February 12 2019 548. Axle 549. Jaylyn 550. Kristina 551. Rod

Good morning ladies.  The sun is shinning and the wind quit blowing and my yard has been cleaned out again.

We had a good night last night.  We missed those that could not come.  There were fewer of us so I had to make the ladies work overtime…..but it was worth it because after our prayer time we enjoyed Barb’s good apple crisp….which I also enjoyed this morning for breakfast.  Thanks Barb.

We prayed for four quilts….

548.   for 10 day old Axle Hofman, Mary’s grandson, who is in a Sioux Falls hospital…very sick…. 

549. 11 year old Jaylyn, a friend of a friend…Jaylyn has ovarian cancer and now is being treated for Missouri Valley Fungus infection….she is a very sick little girl

550.  Kristina (Olfert) Neuharth, who graduated from Madison High with Abby Logan Brown…Kristina (39) suffered a stroke…she was pregnant so they took their baby girl by  CSection very early…..she has 2 other girls…..her husband is in ministry

551.  Rod, Sandy McElhaton’s brother who is in the Madison Hospital now being treated for infection in his leg….he has many medical problems….pray that he may know that there are people who care about him.

Next quilt night is Feb. 26^th.  Anybody want to bring a treat?

Remember each step is important.  It takes each step to put a quilt together.

Love, Joyce

           Choosing joy is acknowledging that while we don’t understand what’s going on, God does.  Choosing joy is remembering that while life may seem to be spiraling out of control, it is never out of God’s control.  Choosing joy is remaining mindful that while our circumstances may feel anything but ideal, God still has our good and His glory in mind.  It’s not about me.  It’s about what He can do with my life.

542. Dee Dickson 543, 544, 545 Kay Odle, Beth, Ellah 546. Laura 547.Maddie January 2019

January 23 2019

Good morning ladies.  The sun is brightly shinning.

We had a busy but very good night last night thanks to all of you faithful ladies.

We did quilts for

542.  Dee Dickson, Stephanie’s mom,…who will be having surgery for some breast cancer in Feb. 

 543, 544, 545.   Kay Odle…she was beaten by her son….son died…husband died in Nov…..also did a quilt for Kay’s daughter, Beth, and one for her 4 year old grand daughter.  Kay’s husband was like our area pastors for churches like Sun Prairie

 546. Nikki’s friend, Laura,…..Laura’s special brother and only relative committed suicide

547.  Maddie, a friend of my niece in Parker.  Maddie is in the 8^th grade and is waiting to receive a new heart…she is the oldest of four children.

There are 5 Tues. in Jan. so it will be three weeks before the next quilting night…..Feb. 12^th.  Does anyone want to bring a treat next time?

Some of you wanted the recipe for Christmas Crack so here goes:

Combine 1 12.8 ounce Box Rice Chex cereal, 1 12 ounce box Golden Grahams cereal, 1 7 ounce bag shredded coconut, 1 4 ounce bag slivered almonds in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.

In a large sauce pan, cook 1 ½ cups butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups corn syrup to the “soft Ball stage..about 234 degrees on a candy thermometer.  Pour over cereal mixture and stir until all is well coated.  (I stirred it several times so it would not all stick together)  Pour mixture out onto 2 large cookie sheets to cool.  Stir it around occasionally to prevent clumping.  I left it out and stirred it several times for several hours.  (I test it each time to make sure it tasted OK)  Store in an airtight container then hide it so you don’t eat too much of it in one day…….no calories!!!!!!

Pray for Holly that she will rid of the nasty bug and for Karen that she may continue to heal.

Thanks to Nikki Troxell fpr taking pictures!

Remember ladies it takes each one of us to make a quilt…each job is important.

Enjoy your week and remember to CHOOSE JOY!!!!

Love to each one of you,

 Joyce

     “Life isn’t always about finding yourself.  More often than,  it’s about discovering who God created you to be.”

January 2019 538. Chris. 539. Chris V. 540. Michelle Hyland. 541. Fling Family

Good morning ladies.

We had a good night last night.  I tried to crack the whip.

We did quilts for

538. Chris, Angie’s cousin, a senior in high school dealing with the loss of his mother….

539.  for Chris V who has been sober for 5 months…that is a celebration                       quilt……

 




540.  for Michelle Hyland… a young 44 year old mom and wife, living with brittle diabetes….which has many complications….she will need to spend the rest of her days in a nursing home….

 

541. for Dennis & Kristi Fling & family……connected to Joel’s brother in law…..have 4 adopted children……many complications with daughter, Lael.  

 

Continue to pray for these many individuals.  

Pray for Karen Logan who will have surgery on her broken right elbow sometime this week….pray for safety for Maria who is in Columbia.  Pray that she can sell her condo.

