Seniors
Social Sandi Sandra Lee
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andra, or Sandi to some, has met countless individuals on her many travels throughout the world but if she could meet 3 people from the past, they would be Jesus, Esther and Daniel from the bible, one of her favorite books. If she isn’t traveling, then she is cooking, baking, reading, studying the bible, journaling or looking for another adventure when she can meet people or have fun with the ones she is with. Some favorite memories are hosting a Greek themed pajama party with her 15 cousins and transforming her kitchen into a spa. Sandra loves people. She also loves to travel. Sandra has been to the Holy Land twice, Egypt and Jordan, to Norway to explore her roots, ridden a camel near Mt. Sinai for 2 hours in the dark and walked in an African village meeting the people and delivering water pumps as a church project. She would love to get to Turkey and has planned to visit the 7 churches of Revelation with her husband and others who are
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as adventurous as she is when this “new world gone crazy” is over. Sandra came from a Christian heritage, was dearly loved by her parents who owned a farm and coal mine in central Alberta and was a crying baby with a cleft pallet. The suggestion of using a lamb’s nipple on the feeding bottle finally got food in her tummy. As the oldest of four, she was a rambunctious child who loved to climb. Now after 30 different oral surgeries and foot operations, she is smiling and back on her feet. Two vivid memories that stand out for her are seeing large pictures of Jesus with the children and lambs and remembering her uncle dying of cancer. She saw the compassion her parents showed when the stress and pain of losing a loved one makes a heart ache and being mentored by beautiful Christian women has helped her in her faith through the years. Sandra also recalls the time when her sister, 10 years her junior, found Sandra’s prize Bride Doll and drew on the face and arms. Sandra was devastated.
Seniors — Winter 2021
Sandra always thought she would be a nurse but she became a caregiver to her family and later to her mother. She and her husband of 49 years, met outside an Old Folk’s Home when she was 15 and he was 17. They love their son and 2 daughters and Sandra says she knew Ken was the one because he was genuine, loyal, caring and was loved by her family. They have spent many traditional dinners after church even to this day and plan on growing old together. Sandra believes that the biggest change in society today is the lack of morality and “if it feels good, do it” mentality. Life was easier when the family camped in the summer, tobogganed behind the car in the winter, visited friends and family, went fishing, to rodeos and always showed hospitality in the home. Her advice to others is to live in the moment, learn from your challenges and trust God expectantly and eagerly. With her cheerful disposition and quest for adventure, Sandra will definitely live her legacy.
