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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com
COMMENTARY COMMENT
FISHING LINES
Blonde But Blunt BY BECKY JEFFCOAT EDITOR/PUBLISHER lpnews@marktwain.net
Wow, what a weekend. The weather has turned from cold to colder. If you are sitting in a certain spot, the sun will keep you toasty, but if the clouds move the cold is almost too much. I was so excited for the weekend to get here and to take a two day vacation over at Memphis, where I planned to participate in the Council of the Oaks annual ride and camping weekend. However, on Friday evening after we arrived in Memphis, I guess a flu bug caught me and I became a tad ill overnight and was unable to ride on Saturday. But, I did sit by the campfire and catch up with my friends Paul and Kathy and made a couple new friends, Angela and Pam. Its great to be able to just sit back and smile while making new friends and getting in touch with friends you haven’t seen for awhile. Over 42 recreational vehicles from Iowa, Indiana and Missouri took out on the ride Saturday and a couple stragglers added in later with over 100 people gathering to share the annual weekend with Grizz and his family. The group rode for over 4 hours and finally showed back up at camp for a great fire that we had been stoking all day, just to keep us warm as the breeze was way too chilly, but the weather was wonderful. A carryin meal is always enjoyed by everyone and this year the “camp hash� was extremely awesome. I can’t tell ya what’s in it, it’s a secret. LOL On Sunday it was a new day and I felt great. Rode a while with my sweetheart on the ATV and enjoyed the wildlife and fresh air finding deer tracks, fox tracks, turkey feathers and hawk feathers. And as always before the ride, I was the donut cinnamon/ sugar shaker girl for my buddy Grizz, who makes his homemade biscuits every year. This year, Grizz decided we would make a huge quantity and came out with a clear plastic industrial size trash bag, telling me to fill it up with cinnamon and sugar. LOL, what a funny guy. But, the look on my face, I’m sure “priceless� and he laughed and said, just kidding and handed me a Ziploc baggie. LOL, haha Grizz. I didn’t believe you
JEFFCOAT anyway. We had a new addition to breakfast this year, bacon deep fried in funnel cake batter and then we dipped it in syrup. It was great. You should try it sometime. After the weekend was over we headed home to unpack and unwind and as usual, hit the bed early! But, I wanted to let you know, that I DID NOT crash, I DID NOT break any bones, I DID NOT have a flat, but I DID have a great time, Thanks Grizz! On the other side of our world here at the paper, Randy was busy over the weekend bouncing from town to town with events from Atlanta to La Plata to Gifford and he did an excellent job hitting it all. This week not much is going on, but keep your eyes open for the end of the year BB/SB stats. Junior High BB will be starting up soon and the Truman Homecoming will be in October. The Young Farmer’s Tractor Pull will be October 6th and I will find myself coming and going that day as we are also having Sara’s Baby Shower that afternoon. Time is going fast for her last trimester and Baby Lee will be here soon. I’m so excited. The flu has been hitting us hard, as Quinci Jo has it and is on some breathing treatments and her mom felt the effects for a couple days, but finally shook it before handing it down to me I guess. But all is well and hopefully everyone will be feeling better before the weather gets cold for good. I did pick some green tomatoes from my dads garden on Sunday, (he wasn‘t home, so don‘t tell him, hehe) wanted to get them before the cold did. Plan on frying those up this week sometime, if time allows. Won’t be as good as my mama’s but, nothing ever is. Keep It Kool, Bec
Lines are being checked as this little one and her father are catching a mess of fish during the ride at Council of the Oaks.
