Wednesday, October 25, 2006
From the Lighthouse Keeper 6.21 / Edie update day 38
Greetings, saints and lighthouse keepers!
We are heading into the homestretch of the year – I keep hearing people say “Where did October go?” November is just around the corner. All Saint’s Day. Veteran’s Day. Thanksgiving. And then December. Advent and Christmas and New Year’s.
You know all of this. I don’t need to tell you the calendar.
As October comes to an end, I am reminded more and more about those end-of-the-year things we need to be taking care of at home and at church. It’s time to turn off the outside water pipes. It’s time to plant bulbs if you haven’t already. Time to prepare the lawn for overwinter and put the storm windows up.
And at church it’s time to prepare annual reports and make budget recommendations for 2007. It’s time to consider how you can share of your time and talents and treasure in 2007 as we project the ministry needs and wants that Spring City UMC has.
I’m excited. A bit nervous, to be sure, but excited.
“For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,” says the Lord. “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
As you pray, please remember Janet McK as she faces new struggles with her cancer. Remember Margaret G in her successful eye procedure. Pray for Faith Ann V, Barry’s sister-in-law, who has some heart blockage to deal with. And pray for our Bishops, who will be meeting in a world-wide gathering of 80 United Methodist bishops in Mozambique, the first week of November. They represent and lead some 11 million United Methodists worldwide.
Thank you for your prayers. I hope to see you soon at the lighthouse on the hill –
Pastor Kerry
Edie Lou Update Day 38 (Wednesday)
On Tuesday afternoon/evening Edie said fare-thee-well to Temple, and was relocated to the Bryn Mawr Rehab. She is in the Birch unit, room 150, and when she’s not in therapy or sleeping, can receive visitors briefly. It seems she has no therapies scheduled after 4pm, but I think her schedule before 4pm may be pretty full, as the folks at Bryn Mawr Rehab are going to work pretty aggressively to get Edie back on track. She’s had a wheelchair shower already, and they will be working on starting food pretty soon. All this is great news, and the family is thrilled at the new level of care she’ll be receiving, as well as the fact that Bryn Mawr is much closer.
Please continue to send cards to Stacy’s house. More updates as they come.
Thanks for your prayers – God is awesome!
Edie’s kids
We are heading into the homestretch of the year – I keep hearing people say “Where did October go?” November is just around the corner. All Saint’s Day. Veteran’s Day. Thanksgiving. And then December. Advent and Christmas and New Year’s.
You know all of this. I don’t need to tell you the calendar.
As October comes to an end, I am reminded more and more about those end-of-the-year things we need to be taking care of at home and at church. It’s time to turn off the outside water pipes. It’s time to plant bulbs if you haven’t already. Time to prepare the lawn for overwinter and put the storm windows up.
And at church it’s time to prepare annual reports and make budget recommendations for 2007. It’s time to consider how you can share of your time and talents and treasure in 2007 as we project the ministry needs and wants that Spring City UMC has.
I’m excited. A bit nervous, to be sure, but excited.
“For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future,” says the Lord. “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
As you pray, please remember Janet McK as she faces new struggles with her cancer. Remember Margaret G in her successful eye procedure. Pray for Faith Ann V, Barry’s sister-in-law, who has some heart blockage to deal with. And pray for our Bishops, who will be meeting in a world-wide gathering of 80 United Methodist bishops in Mozambique, the first week of November. They represent and lead some 11 million United Methodists worldwide.
Thank you for your prayers. I hope to see you soon at the lighthouse on the hill –
Pastor Kerry
Edie Lou Update Day 38 (Wednesday)
On Tuesday afternoon/evening Edie said fare-thee-well to Temple, and was relocated to the Bryn Mawr Rehab. She is in the Birch unit, room 150, and when she’s not in therapy or sleeping, can receive visitors briefly. It seems she has no therapies scheduled after 4pm, but I think her schedule before 4pm may be pretty full, as the folks at Bryn Mawr Rehab are going to work pretty aggressively to get Edie back on track. She’s had a wheelchair shower already, and they will be working on starting food pretty soon. All this is great news, and the family is thrilled at the new level of care she’ll be receiving, as well as the fact that Bryn Mawr is much closer.
Please continue to send cards to Stacy’s house. More updates as they come.
Thanks for your prayers – God is awesome!
Edie’s kids
# posted by Spring City UMC @ 4:34 PM 
