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On March 15, 1937, Don Nordine was born the last of nine children in a poor Oklahoma family. He learned life lessons and skills through trial and error in uncertain times in America as he grew up on the farm. Amid the early loss of his father and World War II rationing, Nordines mother led him and his brothers in the Lords Prayer and the 23rd Psalm every night.Nordine matured into a teenager who took pride in his farming skills, presided over the 4-H club, and accepted Jesus as his Savior. The farm boy transformed into a man who began building the foundation that would one day support his dreams of creating a better life even as his faith was tested again and again. From achieving success in real estate to using chalkboards in order to share gospel messages with the world, Nordine describes how he never lost his faith in God or himself, even during the most challenging times.In My Story, Don shares his journey in hopes that it will be a teaching book that encourages others to grow mentally, spiritually, and financially as they weave their way through life.

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Publié par	Inspiring Voices
Date de parution	21 août 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781462409716
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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I want to give thanks to Larry and Carol Schatz, lifetime missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators, who helped edit and fit this book together.

My Story
Copyright © 2014 Don Nordine.

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Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

ISBN: 978-1-4624-0970-9 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-0971-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014909235

Inspiring Voices rev. date: 06/30/2014
Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1 The Years Of My Childhood
My Early Years
Accepting Christ As Lord And Savior
On My Own, Making My Total Living And Helping Others
Mules And Horses
Girls
The Wheat Harvest
The Fort Sill Job, Working For Mr. Hughey
Chapter 2 The Years After Leaving Home
My Trip From Mangum To Los Angeles
Temple Baptist Church
The Rooming House
Chapter 3 The Years After Marrying Nancy
Married And Working
U.s. Army
Returning To Southern California
Buying Our First Home And Developing New Goals
Starting To Work In Real Estate
Buying Rental Houses
Working At Pondoff-Sopp Realty
Church And Our Holy Land Cruise
Chapter 4 The Years In My Own Business
Opening My Own Real Estate Office
Building A Business Center And Office
My Chalkboard Ministry
Family And Church
Moving And Rebuilding Houses
Building Into Lives
The Holdup
Financing And Banking
Foreclosure Gone Bad—Sla Lockout
Another Tough One
Chapter 5 Recent Years
Meeting A President
And Here I Am Today (December 2013)
Forty Years Of Chalkboard Messages

