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Pearls of Time
We take a mi'nute grain of
sand (moment)
Build each day,
As does the NAK'ARA
- creating precious
Layers of nacre - (mother
of pearl)
The clock ticks, time seems
forever-
Moments and time seem
forever -
Incidents pass, some insig-
nificant,
Some special,
But each important in the
building,
Then are finished.
You can ... or you do not.
No matter, for time never
moves
Backward, only forward,
Time is not for wasting,
Or regrets, it is for doing
It is for feeling - it is the
now,
That colors your after-
wards,
And your memories -
And if you add wisely to
Each moment -
You have a string of
Priceless pearls.
To Allissa (granddaugh-
ter)
Kathleen Johnson © 1-
25-95
***
Do you think often of
our national flag - the
stars and stripes? Does it
have a special meaning for
you? Does it bother you
to see it tattered and tom?
Not displayed with proper
CHURCH
continued from page C3
his Summer Sermon Series,
The Ladder of the Beatitudes
with his sermon, "Purity of
Heart; To Will One Thing"
based on text taken from
Numbers Matthew 5:8;
Proverbs 4:23.
In both the 8:30 and 11:
10 a.m. worship services
the Chancel Choir will sing
"He Is King of Kings." The
8:30 a.m. worship service is
broadcast live each week
on Stillwater radio station
KSPI-AM 780. A nursery is
provided for children 5 and
under during both services.
Steve Roach will preach
this Sunday at our South
Campus, 2823 S. Husband,
at 11:00 a.m. The title of his
sermon is "What's Next?"
Closer Walk, a modem
service is held every Sunday
morning in the Family Life
Center on the comer of 7th
and Duck at 10:00 a.m.
This music-rich service will
enlighten your spirit and
energize you. This Sunday
Stan Warfield will preach
at the Closer Walk service.
The title of his sermon will
be "Neighborhood Means
Being Neighbors" based on
text taken from Matthew 5:
7; Lamentations 3:22-23.
This will truly be a unique
worshipping experience
with Methodist traditions in
a casual atmosphere. Please
join us!
Grace Church Stillwater
Grace Church Stillwater
(PCA) is a community of
faith that emphasizes strong
biblical teaching through
a service that reflects the
historic and modem church.
Pastor Jonathan Dorst will be
teaching through the Old Tes-
tament book of Genesis from
November-February. We
meet for worship Sundays
in Westwood Elementary
School, comer of Sixth and
Kings (across from Warren
Clinic),at 10:30 a.m. and
Theology Breakfast classes
at 9:30 a.m.. Children's
classes provide a safe place
for kids to learn biblical
truth and have fun. Grace
hosts Bible studies, com-
munity groups, film nights
and cultural equipping, as
well as service opportuni-
ties. Our new office is at the
comer of Seventh and Main.
Information: 334-2188 or
www.gracestillwater.us.
decorum, or respect? Is
someone designated for
it's proper care? I know
there are times when there
is neglect that cannot be
helped. There's thousands
flying in America, along
with those on foreign
shores and faraway places.
Let us not be remiss in its
caretaking when we are
able and in a position to.
This can be a great Project
for Home Demonstration
Clubs, 4-H Clubs, in the
respective communities,
also churches, any orga-
nized group. Check your
community's places of
flags. Keep tabs on your
flags on a regular basis.
Take turns, the clubs
could then be sure they
were mended. Thread isn't
as expensive as new flags.
Have a designated work
time to get them back into
shape. It's cheaper than
always purchasing new
flags.
Our nation has at least 130
National Cemeteries. That
is besides other places that
our flag flies. Constant
exposure to the elements
weakens thread and fabric
and requires constant
mending or at least peri-
odic mending and care.
There are people who are
banding together helping
each other to achieve this
special work. Think about
it. Bless you! Pray about
it. It will make you and
your gang feel real proud.
***
Shall we learn a little
more about Oklahoma you
didn't know? Well, Okla-
homa State University has
the largest student union
in the nation. Oklahoma's
current governor, Brad
Henry, is the youngest
governor (40) serving in
the country. Oklahoma's
current Lt. Governor is
Jari Askins. The current
state flag was designed by
Louise Fluke of Ponca City
and adopted in 1925. The
state flag is an Osage war-
rior shield on a field of blue
crossed by a peace pipe and
olive branch. The star on
the State Seal has five
rays depicting symbols of
the Five Civilized Tribes.
The Five Civilized Tribes
attempted statehood in 1905
under the name Sequoyah.
There are 39 tribes and
nations of American
Indians with headquarters
in Oklahoma. One of
America's more honored
Indians, Sequoyah, lived
near Sallisaw.
***
We always serve snacks,
so graciously served by
Geraldine and Wayne
Allen and Leroy & Eva
Gibson, our illustrious
secretary-treasurer and
president. We so appreci-
ate them and thank them
for being so kind and
thoughtful, always there,
thanks. Friends bring-
ing snacks this evening:
Betty Watson, banana
pudding, taco soup; Joyce
Revis, bing cherries, fish
sticks; Mrs. Harshman,
corn dogs; Celcia, peanut
clusters; Kathy Hicks, 2
pies; Katherine Kuszak,
cookies; Geraldine Allen,
potato salad, chocolate
cake, cookies; Florence &
Charles Kilbom, cookies;
Lorn & Dolores Starling,
melon mixture; Pat Reiley,
fruit bowl; Reva Gunkel,
cake; Gerald & Kathleen
Johnson, touboulli salad.
