By Dave Ellis
Good Old Mother Nature is showing her behavior by having a very warm week then throwing in a couple of cold days. Hopefully, the cold days didn’t hurt the fruit trees.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell, Carol Propst and Romona Luckel; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Tom and Judy Borror, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Jimmie Bennett, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, John Moyers, Paul Mallow, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Kaylee Bennett, Donald Burns, Glenn Sites, Shirley Bland, Wayne Simmons, Jennifer Scott, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace Hammer, Paul Borror, Holly Beachler, Cameron Beachler, Marcia C. Warner, Keith Kimble, Lisa Dingess, Patsy Weese, Kitty Waggy, Mary Lou Wagoner, Charlie and Lucy Westfall, Genevieve Wimer, Gretta Pope, Brenda A. Sponaugle, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger and Amy Wimer.
Prayer thought: “Dear God, thank You for showing Your grace on me. Please help my life to be marked by grace and mercy.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for April 13 through April 19, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: April 13 – 73°, 62° (60°, 29°), April 14 – 81°, 53° (82°, 44°, .21”), April 15 – 91°, 55° (55°, 38°, .01”), April 16 – 90°, 58° (51°, 36°, .09”), April 17 – 81°, 59° (67°, 27°), April 18 – 83°, 52°, .05” (79°, 51°) and April 19 – 54°, 39°, .15” (85°, 62°).
