December 7 2024 Quilter’s Christmas Party! 1399-1407. Domestic Violence Network. 1408.Marty W. 1409.Peggy. 1410.James

 

1399-1407.Domestic Violence Network

1408.Marty W who suffered a stroke

1409.Peggy  another close friend of son Tom who is dealing with 2 types of breast cancer….one is very rare

1410.James graduated from DSU

November 27 2024. 1391.Jessica. 1392.Patty&Doug B. 1393.Jessica. 1394.Brenda. 1395.the Lampmans. 1396.Kathryn. 1397.Gwynnie. 1398.Lainey

  

November 27 2024

Good morning ladies on a cool winter day.

We had a great night last night.  We prayed  and did quilts for eight…….

1391. Jessica, Tom Brown’s boss, who had surgery for uterine cancer… 

1392. Patty & Doug Bittle…a former pastor at WCBC…Doug had to be put into a nursing home; he is dealing with Parkinson's….. 

1393.Jessica, a friend of Jeff G., who is going through a hard time with her son who has disabilities….. 

1394.Brenda dealing with cancer in both lungs…Brenda is the daughter of a man who lives near Betty in assisted living…. 

1395. the Lampmans who just had a baby…a friend of Abby’s….

 

1396. Kathryn, Abby’s mother-in-law, dealing with losing a loved pet…. 

1397. Gwynnie, a friend of Marcie’s, a 4 yr. old dealing with juvenile arthritis… 

1398. Lainey, a 1 yr old friend of Marcie’s, dealing with cancer. 

I hope that you can all come for our brunch at 11:00 on Dec. 7th.  Bring something good.  If you don’t have anything come anyway.  We always have plenty.

Our next work night is Jan. 14th so mark that on your calendars.

Thank you Karen and Deanna for the treats.

We have so much to be thankful for.  Everyone have a special Thanksgiving Day but remember really every day is thanksgiving day.

I’m so thankful for each one of you.

Love, Joyce

Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7

November 13 2024 1387.Nate 1388.Dani 1389.Luann M. 1390.Aubree

Good morning on a dark dreary day……but it is wonderful we got rain.

We had a great night with lots of good help.  Thank you Susan for the treats.

We prayed and gave 4 quilts….

1387. Nate, an adopted son of a friend of Holly

1388. Dani,  a good friend of Anna’s who had a miscarriage and has many medical issues…                                                                

                                                    

1389.Luann M..suffering with kidney stones….

                                                         

1390.14 yr old Aubree who is recouping from a car accident…Aubree’s sister was killed in the accident.  Aubree is a friend of Anna. 

Continue to pray for Marie and her husband, Charlie.  Charlie is out of the hospital but needs to stay close for a couple of weeks.

Our last meeting of the year is Nov. 26th.  Our Christmas brunch will be Dec. 7th.  This is special time when the home workers can join us.

Thanks to all of you.  Each one is special…..those who can come work and those who do much work at home……..each step is important.

Have a wonderful week…enjoy the rain.

Love, Joyce

Always remember to

Choose Joy

October 23, 2024 1378.the Oberg Family. 1379.Kevin S. 1380.Marlon&Kris. 1381.Kobee S. 1382.Deanna H. 1383.Tammy Miller. 1384.Patrick&Erica Burger. 1385.Tess N. 1386.Promise

 Ladies we had another great night……it was busy but good.

Last Thursday Nate and Marci came and we did a quilt and prayed for 

1378. the Oberg family from Howard…...their 15 yr. old daughter Audrey passed away.

Last night we did quilts and had a great time of prayer for

1379. Kevin (friend of son, Roger)fighting prostrate cancer.

1380. Marlon & Kris Wiebe…Kris donated one of her kidneys to Marlon… 

1381. Kobee Sherman, a young man from the Viborg/ Hurley school district. Kobee has been fighting cancer for 1½ years and is having one of his legs amputated on Oct. 28th

1382. Deanna Howe (Sandy M. sister) with medical problems….. 

1383.  a happy quilt for Tammy Miller CEO of Madison Regional Health System who is retiring 

1384. Patrick & Erica Burger who will be pastoring a church in DeSmet 

1385. Tess Nelson fighting the battle of breast cancer  

1386. Promise, a 5 year old foster child staying with Nate and Marcie for 10 days. 

Remember our mission is all about the prayers so may we continue to reach out to people that need our prayers.  There are many so keep your ears open to anyone that we can bring just a moment of joy to.

There are 5 Tuesdays in Oct. so we won’t meet until Nov. 12th and then again the last work night of 2024, Nov. 26th…….another year almost gone.  We will have our Christmas brunch on Dec. 7th.  There will be no work nights in Dec.

Thanks Holly for the good treats.

Remember each one of you is important.  It takes many hours to make a quilt so thanks everyone whether you work at home or here.

Choose Joy in the fact that we can reach out to a few people.

God is good.

Love, Joyce

(..just read this in a book and thought it was good.)

The proper function of Man (or woman)is to live,

not to exist. I shall not waste my days

in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

                                                                                 -Jack London- 

   

October 9 2024. 1371.Randy Rook. 1372.Ed Hanson. 1373.Lyle. 1374.Sally. 1375.Michelle Eimers. 1376.Nick. 1377.Danelle&Brady Balogh

 October 9 2024. 1371.Randy Rook. 1372.Ed Hanson. 1373.Lyle. 1374.Sally. 1375.Michelle Eimers. 1376.Nick. 1377.Danelle&Brady Balogh

Good morning ladies on another beautiful fall day.

We had a great night last night.

Sandy McElhatton came and we prayed for three quilts for her family & friends:  

1371. for Sandy’s brother Randy Rook who has stage 4 colon cancer… 

1372.for Ed Hanson who has Stage 4 lung cancer….. 