THE SHEPHERD CALLS
FAITH
Pastor’s Corner
Contrary Winds
Change must be a bad word. I say that because very few of us like change. We hang on to what we have now or what we had in the past to try to keep change from happening. But some of us want to know Jesus more. We want a deeper relationship than what we have right now. We cannot have it both ways. We cannot hang on so tight to what we have that we don’t let go and also know Jesus better. By knowing Jesus we are not the same people we were before we knew him. Not if we really know him and not just know about him. There is a difference. It’s like the difference between knowing about ice cream and actually experiencing ice cream as we eat some of it. When we eat some of the ice cream, we want more. We want to eat all of it in our bowl. And then we want more ice cream. When we really know Jesus, when we experience Jesus in our lives, we want to know more of Jesus. When we know Jesus, we want to be like him. So we change. Jesus said in the Gospel of Mark, “All who want
by Dr. H. Wade Paris
THOMAS to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross and follow me. All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their loves because of me and because of the good news will save them.� We cannot follow Jesus and not be changed. By following him, our outlook on life will change. Our view of other people will change. Our view on money will change. Our desires will change, They will no longer be the desires of the world but will be the desires of God. Pastor Denzil Thomas Atlanta, Mt. Zion, La Plata United Methodist Churches
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Garden Club Meets Garden club met at the home of Margaret Kincaid September 17th at 1:30 pm. Meeting was called to order by Irene Osborn,President. Pledge of allegiance to the U.S. Flag and Mo. State Flag was repeated by 9 members. Roll call was answered by where would you shop if money was no object. Old business: Finished plans for the Birthday Party at the nursing home. Mary Plumlee and Irene Osborn are bringing cakes. Mary Plumlee the prizes. New business: Make a 5 dollar donation to treasurer instead of having a booth Labor Day Weekend. Treasurers report: $158.73. Donna Kelly had a birthday. Penny drill was won by Mary Plumlee. Program on Where Lilies grow was given by Irene Osborn. Word Game was played by all. Donna Kelly won. All received a prize . Meeting adjourned and hostess served refreshments.
For Macon County OATS transportation is available to anyone regardless of age or income. To schedule a ride, simply call the volunteer OATS contact in your community.
Bevier B. Smith ......................................773-5445 Atlanta M. Klusman.................................239-4308 Macon N. Benson ...................................385-7734 Norma is also the Group Travel contact for the county
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The disciples were trying to cross the Sea of Galilee but making no progress because a storm had developed. Writing about this trauma, Matthew says the wind was contrary. “The boat was in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves for the wind was contrary.� (Matthew 14:24) The word contrary means opposing, opposite, uncooperative, even defiant. I like football. The goal of each team is to carry the ball across a line 100 yards away. Sounds simple enough, except there is a group on the other end of the field whose goal is to make sure you can’t carry the ball across their line. One might say the opposing team is contrary. Ideally, such athletic contests teach us about life. Some contrary force meets almost every human effort. Few of us remember learning to walk, but that elementary achievement was opposed by an extraordinary power— gravity. Perhaps you can remember learning to write. Do you recall how uncooperative your hand was? Indeed, the hand is still uncooperative for many. Considering the contrary character of life, it is easy to grow weary and lazy. Why should we try? Everything takes so much effort. Why not just
let “stuff� happen? Some ask, “Why does God make life so hard? Why didn’t He make us like little robots so everyone had to do what they were programmed to do?� Even God’s wishes for us, i.e. spiritual plans, seem to contrive contrary winds. Jesus said God’s way is narrow and difficult to follow. Perhaps the account in Matthew’s gospel can help us. The disciples were following Jesus’ instructions to meet Him on the other side of the sea. One would think if the Lord told you to do something, He would remove the obstacles. Yet, God allowed a storm to develop as the disciples obeyed. Let us note two truths. First, calm seas do not make good sailors. Character is shaped by facing difficulties. Peter Marshall noted, “When we long for life without difficulties, we should remember great oaks are developed by contrary winds.� The second truth we note about the disciples’ experience on the sea is when they needed Him, Jesus appeared. At first, they could not believe it; but He came to their rescue. When the winds of life become contrary, remember Jesus said, “Lo, I am with you always.� (Matthew 28:20)
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