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These photographs are stunning, please take the time to look at them. I am amazed by them and each one has it's own story to tell. Incredible.
FSA-Photographer unknown, situation unknown, as was the case with many amazing images in the archive. This edit of images has been done in order to increase awareness of the amazing work done by the more than 100 photographers who contributed to the Farm Security Administration project. While we tend to think of Lange, Evans, Lee and a few others as being the backbone of the project, the truth is far from that.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Count your Blessings
When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.
Words: Johnson Oatman, Jr., in Songs for Young People, by Edwin Excell (Chicago, Illinois: 1897).
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Refrain
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will keep singing as the days go by.
Refrain
taking food to Jay
We are taking some cookies and pasta salad to Jay and Courtney today. Just a reminder that they would still really appreciate and could really use a delivered home cooked meal every so often.
Monday, July 25, 2011
A message from Bev Stewart
SWEET CORN is ready!!!
It is at the house by garage and is $3.00 for 13 ears.
If you want to call before coming to get some that would be a good idea.
877-2354
We should have corn most of the week.
Thank you
Bev
prayer request
My Uncle Richard Premore has been fighting cancer for a couple of years now. It has returned and spread. Please help me pray for him. He lives in Florida with my Aunt Shirley. He will begin chemotherapy to see if they can slow down or even stop it. He said his chances are 50/50.
Thank you~
Kelly
Thank you~
Kelly
Hinkle Creek Youth!
We have been offered an opportunity for our teenagers to dip ice cream at the Indiana State Fair for a fundraiser (Friday, August 5th, or Saturday, August 13th). Tickets are provided and there is opportunity to walk the fair and experience it as well.
We learned about this fundraising opportunity through Anderson Friends and they have offered to share this experience with us.
Michaela has expressed interest in going and is hoping to have company! This money can be used for camp tuition next year or any other activities that pop up between now and then. Later this year Anderson Friends are having a concert and have invited our youth to come, so this would be a great chance for everyone to meet!
Let me know as soon as possible, Thanks. ~Kelly 317-691-2329
Sunday, July 24, 2011
WE'RE BACK!
Hello everyone!
We are back from one of the greatest experiences I've ever had at a Yearly Meeting Session! The focus on it all and the theme was "God has a Dream". We heard wonderful messages from Jan Wood from Northwest Yearly Meeting speak to the depth of our hearts. The main focus of the Sessions was Worship and uplifting each other. A very different experience than I've seen in a long time. We were blessed with beautiful music from Jan Crouch (this is a man) from Farmland, Indiana who has a real gift at the piano. He has quite a story and Paulette and I got well acquainted with him while there. He has agreed to come and minister to us through his gift of music sometime in August on a Sunday morning. You won't want to miss this when he comes!
We were so welcomed into Indiana Yearly Meeting and over and over again we were told that Hinkle was a breath of fresh air in the Yearly Meeting. We haven't grasped that yet, but apparently it is true! We were hugged and loved on like I've never experienced before. I'm guessing that we will have visitors from time to time from Indiana Yearly Meeting Churches that want to know who we are and get acquainted with us. I certainly welcome any of them to come and worship with us. We were also blessed with beautiful music from a trio of men from the Westfield Union Bible College and we hosted the President of that college and his wife along with the Superintendent of Central Yearly Meeting and his wife. Union Friends in Westfield is under the care of Central Yearly Meeting.
We received word while there, that Western Yearly Meeting approved in session to release the Beryl Baliff fund to Indiana Yearly Meeting's endowment so it can continue to do what Beryl requested in her will. Praise God that this issue is finally settled.
God has truly blessed Hinkle along with Westfield to open the door and allow us to be a part of this great organization. I look forward to many interactions with them and hope you will become interested in them as well.
As soon as I know the date that Jan Crouch can come, I'll be sure to make an advance announcement and request that you invite someone to come and be blessed by his ministry.
Remember that starting the evening of August 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. - Doug Shoemaker will be coming to teach a series to us on Quakerism and Indiana Yearly Meeting. After talking to Doug while there, we agreed we should open this up to Westfield Friends as well, so we are looking to host Friends from Westfield Meeting to go through this course of study. I pray the Lord will speak to your heart about coming to support and learn during this special time together with Doug. He is excited about being with us and sharing this curriculum.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday! Have a great week!!
Bob
We are back from one of the greatest experiences I've ever had at a Yearly Meeting Session! The focus on it all and the theme was "God has a Dream". We heard wonderful messages from Jan Wood from Northwest Yearly Meeting speak to the depth of our hearts. The main focus of the Sessions was Worship and uplifting each other. A very different experience than I've seen in a long time. We were blessed with beautiful music from Jan Crouch (this is a man) from Farmland, Indiana who has a real gift at the piano. He has quite a story and Paulette and I got well acquainted with him while there. He has agreed to come and minister to us through his gift of music sometime in August on a Sunday morning. You won't want to miss this when he comes!