1373. for Lyle (husband of a cousin) who is suffering with Parkinson’s. 

We also later in the evening prayed and did quilts for 

1374.Sally who had a double mastectomy (friend of son Tom)… 

1375.Michelle Eimers with breast cancer….. 

1376. Joy Boon’s brother Nick who will be having a bone marrow transfusion to battle multiple myeloma… 

1377. Danelle & Brady Balogh waiting to bring their baby daughter home (2lb. 3 0z at birth but has gained to 5 – 13) 

We enjoyed having Abby Morganti and Anna Vonkeman join us.  It takes many hands and many prayers to keep our ministry going.  Each hand is so important because it takes many steps to make a quilt.  Thank you each one of you for whatever you do because it is all very special.

Our next work night will be Oct. 22nd.  We will have 2 work nights in Nov. then have Dec. off.  We will have a brunch on Sat. morning Dec. 7th unless there are too many conflicts.

Remember to each day to love one another and to Choose Joy.

Love, Joyce

Love never fails,

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three;

But the greatest of these is love.

I Corinthians 13:8, 13

September 24 2024. 1364.Lynda P. 1365.Brenda F. 1366.Dennis H. 1367.Julia D. 1368.Rosee H. 1369.Kelly C. 1370.Peg R.

 Good morning ladies…..it is Fall.

Last night started out slow but as the evening progressed we kept adding……..it was great to see each one of you.

We prayed and tied quilts for 

                                1364.Lynda P. dealing with many medical problems….

1365.Brenda F. whose dear husband died….

                               1366.Dennis H. dealing with some cancer…..

                

                             1367.Julia D who is dealing with West Nile

                             1368. Rosee H who broke her hip.

                                  1369. Kelly C who is dealing with unknown medical problems

                                          

              1370.Peg R. whose husband just died (Husband was Marian’s nephew)

                        

 Continue to remember these special people and remember to pray for one another.

Our next work night is Oct. 8^th.

Thanks Marci for the treats.

Remember each day to CHOOSE JOY and also know that each one of you is special.

Love, Joyce

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;

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

great is your faithfulness.  Lam. 3:22-23

September 11 2024 1357.Dennis S. 1358.Diane. 1359.Bennett. 1360.Ruby. 1361.Amanda. 1362.Michael Peters. 1363.Wren

Oh how good it was to get together as a group last night…..we did miss August.

We prayed and did quilts for 

1357. Dennis S

1358.Diane, a friend of my daughter-in-law dealing with breast cancer

1359.the new twin babies, Bennett and 

1360.Ruby, 

1361.and for their mom, Amanda, who will be having surgery

1362.Michael Peters, who is being deployed

1363. Wren.

(If you get a chance read Wren’s article in the Tuesday  Daily Leader, “The Day I Didn’t Die)….very good.  Yesterday was World Suicide Prevention Day.  Last year 180 South Dakotans died by suicide.

Last week, I was gifted a beautiful quilt by a local group. This is  the most meaningful gift I think I’ve ever received at this job.

It wasn’t just the quilt itself, which was beautifully made by the Choose Joy Prayer Quilt Group from West Center Baptist Church, it was the sentiment and love behind it.

Election season is stressful for almost everyone, and journalists are not alone in this. This year, however, our readers and community have brightened my spirits and energized me in a way no community has before. It’s not just the quilt – which I have put in my house in a place my cats cannot easily reach – it’s the conversations I’ve had with so many of you, whether it was about local elections, mental health or general community coverage.

For that, I am thankful to all of you.

On Sept. 10, also known as World Suicide Prevention Day, I released a column I had spent months writing, piece by piece. In it, I discussed my own mental health and suicide attempt. I wrote it in hopes of showing people who are struggling that they are not alone, and to shed some light on an issue that can be easy to shove under the bed and ignore. It was a stressful endeavor, especially since I was also working on election coverage. Between thinking about these subjects all day and staying up late to think about them some more, I was exhausted.

Since the release of that column, however, I’ve received so much support from the community. People have reached out by letter, email, social media and in person to discuss my column with me, oftentimes sharing their own or their family’s relationship with mental health and suicide. This led to many meaningful conversations.

Throughout the entire writing process, and especially around time of publication, I was wracked with nerves. I could not have imagined a more positive response. It was received very well and very kindly, and in addition to those fruitful conversations, I received the beautiful prayer quilt and had my column placed with a display at the Madison Public Library.

Even though I work in the newspaper business and have a much wider platform than most people, sometimes I feel a little lost. I ask myself if I’m doing something meaningful in the community. It’s not like I need constant validation, but I think everyone feels that way in their work. They want what they do to have meaning.

The column I wrote, no matter how hard it was to get it onto the page, had an impact on people that make me happy I am here and happy I am present.

It’s also made me more aware of how I want to do what I can in this community. I really love it here in Madison. I love it when people come in and ask me questions about what I wrote, even if their feedback isn’t all positive. I love it when people ask for help regarding articles that I published. I love it when people ask me about places to get election information, whether for themselves or other people. It gives me a sense of fulfillment, knowing that what I do can matter to people and that I can contribute to making Madison an amazing place to live.

Newspapers wouldn’t exist without our readers, our advertisers, our staff or our communities, and this past month, I’ve had so many reminders about why I love Madison and Lake County.

Once again, thank you.

Wren Murphy is a reporter for Madison Daily Leader. 

I think we have a mission.  We just need to look around and see someone we can encourage.

Karen and I prayed and tied a quilt and delivered it to Dennis S. (1357) while he was in the hospital.

Thank you Marian for the goodies.

We meet again on Sept. 24^th.

Remember each day to CHOOSE JOY.

Love, Joyce

 

Be Still

And know that I am God.