THE FREEDOM OF BEING FREE
BE my Law and I shall be, Firmly bound, forever free. Samuel Longfellow, Hymn My mother was forever telling me to straighten my shoulders (or my bed); put out the light (or the cat): stop chewing gum (or my fingernails): tone down the record player (or my voice). I guess we all know the routine if we were blessed enough to have mothers! I used to think it would be nice to be free. My...
Read More6.30.13
PRAYER REQUESTS Harold Hudson is still waiting for the results of his recent cat-scan. We were thankful to learn that Wayne Patton’s tests revealed no blood clots. Don Chapman, Scott’s father, has recently been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Stanley Frakowski, Sandy Nolte’s father, spent a few days in Wheeling Hospital last week for tests for problems with his balance....
Read MoreA Small Eternity
A thousand ages in Thy sight are like an evening gone. —Isaac Watts, Hymn When I was in my 20s, I’d look forward all year to the fall, when late September storms would kick up heavy seas along Long Island’s South Shore. Most of the summer people would have left, and a few friends and I would have the whole ocean to ourselves to surf. I’ll never forget one late September Saturday...
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PRAYER REQUESTS Leonard Bearup is now home after being hospitalized for tests early last week for symptoms of a heart attack. Thankfully the tests revealed he did not suffer a heart attack. Kate Bain is now home taking medication to help dissolve a blood clot in her lung. Harold Hudson is still waiting for the results of his recent cat-scan. Caden Blacker is doing very well after...
Read MoreWHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE?
President Theodore Roosevelt had four sons. He was very proud when the first three sons announced their intention to join the military. But when his fourth son also decided to join the army, the old Rough Rider balked. “Not all my boys,” he said to his wife. But she replied, “Ted, if you raise them as eagles you can’t expect them to fly like sparrows.” Every parent should have a...
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PRAYER REQUESTS Kate Bain’s tests revealed blood clots in both legs. She is in EORH. Harold Hudson was to go undergo a cat-scan last Friday to determine the cause of recent weight loss and internal bleeding. Sally Hayes, Nancy Hudson’s daughter-in-law, is doing well as she recovers from a removal of a small cancerous mass from her colon last Monday. Willey Nice, Dorothy’s...
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