Very Refreshing People

Do you have any of these special people in your life? You know, the kind who are continually giving and never asking for anything out of you that you cannot give. Through 40 years of ministry, we have had so many of these precious servants of Jesus who are constantly ministering to us and their brothers and sisters in the body at Calvary. Jim and Barb Yates are some of the most seasoned and now they very much need our love and prayers. The first photo was taken in May when Barb was crowned 2008 Muskegon County Mother of the Year!!

Another lovely family is the Beals Family of Wolf Lake! Every year they bravely invite the whole pastoral staff with their families to a cookout that is incredibly, uniquely delicious!!! That is almost 30 people not including their own family of 6. This year was no exception---It was wonderful--thank you again so so much. I could go on and on about so many dear saints who are constantly thinking about the needs of others--maybe I will start to highlight a "servant of the week"???? :-)

The second group of photos are of the gorgeous place that we ate in--it was like the Garden of Eden.

The perfectly manicured lawn!!!

Twenty seven years ago in January, my dear husband rushed me to the doctor in Lansing from Perry MI, because I was having some very unusual problems. My "problem" it turned out was that I was pregnant at 35,~~~ five years after our third son Daniel and at a time that we would never have any more children!!! After laying flat in bed for three months, the pregnancy became more normal. But within those very pregnant months, we traveled from Perry MI to Huntington WV to candidate at a church there and then on to Iowa to perform the wedding of Marcia Frier and Eric Strattan on July 4th. Daniel was their "ring BEAR"--he thought.

We left Perry MI to go to that church on August 29th of 1981 and on this date, September 10th in 1981, our dear daughter Angela Joy was born. There were many funny stories surrounding the birth, but one of the funniest was to see Bill and the Doc (with a very country accent) standing beside my bed in the labor room in their suits and ties and the Doc slowly saying,

"one more push and we'll head to the delivery room" ---but one more push and Angela was here. I didn't believe them that she was a girl after having had three wonderful sons!! She has been a blessing to all of us thru these years. Thank you God and keep her walking close and relying on You ALWAYS!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Have a wonderful day my sweet daughter!!