by Dave Ellis
Now that spring is here, the grass is getting greener, the buds on the fruit trees are starting to sprout and the flowers are blooming. Thanks to the extra daylight and the warmer weather, a big change is taking place.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Sandra Vandevander, Larry Moyers, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons and Anna Lee Mitchell; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Anna Mauzy, Jimmie Bennett, Linda Maxwell Looney, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, Frankie Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Lucy and Charlie Westfall, Minny Rhoads, Mary and Gary Hess, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Bill Snyder, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Marcia “Marty” Warner, Tom and Judy Borror, Bob and Brenda Sites, Judith Ours, Nancy and Tony George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Allen Beachler, Donnie Hedrick, Tonya Simon, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Mary Alice Evick, Rick Phares, Debbie Eye, Merlin Harper, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Joyce Calhoun, John Moyers, Kevin Gonshor, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Jerry Warner, Sherman Bennett, Nellie Keplinger, Chuck Hiett and the family of Pete Keplinger.
Prayer thought: “Though we’ll still battle with sin, we’ve been given the Holy Spirit to help us. He can guide us to tame our rebellion, orient our minds.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for March 17 through March 23, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: March 17 – 46°, 35° (57°, 41°), March 18 – 68°, 29° (46°, 29°), March 19 – 75°, 36° (52°, 27°), March 20 – 67°, 38° (55°, 33°), March 21 – 53°, 39° (51°, 23°, .62”), March 22 – 55°, 35°, windy (61°, 24°, .01”), March 23 – 59°, 29° (47°, 25°).
