February 24 2021. 782.Lyle. 783.Brian. 784.Diann. 785.Steve. 786.Mark

 

Good morning ladies on a bright sunny day.  Spring is almost here.

We had another great work night last night.  We prayed for five people…….

782. Lyle, who has had to move to a facility that will help care for him 

783. Brian…..Joyce’s son-in-law, who will be having open heart surgery on March 5^th

784. Diann who major health problems

785. Steve…Joyce’s snow scooper who had shoulder surgery

786. Mark dealing with colon cancer.  

Continue to hold these special individuals in prayer.

March 9^th is our next quilt night.

Thanks Holly for the delicious bars.

Love you all, Joyce

“The thing that goes the farthest towards making life worthwhile,

That costs the least and does the most is just a pleasant

SMILE.”

February 10 2021

 “Gift of Love expressed through quilt ministry”

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A GROUP OF QUILTERS from West Center Baptist meet in Joyce Schrepel's basement to make quilts which they give away. Among the group that gathered this week were (left) Amy Brown, Holly Molascon, Mary Kenyon and Joyce Schrepel.

February 2021. 779.Madelyn. 780.Peggy. 781.Mary

Good morning ladies.  We have had a cold month but we are all very fortunate to have warm homes and warm clothes.  We need to pray for those without heat or homes.

We had a great night last night.  I so enjoy those nights that we have together.  God has truly blessed us with a ministry that we have been able to continue even through this virus.  We miss those that we do not see but continue to be thankful for the many that work at home on the quilts.  Someday there will be a new normal but in the meantime we will continue to sew and pray.

Last night we did quilts for 

779.Madelyn…..Madelyn is 11 years old and had very major open heart surgery

780.Peggy who has a brain tumor

781.Mary who has had breast cancer and has fallen and hurt her back.

                                           

Continue to pray for these people.

We had two visitors…Marcia Swann and Mary from the Leader.  Mary is going to do a story about our quilt ministry.

We enjoyed good fellowship together.  Thanks Marian for the good banana bread.  It also made for a good breakfast.

Our next meeting if Feb. 23^rd………anybody want to bring treats.

Is anybody interested in learning how to make crumb quilts?  I asked Mary if she could teach us………let me know if you are interested.  It will probably be during the day.

Everybody stay warm.

Love, Joyce

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved,

Clothe yourselves

with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.

Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Colossians 3:12-14

January 2021. Teachers: 772.Maridee Dossett. 773.Nicole Johnson 774.Nikki Troxell. 775.Kayla Wipf. 776.Joe&Megan Bundy. 777.Emily Graber. 778.Rhonda Johnson

 

January 27, 2021

We had a good night last night.  We tried to do quilts for the teachers from our church who had not received quilts.  We may have missed some or doubled on some but here is who we  did quilts for…

772.  Maridee Dossett

773.  Nicole Johnson

774.  Nikki Troxell 

775.  Kayla Wipf 

776.  Joe & Megan Bundy 

777.  Emily Graber 

778.  Rhonda Johnson……Rhonda gave a couple hundred yards of fabric to us years ago when her Mom died. 

If we missed some we will get them next time.

January is almost over so now into February.  Our next quilt night is Feb. 9^th.

Thanks for your faithfulness…whether at home sewing or here.  It takes many to make a quilt.

Enjoy your week.

Love, Joyce

The more we seek to serve Him, the more we need Him.  

It’s a circle of JOY.

January 12 2021. 767.Levi. 768.Bonnie&Clark. 769.Gordon&Henrietta. 770. Kathy R. 771. Reina

 

Good morning ladies on another bright sunny day.  We have been so fortunate to have mild weather in January.

Last night was good and busy.  We tied 9 quilts and pinned 7.  We prayed for five…..

