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–AMISH ANTIQUE QUILT S– Hidden Treasures In Ohio's Amish Country

–FROM THE DESK OF JAVON– God's Promises For Today

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Amish Made Quilts

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A Nod To November

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Hidden Treasures In Ohio's Amish Country

Interesting Facts About The 11th Month

Baking Pointers 8 Tips For Great Holiday Treats

A 'Green' Thanksgiving Easy Ideas That Reduce Waste

From the Desk of Javon Miller God's Promises For Today

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–Index of Advertisers– Crafts & Collectibles Sol’s in Berlin............................................................... 07 World Crafts.. .............................................................. 18

Dining & Food Kauffman’s Country Bakery.. ............................................ 04 Sugar Valley Meats....................................................... 04

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The Stone Wall

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By beverly lew is Reviewed by J ILL SELL Amish Heartland Contributing Writer

e have all heard the phrase, “Don’t die with your music inside you.” That’s the lesson 20-year-old Anna Beachy, a direct descendant of the founder of the Beachy Amish Church, is about to learn. Author Beverly Lewis follows Anna’s journey of self-discovery plus a mystery surrounding her grandmother that occurred 70 years earlier in The Stone Wall (Baker Publishing Group/ Bethany House). Anna leaves her family, including her grandmother, Mammi Eliza Slaughbaugh, in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, to stay with her Old Order Amish cousins in Strasburg, Lancaster County. There Anna takes a job as a tour guide at the Mennonite Information Center. She also becomes a volunteer at Peaceful Meadows, a horse therapy farm managed by Gabe Allgyer, a widower with a young daughter, Emmi, who can’t speak, traumatized by her mother’s death. Anna is drawn to Gabe’s sensitivity and his skills as a father. But, as she says, “I am not falling for an Old Order Amish man!” A stone wall of weather gray rocks winds its way over the farm, separating a horse paddock from a meadow. Anna is instantly drawn to the wall, but has no way of knowing her grandmother’s connection to it in 1948 when she, too, stayed a summer in Strasburg.

The storyline in this novel is a bit predictable, but that’s ok. Sometimes we just want to read something comforting and reassuring without startling surprises. And we can’t always follow our hearts. But Anna realizes we don’t want to live with regrets all our lives, either. Maybe stone walls aren’t meant to separate things, but to protect.

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–AMISH MADE QUILTS–

Hidden Treasures In Ohio's Amish Country

ABOVE: Replicas of authentic Amish antiques, including furniture, quilts and needlework recall a time when such items were handed down through families and generations and become an important part of the culture’s history (file photo).

Story by J ILL SELL Amish Heartland Contributing Writer

Finding authentic Amish-made quilts takes time and effort. THERE ARE beautiful antique Amish-made quilts, carefully rolled and lovingly tucked away inside trunks and chests in Ohio’s Amish country. These quilts will be handed down through families and generations and become an important part of the culture’s history. Most of those quilts aren’t for sale, and maybe that’s how it should be. 6

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But if you have your heart set on owning an authentic Amish-made antique quilt, be prepared to search a long time and to have the means to buy one. Antiques dealer and collector Darwin Bearley of Akron is one of the state’s premiere authorities on old Amish quilts, particularly those made in Ohio. Bearley began “literally knocking on doors in Ohio’s Amish Country in the

“There weren’t that many Amish in Ohio then. But fortunately for collectors, a lot of Amish quilts are dated and the identification of the fabric helps determine the age.” –– Darwin Bearley, antique dealer and collector ABOVE: Akron, Ohio's Darwin Bearley, an expert on Amish antiques, stands behind an authentic Amish quilt from his personal collection. Photo courtsey: Darwin Bearley

1980s,” hoping to add to his vintage quilt collection. He was only interested in quilts made before the 1950s. “Amish quilts made in the 19th century are very rare,” said Bearley, whose personal collection of quilts has been shown in museums and galleries across the country. “There weren’t that many Amish in Ohio then. But fortunately for collectors, a lot of Amish quilts are dated and the identification of the fabric helps

determine the age.” Bearley said itinerant salesmen traveled to Ohio by horse and wagon from retail centers including Philadelphia selling fabric to the Amish to make clothing and quilts. In the 1880s and 1890s earth tones, including mossy greens and browns, were the rule. By the 1900s, Amish quiltmakers used black borders and backgrounds. Pastels were introduced in about 1925.

