March 25, 2025. 1451.Kelly. 1452.Tiffany. 1453.Charlie

Good afternoon ladies ….and the wind is not blowing.

We had a great and busy night last night.

We gave  and prayed for three quilts….

1451.  Kelly, a maintenance man at Bethel, who is recovering from shoulder surgery……Kelly is very helpful to the Bethel residents

1452. Tiffany who is suffering from stage four colon cancer

 1453. Charlie, a four year old girl who is very ill.

  May we continue to pray for those in need and sick…..especially pray for each other.  Our next work night is April 8th.  It is planned to give the College and High School graduates quilts in April.

Thanks to my niece Linda for bringing treats.

Thanks for your continued support…..for all the homework and for the work done down here in our shop.

Remember to CHOOSE JOY and to pass it on.

Love, Joyce

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, 

his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;

great is thy faithfulness.

Lamentation 3:22-23

March 12 2025. 1438.Abbie. 1439.Tori. 1440.Christian S. 1441.Owen R. 1442.Suzan Abbas. 1443.Maci J. 1444. Larry L. 1445.Judy&James. 1446.George&Donna L. 1447.Duane P. 1448.Trish K. 1449.Judy C. 1450.Patty B.

Good morning ladies and may we bring sunshine and joy to those we meet along the way today.

We had a wonderful very very busy night last night.  We prayed and gave quilts to thirteen so we need to keep sewing, ironing, tying, pinning and praying.

We gave quilts to 

1438.Abbie, a friend of Anna’s, dealing with medical problems 

1439.Tori, a 16 yo girl, friend of Stephanie’s, who has cancer and is at Mayo where she had surgery 

1440. Christian S. who had emergency surgery last night 

1441. Owen R. a 9 year old boy who has LCP Disease a disease of the bones, who will be put in a body cast in April 

1442.Suzan A, who runs the Nunda Café, healing after having a third heart surgery 

1443.Maci J  an 11 year old dealing with seizures 

 1444. Larry L, friend of Doug & Delora dealing with medical problems

1445.Judy and James, a client of Deanna’s…James has been dealing with cancer but now cancer free 

1446. George & Donna L who just lost their son to suicide 

1447.Duane P who had a new knee 

1448.Trish K dealing with stage 4 cancer 

1449.Judy C who had a new knee yesterday 

1450.Patty B, Patrick Burger’s mother just diagnosed with cancer. 

Pray for the Kolbo family in the loss of Amy’s mother this week.

It was a busy night but just think of the JOY we can bring to those in need.  Thank you all for your faithfulness.

Next work night will be March 25th.

Thank you Holly for your special treats.

Remember to pray and to CHOOSE JOY.

Love, Joyce

  

February 25 2025. 1429.Kim K. 1430.Neely S. 1431.Paul. 1432.Abbigail. 1433.Avyanna. 1434.The Olson Family. 1435.Machelle. 1436.Jason H. 1437.Joyce Strom

 

We had a great night with many hands working on many quilts.

We prayed and gave nine quilts:  

1429.Kim K. with medical problems

                                       

1430.Neely S. who had some hip surgery 

1431,1432,1433  Amanda and Caleb  Zacharias’ foster kids..Paul…Abbigail…and Avyanna

1434. The Olson family mourning the loss of a loved one 

1435. Machelle in Texas (friend of grandson) mourning the loss of her Mother 

1436.Jason H. suffering with bone infection in his foot 

1437. Joyce Strom who broke her hip.   

Continue to lift each other up in prayer as we go about our daily routines.

Next work night is March 11th with Holly bring treats.

Remember to CHOOSE JOY each day.

Love, Joyce

Delight yourself in the Lord 

and He will give you the desires of your heart.

February 12, 2025. 1424.Karen. 1425.Ceri 1426.PaulS. 1427.Amy K. 1428.the Isakson Family

 Last night was a very cold night but all you ladies made it feel nice and warm inside.

We got lots of work done and a great time of praying and fellowship enjoying Deanna’s treats.  Thanks Deanna.

