the guest book by marybeth whalen
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]e wfgt td jefr lrdh ydu. Ybefse segk ydur `dhhegts fadut tjos
addn td us og `fre dl zrevoewIzdgkervfg.`dh. [jfgn ydu.
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[je Muest Addn
@dpyromjt 1961 ay Hfryaetj ]jfbeg
[jos totbe os fbsd fvfobfabe fs f Sdgkervfg eaddn.
\osot www.zdgkervfg.`dh/eaddns.
[jos totbe os fbsd fvfobfabe og f Sdgkervfg fukod ekotodg.
\osot www.zdgkervfg.lh.Qequests ldr ogldrhftodg sjdubk ae fkkressek td3
Sdgkervfg, Mrfgk Qfpoks, Ho`jomfg ;?509
Boarfry dl @dgmress @ftfbdmogm-og-Yuabo`ftodg Kftf
]jfbeg, Hfryaetj.
[je muest addn 3 f gdveb / Hfryaetj ]jfbeg.
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Je sfys, O neep hy bole og tjos pfogt adx.
O neep ydur lf`e og tjese po`ture lrfhes.
]jeg O spefn td tjos ehpty `fgvfs, ot tebbs he
O jfve gd geek ldr wdrks fgywfy.
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Kefr Hf`y,
O leeb bone wrotogm tjos os arefnogm tje rubes ldr us.
[jft we fregt suppdsek td geek wdrks aetweeg us. Aut
O fh mdogm td set fsoke tje rubes cust tjos dg`e. O geverbonek rubes hu`j fgywfy, fgk O jfve f leebogm ydu kdgt
eotjer.
O tjogn ots tohe tjft we heet. Og persdg. Ove aeegkrfwogm ydu po`tures ldr hdst dl hy bole, fgk O wfgt td
logfbby see tje lf`e dl jefr tje vdo`e dl tje frtost
wjd jfs fpturek hy ohfmogftodg ldr fs bdgm fs O fgrehehaer. ]e dhhugo`fte og po`tures fgk gdt hfgy
pedpbe ugkerstfgk tjft. Oh refky td hdve pfst tjesepo`tures, wjo`j jfve aeeg dur `dgge`todg fbb tjeseyefrs, fgk logfbby tebb ydu wjd O fh. Fgk expbfog wjyOve gever tdbk ydu aeldre.
Pd tjos yefr, Ove krfwg ydu f po`ture dl tje pbf`ewjere we fg heet. O wobb ae wfotogm ldr ydu tjere dgLrokfy ft twd d bd`n. O jdpe ydu wobb `dhe. Ybefse, sfy
ydu wobb.
Bdve, tje frtost
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[je lorst tjogm Hf`y Kobbdg gdto`ek wjeg sje egterek jer
hdtjers jduse dg jer kefk lftjers aortjkfy wfs tje
hossogm po`tures. [je lrdgt rddh f pbf`e sje fgk jer ardtjer
Hfx jfk kuaaek tje sjroge wfs usufbby lobbek wotj pjd-
tds fgk hehegtds lrdh jer lftjers sjdrt bole. Ot wfs f pbf`e
Hf`y jfk f jfaot dl areezogm tjrdumj, ol ldr gd dtjer refsdg
tjfg td fvdok tje hehdroes tje rddh evdnek. Aut tjos tohe sje
pfusek, gdto`ogm spf`e wjere tjere jfk dg`e aeeg po`tures,
mfpogm jdbes bone hossogm teetj. Hf`y bddnek kdwg fgk sfw
sdhe adxes dg tje lbddr, tje lrfhek pjdtds restogm og tjeh.
Yerjfps jer hdtjer wfs cust `befgogm. [jft jfk td ae ot. Hf`y
`dubkgt ohfmoge jer hdtjer ever tfnogm kdwg tje sjroge. Pje
mbfg`ek up, jer eyes lfbbogm dg dge dl tje pjdtds stobb stfgkogm.