Thank you to each one of you special ladies for the most generous Christmas gift certificate.  I got 4 tops and pants at Stan’s sale.  I have money left.

Our next work night is Jan. 22^nd.

Thank you for being part of our mission.  Each one of you is important.

Love,

Joyce

Christmas 2018

December 2018: 532.Joy Reed; 533.Barb Jorgenson; 534.Mark; 535.Catt; 536.Randy Wiese; 537.Jan Sims

Good morning ladies.  Looks like the fog is gone but it is a dreary day.  We just need to put some special light into it.

We had a good night last night.  We missed some of you.  We had lots of good food.

523.Joy was happy with her friendship quilt.  We all will continue to pray for her.

524. Barb Jorgenson who has stage 4 lung cancer….

525.  Mark…Nikki’s Dad, who had total shoulder replacement on Tues

526. Catt…my daughter Cheryl’s friend,….who has aggressive stage 4 breast cancer…Catt is a young 34 year old Mom of two girls…age 3 and 6

527. Randy Wiese…Marian’s son, who is having back surgery Dec. 18^th

528. Jan Sims ... Doug Sim’s sister-in-law,…..has stage 4 melanoma cancer. 

 Continue to pray for these individuals and families as we draw near to Christmas.

Thank you ladies for the generous Christmas gifts that you gave me.  I’m going to Stan’s and see if they have anything left that would work on an old lady……I am what I am.  You all are so very special to me.  It takes each one of us to make a quilt.

Wishing each one of you a very Blessed Christmas.

Love you,

Joyce

November 2018: 518. Dale&Sue Holvett, 519. Russell Beldin, 520. Deb, 521. Jon Bundy, 522. Tim&Karen Schrepel

November 27, 2018

Good morning ladies on a gray cloudy day.  We will just need to make our own light shine.

We had a busy but great night last night.  We prayed for 5 quilts:

518.…for Dale & Sue Holvett, Mary Hofmann’s sister dealing with medical and some social problems…..

519.....for Russell Beldin, Amy Meehan’s uncle…who has been in the hospital for 6 weeks with a termanal illness…..

520.  for Deb, Sandy McElhatton’s friend…who is dealing with medical problems….

521. for Jon Bundy….who has been very sick but improving in a Sioux Falls hospital……

522.   for Tim Schrepel..Joyce’s son…who will be having (I think) a new hip Dec. 10^th. 

 Continue to pray for each of these individuals.  This is our mission.  May God continue to bless our mission.

I don’t always hear of needs so be sure to tell me when you know of someone wo would be blessed with a quilt.

Last night was our last work night in 2018.  We will have our Christmas party on Dec. 12^th at 6:30.  Just bring some type of food to add to our table which ends up to be very generous.  We will not go home hungrey…..bring something healthy or unhealthy…salty…sweet …hot …cold..it all works out.  We will not be sewing but we will have a couple of quilts to pray for.  Jan. 8^th, 2019 will be our next work night.

It has been another good year.  Welcome to you new ladies.  We hope you will continue to come.  There is always work to do and what good fellowship and prayer time we have.  How good it is for us to give of our time to give a bit of happiness to someone else.

Always remember that each one of you is very special and I love you all.

Joyce

                    This should be a joyous time of year.  May we cherish the real meaning of Christmas and

                    not let the hustle and bustle all around us make us forget that Christ is Christmas.

November 2018 513.Gabriel 514.Elsie Wiese 515.Mary Askren 516.Marli Wiese 517.Charity

Good morning ladies on a bright sunny day.  It is going to get warmer.

We had a good night last night.  Those of you that were not here to write on Joy’s quilt can stop any time.  My door is open.  The quilt and pens are back in the apartment.  We want to have it ready to pin on Nov. 27^th, which is our last work night of 2018.

We had a busy night with all 5 machines running.  We prayed for

513. Gabriel Gitzen…the little 3 year old boy battling cancer…

514.  for Elsie Wiese…Monte Wiese’s 95 year old aunt who just went into the Bethel Nursing Home….

515.  for Mary Askren…the writer from the Daily Leader who wrote such a good story for our quilting group…and put it on the front page of the Daily Leader….how refreshing to read a positive story……

516.  for Marli Wiese….Marli will be representing us out at Pierre…

517. for Charity…an acquaintance of Stephanie’s….Charity was badly injured in a car accident last Thursday night.

  Keep these individuals in your thoughts and prayers.

Mark Wed. night, Dec. 12^th, for our Christmas Party.

Thank you to all of you.  May each one of you know that you are special.

Joyce

                 “Joy does not simply happen to us.  We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”