Forgive me for not coming up with a better column idea this week, but I will try my best.
With all that’s been happening in the lives of my son Jamie and myself, I am at a loss for any new ideas, but I will try my best.
Jamie and I both appreciate the prayers, well wishes and deeds we’ve seen on Facebook as of late. I think it all started with his birthday last month….his 50th. Boy did he get recognized in many ways!
Then he was injured in a fall and that necessitated a hospital visit, but he said he is feeling much better than he did a couple of weeks ago. Then, I underwent surgery to remove what I guess you could call a lesion of which it was cancerous, but completely removed by those in the operating room.
I never suspected that, but I have to live with it and I will do my best.
Jamie and I have upcoming doctor’s appointments and hopefully the good news will keep on coming for us.
My plan is to get our health issues checked out from here on out.
It’s not that much fun being stuck at home and feeling sorry for yourself. Both of us like to get out at times and keep in touch with our family and friends.
We just pray that everyone who is ailing get better medically.
Hopefully, the rest of this month, not to mention December, will be a joyful time for our friends, family and neighbors. I know we’ll be doing more praying for our loved ones. Life is too short not to.
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Jamie and I extend our condolences to the families and friends of: Judy Stahl, Crystal Gerstner, James Bolin, Deb Hall, Sarah Mortensen and Nancy Raffel.
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Please pray for Ted McCabe, David Hiestand, Gary Knick, Kierra Reichert, Eddie Cline, Sharon Lapp, Terri Baker Buteau, Judy York, Jamie Moody, Roxie Thornhill, Sharon Miller, Allen Whittaker, Mike Hopkins, Don Rhoades, Jason Bowers, Dave Brewer, Clarence “Sam” Wilker, Chuck Cruze, Roan Brubaker, Vic Bothast, Tom Brewer, Todd Anderson, Dawn Dilworth, Carol Schuh, Sunni Jones, Eddie Anjos, Gloria Hodge, Ralph Byrd, Jeff Brocious, Norma Kretschmar, Beth Davis, Terry Overbay, Michelle Young, Terry “T.A.” Anthony, Katie Cothran, Lynne Bruner Hinshaw, Tom Everhart, Donn Thornhill, Carissa Rodriguez, Kevin Christman, Ivan Christian, Roger Fleckenstein, Bob Jackson, Penny Hopkins, Sherry Lawrence, Evelyn Manning, Becky Shultz, Kevin Schlechty, Darla Printz Whittaker, Sandy Partin, Sandy Gunckle, Tonya Kelly, Robert Christman, Bob Christian, Linda Johnston, Terri Hunt, Patricia Maier, Ken Wombold, Dan Lockhart, Delores Beisner, Jodi Gilpin Snyder, Charlie Bulcher, Charlyee Severance, Justin Fritz, DeWayne Yohey, Katrina Hoening, Kara Didier, Carl Francis, Craig “Cheese” Thompson, Bridget Brown, Don DeBord, Otis Stewart, Slug Midlam, Bob Peters, Judy Collins, Carol Hemmerich, Roberta Hall, Kelly Kelch, Mike Mayse, Nikole Baldridge, Mark Lovejoy, Connie Stachler, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton David Pretzman, Clinton Randall, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Doug Whittington, Neal Gray, Randy Garrison, Kathy Gragorace, Donna Bixler, Cathy Melling and all others who are suffering from other life-altering illnesses.
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Happy birthday:
Nov. 18 to Greg Whittington, Deb Pohl, Mendi Burns and Kara Harter.
Nov. 19 to Steve Brown, Evan Mann, Sandy Bey and Pam Idle.
Nov. 20 to Nina Barga, Dave Shellhaas, Dave Westfall, Kenny Edwards, Steve Mehaffie and Sondra Armstrong.
Nov. 21 to Jacob Erwin, Tracy Wendel, Dalton Burk, Phyllis Bennett, Michelle Coppess-Hiestand, Yvonne Runner and Katrina Hoening.
Nov. 22 to Jeff Brocious, John Guttadore, Paul Mueller, Brandon Liette and Sherri Feithsans.
Nov. 23 to Dennis Soward.
Nov. 24 to Brenda Norton, Trella Bole Cox, Michael Elleman, Carol Labig, Janet Kammer, Jennifer Hollinger, Onneke Edwards, Carrol Bertke, Joy Thompson, Kathy Allread Weaver and Kathy Stone Brewer.
Happy anniversary to Robin and Jim Hesson, Dane and Linda Leeper and Jack and Jodi Smith, all on Nov. 20; and Randy and Beverly Garrison and Paul and Elaine Mueller, all on Nov.23.
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Think about it: “God didn’t promise your life without pain, struggles and hardships but He promised to give you the strength to get through them.”