Thanks for your gener-
osity, mmm delicious. We
certainly enjoy your culi-
nary offerings. Thanks,
they are delicious as
always. We may have to
rebuild the doors, ha! You
think? Maybe we just feel
bigger because we're fuller
and very satisfied.
Thanks to the wonderful
musicians. They are so
wonderfully spectacular!
There's nothing more
beautiful this side of the
Cimarron or the other side
either, anywhere. Come
listen. You will enjoy
them, also. See all of you
around next Monday. If I
don't fall off something,
huh!
Myron Reynolds, Per-
kins; Clifford Creekmore,
Drumright, our illustrious
emcee; Jeff Barbeley,
Stillwater; Howard &
Betty Anderson, Stillwa-
ter; Millie & Earl Gray,
Guthrie; B J O'Dell &
Margaret, Tryon; K C &
Lorraine Prouty, Ripley;
Chet Smith, Perkins; Kim
Thomas, Parkland; Charles
& Florence Kilbom, Guth-
rie; Mabel Mohs, Stillwa-
ter; Stella Rodgers, Agra;
Otho Mclntire, Agra; Bob
Scott, Cushing; Carroll
McGuiness, Cushing;
Lorraine Owens, Stillwa-
ter; Murl Rhodes, Agra.
You are all so wonderful!
We're so appreciative for
the wonderful evening of
song that you bring us on
Mondays. Thanks again.
***
Till we meet again,
dear friends, pou¢ pren
dre conge, deo volente, I
wish you peace and love,
sevate.
Difficulties with English
For some time now, I've
thought about trying to leam a
little Spanish. That shouldn't
be too hard, but I just keep
having friends translate for
me when I need to read some-
thing written in that orderly
language, Each time I do this
I am reminded how difficult it
is for people from other coun-
fries to learn English: Rules
for spelling in English make
no sense. Let me give you
some examples: The ban-
dage was wound around the
wound. The farm was used to
produce produce. The dump
was so fun that it had to refuse
more refuse. We must polish
the Polish furniture. He could
lead if he would get the lead
out. The soldier decided to
desert his dessert in the desert
Since there is no time like the
present, he thought it was time
to present the,present. A bass
was painted on the head of the
bass dram. When shot at, the
dove dove into the bushes. I
did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for
the invalid. There was a row
among the oarsmen about how
to row. They were too close
to the door to close it. The
buck does funny things when
the does am present. A seam-
stress and a sewer fell down
into a sewer line. To help with
planting, the farmer taught his
sow to sow. The wind was
too strong to wind the sail.
After a number of injections
my jaw got number. Upon
seeing the tear in the painting
I shed a tear. I had to subject
the subject to a series of tests.
How can I intimate this to my
intimate friend?
English wording, and
language in general, is not
logical either. For example,
there is no egg in eggplant,
ham in hamburger, or apple
or pine in pineapple. English
muffins weren't invented in
England or French fries in
France. Sweetmeats am can-
dies while sweetbreads, which
aren't sweet, am meat. There
am paradoxes too. Quicksand
can work slowly, boxing rings
am square and a guinea pig is
neither from Guinea nor is it
apig. Why is it that writers
write, but fingers don't ring,
grocers don't groce and ham-
mers don't ham? The plural of
tooth is teeth, so why isn't the
plural of booth beeth? One is
a goose while two am geese,
so why one moose and not
two meese? If you can make
amends, why can't you make
one amend? If you get rid of
all of your odds and ends but
one, what do you call it? If
teachers taught, why didn't
preachers praught? If a veg-
etarian eats vegetables, what
does a humanitarian eat? In
what language do people recite
at a play and play at a recital?
Why do we ship by track and
send cargo by ship? Why do
we have noses that run and
feet that smell? How can a
slim chance and a fat chance
mean the same thing while a
wise man and a wise guy am
opposites? When your house
bums up it bums down. When
you fill in a form you fill it out.
An alarm goes offby going on.
When the stars am out they am
visible, but when the lights am
out they am invisible. The fact
that people, not computers,
invented the English language
reflects the creativity of the
human race, which of course
is not a race at all.
Now, would it be easier to
learn Spanish?
P. S. And why doesn't Buick
rhyme with quick?
Sadie Needs A Home
This is Sadie; she is an adult smaller black lab mix with a
semi cropped tail: She has beautiful expressive eyesand a
lovely smile. Sadie always seems to have her tongue hanging
out of her mouth in that famous half smile of hers. It's hard to
resist a dog as sweet and fun loving as Sadie. tf you would
like to come out and see her for yourself you can check her
out Monday thru Friday 8am to 5pm. The Shelter would also
like to thank everyone who participated and donated in the
adoption event!
An easy choice.
The Rehab Center
at Stillwater Medical Center
Caring for loved ones who have suffered from
strokes, motor vehicle accidents, traumatic
brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and
fractures, and much more.
Call 405.742.5798
for more information.
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