COME JOIN US AT OLE TIMES COUNTRY BUFFET Volume 13, Issue 6 November & December FOR FRIENDS—FOOD—FELLOWSHIP 2014 WHEN MONDAY— Inside this issue: 2 Things to Think About Quotes, Food & History November 3, 2014 November 17, 2014 *No Meetings in December 3 MEETINGS WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 5th AT OLE TIMES COUNRTY BUFFET Christmas Party Monday Dec. 8nd 5:30 P.M. All are invited! In The Magnolia Room At 2215 N. Patterson St. Bring a small “gift it forward” gift (A new way of saying “re-gift”) to exchange. Please bring a side dish or dessert. Baked ham, bread and drinks will be Provided by McLane’s beginning?” A student said “No. Our teacher is such a great artist that when we make a mistake, he uses it to improve the beauty of the pattern. FOR MORE INFO CALL 242-5544 Dolores, Denise Or Heather A GENTLE SPIRIT Compiled by Bryce Clayton That is what the Lord does with our mistakes. He is the greatest artist but we must surrender. Surrender your blunders to the Lord. He can use them to make the pattern of your life more beautiful. BEAUTY IN BLUNDERS Corrie ten Boom “Thy faith hath made thee whole.” MATTHEW 9:22 I once visited a weaver’s school where the students were making beautiful patterns. I asked “When you make a mistake, must you cut it out and start from the Faith came singing into my room, And other guests took flight. Sped out into the night. I wondered that such peace could be, But Faith said gently, “Don’t you see, That they can never live with me?” - Elizabeth Cheney Lord, we can be so depressed when we blunder. It is wonderful to know that our mistakes can be useful to You. Because You are our Master Artist. November/December 2014 Page 2 An excerpt from… A Note From Tyson McLane WE’VE BEEN THERE One Reason we are so Committed to an aftercare program here at McLane Funeral & Cremation Services is that we know from personal family experience of the heart ache of death and separation from ones that we love. Thus, we want to assure you that our caregiving interest extends far beyond the time of the funeral itself. Our most recent personal family experiences involved the death of my brother, Albert McLane on July 25th and the death of my daughter’s father-in-law, Glen Pinkston on September 17th of this year. As is true with all of us, each experience has it’s own grief and it’s own life lessons. While Albert lived in Canada and was not able to get back here often, he was still very much part of us. He has a widow and three sons that we want to assure of our ongoing love and interest. Since Glen and I shared three fine grandchildren, I will have more responsibility as a grandfather to these growing young people. Healing A er Loss -Daily Medita ons for Working-Through Grief By Martha Whitmore Hickman I was beginning to do better, I thought I was doing better, but a few days ago the holidays just hit me. —WIDOW, CONTEMPLATING HER FIRST CHRISTMAS ALONE Memories are always there to hook us, to make the grief fresh again—birthdays, anniversaries, summer vaca on—any occasion of “the firsts me around” without our loved one. But the Christmas holidays, the Hanukkah observances, when the whole world Part of the life lessons and motivation for us is to seems poised for celebra on, are among the most encourage you as you have your own experiences. difficult mes of year for survivors of loss. Each of us We should always hold on to the memories of shared has a me-honored list of things “we always do” - go to love that have blessed our lives in the past. Part of the services, hang the stockings, light the candles, share tribute we can give to our departed family members and tradi onal foods. They are part of our iden ty and our friends is to live each coming day with hope and joy in being alive in the world together—and now one purpose. Accepting responsibility to strengthen our of the key people with whom we shared that joy is emotional investment and relationship with our loved gone. Is it any wonder we cringe from the thought of ones who remain with us is an opportunity and a the holidays? potential blessing. Just know that all the others We will get through it, and probably be er if we can on our staff can share similar stories from their talk about it with others who are feeling the same loss. own families. Indeed, we all have been in the Reaching out to others (The poor, the lonely, the place of doing grief work because we have been homeless) for whom this is also a difficult season will there too. Therefore, we will be available to help, and will express the deeper meaning of the help whether it is in the nature of assisting season. with a task, providing a listening ear, or whatever would be your need or desire. Tyson McLane I know this will be a hard season for me. I will take one day at a time. I will acknowledge when grief hovers close. And I will try to be open to times when joy may surprise me, too. November/December Happy “Why must you know the details of my troubles to have compassion? Is it not enough to show compassion simply because you know that everyone has troubles?” - Richelle E. Goodrich Five-Minute Fudge Wreath Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bag semi-sweet chocolate morsels 9 oz. (3/4 oz. a 12 oz. bag) butterscotch morsels 1 (14 oz. ) can sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 (8 oz.) can walnut halves 1/2 cup currents 8 inch cake pan, lightly greased with softened butter Candies cherries , red & green for garnish (optional) Directions Holidays Please Join Us For McLane Funeral Services 23rd Annual Memorial Service December 7, 2014 Since 1992, we have hosted an Annual Community Memorial Service to pay tribute to those who have died and to encourage and comfort those of us who survive them. This service is for family and friends who have experienced the hurt and loss due to a death from November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. Our memorial service will be held in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 4 p.m. Our staff will have a time of prayer prior to the memorial service for each family who has experienced a loss within the year. A lighted memorial tree will be placed on the front lawn of our funeral home in Valdosta and a special ornament bearing the name of your loved one will be placed on the tree. We have invited a fine group of area clergy and musicians to lead our service in a time of remembrance which will conclude with a candle-lighting ceremony. Place a heavy pot on the stove and preheat it over low heat. Add chips and milk and stir until chips are Please notify others in your circle of family and melted and milk combined. Save the empty condensed friends who may want to attend. milk can. Stir in vanilla and remove fudge from heat. Add nuts and currants and stir in immediately. Cover empty condensed milk can with plastic food wrap and center it in the greased cake pan. Spoon fudge into pan around can, making sure to recenter can if it drifts. The fudge will set up almost immediately. Garnish can only be added in the first minute or 2 that the fudge is in the pan, so act quickly. Decorate your wreath with “holly” made from cut candied red and green cherries. A wreath left plain can be garnished with a pretty fabric bow when served. Chill covered in the refrigerator and slice fudge very thin when ready to serve (a little goes a long ways). STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID LAKE PARK, GA PERMIT #35 ZIP CODE 31636 N EW H OPE SUPPORT GROUP “S UPPORTING E ACH OTHER ” SPONSORED BY... ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED P.O. Box 5203 Valdosta, Georgia 31603 , New Hope Suppor t Staff Dolor es Ever ette Denise Munro H e a t h e r B o yd * IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO OR REMOVED FROM THIS MAILING LIST, PLEASE CONTACT Dolores Everette, Denise Munro OR Heather Boyd AT 242-5544 OR E-MAIL: [email protected] Please note that names are dropped from this mailing list after 1 year unless you notify us that you would like to be left on. **We are going green!! You may now access our current newsletter online at www.mclanecares.com. Please contact Heather Boyd at [email protected] to make this change. If not we will continue to send our now bi-monthly newsletter out to you the good old fashion way through the United States Postal Service.** Grief is NOT a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual NECESSITY, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve. Like us on McLane Funeral & Cremation Services - Earl Grollman Holidays For November & December Veteran’s Day November 11, 2014 Thanksgiving Day November 27, 2014 Hanukkah December 16 - 24, 2014 Christmas December 25, 2014
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