Jennifer Marie (Carr) Rabaey
Jennifer was another a dear friend from Adventure camp. We were friends throughout college and wrote many 10+ page letters back and forth through highschool and college telling each other what was going on in our lives. However, eventually letter writing slowed as it tends to do and eventually graduation occurred and we lost track of each other. I would absolutely love to exchange pictures of kids and family and hope all is well.
I’ve actually spent some time tracking Jennifer down and within the last year, I actually found her husband John’s last name. So, I even have a phone number that is published multiple places on the web with her home address… I’m hesitant to call however as I don’t want to be some strange man from John’s wife’s past calling out of the blue. In a loving relationship, which I’m sure they must have, that would not be a problem, but still one hates to intrude when there is any risk at all of doing harm. I’d much rather send her an email, but that address I cannot find.
Here’s what I do have… maybe Google will lead John or Jen here…
John and Jennifer Rabaey, (586) 264-6819, 31577 Roan Dr, Warren, MI 48093
http://maps.google.com/maps?li=rwp&q=31577+ROAN+DR,+WARREN,+MI+48093
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:FMKUwVXfX4sJ:alumni.wlu.edu/group/page/normal/76.html%3Fs%3Dccnotes++site:alumni.wlu.edu++%2B%22Jennifer+Rabaey%22&hl=en
All of this was made a lot easier by the Carr family tree that is published on the web… I’d thought about sending an email to Kathy who runs the site, but that never got sent either…
Hello Kathy,
I was wondering if you happened to have a current E-Mail address for Jennifer Carr Rabaey. I’m an old “Adventure Camp” friend of hers from the 80’s. We lost contact after college graduation. (In all likelihood it was my turn to write.)
I recently found an old letter from her with her middle name and a bunch of pictures of all of us 20 years younger. That led me your site and others that gave me loads of information about what she’s been up to for the last few years.
I have her & her husband John’s home number and mailing address. They publish them freely on the internet in relation to their work with family planning (586-264-6819, 31577 Roan Dr, Warren, MI 48093) but I prefer emails, especially for out-of-the-blue contacts. I’ve always said the males of the species are geneticaly disposed to avoid letter writing at all cost and I can’t deny I’m a bit of a computer geek.
Anyway, I’ll send her a physical letter or maybe even call some evening if you don’t have her email address, but I thought I’d try email first.
If you not are comfortable with giving out her email address, I fully understand. PLEASE feel free to just say “No” or “I’d have to ask her permission” and I’ll just go with the letter writing process. I just figured it was worth contacting you since Jenn and John are so free with their other info.
In anycase, thank you for your time. And I also would like to let you know that your geneology tree is out of date. They had a new arrival last year. They now have a 1 year old daughter, Georgia Christiana. The announcement is here:
http://alumni.wlu.edu/note/page/normal/1280.htmlYour servant,
Brian C. Layman
Brian,
Hi! You never know what will come up when you google your own name!!
Let me first start with an apology… I have always felt terrible about the last time I saw you… I was so insistent about getting home that afternoon and was unwilling to change my plans so I could stick around and meet Denise. I don’t know what got into me… thoughtlessness, certainly. Please pass this apology on to Denise. I don’t know if that lousy decision contributed to our losing touch… please accept my apology. While I’m at it, I always felt like I owed your mother and sister an apology for oversleeping and not meeting them the Christmas I came to visit in PA. I’m sorry.
But…
How are you and Denise? Where have the last 15 years taken you? Do you have children? Do you still pursue any adventuresome hobbies? (I checked Jumonville’s website, just curious if this was still adventure camp week, and discovered they now run 16 or so ad camps)
Life is good! John and I will celebrate 13 years of marriage next week. We have four children now. Mark Immanuel came Nov. 2006. They are definitely the center of our universe. I’ve been homeschooling JP 8 and David 6. We moved to the prairie about three years ago to be closer to John’s family. He grew up about 15 miles from our little hobby farm (aka Money Pit). We have 2 cats and 11 chickens and there is talk of venturing into a few goats or sheep, mainly to keep the weeds down. You saw that John and I teach natural family planning classes… we’ve been doing that for about six years. It’s a mostly thankless ministry, but something we feel strongly about. Mostly our social life revolves around church and our homeschool group. We’re part of a small-group that meets for adoration, fellowship, and reading church writings, especially those with a bent toward evangelization. John’s a cradle Catholic. We started attending each other’s churches while we were dating. It took me about 8 years to get past all the misconceptions and misunderstandings I had about Catholicism and convert. Theologically I’m so glad I did. Socially, I wish Catholic churches were doing more to educate and train up their youth. There are so many Catholics who haven’t a clue what their church teaches or what the meaning of different practices or devotions is. Our small group is praying and studying to (with God’s grace) be a part of the re-evangelization of the church within itself. As far as adventuresome hobbies, we love to hike and canoe and camp. With four little ones, it’s a lot more work than it used to be. We’re looking forward to them being able to shoulder a little more of the load:)
We’ve got to get to a church picnic, so I’ll quit for now…
Please e-mail at johnrabaey@starpoint.net.
Jen
Comment by Jennifer Rabaey — July 27, 2008 @ 7:20 pm