‘Well now, I’d rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne’, said Matthew patting her hand. ‘Just mind you that – rather than a dozen boys. Well now, I guess it wasn’t a boy that took the Avery scholarship, was it? It was a girl – my girl – my girl that I’m proud of. ’
“I don’t really have any particular favorite word or saying. I usually like what I am relate on. But most of the time, I love what the word of God says in the Bible. It is my only source of strength, hope, comfort, and truth.”