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HEART TO HEART NEWSLETTER
ENCOURAGEMENT TO WOMEN
Compiled especially for you with love by Lois Breneman

 

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4/27/06  ETERNITY, NO-SEW HOME DECORATING, GARDENING, HERBS

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IN THIS ISSUE:

 

THE POEM THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR ETERNITY
SCRIPTURE THAT WILL DEFINITELY CHANGE YOUR ETERNITY FOR THE BETTER

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SOME ATTITUDES RUN PRETTY DEEP

USING FABRIC IN YOUR HOME DECORATING:

        INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM A ROOM!
UNIQUE TOUCHES OF NO-SEW HOME DECORATING

GARDENING  WITH  DROUGHT  RESISTANT  PLANTS

HOW TO GROW AND HARVEST FRESH HERBS 

STEVIA, A NATURAL SWEETENER

HOW TO PLANT YOUR GARDEN

THE TEN MINUTE TIDY

WAITING

MARRAIGE TIPS - WISDOM FROM GRANDPA

ARE YOU SCRIBBLING DOWN THOSE KIDS' QUOTES?
A COMPUTER TIP

FROM A HEART TO HEART FRIEND IN PENNSYLVANIA

SMILE!  PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING REALLY DO MATTER!

 

 

THE POEM THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR ETERNITY

Author unknown ~ Thanks to Karen Coughlin in Florida for sending this poem!

I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work, for bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, and jumped up off my knees.
My Christian duty was now done; my soul could rest at ease.....
All day long I had no time to spread a word of cheer;
No time to speak of Christ to friends, they'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do, that was my constant cry,
No time to give to souls in need, but at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book;  It was the Book of Life.
God looked into his book and said, "Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down, but never found the time."

 

 

SCRIPTURE THAT WILL DEFINITELY CHANGE YOUR ETERNITY FOR THE BETTER

Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation. - II Corinthians 6:2

* Rom. 3:23 * Rom. 6:23 * Rom. 5:6-8 * I Jn. 1:9 * I Jn. 5: 11-13 * Rom.10:9,10, 13 *

 

 

QUOTE - There are sins of omission, sins of commission and sins of disposition.  Yes, attitudes are very important!

 
SOME ATTITUDES RUN PRETTY DEEP

By Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller - All rights reserved - Used by permission

www.biblicalparenting.org 

An attitude tune-up ultimately addresses how children think and what they believe. Attitudes are a mindset. They reflect how we process information and experiences. When an actor dressed in a white lab coat tells you that one particular toothpaste is the best because it fights cavities, you may believe him and have a positive attitude toward that toothpaste, even though all toothpaste fights cavities.
 
When a friend tells your teenage daughter that her shoes are out of style, you may try to convince her otherwise by showing her the latest catalogs, but she will choose whom she wishes to believe and develop an attitude toward the shoes accordingly.
 
Attitudes are based on information and experience. To help your children develop appropriate attitudes, start by identifying the thinking errors that may be leading to a bad attitude. Here are a few:

"Work is a disruption to my fun in life."
"I should be able to do what I want to do."
"My parents shouldn't be correcting me for this kind of thing."
"My parents are too strict."
"My brother has problems too but he never gets in trouble."
 
Take time to ask questions about your child's bad attitude to discover what thinking error may lie behind it. Dialogue with your child to get at some of those hidden issues. Be careful if the discussion becomes emotionally charged. Although meanness should be a signal that the conversation needs a break, don't be overly put off by a child's intensity.
 
When your child speaks strongly, you may gain insight into some underlying beliefs. Children sometimes say things in anger that they wouldn't normally say. These statements are clues to thinking errors. You don't want to try to reason with your child when he's angry, but listen and then you'll be able to discuss the issues later. After a break, come back with questions, suggestions, and statements of right thinking as you continue to dialogue.
 
The goal is to help children think rightly and that takes time. Questions like "Why do you think that's unfair?" Or, "Tell me how I could have handled it differently" can often help kids get started. Your persistence will pay off as you try to help replace the lies or immaturity with healthy statements that they can say to themselves.
 