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“I never saw a lot of red used much in Amish clothing, into the latter category. “The Amish are like everyone but it did pop up in quilts,” said Bearley, a former art else – they couldn’t have possibly made everything they instructor at the University of Akron. “Once I asked an needed themselves,” said Bearley. Along with antique quilts, elderly Amish woman about the Amish-made antique furniture color and she said it was used to in particular has been desired make petticoats and slips.” by collectors. The furniture was In the 1980s and 1990s, first recognized in the 1920s considered to be the height of when folk art, including Amish Amish quilt collecting in Ohio, creations, was given “legitimacy” new quilts were being made by art historians. A number of depicting older Amish colors and styles emerged, influenced by the patterns. “Unscrupulous pickers location of Amish settlements, were buying those, taking them available wood and acceptable home, washing the daylights methods of construction. out of them and selling them as Buyers of antique Amish older quilts,” said Bearley. “An furniture need to be just as awful lot of quilts ended up in vigilant as antique quilt buyers, collections that were not as old as says Bearley. Newly made some people thought. Even today wooden furniture is distressed I see quilts on the Internet being to look old and forgeries can be sold as antique, but they aren’t. I ABOVE: A "Mini 9-Patch" pattern very good. Check for naturalcan even tell by the way a quilt quilt from Geauga County. (Photo looking signs of wear and tear on lays that’s not that old.” courtesy: Darwin Bearley) corners, raised areas and edges. Newer quilts, which can still Joints should be used to assemble be beautiful but aren’t antiques, a piece, not wood screws. Also, are made of fabrics that aren’t as replaced hardware will often finely woven, are often blends of lower the value. fabrics and are a bit thicker than For many years Bearley vintage material, according to participated in monthly antiques Bearley. But don’t think that all shows across the country. But vintage Amish quilts should only now, like many associated show hand-sewn stitches. Early vendors and buyers, he relies treadle sewing machines (which mostly on internet sales. Virtual use a foot pedal to operate) were can work, but not as well, he sometimes used to piece a quilt says. And he misses the days together, according to Bearley. “you could really see, touch and “Antique Amish quilts are few smell” an object. “The only time and far between,” said Bearley, a decent antique Amish quilt who currently has about 10 in his comes up for sale any more is inventory for sale. ABOVE: A "Broken Star" pattern quilt one from a private collection or Bearley has also sold other from Holmes County. (Photo courtesy: when someone divorces, dies or Amish-made antiques, including Darwin Bearley) is downsizing and it comes up handmade rag rugs, pincushions through auction,” said Bearley. and other sewing supplies. “It’s different world.” (Authentic antique Amish True, but hopeful collectors know that somewhere dolls, a favorite among collectors, are now almost impossible to find outside historical societies and there is an “undiscovered” beautiful antique Amish private collections.) But Bearley wants collectors to quilt, wrapped in a cotton sheet for safe storage and clearly know the distinction between old Amish-made waiting for a new appreciative owner. To contact objects and items that the Amish used that were made Darwin Bearley, email him at ddbstuff@aol.com. by non-Amish. Kitchen utensils and farm tools often fall 8

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–A NOD TO NOVEMBER– Interesting Facts About The 11th Month

THERE IS much to be thankful for in November. Here’s a look at some of the interesting facts about the month.

• The chrysanthemum is the flower of November, which is fitting since so many mums are seen during the fall. • November’s birthstones are topaz and citrine.

• Many elections take place in the United States on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. In 2019, Election Day falls on November 5th and includes various gubernatorial elections, mayoral races and a variety of local elections.

• People born in November fall under the zodiac signs of Scorpio or Sagittarius.

• November used to be the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus. That all changed when the calendar was modified and January and February were added.

• November’s full moon is known as the Beaver Moon. Algonquin tribes and colonial Americans would use the month to set beaver traps before the swamps froze to ensure a supply of furs for the winter. It is also sometimes called the Full Frost Moon.

• November is 30 days long. It is one of four months that last 30 days. • November is the last full month of the fall season in the northern hemisphere.

• Veterans are commemorated in both Canada and the United States each year on November 11.

• According to folklore and The Farmer’s Almanac: “Ice in November brings mud in December.” TF19B438 Amish Heartland

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– c a l e n da r of ev e n t s – Please use the contact information at the end of each event to confirm its scheduling, or any cancellations or postponements.

