April 2019 563.Layne 564.Alex 565.Patrick 566.Dallas and Sharon 567.Casey

April 24, 2019

Good morning ladies on a beautiful sunny spring day.  The grass is green and the flowers are popping out of the ground.  God is good.

 We were a smaller group last night but it was very good.  I just cracked the whip harder.  We did quilts for

563.Layne Meyers,  564. Alex Horstman, & 565. Patrick Gallo all who are graduating from Dakota State and have been attending West Center and are part of CRU

566.  Dallas and Sharon Tonsager, brother of Doug Tonsager…Dallas is dealing with lung and liver cancer

567. Casey Materese…..Casey has been on our list for a year….congratulations go to Casey for being chosen teacher of the year in Madison last year.

Thanks Amy M. for the delicious chocolate dessert.  Our next meeting is May 14^th.  It will be 3 weeks because there are 5 Tues. in April.  Who would like to bring treats May 14^th?

Pray for Marie DeBoer as she settles in to her new home at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living, Room 118B, 3409 East 5^th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103.  Pray for Mary K. and Ann as they are on vacation…..safety in miles.

Thank you for your faithful service.

Love, Joyce

             In what way can you flourish                                       in this moment?

          How can you bring JOY to another?

April 2019 559. Ewings 560. Dede Prostrollo 561. Sarena 562. Rev Joel Kim

 Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 10:31 AM

Good morning ladies…….we have winter again but we hope it will pass soon.

(Winter storm Wesley)

Last night we had a good and busy night.  We prayed for

559. Paul & Melissa Ewing…..they are missionaries in Japan that we support….Paul had a pace maker put in while in the US but got high fever and infection when he returned to Japan….they removed the pace maker and will put another one in later this month……Paul remains in the hospital until they do the surgery of putting in the pace maker…..

560.   Dede…Amy Meehan’s friend…Dede is going through radiation treatments after some breast cancer……

 561.   for Carissa Lewis sister Sarena who has stage 4 Ewings sarcoma cancer…..Sarena is a young Mom with three children….

562.   Rev. Joel Kim…..the President of Westminster Seminary in San Diego……He spoke at church on Sunday.

Sometimes things happen in our lives that at first you wonder why it happened and then  you start to think…God does not make mistakes.  He allows things to happen for our good and to get us off our duff.  After some hours of laying in bed and wondering what can we do in this community to make a difference right now…..not two years down the line.  ……..Well here goes we are going to make quilts for each of the men in the police and sheriff departments first.  I really think God wants us to push ourselves into caring for people outside of our church…….so how can we make a difference……so here goes I will continue to crack the whip harder.   This is just a start of what we can do.

Ladies you are the best.  Thanks for putting up with me and my ideas.  Remember it is not about us it is all about how God blesses us.

Love you all, Joyce

       Knowing Jesus is the greatest gift we can receive;

            Sharing Him is the greatest gift we can give.

March 2019 555. Bret Moser 556. Barb 557&558. Jeremy and Jackson White

March 27 2019

Good morning ladies on a bright spring day  Everything looks kind of dirty right now but soon the grass will grow and the leaves will appear.

We had lots of coming and going last night but it was another good night.  We prayed for four quilts….two have been on our list a long time..

555.  Brett Moser and his 4 daughters….his wife is in prison 

556.  Barb….Jeremy Peter's sister…..her husband has suffered long with cancer

557.  Jeremy and 

558.  Jackson White…close friends of Stephanie’s….their father died when garbage truck went into the river.

Thank you to each one of you for making this mission possible.  It takes many hands.

Our next work night will be April 9^th.  Does anyone want to make a treat?

Know that each one of you is special to me.

Joyce

              “Generosity is a condition of the heart,                                       not the wallet.”

February 2019 552. CC Hofman 553. Isaac and April K 554. Regan and Becky B.

February 27, 2019

Good morning ladies on a bright sunny morning.  When you look out across the horizon it really is one of God’s beauty’s.

We had a great night last night.  We really got a lot done.  We prayed for three quilts

552. little Cecilia Hofman, Mary’s (only) grand daughter….Cecilia is fighting some medical disorders

 553.  Isaac & April Kurtz…..Isaac is a highway patrol man….we try to remember all these men who work to keep us safe

                                                                             

554.   Regan & Becky Beauchamp…Regan was prison chaplain for 27 years…..their life has been working with inmates…..pray that they may be able to continue their very important and hard work in some way….pray for Regan as he deals with intestinal blockages.

                                 

We prayed for Holly’s family as they go through the many difficult times.  Continue to pray for Karen as she goes through therapy.  Mary’s new little grand son is home from the hospital.  Praise the Lord.  Axle was a very sick little baby.

Thank you Ann for the delicious brownies…….I did have one for breakfast….we’ll call it mid morning lunch.   Does anyone want to bring a treat for our next time?....which will be March 12^th.

Thank you each one of you for your faithfulness…….God is good.  Continue to CHOOSE JOY.

Really do love you all.

Joyce

           Become all that God intended you to be.                   Love Him.  Love people. 

              Love the life you’ve been given.

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