USING FABRIC IN YOUR HOME DECORATING:

INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM A ROOM!
By Kathy Wilson, www.TheBudgetDecorator.com, Used by permission
 
Using fabric to decorate a room is an inexpensive way to add color, pattern and charm. Use fabric to soften a room, add romance, and give a room a finished feel. Fabric can be used
in any room style, and on any budget! Follow these great guidelines for using fabric in home decorating without breaking your budget!
 
1. Inexpensive sources for fabric for decorating a room include using flat sheets from discount stores, quilts and tablecloths from yard sales (or your own linen closet!) or the discount table at any fabric store.
 
2. If you want to add pattern to a room with fabric, here is a no fail guideline. Use a solid, and stripe, and a small-medium scale pattern. Let each of the three fabrics share at least one color. Finally, distribute the pattern throughout the room following the 60/30/10 rule…Use your
primary fabric, (usually the solid) in 60% of the room, the next fabric in 30% of the room, and the last fabric throughout 10% of the room.
 
3. Heavy pinch pleat draperies are long since passé. Use lighter rod pocket curtains to soften your windows. Twin flat sheets can fit most average windows with nothing more than a rod pocket sewn in! Make sure the curtains draw completely clear of the windows to let the most possible amount of light into the room. Also, consider hanging the curtain rod near the ceiling line instead of right above the window…it adds height and dimension to a room, making it look larger!
 
4. Simple throw pillows are easy and cheap to make, and can even be changed out with the seasons! Use them to add comfort to any room in your home…even the outdoor ones! Add a simple throw, and any corner of your room becomes a hideaway.
 
5. Stitch up placemats, tablecloths, and runners to soften the hard furniture in the room. If you don’t sew, you can use iron on hem tape to make your creations. It’s inexpensive, and can be found in the sewing aisle of any discount store, or at your local fabric shop.
 
6. Use existing fabrics such as pretty quilts and unused sheets to create layered table covers. It adds instant romance to any room! Check out thrift shops and yard sales, or learn to make them on your own. Do a google search and find dozens of sites ready to help you learn to sew and quilt.
 
7. Use cheap muslin to add natural and romantic statements in a room. Twist and wrap yards of muslin around a curtain rod and let drape to the floor for a wonderful organic window treatment. You can simply tie a knot in the end to finish. If your budget is really pinched, you can use muslin to make your window treatments, then just add borders of your favorite fabric to save on yardage. 

Use creative sources for fabric, develop a plan, and add romance, color and style to any room using fabric!
 
Kathy Wilson is an author, columnist, and editor of The Budget Decorator and other popular websites. For hundreds of free budget decorating ideas, visit www.TheBudgetDecorator.com.

 

 

UNIQUE TOUCHES OF NO-SEW HOME DECORATING

By Lois Breneman, © 2006, Heart to Heart Newsletter, [email protected] 

 

Sheer Bunched Up Fabric on a Table

I unexpectedly came across several pieces of gorgeous sheer fabric on sale, thinking of an idea for it.   It looks very pretty all bunched up, in hills and valleys, on a small round table in our dining room.  The raw edges and selvages simply get tucked under, so there is no sewing whatsewever!   A centerpiece of napkins in a lead crystal bowl, a teapot and votive candles in lead crystal holders placed in the valleys of the fabric add a finishing touch.

 

Centerpiece of Cloth Napkins in a Lead Crystal Bowl

To make a centerpiece of napkins in a lead crystal bowl, use an assortment of cloth napkins. The napkins may all match or be two or three designs, complimenting the decor of the room. Press out flat.  Pinch the very center of a napkin between your fingers and shake out the napkin.  Use this same method for at least a dozen napkins, then tuck them all into the lead crystal bowl.  Fill in the empty spaces with bouquets of small silk flowers in colors that compliment the room.

 

Fabric Wall Coverings

Do you have bedroom walls with holes remaining from nails, greasy marks from sticky goo and other evidence of past wall hangings and posters?  Is that wall crying out for paint?  But how does a beautiful temporary quick fix sound to you?  You may like it so much that it will end up being permanent.

