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Connect Camp Connect Camp, a day program for dementia patients, features a variety of activities and special guests to stimulate members. At right, a Weatherford High School cheerleader brings spirit to the late Royce “Coach” West (middle) and others.

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Unique program for adults with dementia reopens

by Rick Mauch Hoopla Correspondent Connecting in life is hard enough. For those with dementia and their caregivers, it’s even more challenging, which is why Carol Holmes created Connect Camp for Adults with Dementia. She appears to be drawn to help others as a health coach and yoga teacher from her studio, Circle Y Yoga Ranch.

“I instruct yoga and CPR classes to businesses, at veteran retreats, outdoor parks, on paddle boards and other locations to make it convenient for people to practice anywhere, anytime and engage them in their journey toward better health.”

Connect Camp was born through a need she saw during one of her classes held at St. Stephen Catholic Church. One of her students was a caregiver for her mom, who had dementia, and would bring her to class.

“Her mom was in a chatter phase of the disease, which made her daughter feel uncomfortable as she did not want to bother the others and was not able to release the stress she had hoped to with yoga,” Holmes recalled. “The whole class was sympathetic and it really was no bother, but it provided insight

for a need I saw in the community.”

It gave Holmes the idea to not only offer yoga, but to have a safe, social, helpful program for people with dementia so caregivers can have some time for themselves.

“I loved her mom and really wanted to connect more with who she was evolving into being with the disease. There is still so much life in their hearts and behind their eyes. I wanted to give people like her another chance to be on their own with others in a community where they would feel confident, adventurous and liberated from the disease for some joy-filled moments, and maybe take some of that sense home with them to their families,” Holmes said.

Holmes started the program in November of 2016. It was put on hold in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while in-person indoor gatherings were on hold, the group was still active. Families were ecstatic to continue the program.

They held four virtual camp days, which included musical guests, a digital art activity, singing, offerings of blessings to whomever needed them, and engaged camp members “in just plain conversations,

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Carol Holmes with former participant Mary Ellen, who was the inspiration for Connect Camp. like people have sitting around a table.”

Also during the pandemic, they took a few field trips, visiting places such as Holland Lake Park in Weatherford, Karen Walkup Art Studio, and even the Fort Worth Zoo. Families were eager to restart Connect Camp, revealing the value of it.

Now, it is returning to St. Stephen Catholic See CAMP, P. 4

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Church on Feb. 17. Connect Camp, a nonprofit organization in conjunction with Holmes’ Circle Y Yoga Ranch, meets on the first and third Thursday of each month for three hours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Camp volunteer “buddies” donate their time to be a friend, a smiling face and connect with camp members. Trusting relationships are forged while members take part in exercises that focus on: motor skills (balance, coordination, strength and dexterity); sensory perception (responding to the five senses of the body); cognitive ability (memory exercises, concentration, learning new things); and, interpersonal skills (listening, questioning, conversing, selfawareness).

“Our focus is to find what works for each camp member at that time and on that day,” said Holmes.

The mission of the organization is two-fold: to provide a safe, uplifting environment for those with a failing sense of themselves and their surroundings, but also to give respite for caregivers.

During camp days, caregivers can shop, rest, have lunch with friends, exercise, go to their doctor appointments, get a haircut – whatever they would like to do.

“Connect Camp would never be available, much less possible, if it were not for the very many ‘buddies’ who assist each camp member during every phase of the program,” Holmes praised. “That is truly a Godsend because I never expected to have that much of an outpouring of people devoted to this community. The personal rewards are incredible, and we have so much fun! Laughing is a huge part of the program and is good medicine.”

“If I could, I would love to name our buddies that have helped over the years: Cecelia DeLozier, Christy McCarty, Diane Grant, Evelyn Mann, Gus, Cecilia & Alex Villaneuva, Janet Standifer, JoAnn Tarbay, Josie

Camp days include the occasional field trip. This photo was taken at the Fort Worth Zoo. Thurmon, Kim Horwedel, Lori Rice, Lorrie Shannon, Maria Ruiz, Martha Drillette, Mary Koenen, Milferd De Fosse, Pat Champang, Paul Monk, Sarah Collier, Susan Ourada and Terri Smith have all given of their time to help. We have become a family!”