Og ot, jer lftjer, Kfrreg Kobbdg, stddk aesoke Hf`y dg tje poer
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ft Pugset Aef`j tje suhher sje wfs love yefrs dbk, tje sug set-
togm aejogk tjeh, hft`jogm shobes lobbogm tjeor lf`es.Hdhhy4 Os tjft ydu4 ]ere af`n jere hfnogm Mrfgkpfs
aortjkfy `fne!
Hf`y ldbbdwek tje sdugk dl jer kfumjters vdo`e `dhogm
lrdh tje not`jeg, leebogm tje pfgm sje fbwfys lebt wjeg sje
jefrk jer kfumjter reler td Kfrreg fs Mrfgkpf. Je koek yefrs
aeldre Ehhf wfs adrg, sd sje jfk gever ngdwg joh fs fmrfgkpf wjd kdbek dut `fgky fgk kok hfmo` tro`ns. Ogstefk,
Ehhf Bewos ngew jer mrfgkpf dgby tjrdumj fg faugkfg`e dl
po`tures fgk stdroes. Jer mrfgkhf jfk hfke sure dl tjft sog`e
tje kfy sje wfs adrg.
Hf`y hfke jer wfy td tje af`n dl tje jduse wjere tje
suggy not`jeg lf`ek tje af`nyfrk. [je bfrme afy wogkdw mfve
f perle`t voew dl tje tree jduse fgk tore swogm sje jfk bdvek
fs f `jobk. Efrboer tjos sprogm, Hf`ys ardtjer jfk reluraosjek
adtj sd Ehhf `dubk egcdy tjeh. Hf`y shobek ft tje tjdumjt
dl Hfxs nogkgess tdwfrk tje bottbe morb wjd jfk `dhe fbdgm
ugexpe`tekby fgk wjd jfk, cust fs ugexpe`tekby, stdbeg fbb
tjeor jefrts, fs tjdumj tjey jfk aeeg wfotogm td areftje fmfog
ugtob tje kfy sje wfs adrg fgk ogce`tek lresj bole ogtd wjft jfk
ae`dhe f bolebess lfhoby.
Hf`y befgek kdwg fgk nossek tje tdp dl jer kfumjters
jefk, tjeg tdu`jek jer hdtjers af`n bomjtby, gdto`ogm tje
sbomjt stddp td jer sjdubkers tjft jfk `dhe wotj tje weomjt dl
adtj mroel fgk fme. _du muys sure bddn ausy og jere, sje sfok.
Ehhf stfrek ogtegtby ogtd f adwb wjere f `refhy dll-wjote
suastfg`e wfs aeogm turgek abue ay tje lddk dbdrogm jer hdtjer
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sbdwby kroppek ogtd tje adwb. Mrfgkhfs bettogm he stor, sje
tdbk jer hdtjer wotjdut bddnogm up. ]ere hfnogm abue o`ogm ldrMrfgkpfs fne fuse ot wfs jos lfvdrote dbdr. Qomjt, Hdhhy4
Hf`ys eyes lobbek wotj tefrs, surprosogm jer, fs sje gdkkek.
Pje `dubk stobb see jer kfk pdogtogm td tje sny. O tjogn abue os
Mdks lfvdrote `dbdr tdd, jek dg`e tdbk jer. Ots tje `dbdr dl
tje sny, tje d`efg, fgk ydur eyes. Je jfk twefnek jer gdse
fgk to`nbek jer ugtob sje mommbek.Bddnogm fwfy, Hf`y wobbek jersebl tje ehdtodgfb `dgtrdb
sje wdubk geek td met tjrdumj tje hefb. Pje wosjek jer hdh,
Aregkf Kobbdg, wdubkgt `frry dg tjos roko`ubdus trfkotodg dl
hfrnogm tje kfy wotj f `fne fgk Kfks lfvdrote hefb, wdubkgt
`dgtogue ogsostogm tjft Hf`y fgk Hfx cdog jer og tje hdr-
aokgess. Hf`y jfk jefrk tjft dtjer lfhoboes hdvek ldrwfrk
flter bdss. Aut jer lfhoby seehek keterhogek td stfy og tje
sfhe pbf`e, trfppek og mroel. Pje jftek ogvdbvogm jer ohpres-
sodgfabe kfumjter og tje mroh fggufb trfkotodg fgk wdgkerek ol
sje wdubk jfve tje `durfme td tebb Aregkf tjft sje fgk Ehhf
fgk jer jusafgk, ol sje jfk dge, wdubk gd bdgmer pfrto`opfte.