 

A decorator fabric, purchased on sale and fastened to a wall with upholstery tacks is just what you need!  I chose a beautiful piece with large flowers for one room.  Measure the width of the wall that you want to cover to determine the yardage needed.  At this point, this job works best with two people.  Using a 60 inch wide piece of fabric, turn under the edge, stretch the fabric until it is tightly drawn, and either push or hammer in an upholstery tack along the edge, about 10-12 inches apart. 

 

Start at the top and hang the fabric horizontally along the ceiling edge.  Turn under and tack along the sides, then the bottom.  Just be sure to choose a fabric pattern that is not vertical only.   In most cases, the fabric would reach down as far as where a chair railing would normally be.  For the effect of a chair railing, you could add a stained or painted strip of wood or crown molding along the bottom edge or simply use more upholstery tacks to fasten the fabric.  You may choose to decorate only one wall - or all four.  The choice is yours!

 

A Unique Decorating Idea Using Paint Strips

Emily Dye shared with me how she has seen beautiful mosaics of flowers, butterflies, etc. on the walls in a dorm - using paint sample strips!  This unique idea would be fantastic for any age (rooms for babies, young children teens or adults) - depending on the design chosen.  For ideas, a coloring book is a good source.  Some paint samples are already in the shape of squares.  They will need to be cut apart.  If they come in rectangles, they can be cut into smaller squares, as well.  Be creative and arrange the hues in lights to darks - all in one color.  Another method would be to go from pinks to reds or go all the way through the rainbow colors - Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.  Use your imagination - or your child's!

 

I called an office supply store to ask what product they would recommend to stick posters and light pictures to the wall without leaving a hole or residue.  I was told that "Stickem," a 3-M product, is a puddy-like substance that will not leave a greasy mark - no residue at all.  It can be found in the tape aisle. 

 

As I got to thinking about this unique idea, I thought it would also be fun to use paint strips as a border.  One way to do a border would be to stick about three squares along the ceiling edge, then jog down to the bottom of those three squares and stick three more squares in a row, continuing on to give a checkerboard effect.  If you need a substantial amount of paint sample strips, it would be best to ask the store owner if you may purchase a stack of strips.

 

Fabric Covered Foam Fireplace Seat or Dormer Window Seat

Increase your seating capacity by using the fireplace hearth as a seat.  Measure the seating area.  Purchase a piece of four inch thick dense foam at a fabric store and cover it with upholstery fabric.  Sometimes you can purchase fabric to match your sofa, but if not, check out the fabric stores for a coordinating fabric.  Now, I know I said these were all no-sew projects, and this one no different! 

 

Several years ago I wrapped a thick piece of foam with matching sofa fabric as I would wrap a gift, and secured it with long straight pins, sticking them in at an angle, so as not to jab anyone when they sit on it.  The sides should be wrapped as neatly as possible and the seam, of course, should be on the bottom.  The pins have not presented a problem in our home, even with a toddler grandson, but you be the judge on this one if you have toddlers. 

 

Some of these projects are such that when you get tired of them, you can still use the fabric for something else, as is the case with the sheer fabric, the fabric-covered wall and the foam seats!   So why not try some of these ideas and unlock those creative talents of yours! 

 

 

GARDENING  WITH  DROUGHT  RESISTANT  PLANTS

By Lois Breneman, © 2002, Revised 2006, Heart to Heart Newsletter, [email protected] 

 

Since many areas of the country are already below normal in precipitation, and we are being told that this may be another very dry summer, we may want to look into planting more drought resistant plants.  No matter where you live, this is good information to know, so here are a few suggestions:

ANNUALS
Globe Amaranth~~Great clover-like flower for drying
Zinnia~~Almost all colors