767.  Levi, Rosie and Dennis Poppens baby grandson, who has been having seizures…

768.   Bonnie & Clark, close friends of Mary H., whose 23 year old son was killed at Thanksgiving….

769.   Gordon & Henrietta…Gordie is recovering from a stroke….

770.  Kathy, a relative of Tom Brown, who has a brain tumor….

771.    Reina, a very tiny baby girl, born with down syndrome and other problems.  

May we continue to pray for these individuals.

If you know of someone who could use prayers and a quilt please let me know.  I don’t hear of all the needs and there are many around us.

During this time of much unrest may we seek to do good and find much joy in so many things.

Nest quilt night is January 26^th.

Thanks to the many of you that continue to do work at home.  That has kept us going in the past year.

Enjoy your day.

Love, Joyce

God doesn’t give us what we can handle

God helps us handle what we are given.

December 8. Christmas Party. 763.Jamie. 764.Gail. 765.Janna. 766.Mary VDW

 Good morning ladies on another bright sunny day.  It does not feel like December.

Last night was a good night for our party.  Nine of us enjoyed good food, conversation, and a time of prayer for four people.  We did quilts for 

763. Jamie, Kerri DeBerry’s cousin…her finance suddenly died after complications  from surgery.  Pray that somehow she may reach out and find faith in God…………

764. Gail, a young lady waiting surgery for a brain tumor……….

765. Janna, a preschool teacher from the Christian school who has cancer….

766. Mary, Sony Thayer’s sister dealing with cancer. 

 Continue to pray for each of these individual’s especially now during this Christmas season.

                                              Joyce, Karen Marci, Stephanie, Amy B

                                                      Mary K, Holly, Marian, Barb

                                                    (Photo credit Nate H.  Thanks!)

Our year has certainly been a different one but may we remember many special joys that have happened during this pandemic.  We need to take time and to reflect on all of God’s goodness.

Thanks go out to each one of you that have been so faithful to keep our ministry going.  Many of you are doing a lot of home work.  During 2020 despite the pandemic we gave away 105 quilts.  I pray that as we soon enter a New Year that we may continue our ministry.  It is not about us or the quilts it is about the prayers.

Thank you so much for your gifts but the most special one is your gift of  friendship and love.

Our next meeting is the second Tuesday in January 2021.

Remember the true meaning of Christmas.

God is good.

Love, Joyce

There are two secrets to joy and both involve serving others.  Get your mind off of yourself.  The more you focus on yourself, the more miserable you will become.  To find real joy, you must shift your focus from inward to outward.  Change “it’s all about me”, to”it’s all about serving others.”  Instead of focusing only on your personal needs, take time to recognize the needs of others.

A  blessed Christmas to each and everyone

November 2020. 757.Dan&Claudia. 758.Dick&Roxi. 759.Elayne. 760.Ron&Donna. 761.Mike&Jean. 762.William V.

 Good morning ladies on a beautiful sunny day.

We had another good night last night.  Seven quilts were pinned and 9 quilts had ties put in.

We did quilts for 

757.Dan & Claudia who have been in Joyce’s apartment the past 7 weeks,  

758.for Dick and Roxi Margeson…Dick is recovering from a stroke…

759.for Joel’s aunt Elayne who has cancer…

760.for Susan’s sister and husband Ron & Donna….Ron had a kidney transplant 4 weeks ago and hopes to return to their home in 2 weeks…..

761.for Sen. Mike & Jean Rounds….Jean is on her second round of fighting breast cancer….

762.for Mike& Heidi Vetter’s son, William…William is bleeding internally and they have not found the cause

.

Last night was the last work night for 2020.  We will have our Christmas party on December 8^th at 6:30……bring something good to eat.  We will be doing quilts for teachers that have not been remembered in some way before.

Stay well but be positive each day.  We don’t get today to do over again.

My thanks go out to each one of you.  2020 was a challenge but with your help we just kept going.

My love goes out to each one of you.

Joyce

“Try to have good days and bad moments.

Life is too short to have a bad day.”