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“While the earth remains,
seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and
night shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22) Today: Dear Friends: The Lord gave us a good day in his
service. Sam taught the during the
Sunday School hour. We had children
for that Judy and Janet taught during this time. I preached yesterday morning from text, “Little
children, keep your-selves from idols.”
(1 John 5:21) I thought this
was a good text for Super Bowl Sunday.
Sam preached at the nursing home yesterday afternoon. The rest of us went along to help with the
singing. The old folks enjoyed our
coming. Sam preached again last night
concerning the miracle of the loaves and fishes. He preaches each first Sunday night of the
month. After church Judy and I went to McDonald
for a hamburger and a hot fudge sundae.
While we were in there our car got covered in snow. We have two additional inches of snow this
morning, with more on the way. Tom’s grandmother remains in critical
condition. Keep her in your prayers. I am yours in Christ, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: Today is my mother’s 104th birthday. She was born in 1906 and went on to glory
in August of 1984 when she was but 78 years of age. My mother was godly woman who taught us the
fear of the Lord and respect for His Word. Yesterday I met with Jack and a science
teacher from I receive a call a bit later from the
local hospital. A young man had O. D.,
and I was called upon to speak to his family.
It is touch and go with this young fellow. Keep him in your prayers. Later in the afternoon Judy and I drove to
Last evening we spent a comfortable time
before the fire. Snow has come and
gone in the Heartland. It piled up
five or six inches, but I am yours in Christ, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: The nursing home ministry is more than one
person can do. These dear old people
love for someone to come by and spend a few minutes of precious time with them. In the time allotted, I cannot see all the
ones that need visits. The nursing
homes do a better job of keeping the old folks occupied than they used too. They do not let them just lie in their beds
and wither and die. They keep them
active doing many things. We are
thankful for the improved care our old folks are receiving. The snow has returned to the
Heartland. We have, now, only a little
more than an inch. It is still
snowing. The temperatures are in the low
thirties. I think our snow is miniscule
compared to what is falling in the East. Allen and I are going to replace some
receptacles that have been heating up a bit.
We think the quality and the age of the receptacles are the
problems. We shall see. Also the door to our auditorium is creaking
terrible, so much so as to be an embarrassment to visitors that come a little
late. We are going to take that down
to see if we can lubricate it in some way.
We have tried everything imaginable to stop its groaning while it is
in the standing position. Allen is a
good deacon. I am yours in Christ, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends It is cold, but not quite so cold,
28*. We are expecting anywhere from 3
to 6 inches of snow before tomorrow evening.
The weather service usually misses its predictions of snow totals. I wonder about a people who can predict the
climate for decades ahead, but cannot predict the weather for the next
twenty-four hours. It seems to me
there is screw loose in this formula somewhere. Tom’s grandmother, Mary, continues to need
our prayers. Bro. Louie Carver is home
from the hospital. He still has a ways
to go. We had five visitors in last evening’s
prayer service. A young man in the I am yours in Christ, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: We have another cold morning in the
Heartland. The temperature bottomed
out at 11*. The sun is shining
brightly. We did not get the snow that
others enjoyed over the weekend. It was good to see the people at the Twin
Pines Nursing Home again yesterday. I
had not seen them since the fifth of January.
Many had missed the Bible Readings and Prayers. I am thankful for the good care all three
of our nursing homes in the city give to our people. I am only able to visit two on a regular
basis, but even in the third one which Bro. Sam preaches in on occasion, it
is clear that the people are receiving good care. Nursing Home care has improved over the
years. We thank God for this. We are still walking at Wal-Mart five
mornings a week. We try to get in and
out before The Lord Bless and Keep You, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: Yesterday was a busy day. Always on Monday we do our banking
business. We are always thankful when
we can pay all our bills. We have enjoyed
nearly 46 years of married life, sitting down on Monday morning and of having
been blessed with being able to pay our bills. God is so good to us; we are not as
thankful as we should be. The first
check we write every Monday morning is our tithe and offering to the church
of which we are a member. We have
sought to “seek first the Tom’s grandmother is critically ill in a Our friend, Bob, has passed away as a
result of a brain tumor. We stopped by
the funeral home after our visit with Mary.
His funeral is today at Coming home around three, Judy got busy
doing this and that. I chopped
kindling enough for the next week or so.
Mrs. Moots is bringing another load of firewood today. I will have to be home by We enjoy our life in Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: We had a good day at church
yesterday. A good number of visitors
attended with us. The Chrisman’s and
the Foxes’ came in the morning. The We walked almost a mile and a half at
Wal-Mart this morning. According to
the pedometer given us by Jonathan and Lisa, we burned 160 calories in more
than 3000 steps. I came home and drank
a half cup of buttermilk to get my vitamins down. I read the label on the buttermilk carton
and discovered that I had restored 60 of the calories I had burned. I know that walking makes a person
fat. The reason I know this is that
only fat people walk. It the same with
eating cottage cheese. In remembering to pick up our pedometer, I
forgot to pick up my tracts. I can
only think of one thing at a time. Have a good day, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: January has come and gone. It has been a cold one in the
Heartland. We have not received as
much snow as have some of both our southern and northern neighbors, but it
has been cold. This morning is rather
mild with an eighteen degree reading on the thermometer. We are hoping for a good turnout for church
today. Judy and I watched I am yours in Christ, Glenn *********************************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends: It is cold and cloudy in Yesterday we were back to our walking at
Wal-Mart, time spent in the study of God’s Word, visiting the nursing home,
and an evening spent at home with Judy.
It is good to be alive. We
thank God for His mercy. Today we give
away food at the Christina Food Pantry. I am yours in Christ, Glenn |
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