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Please continue to pray for our country. Between the pandemic and the social and political unrest, we are far from being back to ‘normal’ whatever ‘normal’ is now and will be in the future, the last year has changed the definition forever.
Prayer List: Everyone affected by COVID-19, the patients and staff of Swiss Villa Nursing and Rehab; Eylah Leppert, Ken and Sylvia Byars, Tony Christiani, Cindy and Mike Gardner; Posey Tappers Stasia Wiseman, Alanna Smith, Brigetta Hetzel, Kathryn Turner, and Lulu Belle Thomas; Bill and Sharon Levell; Red HOT Hatters Laura Riga and June Lack; Firefighter Ron Brunner, Pam Minch and Barbara Barnhill.
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Prayers of comfort and healing to the families of Lawrence Elston, Stephen Sieglitz, Jamie Cohen, and Alberta Pickett on their passing this past week.
Charlie Chaplin, English comic and actor, lived 88 years dying in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977. In addition to his fame in films, he also was somewhat of a philosopher. Here are some of his memorable quotes.
He left us 4 statements:
1. Nothing is forever in this world, not even our problems.
2. I love walking in the rain because no one can see my tears.
3. The most lost day in life is the day we don’t laugh.
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On New Year’s Eve, an old Irish tradition is to open your door at midnight and let the Old Year out and the New Year in. Maybe we should consider adding all doors, windows, and garage doors this year. We’re all hoping and praying that 2021 will be peaceful and healthier for us all. None of us are the same today as we were a year ago, the pandemic and all of its repercussions has made permanent changes in how we feel and react, and I think it’s helped us all re-prioritize our lives and the relationships we share with our families and loved ones. I pray only the positive aspects of living through this will linger on.
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This year is nearly on the books and what was normal last year, isn’t and may never be again. We have all changed and we are not the same as we were this time last year. I for one have lost a very dear friend and I mourn her passing daily. We have all learned to treasure our family and loved ones in a new and different way. We are learning to cherish those in our lives and take nothing for granted. Christmas is about re-birth and beginning anew. Please celebrate the coming of the Christ Child and the promises and hope He gives us all. Merry Christmas, My Friends!
A long time ago in Germany, a mother was cleaning for Christmas. Spiders fled up to the attic to escape the broom. On quiet Christmas Eve, the spiders slowly came down for a peek. “Oh, what a beautiful tree!”
In excitement, they scurried up and out along each branch. They were filled with happiness as they climbed amongst the glittering beauty. But alas! By the time they were done, the tree was shrouded in their dusty grey web.
When Santa came with gifts for the children and saw the tree covered with spider webs, he smiled because he saw how happy the spiders were but knew how heartbroken the mother would be if she saw it covered in dusty webs. So, he turned the webs to strands of silver and the tree was even more beautiful than before.