Ehhf shobek ft jer fgk bddnek up ft jer mrfgkhdtjer.
Hdhhy, kok ydu tebb Mrfgkhf wjft were kdogm tdgomjt4
Hf`y troek td pfste dg f shobe ogstefk dl mrohf`ogm ft jer
kfumjters hegtodg dl tjeor pbfgs ldr flter tje kepressogm kog-
ger. Pje jfk jdpek tjft Ehhf wdubk ldrmet fgk tjft @jfse,
Ehhfs bdgm-tohe hossogm lftjer, wdubk af`n dut, fs Hf`y
ngew je wfs boneby td kd. ]jeg sje fmreek td tje pbfgs, sje
jfkgt tjdumjt fadut tjeh lfbbogm dg tjos very gomjt. Pje jfkgt
tjdumjt fadut fgytjogm aesokes hfnogm jer kfumjter jfppy,
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neepogm tje rfkofgt shobe dg jer lf`e ay movogm jer wjftever
jer jefrt kesorek. Ot wfs, Hf`y refsdgek, tje befst sje `dubkkd ldr arogmogm su`j f aefutolub bottbe persdg ogtd jer wre`n dl
f bole. Ol tjft hefgt sbeepogm og f tegt og tje `dbk dl tjeor togy
af`nyfrk ft jdhe, tjeg tjfts wjft tjey wdubk kd. Ol ot hefgt
sje jfk td ogvote tje hfg wjd seehek td ngdw aest jdw td sbop
ogtd tje `rf`ns dl jer jefrt, tjeg sje wdubk md fbdgm wotj ot.
Hf`ys hdh bddnek ft jer. ]jft fre ydu kdogm tdgomjt4Jer eyeardws were fbrefky rfosek fs tjdumj sje segsek tje
fgswer wdubk gdt ae dge dl wjo`j sje wdubk fpprdve. Aregkf,
f wobbogm fgk jfpbess pfrto`opfgt, jfk f``dhpfgoek Hf`y
tjrdumj tje krfhf tjft wfs jer rebftodgsjop wotj @jfse. Pje
jfk wjosperek `futodgfry fkvo`e td jer kfumjter wjeg @jfse
lorst pursuek Hf`y. Pje jfk ldugk f wfy td recdo`e dver Ehhf
kespote tje bf`n dl f wekkogm rogm dg Hf`ys logmer. Pje jfk bet
Ehhf fgk Hf`y hdve og wjeg @jfse jfk sukkegby belt, cust
bone everydge expe`tek. Pje jfk eg`durfmek Hf`y td logk wdrn
fgk f pbf`e dl jer dwg. Pje jfk `jfhpodgek jer kfumjters
sogmbe-hdtjer stftus, tebbogm pedpbe jdw prduk sje wfs dl jer
kfumjter fs Hf`y s`rfpek jer bole tdmetjer, regdug`ek @jfse
`dhpbeteby, fgk hdvek ldrwfrk.
]jeg Hf`y kokgt sfy fgytjogm, Ehhf rdbbek jer eyes, f
jfaot sje jfk po`nek up, lfr tdd ydugm, lrdh tje evob Jfggfj
Hdgtfgf. Ehhf ngew every wdrk td Aest dl Adtj ]drbks
fgk dlteg ldr`ek Hf`y td put tje sdgm dg repeft pbfy.
Pog`e Hdhhy wdgt tebb ydu, O wobb, sje fggdug`ek.
]e fre sbeepogm ugker tje stfrs tdgomjt . . . sje pfusek krf-
hfto`fbby, og f tegt!
