Cindy Hall Hochstetler

I would love to open my own arts and crafts studio and also take local artist's work on consignment. we moved back to amarillo in 2013 because of my mom's health but want to move near the mountains sometime. We have lived in Bismarck, ND where we raised our children, then followed them to the Lincoln,NE area when they were in college (Dondra at York Christian College) and Garren at Iowa State University. Our daughter's family also moved to Amarillo when we did and they are House parents at a children's home here. we did that, too, for a year. Very hard, very rewarding job. Update: after my mom was murdered by my nephew (a meth addict and drug dealer who killed her hoping he would get her money), we moved to Idaho.... I had PTSD due to the horrible experiences I endured, trying to save my mother and trying to stay alive myself. It was a nightmare where my niece ended up dead of “apparent suicide” and her husband ended up dead, then my mother. My nephew played a role or was present and gave police his story in all 3 deaths! The Randall County DA refused to file charges due to no credible witnesses. I had to have police protection for our home and the funeral home during her services. We moved to Idaho where 3.5 years later, I am healing from the trauma. I thank God for my friend Pam Forrest who helped me through all of it. And I know the Lord said “Vengeance is mine. I will repay.” So I have left justice in the hands of our Almighty God. I pray no one else has to endure such travesties.

Rebel Spirit sweaters! black skirts! red and white shoes! football games! Taco Villa at lunch, or Arby's using the coupons from the school paper. Hot cars, boys! Van Steed ( who never asked me out - despite my crush on him since junior high-until he was in his last years at A & M. He would take me on dates every time he came home on breaks and was ALWAYS a gentleman with me. Then one day, he gave me an ultimatum. He wanted me to choose between him and my now husband. Van thought Verlin would break my heart. I chose Verlin and never looked back. We have been happily married since 1979 and the good Lord blessed me with the most wonderful husband I could have ever found. And he was from NW Minnesota! My good friend, Kim, married another great guy who was from northern New York! Who would have thought our husbands would be from parts so far away.