We  gave and prayed for five…

1424. Karen, a checker at Sunshine going through medical tests………

1425. Ceri, daughter of a client of Deanna’s, going through some very difficult times……

1426. Paul Schultz who retired from F&M Coop after 43 years…

1427. Amy Kolbo taking care of her very sick Mother………

1428. The Isakson family (Jackie daughter of Sony and Dave Thayer) who have adopted a family of four. 

Always remember it is all about the prayers.

We just keep going thanks to all of you …..working here on Tuesday nights and for all the homework that gets done.  It takes many hands and hours to make a quilt but think of the JOY we  bring to many individuals.

Thank you everyone….make a list of those we can bring joy to.

Next work night is Feb. 25th.

Love, Joyce

What lies behind us and what lies before us……..

are tiny matters compared to what lies within us!

January 29 2025: 1417.Kay. 1418.Jack. 1419.Dave. 1420.Sandy. 1421.Leslie. 1422.Clarice. 1423.Kreul family.

Good morning ladies on another nice sunny winter day.

We had another great work night last night.  Thank you all for your faithfulness.  Welcome Ann and Sheila.

We gave quilts and prayed

1417.For Kay who is going through a difficult divorce..

1418.for Jack .with many medical problems… 

Holly: “I got this message about the quilt we have Jack and Connie:

Hello, Connie called me and they got the quilt. They were surprised and love it. They said it is very pretty. Thank you and the quilting group for doing that, it was very thoughtful. God bless the mission your quilting group carries out.❤️”

1419.for Dave with stage 1 pancreatic cancer…. 

1420.for Sandy a  nurse at Bethel Assisted living who is recovering from kidney stone  surgery…. 

1421.for Leslie who is housebound with medical problems from Bloominigton, MN…. 

1422.for Clarice, Terry Logan’s Mom, who will celebrate 100 years in Feb… 

1423. for the Kreul family…both husband & wife dealing with cancer. 

We prayed for Stephanie and Kennley who are spending a week at Chain of Love in Brazil.

Our next work night is Feb. 11th.

This Sat., Feb. 1st at around 10 PM I will welcome those who can come to help roll 200 yd. of fabric unto cardboard bolts.

Have a wonderful week.

Remember to Choose Joy.

Love, Joyce

You can plan for tomorrow 

but don’t forget to live for today.

January 15, 2025: 1411.Erik. 1412.Dave. 1413.Janinne. 1414.Drew&Carol Skinner. 1415.Barb Turnow. 1416.Pat L

 

Good morning to all of you faithful people.  It is a dreary cloudy day but may we spread JOY to those we are in contact with.

It has been a busy different week.  Monday morning we had our TV debut with 

1411.Erik Thorstonson 

1412.Cameraman Dave.  They were here around 1 ½ hour recording an episode for Someone You Should Know on KDLT.  It was a fun time.  Pray that the real message of our group comes through. We gave Erik and Dave each a quilt and prayed for them.

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/01/22/someone-you-should-know-making-quilts-cause/

Last night we had a table full  (welcome back Lily) as we prayed for 4 people…..

1413.Janinne, Kim Fawbush Revert’s mother-in-law, has been ill and has moved in with Kim and Daryl

1414.Drew & Carol Skinner, who operated Nicky’s……thanks for their many years of service to our community! 

1415.Barb Turnow who is dealing with some colon cancer 

1416. Pat Lauck who had some heart surgery yesterday.   

                                       

Continue to pray for these individuals and especially for each other.  Many tears were shared as we prayed for Matt and Kelsey and Trevor & Stephanie.  May God be with these little ones they have cared for.

Thank you Deanna for the treats.

Hope to see you again on Jan. 28th.

Always remember it is not about us or the quilts but about prayer.

Love, Joyce

The DNA of JOY is Thankfulness

Psalm 107:1

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.  

His love endures forever.

Comments on “Someone You Should Know Joyce Schrepel”  January 2025

She must be a blessing to know!  Nice article, God bless your good works!  Kathy Buisker

This group of ladies is amazing! I have the pleasure of  knowing many of them for a majority of my life and having Joyce as a family mentor when we were new to Madison. Joyce is definitely one of a kind!

Amber Bartels

This is a great group of ladies and the occasional man. My husband was a lucky recipient of one of their quilts after he had his stroke last month. He sleeps with it every night.

Susan Warns

❤️🙏❤️ “Hi Joyce!!! 