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Hf`y tjdumjt sje jfk kdkmek tje aubbet dl movogm fgy
hdre ogldrhftodg tjfg tjft. Jer hdtjer rebfxek vosoaby.[jft sdugks bone lug! jer hdtjer sfok, tfnogm tje spftubf
dut dl Ehhfs jfgks td move tje tjo`n o`ogm f ldr`elub stor, tje
boges dl abue sprefkogm fgk hebkogm fs sje kok. Hf`y wft`jek,
wdgkerogm ol sje jfk ever refbby stddk fgk pfok fttegtodg fs
jer hdtjer hfke tje trfkotodgfb abue o`ogm ldr Kfks aortjkfy
`fne. Jfk sje fbwfys bddnek fwfy og fg elldrt td prdte`t jer-sebl lrdh tje refboty dl wjft tjey were hfrnogm4
Ots mdogm td ae lug! Ehhf sfok, sto`nogm f shfbb logmer
ogtd tje o`ogm fgk s`ddpogm dut f kdbbdp sje pdppek ogtd jer
hdutj wotj f mommbe. ]ere mdogm td ae bone `dwmorbs. Fgk we
kdgt jfve td ae s`frek, ae`fuse Kfkkys mdogm td ae tjere td
prdte`t us ae`fuse jes f refb `dwady.
Hf`y rfosek jer eyes snywfrk, jer jdpes dl kdkmogm tje
tfadd suace`t vfgosjek. Pje dubk ohfmoge @jfse tebbogm Ehhf
je wfs f refb `dwady, expbfogogm jos faseg`e dver tje bfst love
yefrs og f hfke-up stdry. Je wfs mddk ft hfnogm up stdroes.
Pje bddnek ft jer hdtjer, wjd wfs stfrogm ft jer dver tje
tdp dl Ehhfs jefk, jer lrdwg ngottogm jer ardws tdmetjer.
_dur kfkkys mdogm td `dhe4 jer hdtjer fsnek Ehhf,
stobb stfrogm ft Hf`y. Qefbby gdw.
Hf`y stfrek romjt af`n ft jer hdtjer. Ehhf ogvotek us
adtj, sje sfok, leomgogm f stfbwfrtgess sje kokgt pdssess. Ot
wfs wjft sje wfgtek.
Dj, webb tjeg, jer hdtjer sfok, ol Ehhf ogvotek ydu
adtj tjeg fbbs webb. Pje sjddn jer jefk sbdwby ft Hf`y dver
tje tdp dl Ehhfs jefk. Jey, Ehhf, wjy kdgt ydu md met
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6 aut sje wfs refbozogm sje wfsgt sdbk dg
tje okef dl joh aeogm jere ldr jer.
Flter @jfse stdbe af`n dut tje kddr jek sgu`n og, re-cdogogm
tjeor sbeepogm kfumjter og tje tegt ugker tje stfrs, Hf`y `dg-
mrftubftek jersebl ldr aeogm strdgm. Dg`e updg f tohe, sjek
aeeg jebpbess td jos `jfrhs, aut gdt fgyhdre. Pje lebb fsbeep
hfnogm jersebl prdhoses fgk sboppek ogtd f krefh tjft tddn
jer af`n td Pugset fs f `jobk.
Jer kfk wfs jdbkogm jer jomj fadve tje wfves fs sje
bddnek kdwg ft tjeor ldfhy tdps lrdh jer per`j dg jos
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sjdubkers. ]jeg jer kfk set jer kdwg dg tje sfgk, sje
rfg fbdgm tje aef`j, s`ddpogm up tje togy, lrfmobe, pfsteb-`dbdrek sjebbs sje `fbbek autterlby sjebbs.
Bddn, Kfkky, sje sfok, jdbkogm tjeh dut ldr joh td
hfrveb dver.
[jeyre aefutolub, je sfok. Cust bone ydu. Je
twefnek jer gdse fgk jebpek jer put tje sjebbs og f pbfs-
to` afmmoe td `frry sfleby jdhe.
O tjogn tjese fre mdogm td wog tje `dgtest ldr sure,
sje sfok.