One caregiver who took part in the program was Cathy Honzell, who brought her mother, Mary Ellen.

“My mother was a people person.

So even when she couldn’t remember what she had for breakfast, she did know she liked to be around people,” Honzell said. “Connect Camp gave her the opportunity to be around people and have some activities she enjoyed. Sometimes she couldn’t remember what she did there, but it gave her a good feeling afterwards.”

Likewise for Tom White and his wife, Patricia, who is now in a memory care center after he cared for her at home for six years.

“It was stressful,” said White, “So when I learned about CC providing care for my wife and respite for me twice a month, I was all for it. My wife loved it, and she was always excited when I told her where she was

going,” he said. “Plus, she did better than she would do at home.”

Holmes said that while there is a greater understanding of dementia, more outlets are needed to support caregivers and the dementia community that contributed so much during their lifetime.

“These camp members were doctors, veterans, ranchers, postal workers, teachers, coaches, engineers, mothers, fathers, and so much more,” said Holmes.

That is why she is hoping to expand the Connect Camp for Adults with Dementia program to more places.

“Every community should have this program to welcome these people and give respite to caregivers so they can stay together as long as possible,” she said. “There is a time when it becomes much too difficult and help is needed. My hope is that Connect Camp will be able to expand and fill that need with more camp days and community assistance.”

The program is open to anyone who wants to participate. Call Holmes if you would like to:

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...be a buddy. ...know a person that would like to be a camp member. ...sponsor a lunch. ...be a special guest (with a talent or hobby to share). ...invest in the program.

“We are grateful for the Venture Capital Grant that we received from United Way of Parker County and do rely on donations to operate,” Holmes added.

The families are thankful, too.

“Carol had amazing patience, along with excitement and joy, and I know the folks were drawn to her,” said caregiver Ceri Artzer. “From the moment we pulled up in front of the building and the volunteers came out to assist with walking my mother in, we knew that good fun was going to be in store.”

For further information on Connect Camp and American Heart Association courses, contact Holmes at 817-609-6454 or email her at yogawarriors@hotmail.com. You can also visit www.CircleYyoga.com for more details.

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Possum Pie Crust: 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups pecans, crushed Cream Cheese Layer: 12 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 4 tablespoons heavy cream Pudding Layer: 3 egg yolks 2 cups whole milk 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa powder 3 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Whipped Cream Topping: 1 cup heavy whipping cream 4 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract chocolate syrup 1/2 cup chopped pecans Instructions: Heat oven to 350 F. To make crust: In saucepan, melt butter; add flour, brown sugar and crushed pecans. Stir until combined. Press into 9 1/2-inch deep pie plate or 8-inch square pan. Bake 15-20 minutes until crust be-

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To make pudding layer: In medium bowl, whisk egg yolks. Add milk; whisk until combined. Set aside.

In separate medium bowl, whisk sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch, flour and salt until combined.

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Whisk constantly until pudding begins to thicken and bubble. Add butter and vanilla extract, stirring until butter is melted. Pour chocolate pudding in shallow bowl. Cover with plastic wrap touching pudding to keep it from forming skin. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

Pour pudding over cream cheese layer. Cover pie with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

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Photography is a lifelong passion for Larry Norris (Puzzle solution is on P. 19)

by Cindi Neverdousky Hoopla Correspondent Larry Norris’ creative journey has taken him on many adventures.

He snapped photos of sunrises, sunsets and the sea when he served in the Navy. He captured guided missiles and beautiful landscapes in Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, Tongatapu and Pago Pago. He knew nothing about technique back then but loved capturing the sights. Yet, he felt nothing stood out in his photos.

Fast forward to 2013, when he bought his wife Rebecca an expensive camera with lens. On a trip to visit his brother-in-law in Virginia, he went on a photo journey of the Blue Ridge Parkway. He was hooked.

