Wednesday, May 31, 2023

May 31 2023. 1126-1146. Valiant Living. 1147.Ambrose. 1148.Barb Hansen. 1149.Ella Thompson. 1150.Bryan. 1151.Kevin. 1152.Robert

 Good morning dear ladies and friends.

We had a great night last night.  

We  bagged up another 20 quilts for Valiant Living (1126-1146) so that brings us up to 80. 


We only have 41 more to go!


We did quilts and prayed for 

1147.Ambrose the 2 year old foster boy that Steph and Trevor have been caring for….pray that they find a good home for him during the summer…


1148.Barb who was severely burned, who lost one foot and part of the other…..


1149. Ella as she goes back to Michigan.  Ella it was great having you join in on the prayer group.

for three friends and co-workers of son Tom who have lost loved ones recently:

1150.Bryan from Utah…

1151. Kevin from Georgia..

1152.Robert from South Carolina.  

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May we continue to remember these individuals and each other in prayer.

 

Next work night is June 13th.  

Thanks Ella for making treats for last night….very good.

 

Thank you for your faithfulness.  There are many hurting people.  May we help just a little bit by giving of our time and talents.  God has blessed us so much.

 

Have a great week and remember to CHOOSE JOY.

Love, Joyce

May the GOD of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him.

Romans 15;13

 

 

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

May 10 2023. 1121.Neely. 1122.Taylor. 1123.Jacob. 1124.Kinley 1125.Kim

 We had a great night last night.  We welcomed 

1121.Neely Salmen 


1122. and Taylor Harms 


as they came for their high school graduation quilts….

1123. we also did one for Jacob Hansen who will graduate……


1124. we also welcomed Kinley Schubert as we prayed for her as she struggles with Crohn’s disease.



  What fun to have them join us.  

1125. We also did a quilt for Kim Wetzbarger…….Doc. Wetzbarger just passed away. 



 May we continue to pray for each of these individuals.

 

Our next work night will be May 30th….notice date change.

 

May we continue to bless many with our prayers and  quilts……GOD IS GOOD.

 

Love, Joyce

 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.

Psalm 107:1

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

April 25 2023. 1119.Rylan. 1120.Rocky

 Good morning ladies on a cloudy spring day.

We had a busy but good night last night.  We prayed and gave quilts to 

1119. Rylan, a young man who attends church, who had part of his intestine removed. 


1120.Rocky, Marli’s brother-in-law, who has cancer through out his body 





Joyce received a wonderful thank you from Tom’s boss and we all enjoyed it:



On May 9th we will do quilts for the graduates.

It takes many hands and hours to make a quilt.  Thank you ladies for you faithfulness through out the year.

CHOOSE JOY in the many things that God has given us.  We are so richly blessed.

Love, Joyce

Be still and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

April 11, 2023. 1118. Jim C.

 Last night was a small  group but we got lots of work done.

We did a quilt for Noah’s grandpa Jim……Jim just retired at 80 years young from driving the bus 38 years for the Avon school district.



We enjoyed Marian’s birthday cake.  Happy 90th Birthday!


Next work night is April 25th.  May 9th we will give quilts to the high school and college graduates.  We want to do quilts for the house parents at Chain of Love…….then we have 60 left to do for Valiant Living…..after that we may take a break.

Thank you ladies for sticking with me.  It is so good to give of our time and efforts to those who have much less or in some need.

Mark down April 25th.

Love, Joyce

Never ever forget that Christ died for our sins and then on Easter He arose.

Hallelujah………………………

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

March 29 2023. 1093.Jason. 1094.Mike. 1095.Janice. 1096.Batiste family. 1097-1117.Valiant Living

 Thank you dear friends for all of your hard work last night but we can count it joy that we are able to continue to give of ourselves and fabric.

We did quilts for 

1093.Jason, a man in son Tom’s workforce……..Jason cared for is sister until she died of cancer….


1094. Mike, Ann’s husband, who had heart surgery in Nov….he is slowly progressing toward getting well…..


1095. Janice, who has been in the hospital for several days and now at home but not doing well…….


1096. the Batiste family….they just lost their 4 month old son…….


may we continue to pray for each of these individuals as they cope with each new day.

1097-1117.We packed up another 20 quilts for Valiant Living….we are half way there……we have now given 60 quilts to Valiant.  This is a big project but we will get there…..just keep cracking the whip.



Our next work night is April 11th.  Thanks to the many of you that do lots of homework.  It really keeps us going.

They sun is shinning……find new joy in this day.

Love, Joyce

Encourage one another and build each other up.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

March 15 2023. 1088.Karli. 1089.Kennedy 1090.Kenzie. 1091.Charlie. 1092.Elaine

 March 15 2023


 

A good day to each one of you.

We started out slow last night ….just Karen and I but as time went out more joined in . …..by prayer time there were 8  of us.  We did not do quilts for Valiant Living but prayed for 5 other individuals….

1088.Karli. 1089.Kennedy. 1090.Kenzie who lost their Mom last week.


1091.Charlie, Maria’s husband, who is on dialysis



1092. my special cousin, Elaine, whose husband just passed away.


Pray for each other.  Marian has a type of flu.

Thanks Holly for the goodies which your brought for my birthday in Feb.  Thanks for freezers…..it was still very good.

Next meeting will be March 28th.  We will have enough for Valiant Living then.

Remember it is not about the quilts but about the prayers.,

Love, Joyce


Each day remember to care, love, share, pray, and help.

God is our refuge and strength.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 2, 2023

February 28 2023. 1082.Scott. 1083.Barb. 1084.Diane P. 1085.RJ. 1086.Brenda. 1087.Bev

 Good morning on a kind of nasty day.  Enjoy a day indoors.

Well dear friends we have been busy the last 3 Tuesday nights…..I’ll give you next week off.  We will meet again on March 14th.  There will be lots to do.  We will have another 20 quilts to get ready for Valiant Living so I will be cracking  the whip.

Last week we prayed for 

1082. Scott, a co-worker of Amy’s…Scott had a stroke…


1083. Barb, Sandy McElhatton’s niece……Barb passed away…pray for Sandy who is with her sister in California.  


Last night we did quilts for 

1084. Diane Plack who is doing kidney dialysis…


1085. RJ who works at the Company son Tom works for…..RJ lost his father who was his last surviving relative


1086. Brenda a neighbor of Amy’s who is having a difficult time after her father died….


1087. Bev another neighbor of Amy’s who is in the Madison Hospital fighting a bad infection.  



Continue to pray for Mike, Ann’s husband, as they continue to get him well again….for Mary’s Dad who had 2 stints put in this week….for Stephenie as she copes with another foster child……for Maria’s husband as he does dialysis.

CHOOSE JOY

Love, Joyce

Someone else is happy with much less than we have.