PERENNIALS FOR THE SUN
Lamb's Ear - Silvery and soft with tiny purple flowers
Lavender  - Use for potpourri and arrangements
Liatris - Tall with beautiful blooms~~Bees love it
Russian Sage - Light, airy purple flowers
Rosemary - Fragrant for in arrangements or potpourri 
Bee Balm - In the tea family~Make tea with it and eat the flowers
Pincushion Flower - Comes in blue - easy to grow
Sedum - many varieties available - Some have flowers~easy
Salvia - Bluish-purple - easy to grow
Day Lily - Many colors - yellow, pink, orange, white, red, peach
Candytuft - one of the earliest to bloom in the spring Tickweed
Snow-in-summer
Wild Blue Indigo
Basket of Gold
Bladderpod
Artemisa - Silvery with fragrance
Yarrow - Yellow,  Light and airy fuchsia which multiplies rapidly
Butterfly Weed

PERENNIALS FOR THE SHADE
Coralbells
Lady's Mantle
Dalmation Bellflower
Sweet Woodruff
Siberian Bugloss

TREES AND SHRUBS
Butterfly Bush - Many beautiful colors - easy to grow - fast growing
Blue Mist Spirea
Amur Maple
Aucuab
Japanese Pagoda Tree
Yucca - Also called Rock Lily - White flower - Leaves are spikes
Creeping Juniper 

 

The information above is from our local newspaper, except for the comments about the plants -those are mine.  Many other plants could be added to the list, as well.  Vinca is another drought resistant annual and soapwort is another perennial that does very well without extra water.
Both have pink flowers.  Vinca also comes in white.  Vinca vine is different from the one mentioned above and is also drought resistant.  I planted one plant several years ago.  It has invaded my rock garden and I cannot get rid of it.  It makes a great ground cover or a nice addition to a hanging potted plant, because of its leaves of green with a touch of pink and fuchsia. 

 

The plants listed above can be found in the Community Arboretum at Virginia Western Community College.  By the way, the arboretum is a wonderful place for a picnic!  There are no picnic tables, but the gazebo has benches all around the inside and there are many places to spread a blanket for a picnic.  The arboretum is a great place for a nice romantic after-dinner walk, as you enjoy all the beautiful plants and learn together.  Your children would also enjoy it, especially if they have a little garden of their own.  There are fountains, a children's garden with all the plants having an animal name, an herb garden and so much more.  Since everything is labeled, you can learn a lot about different plants.

HOW TO GROW AND HARVEST YOUR OWN FRESH HERBS 

By Lois Breneman, © 2002, Heart to Heart Newsletter, [email protected] 

 

I would encourage you to start your own herb garden.  Herbs are easier than most gardening.  an herb garden needs very little care and you will enjoy it so much.  Have you seen those tiny packages of mint, sage, basil or oregano in the supermarket for the high price of $1.99 or more?  You could start your own herb garden by purchasing just a few plants the first year.  Many nurseries sell herbs, but I found the best buys to be at our local farmer's market.    Herbs come in a mix of perennials and annuals.  Some perennials that are good to start with are chives, garlic chives, thyme, sage, Greek oregano, peppermint (plant where it won't spread out of its bounds), lemon balm, lavender, and salad bernette (has a cucumber flavor).  Annuals that are good enough to buy every year are Italian parsley (flat leaves and flavorful), sweet basil, and dill.  Dill seeds itself, and volunteers always come up in my garden, but last year I saved seeds and have planted those to keep the dill in one area.   One reason that herbs are easy to grow is because they like it hot and dry - watering is not normally necessary.  If you mulch around the herbs, there will be very few weeds.  The good part is that you will have lots of wonderful herbs to cut with scissors, wash, spin dry in a salad spinner and add to your salads, vegetables and meat dishes.

How to Freeze Herbs 

Not only can you use these herbs fresh, but you can freeze them, after they are washed, spun dry and chopped up fine (a food processor works great).  Spread them out on a wax paper lined cookie sheet, freeze, and package in freezer bags for future use.

How to Dry Herbs

*Using a basket, gather fresh herbs by cutting long stems with scissors.

*Tie about 4-5 stems together with string and tie onto a clothes hanger.  Several bundles of herbs can hang from one hanger.  Hang in a dark, dry place until all of the moisture is removed from the herbs.  Some people hang the herbs outdoors to dry.  