Larry began reading everything he could find on photography.

He found the Parker County Camera Club in 2015 and posted his first photo. Attending meetings was the factor that improved his photography. Larry’s photos have Norris a variety of interests.

Last year, Larry and Becky joined the Weatherford Art Association, where he entered both their Member Show and the Spirit of the West show. His photos have won ribbons in Weatherford and county fairs. Larry was awarded a grand champion ribbon in the last county fair he entered. He has just begun to explore the possibilities in photography.

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The Weathers share a love of spreading the love

by Rose Jordan Hoopla Correspondent “Well, I have been eating her cookies since she was three years old.”

That’s how it all started. A boy and a girl and an Easy Bake Oven.

Guy and Nancy Weathers were neighbors as children in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was the unsupervised kid that other parents dreaded. She was the little girl with nice parents and a brother who had all the cool toys.

“We lived a couple blocks from each other in the same neighborhood, and she had an Easy Bake Oven,” Guy tells of how they met. “I had free reign of the neighborhood. Many of the parents wouldn’t allow their kids to come out and play with me. They saw me walking down the street, and they would take their kids back inside.”

“Her mom and dad were nice, and she had an older brother. I didn’t care much about a girl that wore bows and rode a pink bicycle with a basket, but the cookies were really good. So, we’ve known each other practically all our lives, but we didn’t

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Guy Weathers (center) has found many new friends on mission trips. Wife Nancy accompanies him as the two spread the word of God. The couple is pictured together in the photo at far left. have anything to do each other her until senior year in high school,” he continued.

“We dated from May until you proposed at Christmas,” Nancy added. “And then we were engaged a whole year.”

The two married on January 3, 1986, and just celebrated their 36th anniversary.

Though Guy and Nancy have spent most of their married life serving the Lord, they didn’t start out that way.

“I was running from the Lord at the time,” Guy shared. He was attending a small county church.

“My motivation for going there was because there were some pretty girls there. It didn’t have anything to do with Jesus,” he said.

The pastor decided the youth should lead the service on the fifth Sunday of each month. “You can get anybody to pray a prayer, sing a song, or read a verse. But when it comes to who’s going to actually stand up and preach, the pastor

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said, ‘that’s you,’” Guy recalled. “So, I preached my first sermon when I was 15 years old,” he said Nancy’s story was a bit different. “I was raised in church. We went every Sunday, but Jesus was not taught,” she said.

It wasn’t until the couple were engaged that she developed her own faith. “When I went to his brother’s church and I heard ‘Jesus,’ I knew that’s what I’d been looking for.

“After we got married, we moved and found a church and I was baptized there. And really, we’ve been actively serving ever since then,” Nancy shared.

“The church became the center of our life,” Guy explained. “Whatever the mission of the church was became our mission. If the doors were open, we were there. If there was an outreach program, we were involved.”

“It really set the tone for our marriage and our lifestyle,” Nancy added.

And that, it did. After moving back home and serving in their church in various ways, Guy sensed God calling him to more.

“For several months I’d been saying, ‘God, if you want me to be in the ministry, I’m gonna have to have a very clear word from you,’” he shared.

God answered and Guy went on to serve as pastor of a small church in

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Custer City, Oklahoma, then on to Indian Creek Baptist Church in Mineral Wells, where he served for more than a decade.

“We’ve just had two great church experiences. People talk about all these horrors in the ministry, and we just have not had that,” Nancy shared.

Guy had begun going on mission trips to Malawi and Thailand every year and feeling another tug for more.

“I kept ministering and pastoring and loving people and going on the mission trips. I got to a place where I was supposed to be planning the next sermon, and rather than doing that I was dreaming about the next mission trip,” he said. “This direct evangelism approach was my cup of tea.”

“So, I shared that with Nancy, and we prayed about it,” Guy said.

They decided it was time to tell the church. “Though they were surprised that I resigned, they weren’t surprised that I was going to do something missions,” Guy added.

