A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO
PEARL ANDRINA STADEM GINTHER
To the stranger's eye---
---good vibrations.
To those become familiar---
---a warming sun.
Amidst her sisters---
---an untrumpeted leadership.
On the score of her children---
---a dependable ally.
Amongst her daughters---
---now one of the girls.
Amongst her sons---
---an image of their preferred lovers.
Before her husband, (*she was )---
---dutiful and devoted.
(*Though a widow now---
---she is now more married into God's Service).
Amidst her relatives---
---given to service, cozy, dependable
At the rostrum---
---engaging, earthy.
At the kitchen sink---
---throughly comfortable
On occasion of dispute---
---a force for resolution.
As over against men---
---unthreatening while challenging.
As over against the world of women
---jealous---
---for the happiness of each.
For the poor---
---a lucky throw of the dice.
To the maimed---
---a ready assist
To the aged---
---the highlight of their day.
To the outcast---
---a welcome harbor
To the aspirer after Heaven---
---a good role model
Before Almighty God---
---a sinner saved by Grace
Before this writer---
---a mighty fine lady, and yes---
---My dear Aunt.
--A Tribute by Victor Svanoe, Nephew, Presented at a PVF Reunion
Pearl's Beloved Home Place, Plain View Farm, Rural Bryant, SD, Looking Better than Ever in 2000
The ( * ) in part, was added by Ron Ginther
Jerry Ginther her youngest son also adds: "It is because Mom is a widow and 100 per cent Norwegian (signified by the flag above
that together enables her to live each day as a whole day in Christ's
Service!
In fact to date she has had over 63
years
as an adult without a
husband,
to where Christ has had her full
attention
all those years as a single,
and that is why what is
said
In fact to date she has had over 63 years
as an adult without a husband,
to where Christ has had her full attention
all those years as a single,
about my mother by my cousin Victor
in his poem is true and possible
and why I can say, "to know her,
is to know Christ!".
AMEN!
Bob and Pearl Ginther in new Home State of Washington, "Dressed Up" and Romantic!
PEARL ANDRINA STADEM-GINTHER
Literal meaning...."A Jewel"
Suggested Character Quality or Godly Characteristic
PURE HEART
Suggested lifetime Scripture Verse
Psalms 33:1
"Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord:
Praise becomes the upright!"
Explanation: A Pearl is the symbol of purity
Pearl's Speech on Christian
Education