of ... more
Sheerie (Baliey) Cartinella '69 — Anonymous, Tue Feb 2 7:38am

Louis Henry Cartinella husband of Sheerie (Bailey) Cartinella class of 1969, began a new journey Saturday January 30, 2010. He had an enormous loving heart that enabled him to overcome the many challenges of his frail physical heart, which ultimately failed him much too soon for his family and friends. At the core of... more
1988 — Tammy Clark, Thu Jan 21 8:13pm

Does anyone remember Paul Johnson, James Calhoun, Mike Brumfield, & me, Tammy Clark from 1988? If so please email me at annieokla@yahoo.com
death — Guy Lyle 75-80, Tue Jan 19 3:59am

For those of you who remember Bud and Beth Worley, who were homeparents at Anderson homeunit back in the mid 1970s, Beth died on September 27, 2009 from a lenghy illness. Will you keep Bud in your prayers. Thank you.
Tony White — Ronny Murray 62-74, Fri Jan 8 4:25pm

Understand Tony has passed away.Tony was a great guy,and one of my bestest friends,back in the day.Can someone fill me in on the details?Gonna miss ya Tony !My prayers are with ya Tina if you read this. Thanks, Ronny (RC)Murray
Re: Tony White — Anonymous, Mon Jan 11 7:29pm

mchaa.org -- opinions please! — Cheri 75-80, Wed Dec 30 4:27pm

Hello, I finally got the website up and running. It is still under construction. I have many plans for the website, and will continue to work on it, but would also like opinions on what is already there, as well as suggestions on some things you would like to see there. Go take a look, click on the different pages,... more
great job — Cindy Richards Pack 58-63, Thu Dec 31 9:59am

Re: great job — Mazell(Hawkins)Stafford'45-'55, Fri Jan 1 8:56am

Merry Christmas — Anonymous, Fri Dec 25 2:11pm

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Merry christmas — Amy Warner Ellis 85-89, Thu Dec 24 11:29pm

I want to wish all my brothers and sister in my MCH family a very Merry Christmas I hope all your wants and wishes come true.I started the MCH page for facebook and wow how we have grown 223 of us at last count.I have found and reunited with so many of you and alot of us are making plans to see each other for the... more
facebook link on mchaa.org? — Cheri 75-80, Sun Dec 27 9:14am

facebook link on mchaa.org? — Amy Warner Ellis 85-89, Sun Dec 27 2:28pm

communication email? — Cheri, Sun Dec 27 7:40pm

communication email? — Amy Warner Ellis 85-89, Sun Dec 27 8:31pm

Christmas Memories & Merry Christmas — Laura Milam, Thu Dec 24 9:34pm

Who can forget the Christmas presents being opened so all could see and a list made..................So we could write those thank you notes before we could do anything else. Remember someone got a bicycle at Scarbrough-Thomas in about 1953 I think it was and of course, I was going to ride down the hill there on the... more
Christmas Memories & Merry Christmas — Naomi Fisher Vining, Fri Dec 25 1:56pm

Merry Christmas — southernstarhs, Sun Dec 20 12:54am

My God turn His face to shine upon each of you as well as the staff of the Methodist Home this Christmas & throughout 2010! Merry Christmas!! Peggy Blackard
merry christmas — keni smith 69/75, Sat Dec 19 5:56pm

Hi, to all homers i wish u a very merry christmas and may we keep the love we felt at christmas time at mch in our hearts forever. love your brother keni smith
Merry Christmas — 74-77, Sat Dec 12 11:30pm

Merry Christmas to everyone from J.J. and Susie, Happy Birthday "Jesus", I remember Hommers going to the Home Units singing Christmas Carols..And our awesome choir..
Merry Christmas — Sarah Hicks 76-80, Mon Dec 14 10:06am

Re: Merry Christmas — Anonymous, Sun Dec 20 5:46am

Merry Christmas — Penny Hopkins Jones 1954-57, Tue Dec 15 5:31pm

Thankful.... in the midst — Cheri 75-80, Fri Nov 20 8:19pm

Hello, I just want to express my thankfulness to God and to my Methodist Home family for a great year, even with all it's trials. It's been hard, but I've made many positive steps with my family and my spiritual life that I know the ground is being paved to a better future for all of us. And for that, there can be no... more
Re: Thankful.... in the midst — Mazell(Hawkins)Stafford '45-'55, Sat Nov 21 2:39pm