*After the herbs are completely dried out and even crumble at the touch, remove the leaves from the stems and crush the leaves by hand. They can also be pressed through a sieve or put into the food processor.  
*Package in glass jars and label.

Fresh Peppermint Tea
Cut enough peppermint to wash and fill a 6 quart Dutch oven. 
*Fill the pot with water.  Cover with lid.
*Bring to a boil.
*Turn off and let steep for 20-30 minutes.
*Pour into a sieve over a one gallon plastic pitcher.
*Chill.  

 

 

STEVIA, A NATURAL SWEETENER

Rather than using artificial sweeteners, try Sweet Leaf Stevia in individual serving size packets (no calories or carbohydrates and it's good for your health).  NuStevia (NuNaturals brand) has no calroies and only 1 gram of carbs.  Stevia has been used by the Indians of Paraguay for centuries and now millions of people around the world are using this natural sweetener for better health.

 

 

HOW TO PLANT YOUR GARDEN

Come to the garden alone,  while the dew is still on the roses, and walk and talk with the Lord

 

For the Garden of Your Daily Living, Plant Three Rows of Peas

  1. Peace of mind
                   2. Peace of heart
                                    3. Peace of soul
          
Plant Four Rows of Squash:

1. Squash gossip
    2. Squash indifference
        3. Squash grumbling
            4. Squash selfishness

 

Plant Four Rows of Lettuce:

  1. Lettuce be faithful
      2. Lettuce be kind
          3. Lettuce be patient
               4. Lettuce really love one another

 

No Gardens Without Turnips:

    1. Turnip for meetings
                      2. Turnip for service
                                   3. Turnip to help one another

 

To Conclude Our Garden, We Must Have Time:

    1. Thyme for each other
                      2. Thyme for family
                                   3. Thyme for friends

 

Water freely with patience and cultivate with love.  There will be much fruit in your garden because you reap what you sow.

 

 

THE TEN MINUTE TIDY 
Copyright Deborah Taylor-Hough - All rights reserved -  Used by permission
http://simplemom.com/ - Author of  'A Simple Choice' http://hometown.aol.com/dsimple/
 
Housework and I haven't always been friends. It's been a struggle throughout the past twenty-six years of my married life to learn the habit of keeping a neat and orderly home. Some days I'm more successful at it than others, but I'm learning and growing in this area constantly. 
 
I've often found that reading assorted books by housework "experts" are more depressing than they are inspiring for those of us who are a bit domestically challenged. Yes, these experts know what they're doing. But so often I don't feel like they have even a glimpse of how difficult basic housekeeping can be for someone who just doesn't seem to have it in their genes to do it naturally. 
 
One of the most helpful and simplest things my children and I do to maintain our home is something we've dubbed the "Ten Minute Tidy.”
 
What it involves is this: Everyone runs around the house picking up clutter and putting it away as fast as they can for ten minutes.  Whenever I notice that the main living areas of the house are getting that lived-in look, I call for a Ten Minute Tidy. Everyone drops whatever they're doing and flies into "pick-up-the-stuff" mode. I actually set a kitchen timer for ten minutes and when it goes off, we're done.
  
Usually I tidy the kitchen and main bathroom myself while the kids tidy the living room, family room, and if there's still time left, their bedrooms. It's amazing how quickly the house can go from looking messy to looking neat when everyone works fast, works together, and works smart.
  
The purpose of the Ten Minute Tidy isn't to actually deep clean the house, but to tidy up the rooms so our home looks neat and livable again. The cleaning and regular maintenance is done during a scheduled "Upkeep" time each day. I always focus the Ten Minute Tidy on the areas that make a first impression when people enter my home. In our case, that's the entry/hallway, living room, kitchen/family area, and main bath. 
 
I’ve found it’s a great way to train my kids – and myself – to keep up on the housework without making it into a horrible chore that everyone dreads.
 

WAITING
The Circuit 'Riter, Michael Ullrich - http://www.In-His-Steps.com

Isaiah 40:28-31 "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Waiting is one of the hardest things for many in the western culture to do.  Remember the "good old days" when it might take a week to get a letter from a loved one? I made regular stops each day at my college mailbox hoping that a letter had arrived from the young woman who is now my wife. One time her letter got lost in the mail. Oh, the agony of that week!

