Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We usually spend it with just Jamie's parents or mine but this year my family actually all got together, or most of us. My nephew Chad and his wife Stephanie just bought a new house in Illinois and we went there. They have a beautiful home and we had a great time. My family, my mom and dad, my sister Gay, my niece Stephanie, her husband John and their girls Mackenzie and Madison, my nephew Brad, nephew Nick, my brother Rodney and one of his daughters Caitlyn (Kelsi's in Hawaii) and her friend Brenton, of course Chad and Steph and their kids Chloe and Caleb. We had a house full but we had a great time. We'll all be getting together at Rodney's for Christmas except for Steph and John. They are moving to Colorado next week and we won't be seeing them for a while :(
I am so thankful for my wonderful family and I pray for a hedge of protection around them always and especially for Steph and John with their move. I pray they find a home fairly quickly and they can get their lives started in Colorado. We will miss you!

Family Pictures

FRIENDS

This is all of us who made it to Tracy's last month!! We are going to send it to the Standard with the following caption:

STILL FRIENDS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!

Members of the Boonville High School Class of 1990 gathered recently at the home of Tony and Tracy Clark in Mitchell, Indiana, for a weekend visit. Even 17 years after high school, the group still gets together each year, including a recent stint in Mexico. Pictured with their families, above, are class of 1990 members Jessica Tubbs, Julie (Barnhill) Whipple, Jennifer McConnell, Tracy (Wood) Clark, Tony Clark, Susan Barnett, Tara (Perigo) Marotti, Lori (Carter) Wenz, Sonya (Barnett) Franz, Connie (Baker) Phillips, and Melissa (Hale) Jones.

Praise/Mom's CLUB

Mom's CLUB is going great! Last Tuesday we had 3 new moms and 2 other moms in for their second visit and 1 "regular". They are all very cooperative and they are forming friendships. 3 of them asked about GED's!! God is definitely working here. They are very excited about the classes and plan on coming back. We have a few others that usually come but with school and work they are on hiatus. Hopefully their schedules will bring them back after the first of the year. I am so glad to be getting to know all these great young ladies. Thanks to everyone who helps make Mom's CLUB so great! Also thanks to all the youth girls who are volunteering to come babysit to the mom's can focus on what we are discussing.

Goodbye

to grandma Thomas. Cathy's grandmother went to be with the Lord this afternoon. I'm so glad that she's no longer in pain and she's in the arms of Jesus but my heart breaks for Cathy and Tina and their families. Please pray for strength for them.

Prayers

I just want to lift several people up for extra prayers and I know all the prayer warriors out there can lift their voices to God and ask for healing, spiritual resurrection and whatever else is needed.......

Cathy...her grandmother and mother-in-law are both in the hospital. She needs lifted up in spirit and dealing with two illnesses, trying to work and run a family can wear you down. Lord I lift Cathy up to you right now. Hold her and touch her heart Father...lift her spirits and resurrect her Father..touch Barb and grandma Imelda and your will be done to them father..help keep her children from illness and help in any finances since they've had to take off of work and travel.. bind Satan right now at this very moment from touching her and her family.

Cheryl...she's had a heart attack and is having to put off a very important eye surgery and blood pressure problems. Lord, lift Cheryl up and heal her body Father. Work in her heart and with her blood pressure so she can get her eye surgery Father and continue to be able to see her 2 beautiful children who she is raising to be such children of God.

Unspoken family member...you know Lord what is needed in this situation.

Penny....Lift her spirit Father. Help in their situation and bind Satan from wearing her down.

Brad's friends baby...Father I know you had to take him home with You and I hope the parents know he is in your arms and waiting to see them one day. Keep their hearts remembering him and know we don't always understand why things happen but there is always a reason and it was his time to go home.

Taylor...keep healing her body Father and I know she will be healed from this cancer and will have such an awesome testimony one day!

Anyone else I've forgotten you know all situations Father. I lift them all up to you. AMEN!

Halloween

has come and gone again. Who came up with the idea to dress up and take a sack to total strangers and ask for candy?!?! Even though I don't really understand it all we participate. I took my cheerleader and mini bride to Boo in Boonville and walked around the square with about 1000 other people who cut in front of you and practically crawl up your butt when you stop and collected 2 bags full of candy, half of which I will probably end up throwing away. Then we went to church. Well we had no tricks for the night....Happy Halloween until next year.