Gordonsburg/Little Swan News

The weather during the two days usually celebrated with Thanksgiving was rather mild during the day and cool at night, allowing many to be outside part of the day. Of course it didn’t hinder the hunters who were looking for that big buck. Saturday was cool just about all day and then on Sunday it was cool to cold most of the day with rain starting off in the early evening and continuing through most of the night. Monday was really cold with low thirties early and dropping lower in the mid-morning. Some even reported seeing snow flurries during the morning before the rain moved out. The weather people were calling for more snow flurries. It is supposed to be cold all week and that I don’t like, but can’t do anything about it so just tolerate it as it comes. December may come in with a bang if it does have snow flurries this early.

Those who are sick or shut-in and in need of prayers for whatever the need: William Barber, David and Joyce Barnes, G. Y. Bennett, Connie Bonner, Barbara Brown, Dorothy Brown, Amy Carroll, Betty Carroll, Dorothy Carroll, Joann Carroll, Kathleen Carroll, Spencer Clark, Fada Clay, Billy Cothran, Marian Dryden, Monica Dupont, Rusty Dupont, Larry Evans, Polly Edwards, Geneva Grover, Helen Hardin, Myrtle Harvey, Kay Henley, Melody Hensley, Christy Hinson, Beverly Holloway, Mickey James, Monette King, Linda Mercer, Wendy McKnight, Gage Peters, Rita Stutts Norris, Lisa Rawdon, Mona Runions, Tommy Shaw, Nell Skelton, Janie Spears, Freddie Sublett, Jim Webb, Annette Williams, Doug Williams, and Margie Willis. Some are still suffering with the virus so remember to pray for those that they soon will be better and able to be home or doing the things they enjoy.

Happy birthday to Maria Tripp, Harper Bates, Katelyn Webb and Faye Holt December 5th, Lisa Kauffman December 6th, Kimberly Eastep and Jonathan Bates December 7th, Tonya Mercer and Martha Hensley December 8th, and John Kirk, Blake Chappell, Dorothy Warf, and Lee Henderson December 10th. Wishing these many more happy days to celebrate life and hope they have a great birthday.

We express sympathy to the families of Kolton Michael Maze, James Elliott “Tootsie” Anderson, Kenny Ray Pullen, and James Leslie Hensley. Praying for these families and any other families who have lost loved ones.

Thanksgiving has come and gone and I hope that you and yours had a great time celebrating and celebrate we should for we, in this nation, have been so blessed and are blessed every day. We need to consider those in countries where they are not free to do the things we enjoy and do not have all the physical things we enjoy, like the freedom to worship without fear when people are healthy. We enjoy so many things that others do not.

The children are now counting the days till Christmas. They will soon be out of school for the holiday and that will be a long break for them.

Remember the Christmas parade will be tonight, Thursday, as it has been since I was a little girl and that is a long time. Please be sure you are not sick if you attend and make sure your children are protected as they look for candy along the way.

Praying that you and your family will have a great week. Enjoy your family because we never know when things will change and someone will be missing from that group. We sometimes take too much for granted and forget how just one day in our lives can change everything.