Now days, I have trouble waiting for my e-mail to download. Somehow, I don't seem to have as much time as I used to, in spite of quicker communications.

Someone has said, "the only thing harder than waiting for God, is wishing you had!" God's people down through the ages have learned this, often the hard way. Isaiah had probably been through it himself as he prayed that Israel would listen to God's message and respond, but nothing seemed to happen.

Isaiah wrote, "but those who hope (put waiting trust) in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (Is. 40:31).

Although waiting can be very hard, the consequences of hurrying before the Lord will far outweigh the pain of waiting. Additionally, the benefits are based in the promises of God! It is hard to wait, but, oh to know what it means to soar like an eagle!

 

MARRAIGE TIPS - WISDOM FROM GRANDPA

Thanks to Becky Noell in Georgia for sending this!
 
Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of chick he marries.
 
Trouble in marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin' his salt, that he forgets his sugar.
 
Too many couples marry for better, or for worse, but not for good.
 
When a man marries a woman, they become one; but the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
 
If a man has enough horse sense to treat his wife like a thoroughbred, she will never turn into an old nag.
 
On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.
 
A foolish husband says to his wife, "Honey, you stick to the washin', ironin', cookin', and scrubbin'.  No wife of mine is gonna work."
 
The bonds of matrimony are a good investment, only when the interest is kept up.
 
Many girls like to marry a military man - he can cook, sew, and make beds, and is in good health, and he's already used to taking orders. 

 

 

ARE YOU SCRIBBLING DOWN THOSE KIDS' QUOTES?

Thanks to Kay Croye in Virginia for these first two great Kids' Quotes from her son and daughter!

 

Shane, 5, said today, " When I get to heaven all the 'disobey' will leave my heart and I can see Jesus all the time!" 

 

Brianna, 6, said last week that she got to go to the front of the church and they "reduced" her for participating in the Awana Sparks A Rama games.  She, of course, meant they "introduced" her for her participation.  I have written them down!

 

As Justin, 3 and his mom were getting the mail, he pointed to a particular piece of mail and said, "I think that one is from our grocery store!"  It was!  He saw the Kroger name and emblem  - like at the store! - Lois

 

 

A COMPUTER TIP

Thanks to Linda Crosby in Virginia for this tip!

 

This is for everyone over 50 whose eyesight isn't what it used to be - or for those with less than 20/20 vision.  It's very helpful when trying to read small e-mail print, especially in the early hours.

 

Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and turn the small wheel in the center of your mouse.  The print will change - it will either get larger or smaller, depending on which way you turn the wheel!  Why not try it on this newsletter!

 

 

FROM A HEART TO HEART FRIEND IN PENNSYLVANIA

Thank you so much for your newsletter.  If you only knew how many times your newsletter encouraged my heart (every time I read it!) and how many times the Lord uses you to send that word of encouragement/instruction for marriage or children or some other area that I was needing just that day!  Sometimes, like in this letter, just to hear helpful words from a mom who has already walked the path I am walking right now in raising her little ones for the Lord...even in the way of Easter baskets, it is like music to my ears & helps & refreshes me along the way! I wish I had the words to express the deep gratitude I wish to send to you.  I am asking the Lord to richly bless you as your newsletters have blessed me.  Thank you again so much!  We have never met, but I count you a treasured friend! 

 

SMILE!  PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING REALLY DO MATTER!

A nearsighted minister glanced at the note that Mrs. Jones had sent to him by an usher.
 
The note read: Bill Jones having gone to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety.
 
Failing to observe the punctuation, he startled his audience by announcing: Bill Jones, having gone to see his wife, desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety. 
  -- Cited on ArcaMax.com

 

 

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(¨`·.·´¨)                          God bless you and your family and keep you in His care!

 `·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)                                           

      `·.¸.·´                                              Your Heart to Heart friend,

                                                                                                 Lois  

 

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