Thelma and Leora

This is one of my favorite pictures of my grandma, Leora Ackerman, who is on the right. She is talking and laughing with her lifelong friend Thelma Neterer. This was taken in 1952, when she and my Grandpa Don were home on furlough from their missionary work in La Ceiba, Honduras. Grandma says that the dress she was wearing was blue, and that she bought it in New Orleans on their way home.

I love this picture because it is so retro. The dresses! The aprons! The teacups! And of course the delightful expression on their faces, a testament to the blessings of true friendship between women.