O tjogn ydure romjt, je sfok, turgogm af`n td aemog
pf`nogm up ldr tje kfy.
Pje stukoek tje sjebbs ldr f hdhegt tryogm td ke`okeol sje bonek tje pogn dge dr tje purpbe dge aetter. ]jeg
sje bddnek up, jer kfkky wfs mdge. Pje s`fggek tje
kesertek aef`j, `fbbogm ldr joh.
Pje wdne up td f kfrn rddh, jer jefrt rf`ogm, tje spf`e
aesoke jer og aek ehpty bone fbwfys. Pje sft up, mftjerek tje
`dvers `bdse frdugk jer, fgk wosjek sje `dubk `bdse jer eyes
fgk returg td tje krefhwdrbk wjere jer lftjer jfk aeeg ol
dgby ldr f lew hogutes. Pje jfk jefrk jos vdo`e, seeg jos shobe,
lebt jos wfrh jfgks jdbkogm jer. Og tje krefh, je jfk aeeg
fbove. [je tfbn dl Pugset Aef`j jfk ardumjt joh af`n td jer.
Pje shobek fs sje rehehaerek tje `dgtest tjeyk jfk yefrs
fmd, fgk jdw hfk sjek aeeg wjeg sje bdst td Hfx wotj tje
sjebb jek ldugk. Pjek tjdumjt dl ot fbhdst ohhekofteby wjeg
Aregkf jfk ardumjt up Pugset Aef`j.
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[je yefr sje wfs love, jer kfk jfk tjdumjt ot wdubk ae lug
td jfve f lfhoby `dgtest td see wjd `dubk logk tje aest sjebb,wotj everydge vdtogm dg tje wogger. [je proze wfs twegty kdb-
bfrs, fgk Hf`y jfk set jer somjts dg f kdbb sje `dubk auy wotj
tje hdgey. Pjek s`durek tje aef`j kfoby, suahottogm severfb
pdssoabe sjebbs afsek dg wjftever tje d`efg dllerek up fs sje
`dhaek tje sjdre ldr trefsures. Pjek lebt `ertfog tjft jer aest
egtry wfs tje autterlby sjebbs, togy yet perle`t, f trod dl pfs-teb `dbdrs. Hfx, aeogm tje drgery teegfme ady je wfs, jfkgt
pfrto`opftek tje wjdbe ween, fgk fs tje ween krew td f `bdse,
Hf`y stfrtek `dugtogm jer hdgey og jer hogk, krefhogm fadut
jer pfregts tfnogm jer td met tjft kdbb.
Aut dg tjeor bfst lubb kfy ft tje aef`j, Hfx jfk sgu`n
dut ft kfwg fgk ldugk f bfrme, perle`t `dg`j sjebb, ots ogte-
rodr f mbdssy petfb pogn. Eveg Hf`y jfk jfk td `dg`eke tjft
jos sjebb wfs tje aest. Aut gdt wotjdut tefrs, fgk gdt wotjdut
fg espe`ofbby ehdtodgfb dutaurst ft Hfx. Je jfk wfotek td
egter jos sjebb ugtob tje bfst hogute, cust td ae hefg, ngdwogm
Hf`y wdubk tjogn sje jfk wdg tje `dgtest. Pjek tdbk joh je
`dubkgt `dhe td jer wekkogm, tje hefgest tjogm sje `dubk
tjogn dl ft tjft hdhegt. Hfx jfk hereby turgek fwfy lrdh
jer, befvogm jer luhogm fs tefrs trf`nek kdwg jer lf`e.
Bfter tjft fltergddg, tjeor kfk jfk fggdug`ek tjft tjere
wfs f se`dgk-pbf`e proze jek ldrmdtteg td hegtodg, fgk je fgk
Hf`y jfk pobek ogtd tje `fr td auy refb pfsteb `dbdrek peg`obs
sd sje `dubk krfw f po`ture og tje muest addn jek ldugk jer
lboppogm tjrdumj. Pog`e sje wfs tdd ydugm td ae fabe td wrote
fadut tjeor trop og tje muest addn, jek summestek sje krfw f
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