by Dave Ellis
The first month of summer just passed, and the area had heat and rain. With all the rain, it’s been hard to get time in to cut the grass.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Sandra Vandevander, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Anna Mauzy, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, Frankie Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Larry Rexrode, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Tom and Judy Borror, Bob and Brenda Sites, Judith Ours, Nancy and Toney George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Tonya Simon, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Mary Alice Evick, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Joyce Calhoun, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Chuck Hiett, Betty Smith, Gretta Pope, Chase Shepke, Woody and Libby Hoover, Sherry Chambers and Ginger Kimble.
Prayer thought: “The years have taught me that when casting our cares on God, He sustains us. God bears our burdens and He knows our concerns.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for July 14 through July 20, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: July 14 – 84°, 64°, .25” (92°, 61°), July 15 – 83°, 65°, .01” (93°, 67°), July 16 – 84°, 66°, .21” (96°, 67°), July 17 – 85°, 64°, .19” (84°, 66°, .88”), July 18 – 85°, 68°, .91” (75°, 65°, .26”), July 19 – 81°, 67°, .01” (86°, 57°) and July 20 – 80°, 68°, .08” (79°, 67°, .25”).
