I often come home on Sunday afternoon and write this article as I am doing today. The reason for this is that everything from the morning is fresh in my mind. Today we celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with valentines and a potluck. There is nothing that warms my heart more than to see the fellowship hall filled with people eating and talking. For some it is the only time they get to share a meal with others. And I love to try the many varieties of food that folks bring. We always have more than enough. I talked this…

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February 11: After 27 years in prison for his activism against the white apartheid government of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was finally freed on this date in 1990, at the age of 71. A wasted life, you say? Hardly. Every day that Nelson Mandela sat in a government jail cell, the world outside of that cell was fired by his conviction and his courage. Unable to do a thing because he was in prison, Mandela began an entire movement that could not be stopped. Mandela turned frozen hearts into burning heat. What fires are we lighting for the next generation?…

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Happy February 1st! If you have been in any of the stores recently you will see all the valentine’s candy on full display. So yes, February is known as the “Love” month. We will spread that love around by sharing food together. Our next potluck will be on February 12. Let’s have some fun… while you are out and about pick up a package of valentines that the children give to each other and address them to your friends in our community. We can exchange valentines! The Season for Nonviolence began on Monday with the anniversary of the assassination of…

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Quite the storm we had this week! Very grateful it waited until Sunday night into Monday. If I remember correctly last year we had storms mostly on Sundays. This year is good for the ministry, not so good for the schools. However, we are both better equipped because of COVID and can shift to online if needed. Although we are in the midst of winter, attention is being directed to spring and Earth Day, gardens, and cleanup. If you have interest in helping plan an Earth Day event, please talk to Mari, Betti Lu Lewis or myself. I also had…

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