For the last five years, Guy has served with International Commission as Vice President Oceana/Western Europe Area Strategist. Basically, instead of participating on trips with IC, he now leads them.

“My primary role is to build relationships with pastors and churches

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in these places that International Commission has never been,” he said.

Guy and Nancy look back over all the experiences and see where each one led to the next and, ultimately, led Guy to his current role.

“Everything that we’ve done has been preparation for what we’re do-

ing now,” Guy shared.

“It’s nuts,” Nancy added. “Even as many years as we’ve walked it, it’s just like, wow! It amazes me.”

If you’re interested in joining a mission trip with Guy, visit www. internationalcommission.org and choose “GO” to see the trips he’ll be leading this year.

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Retired band director strikes a note with tamale lovers Beth Harville is known at opries around the state, but most of the locals call her The Tamale Queen. Tamales are her speciality. The retired band teacher loves to cook, so she tried making them on a whim.

“I won every chili cook off they had at school,” she said. “It was fun!

So I decided awhile back I wanted to learn to make tamales.”

She shared the tamales with friends, who encouraged her to sell them as a side hustle. Harville says she thought they were “loco.”

“I got comments like, ‘You’re the Queen of Tamales’ and ‘You make them better than my abuela (grandmother), auntie, etc.’ I finally started realizing I may be on to something. So I started selling them.”

The timing was perfect, too, said Harville.

“As a single parent I needed more money to pay my daughter’s college loans. I figure, hey, if she ever wins that Tony award (since she majored in musical theater), she can honestly say her mama paid her way

through college by selling tamales.

Who would think a retired teacher/ country gal could accomplish that, right?”

She makes over 30 varieties of tamales and rotates her menu regularly so she can keep it fresh and hit all the varieties her customers love.

Prices range from $14 to $24 per dozen. The higher-priced tamales include brisket.

“I can do any heat level from super wimpy mild to oh my goodness that will curl your hair!” she said.

She makes everything by hand and cooks every day, year round.

So the question isn’t whether or not she can accommodate you. The question is...which variety do you choose?

“Honestly, they all sell pretty well.

I cannot say for sure which is the best seller but pork always sells as does my version of chicken cream cheese green chili and my cream cheese bacon jalapeño.”

When Harville is not making delicious dishes in the kitchen, she’s teaching private music lessons at Weatherford Music Academy.

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Tamale Queen Beth Harville She taught middle school, high school and beginner band for 28 years. She plays over 30 instruments and has a master’s degree in music performance from TCU. She also sings.

“I didn’t start singing until I was 50, and my specialty is country music. I perform a lot in the opry shows in East Texas.”

She’s scheduled to perform at the Wylie Opry this month.

“I love singing country music,” she said. “My favorite artists to perform are Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.”

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A century of fun at the midway The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo runs through Feb. 4. This year’s concert performances included artists Clint Black and Pat Green, but we don’t have a photo of either of those guys! So check out these entertainers at the stock show 100 years ago.

The Follies performed on the midway back in February of 1922. It was called the Texas Fat Stock Show back then. The Coliseum was a relatively new facility and the world’s first indoor rodeo had taken place in the stockyards only a few years prior in 1918.

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Online shopping very convenient...in theory I did something this year for the first the mall, and an untold string of rude time in the history of my 40-year marsalespeople. Of all the gifts I got Mary riage. I guess I was going through a Ellen last year, she says the scarf story kind of (late) mid-life crisis and I need- was her favorite. ed a little novelty in my life.

The other problem with online I had heard that unless I was careful, shopping is that I usually buy clothes I could end up with a for my wife, but I can bad virus. That was never remember her not something I wantsize. In previous years ed to bring into our I could at least ogle by Dick Wolfsie home. So, this Christthe saleswoman at the mas, I did all my shopdepartment store and Humorist ping online. All of it. compare her body to I have felt very my wife’s body. (I’m guilty about this. Part of the value of able to explain this in print, but if I had any gift is the time and trouble you inused that terminology at the store, vested in buying it. That paisley scarf they’d have slapped the cuffs on me.)

