Before each meal, William and Elizabeth Pearl would recite the following grace.  Their children and grandchildren continued the tradition saying this prayer whenever they gathered for a meal.  It bound us together and defined us as family as we proclaimed our gratitude for our blessings.

The Family Prayer is as follows:

We thank thee, Father, wise and good, for home and friends and daily food.  Bless to our use this food we take, and save us all for Jesus’ sake.  Amen