The Weekly Yarn - June 23rd

Meeting Notes:  It was so nice to welcome back new faces this week.  Even after the large number of Prayer Shawls given out on June 20^th during Communion, the Prayer Shawls and Prayer Cloths came back in.  Thank you, ladies for your hard work and dedication.  The Prayer Shawl cabinet is comfortably full.  The mission group going to Costa Rica has the number of Prayer Shawls they requested.  The mission group going to Nashville to help the flood victims has the number of Prayer Shawls they requested.  The Prayer Cloth number has grown to a little over 800.  God provides again! 

A Reminder:  There will not be a meeting on June 30^th due to the upcoming 4^th of July weekend.  This will give everyone an opportunity to take a little vacation.  We’ll meet again on July 7^th! 

Camp meeting begins the week of July 18^th; therefore, we will not have our regularly scheduled meeting on July 21^st.  Communion will be held at camp meeting on Friday, July 23^rd. 

The regular meetings in July will be the 7^th, 14^th, and 28^th.  Please mark your calendars. 

Just A Note:  Davis mentioned a book by Ira Byock, M.D. called “The Four Things That Matter Most” in one of his sermons recently.  Those four things are the ability to say:

· Please forgive me

· I forgive you

· Thank you

· I love you

As I read the book, Dr. Byock was talking about the importance of saying these things before the end of a life.  However, it struck me how important it is that a person be able to say these things every day since we don’t know which day will be the beginning of our next life.

We often take for granted that others know how grateful we are for their kindness and thoughtfulness.  Maybe we don’t really need to send a card or make a phone call.  Or, maybe we do!  However, think how we feel when someone sends us a special note or makes that phone call.  It’s an act of kindness and thoughtfulness that we remember.

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” – James Allen

Love and blessings,

Beverly

“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 will not be faint.” – Isaiah 40:31