I got Mary Ellen two years ago would When you buy online, there is no have seemed like a rather uninspired salesperson to eyeball. Instead, you gesture had it not been accompanied have something called a “virtual dressing room.” I select a blouse and then by a dashing tale of mammoth traffic the computer digitally applies it to the jams, throngs of hostile shoppers at

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image of a woman who is supposed to be about my wife’s size. Well, if my wife were two and a half inches tall this would have been very darn helpful.

Last month I rummaged through Mary Ellen’s closet and peeked at the labels to see her size. Incredibly, my wife is a small in several things, a medium in others and even a large once in a while. This kind of freaked me out and reminded me of an X-Files episode when some guy discovers that his wife is really an alien and can change into three different women. I sometimes feel that way about Mary Ellen after she’s had two glasses of Merlot.

Regardless of whether I shop in person or online, I never get it quite right; and this year was no different. Over the summer, my wife casually mentioned that it would be nice at bedtime to get into her pajamas and slip under

the covers with an iPad. I thought I was very good at hints, but she just hated the pajamas I got her.

Many years ago, prior to our 25th wedding anniversary, she kept walking around the house humming the tune “I Love Paris in the Springtime.” It was obvious to me what she was hinting for. And yet when I surprised her with sheet music with the lyrics, she seemed disappointed.

The bottom line is that all the gifts I got Mary Ellen this year were either too big or too small or the wrong color.

Everything has already been sent back and money was credited to our account. Mary Ellen will take her time looking for the perfect replacements.

“What did Dick give you for Christmas?” a friend might ask her. “Oh, I have no idea,” she’ll say, “and I doubt I’ll know ’til early spring.

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CMS proposes Medicare Advantage and Part D proposed rule CMS is issuing a proposed rule to lower out of pocket Medicare Part D prescription drug costs and improve consumer protections, reduce disparities, and improve health equity in Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D. An increasing number of Medicare beneficiaries receive services through MA and Part D. Over 27 million beneficiaries are enrolled in MA plans (including plans that offer Part D prescription drug coverage), and approximately 24 million beneficiaries are enrolled in standalone Part D plans. Additionally, some MA enrollees are concurrently enrolled in Medicaid, with an increasing number of these dually eligible beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare managed care, Medicaid managed care, or both. About 3.7 million dually eligible beneficiaries currently receive their Sponsoredby TaraLynn Hickman Medicare Benefits Specialist services through dual eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs).

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E. Melinda Morrison working on her next masterpiece, and helping others do the same

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Ask artist E. Melinda Morrison what her greatest work is and she won’t hesitate to answer.

“I see my latest work as my greatest in hopes that I am always bettering myself in my work,” she’ll say simply.

Press her and she’ll elaborate, such as “I loved my series of young swimmers paintings I did a few years ago. Also, some of my kitchen scenes, as they showed a controlled chaos and the organization of shapes in those paintings was important.”

Morrison is always at work on her next great creation. The Fort Worth artist is prominently displayed in a variety of galleries, including Houston, Lubbock and Boerne.

She also does her fair share of work at home, such as creating life drawings each Monday at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center for the past six years. Life drawing is drawing or painting the human figure from life, typically nudes.

“In order to understand the human anatomy, color notes and values, painting from life is essential,” she said. “I have been painting from life regularly for

Artist E. Melinda Morrison paints each week at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. the past 20 years.”

In short, she has a passion for creating art, something she realized at a very young age. However, it was a while before she got to fully realize her dream.

“I knew I wanted to be an artist at a very young age, around 6 or 7, but that dream was delayed after majoring in fine arts in college, followed by a career in advertising and later recruiting,” she said. “When I stepped back into studying painting many years later, the dream of being a professional artist was all I could see.

“The best part of being an artist is painting. I love the process of being able to create something, to have a vision of what I want to convey and putting that to canvas. It’s the storytelling in the process I love. I also enjoy the business side of art, the interaction with collectors and galleries and selling my work.”

