The area is losing daylight each day by the minute. The leaves on the trees are starting to turn colors which indicates that autumn is nearby. Soon everyone will stop mowing grass and begin mowing the leaves on the ground.
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, and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Jim Fawley, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Danny Nelson, Sherry Hedrick, Tom and Judy Borror, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Bobby Parsons, Rick Phares, Gretta Pope, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Sherry Chambers, Shirley Bland, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace and Albert Hammer, Cameron Beachler, Lisa Dingess, Kitty Waggy, Mary Lou Wagoner, Lucy Westfall, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Amy VanMeter, Lynwood Pennington, Bob Hoops, Ronnie Pitsenbarger, Connie Hartman, Wyatt Hott, Carl Thompson, Kaylee Bennett, Mickie Huffman, Woody Hoover, Rhonda Stump, Pollyanna Johnson, Kayon Johnson, Ryan Dingass families, Shirley Propst, Brenda Allen, Max Propst, Brenda Kiser Fisher, Harold Michael, Teddy Hartman and Phyllis Ruddle.
Prayer thought: “Dear Father, thank you for the amazing gift you have blessed us with each day. Please help me to honor your gift as a blessing as each day is an eye sight before us.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Aug. 17 through Aug. 23, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Aug. 17 – 84°, 67°, .26” (86°, 61°, .01”), Aug. 18 – 78°, 61°, .12” (79°, 64°), Aug. 19 – 83°, 57° (87°, 66°), Aug. 20 – 80°, 64° (86°, 64°, 1.54”), Aug. 21 – 74°, 58° (77°, 66°, .08”), Aug. 22 – 82°, 62° (79°, 64°) and Aug. 23 – 74°, 55°, .04” (81°, 61°).