We were so welcomed into Indiana Yearly Meeting and over and over again we were told that Hinkle was a breath of fresh air in the Yearly Meeting. We haven't grasped that yet, but apparently it is true! We were hugged and loved on like I've never experienced before. I'm guessing that we will have visitors from time to time from Indiana Yearly Meeting Churches that want to know who we are and get acquainted with us. I certainly welcome any of them to come and worship with us. We were also blessed with beautiful music from a trio of men from the Westfield Union Bible College and we hosted the President of that college and his wife along with the Superintendent of Central Yearly Meeting and his wife. Union Friends in Westfield is under the care of Central Yearly Meeting.
We received word while there, that Western Yearly Meeting approved in session to release the Beryl Baliff fund to Indiana Yearly Meeting's endowment so it can continue to do what Beryl requested in her will. Praise God that this issue is finally settled.
God has truly blessed Hinkle along with Westfield to open the door and allow us to be a part of this great organization. I look forward to many interactions with them and hope you will become interested in them as well.
As soon as I know the date that Jan Crouch can come, I'll be sure to make an advance announcement and request that you invite someone to come and be blessed by his ministry.
Remember that starting the evening of August 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. - Doug Shoemaker will be coming to teach a series to us on Quakerism and Indiana Yearly Meeting. After talking to Doug while there, we agreed we should open this up to Westfield Friends as well, so we are looking to host Friends from Westfield Meeting to go through this course of study. I pray the Lord will speak to your heart about coming to support and learn during this special time together with Doug. He is excited about being with us and sharing this curriculum.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday! Have a great week!!
Bob
Friday, July 22, 2011
Praise Report from Quaker Haven!
Hinkle Creek Friends has been approved by Indiana Yearly Meeting and is now back to the full Monthly Meeting Status.
IYM extends a heartfelt welcome to the entire congregation.
Bob is so happy to be around such loving and supportive friends.
Praise be to God!
A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER by Miss Joanne Gobure from Uaboe in Nauru
I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.It is not for me to take away,
but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole,
his body is only temporary
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings;
Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life,
so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said...Ahhhh,
finally you have the idea.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wait
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate,
And the Master who gently said,
"Child, you must wait."
"Wait You say wait!" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith, I have asked, and am claiming your Word
"My future and all to which I can relate
Hangs in the balance, and YOU tell me to WAIT?
I'm needing a 'yes' a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign.
"And Lord, You promised that if we believe
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
Lord, I've been asking and this is my cry;
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply!"
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate.
As my Master replied once again, "You must wait."
So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and tout
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting. . . for what?"
He seemed, then to kneel and His eyes wept with mine,
And he tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
"All you seek I could give and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want — but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence were all you could see.
"You'd never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
You'd know that I live and I save . . . (for a start),
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
"The glow of My comfort late into the night.
The faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you asked
Of an infinite God, who makes what you have LAST.
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that 'My grace is sufficient for Thee.'
Yes, your dreams for your loved one overnight would come true,
But, Oh the loss! If I lost what I'm doing to you!
"So be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me
And though oft' may My answers seem terribly late
My most precious answer of all is still, "WAIT".
Author Unknown
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate,
And the Master who gently said,
"Child, you must wait."
"Wait You say wait!" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith, I have asked, and am claiming your Word
"My future and all to which I can relate
Hangs in the balance, and YOU tell me to WAIT?
I'm needing a 'yes' a go-ahead sign,
Or even a 'no' to which I can resign.
"And Lord, You promised that if we believe
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
Lord, I've been asking and this is my cry;
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply!"
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate.
As my Master replied once again, "You must wait."
So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and tout
And grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting. . . for what?"
He seemed, then to kneel and His eyes wept with mine,
And he tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
"All you seek I could give and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want — but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
When darkness and silence were all you could see.
"You'd never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
You'd know that I live and I save . . . (for a start),
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
"The glow of My comfort late into the night.
The faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you asked
Of an infinite God, who makes what you have LAST.
"You'd never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that 'My grace is sufficient for Thee.'
Yes, your dreams for your loved one overnight would come true,
But, Oh the loss! If I lost what I'm doing to you!
"So be silent, my child, and in time you will see
That the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me
And though oft' may My answers seem terribly late
My most precious answer of all is still, "WAIT".
Author Unknown
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