Her specialty these days is egg tempera, a form of paint that is created by mixing egg yolk with pow-

dered pigments and a little water.

“I started with oils over 20 years ago, but decided a couple of years ago, to try and master egg tempera after taking a workshop. I was blown away by the luminosity of egg tempera and the depth it offers,” she said. “That’s what drew me to the medium. It’s a quality hard to find in oils, and I continue to labor

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to achieve the best of the medium.”

Along with fulfilling her own artistic desires, Morrison helps fuel the passion in other artists. She hosts workshops for others as well. She will be hosting an egg tempera workshop this March for internationally renowned artists Julio Reyes and Candice Bohannon Reyes, who will be teaching at Broadway Baptist. Additionally, Melinda teaches private lessons in her studio during the year.

“I do it because its a part of giving back. I was so hungry to get as much information as possible when I was studying,” she said. “I like to satiate that hunger in other artists and be a part of their learning process. I like to see others succeed at their craft.

“When I’m teaching, I experience a deep reward when I see a student grow in their talent because of something I have taught them. To observe the ‘little light bulbs’ going off in someone’s eyes and being able to be a part of that process is one of the greatest rewards of teaching.”

While it took some time to get there, Morrison has been a full-time

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artist for two decades now. Along her way, she used her work experience as a chance to learn and include that into her career now.

“I worked part-time for a large digital marketing agency that was top in their field. I worked 20 hours a week for them and painted 30-40 hours a week,” she recalled. “Learning digital maketing really helped me in honing some of my marketing skills by learning from the candidates I was recruiting. I used that knowledge in my art career.

“Additionally, working as a parttime recruiter helped fund my art education in taking lessons and workshops from other accomplished artists in the beginning of my career. Now, I use teaching art as my part-time job.”

Being an artist also came in handy when she remodeled her home recently.

“I have the ability to envision a room and space. I thrive on the creative process,” she said. “If I had not been an artist, I might gone the way of interior design as I love designing spaces and houses.”

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Life in Grace

by Lara Cook North Side Baptist Church

A story of true friendship But Ruth said, Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus, may the LORD do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me. - Ruth 1:16-17 In the Bible, the story of Ruth and Naomi and their friendship is one from which we can learn much. It is the perfect example of Godly friendship.

Naomi’s husband dies and soon after she loses both her sons as well. That leaves her and her two daughters-inlaw. Naomi tells her daughters-in-law that they are free to go home to their people because she realizes that they are young and can still marry again.

Both her daughters-in law say no at first, but eventually one of them decides to return to her family. But Ruth refuses to leave Naomi, saying that she will always be wherever Naomi is. They relocate to Bethlehem to try to make a life without their husbands. Naomi was a little bitter towards God because of all that had happened, but Ruth kept her faith and was an example to her mother-in-law.

Wherever you go – I will go…

Here are two women who have a lot in common. They share the heavy sorrow of loss as they have both lost their husbands and Naomi lost two sons.

They are facing having to provide for themselves without a husband and needed each other more than ever. Ruth did not have to stay with Naomi but

did so as a covenant act of love from her heart. Sometimes the decisions we make in life help define our character. This act by Ruth marked her life.

She stayed with her, and she followed her guidance because she loved Naomi and trusted her. She was loyal and committed, and others around her saw the goodness of Ruth’s character in the way she treated Naomi.

Sometimes when we experience pain in life we hurt so bad that we just want our friends to leave us alone. A

good friend will be sensitive to this but will wait in the wings ready to be available if needed. Ruth and Naomi were there for each other. A true friend experiences your good times as well as your sorrows. Ruth and Naomi had a special bond, grieving together, yet in different ways. They comforted each other and worked together to survive and take care of themselves. Ruth followed Naomi’s wise instruction and was blessed with wonderful husband and a child.

Good friends are a gift from God. He

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puts them in our lives at just the perfect time because He knows what we need, and He provides. Remember the blessings you have and when the rubble of life causes you to forget, look for the treasures still standing around you.

Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.

– Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

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