This book is dedicated to all the people who came from Oklahoma and back east to California to find work and a better life. My hope is that it will give them some tools to achieve that better life financially and spiritually.
Foreword
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understan ding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“The work of a man’s hand comes back to him” Proverbs 12:14
Two words describe Don Nordine, those two words are “directed” and “worker”. He is a living illustration of what King Solomon wrote about three thousand years ago.
In this book, Don’s story, you will read of a life that was truly directed by God. Time after time you will read of people and opportunities that God brought into Don’s life as He built this man into the person he was created to be.
Buildings were made available for them to live in. Jobs were there, even at low pay, to help them get through. People helped him right when he needed them most. He was taught what he needed to know. Reading this story is like watching a puzzle being put together. It is a story of a life directed by God, and the final picture, when all the pieces have been identified and put in place, is a picture of a beautiful life blessed by God.
And, what was Don’s response all along the way? (1) He worked hard at everything he did so he could provide for his family and take advantage of those opportunities that God gave to him. (2) He trusted God even in the most difficult times, never quitting, but always moving ahead in faith (3) He acknowledged God with his life and efforts and became involved in the church and sharing what he had learned with others.
This book has three stories: the first is of a family, a large family and their journey. It’s a story that modern day families will marvel at. It’s about lots of kids, no money, living wherever they can… making it.
The second story is Don’s faith journey and how God used and blessed him. It is a strong testimony of God’s direction and faithfulness.
The third story is a fun walk through years of public signs that share truths about God and His relationship with man. Those signs that Don put up have some powerful reminders and every one of them is worth thinking about.
I have known Don for over 40 years and am happy to share this book, his secret for success. His secret is wrapped up in those two words… he’s a worker who is directed by God!
Dr. Ron Cline
Reach Beyond Global Ambassador
Chapter 1 The Years of My Childhood
MY EARLY YEARS
I was born in the charity ward of the University Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on March 15, 1937.
My family had fallen on hard times. I was the last of nine children. The family lived in the back of a store building that had been the dry goods store that my mother, Pearl Sussie Brown Nordine, and father, Jeff Ollie Nordine, had run for years.
Sometime when I was a year or so old, my dad was taken to the hospital with an illness and never returned home. I recall a kind older man called Uncle Mike Moses staying at our place. I remember sitting on his lap, drinking coffee with him. As I recall, Uncle Mike passed away while we lived at 501 North Eastern Avenue. While living on Eastern, I had a doll. I know boys are not supposed to have dolls, but someone gave me this doll, Patsy. I don’t recall her after we moved to our next home on a ten-acre farm. I tried to get my granddaughters to name their dolls Patsy, but they never did.
My mother worked for the Bushey family, who operated a chicken house on our street. They lived around the corner and Mrs. Tennison, who was Mrs. Bushey’s mother, took a liking to me and taught me to write my name and do some simple reading. I believe they were Catholic because when my older brother, Elbert, was very sick, Mrs. Bushey had their priest come and pray for him. As the story goes, when the baby woke up he was saying, “Jesus.” This is a hand-me-down story, as it was before my time.
World War II was going on and things were rationed. We saved the vegetable cans and they were picked up for the war effort. Those early days of salvaging cans and other things from the trash made an impression on me, as I still salvage a good deal. During that time, I also remember getting the measles. I was very sick and when I got up, my legs seemed to be so weak I could barely walk.
There was a fairground down the street, and we kids would watch the fair come in and unload. One of my older brothers, Burl, joined up with them at age 14 and never came back home for long after that. He was a concessionaire all his life except for a short time when he was a jockey. Many years later my sister Harmeda and her husband, Fred, joined my wife and me to go see Burl before he died. He was in the veterans’ hospital in Tampa, Florida. I asked a couple men I knew from my prayer group to pray for me before I left for the trip. God prepared the way. Nancy’s aunt and uncle lived in Tampa, and we told them about Burl and they went to see him before we got there. They were Christian folks and visited with him. As I recall, on our second visit, I asked Burl if he would like to pray to receive Christ Jesus as his Savior. He said yes, and I went through the plan and prayer with him. Three days later he died. I spoke at his funeral, and the pastor from Nancy’s aunt’s church also spoke.
My first recollection of school was going to kindergarten at Bath school. Miss Lisa was my teacher. We had little rugs and took naps each day. One day I was running in the room and fell and got a cut above my left eye. I seem to have always been running, but one time I really stopped. It was a cold winter day, ice everywhere. I am not sure what prompted me, but as I was going into the school, which had pipe rails on the steps, I stuck my tongue out and it stuck to the rail. Well, it was only for a few seconds, but the memory stuck with me. I should have learned then to not let your tongue get you into trouble.
When I was about six years old, my mother married a man named Ralph Downey, who had six or seven children, four still at home. Their mother had died in childbirth. My mother and stepfather sold our old store building and purchased ten acres about twenty-five miles out from the city. Ralph Downey was a rough horseman who graded yard, etc.
When I was in first grade, we had to walk about half a mile to the bus stop for school, forging a small creek on the way. The school was called Bridge Creek, and it had outside plumbing. The drinking fountains were pipes with holes drilled in them, and the older kids would hand pump the water. When the pipe was full, water squirted out the holes and made a fountain.
The bus was very old and we city kids never liked the country school. I was the youngest, and we often went as far as the creek and turned around and went back home and played. Mom and our stepfather were not home during the day as they went to Oklahoma City to work. We finally just all quit going to school