Hello readers, what a change to our weather! Our temperatures seem to be jumping up and down with Saturday night in the very low 20s and very cold when I woke on Sunday morning, but warming a lot as the day passed. I did some yard work, and something is strange when I see more that needs to be done, especially at this time of year.
Christmas is coming! And in this Paint Lick village on Saturday, you can come into the Friends building and warm for some coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. Mrs. Carrie Tuttle of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church will be reading the Christmas story to the children beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Then just across the hall, the children and even the adults can enjoy our Christmas crafts with the ladies of Mt. Tabor Church. We have plans to keep Santa in the Firehouse until everyone is through and Old St. Nick should be out and about at 11 to 11:30 am.
After all the festivities, a drawing for the beautiful raffle items will be conducted. Come and share in the morning as we all celebrate the Christmas we know and love so well ... just being together as friends.
By the way, you still have time to get your tickets in the can at First Southern Bank for that nice chainsaw. I am in the running to win that one myself.
A day of fun and fellowship was enjoyed by the descendants of Ebb and Mary Lamb, who gathered on Sunday, Sept. 27 for their annual reunion at the home of Pauline Denny on the Old Railroad in Paint Lick. Those attending were Ralph and Joyce Reams, Ray Ross, Cecil and Sally Lamb, Whitney, Rachel, J.T. and Justin Parson, Melvin Begley, Ralph and Darlene Begley, Thomas and Judy Begley, Nicole Begley, Jennifer, Courtney and Jacqueline Cox, Lewis Lamb, Rose Croteau, Donna Lamb, Rickie Gibson, Danny Gibson, Pauline Denny and Jay and Sherry Banick.
My prayers, this evening and every evening are for Dr. Jim Cox of Richmond. Jim is a member of the Paint Lick Christian Church and we all love him dearly.
May God bless.
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Still time to pick up raffle tickets
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Happy are they who finish what they start
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
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Looking at various things
During my eight years away from home (Richmond and Madison County) the post office tower was a beacon welcoming me home.
Today, the the stone edifice completed in the 1892 as a post office and federal courthouse is the Madison Hall of Justice. -
Things are different than when we were young
I was just thinking the other day about how confused we seniors are most of the time. Things are so different than when we were young. We find it hard to understand much of what we are confronted with.
Some things like this happen to us frequently. We begin a conversation with, “In my day.” We look so old we are followed around by archeologists. We tell our kids that old age causes us to become wiser and they tell us, “Then you must be a genius.” We no longer look forward to a wild evening out, but look forward to a dull evening in. -
We are heirs and joint-heirs to His kingdom
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — Rom 8:14-19 -
How little exercise is necessary for good health?
How little exercise is necessary for good health?
That question was the subject of a recent investigation by a team of exercise scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and the answer seems to be a lot less than we might think, as long as we’re willing to put in the effort. -
A mother’s love never stops
A mothers love will always be there. Even when everyone else stops to rest, her love for her family continues. She is always working, carring and sharing what she has with her children, even if she has to do without for herself.
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Start planting your hot weather vegetables now
Hopefully, the unusual spate of unseasonably warm weather we had earlier this spring did not fool you, and you’ve been patiently waiting to get your hot weather veggies, such as tomatoes and peppers, into your summer vegetable garden.Now is a good time to start planting these delectable goodies.
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Rethinking the benefits of crunches
I’ve been doing crunches all my adult life and it may be one of the reasons I have back problems. Research from the University of Waterloo in Ontario has found that repeated bending of the spine, such as occurs when doing crunches, can contribute over time to damage of spinal discs. The results are presented — along with a lot of other useful information — in the book, “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance” by Stuart McGill.
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Is 401(k) good for America?
Internal Revenue Code section 401(k) is the only section of the US tax code that average people can cite.
They know it has something to do with whether or not they can retire with dignity. Or retire at all. -
He is there when you need Him
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. — Psalm 139:7-10 - More Lifestyles & Community Headlines
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