10/6/25

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Categories:Family

Happy National German-American Day

(Commemorates the 13 immigrant German Mennonite families from Krefeld who landed in Philadelphia on Oct. 6, 1683. These families established the first German settlement in the original thirteen colonies. They named it Germantown)

Happy Birthday: Cheri Oct.13

Happy Anniversary: Natalie & Alex Oct.8 / Pat & Deanna Oct. 9 / Stephanie & Jeremy Oct. 12

Prayer: pregnancies –Katherine- Cierra healthy pregnancies -safe deliveries / Kelly -chemo treatments / Courtney Thyroid cancer treatment / Charlie waiting to pass kidney stone / Nick healing from elbow surgery/

Pam- ongoing headaches / Marla continued issues from previous head trauma / Kala scheduling rotator cuff surgery / Prayer for our country

Good morning from NC.

Enjoying milder temperatures and leaves starting to change. Quiet week here just normal day to day stuff, mowing grass, working on puzzles etc. We did enjoy the Panther’s win yesterday coming from down 17 points at half time to win the game .

Have a blessed week and prayers for all.

Love,

Gatha

Can you believe the Titans won yesterday! Almost as big as the Broncos win!!!

Go Chiefs.

[Becky]

Good morning everyone!

Another great weekend at the lake in the books.

Now heading to Branson for 3 days Sunday.

Bill’s cousin John and his wife Peggy met us at the lake this weekend. We went to Melvern lake this time. Peggy does not camp, however since we were going to be there she made the sacrifice! I think she was pleasantly surprised about how nice Glamping was. Very refreshing and relaxing. We were all grouped together. The camping friends and John. He comes down and stays for 2 weeks at a time when he can. So he knows everyone in the campgrounds!

I see the shoulder Dr today. Hemming a flower girl dress tonight. Babysit tomorrow, taking a friend to the Plaza Wednesday. (She’s never been there.) ladies luncheon on Thursday. Leaving for Brandon on Sunday. I have a lot of gardening that needs my attention. Plus babysitting Trooper the Huskie Tuesday to Sunday. Never dull here.

Hope you all have a Blessed week! Love, prayers and Big Hugs!

Prayers for Kelly, Courtney, Marta, Janolyn, Mable Fox and Katie, Cierria’s baby. Charlie.

Michaela

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Job 23:10

That was quite a comeback for the Titans. The Pats beat the Bills! Equally as exciting.

[Pam]

It will be a great football week 5 when the Chiefs win tonight!

Headaches aren’t as frequent. I take a beta blocker first thing in the morning and it does help some days. I’ll give that a chance before I do another brain MRI!! Thank you for the prayers.

Dennis started his new job with AT&T. He was so excited. I know they will be so glad they hired him. He doesn’t know a stranger. He’ll be in training for a month but if history prevails he’ll finish training early. God is so good.

Praying for all. Update on Charlie? How’s Katherine feeling, hands and wrists still benefiting from the injections? We are certainly blessed with babies. Winnifred’s baptism pictures showed pure happiness on Natalie and Alex’s faces but the happiest face was Peter’s while they sang happy birthday!

Love you all, we’re enjoying thunderstorms all day. Don’t have to hose off my astroturf yard! Great day to clean inside.

Hanging in! Baby weighed 6 lbs 9 oz at her ultrasound today (last one)! Hands are still falling asleep, but the pain is much better than it was, especially at night. I need a stamp to put on my thank you cards to indicate that my handwriting is suffering due to my condition!

Katherine Ketter

Read this today and wanted to share.

ne of the most well-known and well-loved passages of Scripture is 1 Corinthians 13. You hear it at weddings, you hear it at funerals, and you hear it often. It describes love not just as a feeling or emotion but as an active way of living. By focusing on the passage today, we can see the qualities and actions of our lives through which love can deepen and mature.

For example, love grows when we learn to wait and endure and give others space without frustration.Patience.

Love grows when we actively seek the good of others in both our words and our actions. Kindness.

Love grows when we celebrate others’ blessings and success instead of comparing ourselves and wishing it were ours. Letting go of envy.

Love grows when we realize that everything is not about us but about serving others. Humility.

Love grows when we honor others instead of being rude or dismissive. Respect.

Love grows when we do not insist on getting our way, but we consider the needs of others first. Selflessness.

Love grows when we do not keep a record of wrongdoing, and we seek reconciliation. Forgiveness.

Love grows when we are concerned about honesty and integrity and deplore deceit. Rejoice in truth.

Love grows in resilience, steadiness, and determination. Bearing, believing, hoping, and enduring.

And, ultimately, the greatest gift, greater than faith or hope, is love because it endures forever. Love is not temporary. It will last into eternity.

Here is a word from the Word:

“Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)

[Becky]