Lona Rus

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Joyce, otherwise known as my ‘Mom’ is now a celebrity….  😉

She does SO many kind things for others, all the time, as it is nothing, and never makes it a big deal, and a lot of that goes unnoticed.  Like when she welcomed me to her house for many years when I was a teenager.  It’s her quiet, stoic Norwegian-American upbringing paired with a small rural American farmer’s wife thing…. It never goes out of style. XOXO

Koh Stubbe

One of the sweetest!

Darci Stanford

Such a giving, kind person!

Mark Bender

(42 likes/loves cares)

Joyce and everyone in the West Center Baptist quilting group are so deserving of this recognition! I was in this quilting group for several years when I lived in Madison. Lots of fond memories of evenings quilting in Joyce's basement and spending time with friends around her dining table. ❤️ 

Emmeline Elliott Weber

I just watched this on the 10pm news. What a wonderful group of women!

Nancy Haas Marshall

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This is someone you need to know! Watch this wonderful video Erik did! Joyce and the ladies do wonderful work! ♥️ I know many of you have received quilts from this group! Here is the behind the  making of them!

Nate Hofman

I had not seen this!  Thanks for sharing. So many wonderful people in that piece .  Joyce is a person that quietly makes your life brighter for knowing her!!!

Charity Olson

That is so Awesome!

Jackie Salmen

Love this!

Jeanette Kreul

Fantastic!!! Joyce and the ladies are incredible!

Delora Sims

The world needs more Joyces!

Mady Johannsen

Totally awesome work by Joyce and the ladies!

Robert Ellsworth 

🙏Fabulous story about fabulous people in our community doing good things for others!! Thank you ladies ❣️Keep up the great work.🙏

Tamara Osterberg

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These ladies are awesome!  I have one of the quilts in honor of my dad!  Thanks for sharing Nate Hofman!

(Christine Townsend: Story of the ladies who made Z’s quilt.)

Cheryl McCreary

This is a cool story about amazing people. Z’s quilt is beautiful and wonderful with all the prayers that were said for her through that quilt. ❤️

Christine Townsend 

I’m so blessed to be part of this awesome group of ladies.

Mary Kenyon

I see you Mary 🤗.   Looks like the perfect group for you!

Jeany Salter

What a great story—and a wonderful group of women!

Ila French

What happens when women get together!  What an awesome group!  Robin Melstad Jarrett

Such a great group of people that bring glory to God by blessing others with prayer quilts!  Great story!!  Great mission!!!

Lois McGillivary

What an amazing woman!! 

She and my Mom were friends. 

Brenda L Fredmam

Brenda L Fredman And Joyce's home is where we have a noon Bible Study every Wednesday.  She's blessed so many!! Lois M

Thank you for sharing!! Lynda Peterson

I love this so much! Sandy McElhatton

I know her!  She is amazing and  she glorifies God! Amy Punt

She's certainly taught us to Choose Joy.  

To know her is to love her. 

Amy Brown

I was given one when I had breast cancer. Thank you for this wonderful ministry and for you Joyce, beautiful lady❤️

Elda Person

Joyce is one of the most giving caring gal I know!  So well deserving of this. 🥰🥰 Barbara Meyer

They gave my son, Tim, a quilt after his Apraxia diagnosis.   When I went with Tim and Jen to pick it up, they had made one for me!  God is working through Joyce and the other quilters. Pam Schut

Joyce is such an amazing , caring & giving woman!! She definitely brings joy!! Teri Jaspers

There are several faces that look familiar to me for sure. I remember Joyce and her husband were the FIRST people that greeted us at the church when we visited there back so many years ago. Thanks for sharing this! Crystal Hatlewick

Praise God for His work through Joyce and our quilting group! I love these ladies! ❤️ Holly Molascon

My beautiful friends! 💕Both my sons have received a quilt.

Linda Wicks

Proud to call Joyce my friend - what a joy it has been to learn from her.  She continues to live a life well lived serving her Lord while serving other!❤️❤️ Angela Peters

I know that lady! 🥰🥰🥰Camorra Schamber

Mom hasn't really called me in several months, but today she called to tell me she saw you and Joyce on the news.  Thank you all for  being such a light to us all. Elizabeth Bellegeuille