Thankful — Penny Hopkins Jones 1954-57, Sat Nov 21 12:49pm

Thanksgiving — Milams 45-61, Thu Nov 26 10:08pm

A heart-felt thank you... — Cheri 75-80, Tue Oct 27 4:52pm

Thank you to EVERYONE who responded, either via the internet, phhone, email, and prayer for my family. I'm touched beyond measure. I have not replied to any of you yet because I would just cry... for good and bad reasons. I would cry for good reasons because I'm so touched by all your encouraging words and believe me, ... more
Our Children — eleininger 57--72, Tue Oct 13 7:46pm

OK!!!!!!!! I need to know if I had an illness because I spent my life at Methodist Home......didn't have any idea what a parent was. My children.....were sooooooooooooo important to me and I strived to be a parent that they knew loved them unconditionally. I never knew parents as a child so didn't really have a... more
Re: Our Children — cheri 75-80, Wed Oct 21 10:45pm

Re: Our Children — Anonymous, Tue Oct 27 6:13pm

mexican_lion@yahoo.com — J.J., Tue Oct 27 4:41am

Re: Our Children — eleininger, Fri Oct 23 7:14pm

Our Children — Penny Hopkins Jones 1954-57, Thu Oct 22 9:09pm

Re: Our Children — Mazell(Hawkins)Stafford'45-55, Thu Oct 22 3:58pm

children — Sarah Hicks 76-80, Thu Oct 22 3:44pm

Despair — Shirley Haight H/P, Thu Oct 22 9:24am

Re: Our Children — Judy Hale Jones 75-83, Wed Oct 21 11:36pm

eddie — bobby sumner/1952-1967, Thu Oct 15 9:32am

Re: eddie — eleininger 57--72, Thu Oct 15 7:36pm

Our Children — Penny Hopkins Jones 1954--57, Wed Oct 14 12:18pm

Re: Our Children — Mazell(Hawkins)Stafford, Thu Oct 15 2:51pm

Our Children — Penny Hopkins Jones 19574-57, Thu Oct 15 10:23pm

Re: Our Children — eleininger, Wed Oct 14 7:08pm

Our Children — Penny Hopkins Jones 1954--57, Thu Oct 15 12:12pm

parenting as homers — keni smith 69/75, Mon Oct 19 12:57pm

Parenting as Homers — Penny Hopkins Jones 1954--57, Tue Oct 20 10:40pm

homeparents — Sarah Hicks 76-80, Tue Oct 20 1:16pm

sponsers — keni smith 69/75, Sat Oct 24 1:35pm

Re: sponsers — eleininger, Sun Oct 25 7:21pm

where i lived — keni smith 69/75, Sun Oct 25 7:23pm

Re: Our Children — eleininger 57--72, Thu Oct 15 7:31pm

Loved — Nancy Dishman, Thu Oct 8 9:42am

We had more love than one could ever know.. And I don't think I have every loved as much a the home except for my own family and God. And at easter when I return to the reunion I go away with the same feeling. Loved by so many brothers and sisters then one might imagine. Loved that is my word..
Re: Loved — Anonymous, Mon Oct 12 7:31pm

No Subject — jimmy mcferrin 56-66, Thu Oct 8 7:12am

was wondering if anyone knows if there are any of the old sunshine magazines around from the 50s & 60s. my brother bobby and i were in one( i think). nice to see a post from eddie leininger. i remember you even tho you were a little younger. remember bobbie as well.sure miss all the old friendships.i think about alot... more
Re: No Subject — eleininger 57--72, Mon Oct 12 7:29pm

none — nancy dishman 1960- 72, Tue Oct 13 7:13am

"matured" — Curtis Wright 74-76, Tue Oct 13 2:18am

Announcement.... our new website, coming soon!! — MCHAA, Mon Oct 5 12:46am

Hello fellow alumni! We are pleased to announce that our new home on the web will be here very soon! We now have our OWN domain! Memory Lane will stay here and in tact, with a link on our new website to get here. We will let you know when it is officially on board. Running a little behind on it but it should be up and ... more
facebook is awesome — Amy Gunn -Ellis "Warner", Thu Oct 1 11:15pm

Hey guys and gals.I just wanted to invite you all over to facebook if you aren't there already.We have pictures posted there of new and old days.Plus we all get to find a homer from our days there and get to see what they look like now.We are 167 members now and growing daily we even have some home parents over... more

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