Gordonsburg/Little Swan News

The past several days and nights have been like fall with the day temperatures being in the upper seventies and low eighties and then the nights down in the forties and fifties. I guess, as some have said this past week, it is time for it to be like that. I thought we were not changing the time this year, but now the time is supposed to change on November 1. I guess it will whether we like it or not. It has been so foggy for a few days and nights that it is so damp you would think it was raining. We have had some rain, but not a lot at one time.

Those who are sick or shut-in and in need of prayers for whatever the need: William Barber, Adam and Deanne Barnes and family, David and Joyce Barnes, G.Y. Bennett, Connie Bonner, Barbara Brown, Dorothy Brown, Amy Carroll, Betty Carroll, Bobby and Sarah Carroll, Dorothy Carroll, Jennie Carroll, Joann Carroll, Kathleen Carroll, Pam Carroll, Ronnie Carroll, Spencer Clark, Fada Clay, Billy Cothran, Terrell Crews, Marian Dryden, Monica Dupont, Rusty Dupont, Larry Evans, Polly Edwards, Joe and Edna Garner, Geneva Grover, Helen Hardin, Myrtle Harvey, Kay Henley, Jackie McFall, Melody Hensley, Christy Hinson, Beverly Holloway, Mickey James, Monette King, Linda Mercer, Wendy McKnight, Rita Stutts Norris, Donna Owen, Coleen Rasbury, Lisa Rawdon, Russell Runions, Mona Runions, Tommy Shaw, Nell Skelton, Jim Webb, Annette Williams, Doug Williams, and Margie Willis. There are several in the area who have tested positive with the Covid 19, so please keep them in your prayers. Even several in the nursing rehab center have been moved to other facilities where they can be cared for more securely. Please remember these in your daily prayers along with others you know who are sick or shut-in.

Happy birthday to Nancy Watkins and Jenny Carroll October 29th, Savannah Buchanan, Barbara Barrier and Kay Gordon October 30th, Jerry Roden, Misty Brandon and Loren Runions November 2nd, Shirley Howe and Carrie Runions November 3rd, and Russell Runions and Chasney Chappell November 6th. Wishing for these many more happy days to celebrate life and hope they have a great birthday.

We express sympathy to the families of Clyde W. Sells, Clifford W. Leteure, Kevin Douglas Cummins, Betty Jane French, Wanda Gail Lomax, Nancy Jane West, and Hilda Colleen Willis Spears. Prayers for these families and any other families who have lost loved ones.

Prayers for our nation during this time when it seems the virus is taking more of a hold on the area and many have been hospitalized with the issue. We pray that this will soon go away and we can be back to our normal life and enjoy the things we used to do. For now, we just have to be careful and not go places where we can be infected with the virus. Prayers that you and your family will be okay and not be affected by the virus.

Many of the Halloween activities have been cancelled and lots of activities that would take place this week or weekend are changed. Hopefully, we will soon be back to some stage of normal and able to be together again with friends and relatives.

Our prayers are that you and your family will have happiness and health during the coming days. This year will soon be drawing to a close as next week will be November and then will come December to finish out the year. It doesn’t seem that this is possible as it seems like only yesterday that it was January and a new year was there for our enjoyment. We have not had a really great year with the virus taking such a hold and keeping many people away from places that they enjoy being, such as church, sporting events and even vacations they planned to take and other things they love to do. Praying that the end of the year will be better than it has been for the past several months.

I pray that God will bless and keep you and yours through the remainder of the year and bless you with happiness and health.