LIVE MUSIC—SAMANTHA SERVAIS

6 – 9 PM. Guggisberg Swiss Inn & Doughty Glen Winery 5025 OH-557, Millersburg, Ohio 44654 http://www.guggisbergswissinn.com/events

PIE BAKING Workshop

2 – 3 PM. Learn to create blue-ribbon-worthy, Grandma-would-be-proud homemade pies! Registration required. Cost is $15. Lehman’s, 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron. 800-438-5346 |www.lehmans.com/storeevents

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CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY

2 PM. & 7 PM. Christmas In The Country is the perfect mixture of side-splitting’ Christmas Comedy and heartwarming music that appeals to all ages. Amish Country Theater, 4365 OH-39, Berlin, Ohio 44610 888-988-7489 | www.AmishCountryTheater.com

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LIVE MUSIC—JOSIAH WHITLEY

6 – 9 PM. Guggisberg Swiss Inn & Doughty Glen Winery 5025 OH-587, Millerburg, OH 44654 330-893-3600 | http://www.guggisbergswissin. com/events

HOLMES COUNTY LARGEST BOOK SIGNING

9 AM – 1 PM. Berlin Gospel Book Store, 4900 Oak Street, Berlin, OH 44610 330-893-2523 | info@mygospelbookstore.com https://www.mygospelbookstore.com

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

10 – 11 AM. Wayne County Dog Shelter, 5694 Burbank Rd., Wooster, OH 330-345-1018 | www.waynedogshelter.org

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13 – Dec. 23 | THE GÜT LIFE: CHRISTMAS WITH THE YODERS AND NICK (A Yuletide Comedy)

This show will run Nov. 13 through DECEMBER 23, 2020. Visit OhioStarTheater.com for full schedule and details. An unexpected knock. An unplanned guest. One unforgettable night. Location: Ohio Star Theater, 1357 Old Route 39, Sugarcreek, OH. 44681 1-855-344-7547 | http://www.dhgroup.com/theater

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HOLIDAYS AT THE MANSION

Victorian House Museum, Victorian House, 484 Wooster Road, Millersburg, OH 44654 330-674-0022 | info@holmeshistory.com | www.victorianhouse.org

LIVE MUSIC–GARY BONEWITZ

6 – 9 PM. Guggisberg Swiss Inn & Doughty Glen Winery 5025 OH-527, Millersburg, OH 44654 330-893-3600 | http://www.guggisbergswissin. com/events

WINDOW WONDERLAND

6:30 – 9 PM. Our 2020 Window Wonderland is the perfect time for you and your family to ring in the Holiday Season! Santa will be coming off the roof, local shops and businesses will offer special activities, horse drawn carriage rides through downtown, window decorating competition, and so much more! Main Street Wooster, 377 W. Liberty St., Wooster. www.mainstreetwooster.org/upcoming-events

BLACK FRIDAY IN THE COUNTRY

9 AM – 6 PM. Forget the rush of the big box stores sleep in and join us for a relaxed day of shopping in quaint Kidron. Lehman’s, 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron. 800-438-5346 |www.lehmans.com/storeevents

LIVE MUSIC-BRAD FULLER

6 – 9 PM. Guggisberg Swiss Inn & Doughty Glen Winery 5025 OH-527, Millersburg, OH 44654 330-893-3600 | http://www.guggisbergswissin. com/events

SHOP SMALL SATURDAY

12:00 AM – 11:30 PM. Shopping at small businesses this holiday season is the gift you can give to your community. Main Street Wooster, 377 W. Liberty St., Wooster. www.mainstreetwooster.org/upcoming-events

A BOOTH BROTHERS CHRISTMAS

7 PM. Enjoy old-time Christmas songs with the easygoing smooth harmonies of the Booth Brothers. Ohio Star Theater,1387 Old State Route 39, Sugarcreek, OH 44681 info@dhgroup.com 1-855-344-7547 | www.dhgroup.com/theater

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–BAKING POInTERS– 8 Tips For Great Holiday Treats

the holidaY SEASON is steeped in tradition. Baking is one tradition that comes with the holiday territory. Many people may only bake in November and December, so it’s understandable if they’re a little rusty come the holiday season. These baking tips can lead to successful yields of cookies, cakes and other tasty holiday treats. 12

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Follow the recipe carefully

When cooking, it is easy to add an extra dash of this or a pinch of that. But baking is a science and the ingredients are used in a ratio to produce a desired chemical reaction while cooking. To ensure success, do not substitute ingredients unless the recipe tells you how to do so, and measure each addition carefully.

Spoon out your measurements

Use unsalted butter

cup gently and use a straight edge to level it out. Even better, use a scale and metric measurements to ensure exact amounts of wet and dry ingredients.

Position pans centrally

It can be tempting to dig a measuring cup right into a bag of flour, but scooping packs the ingredients down — potentially causing you to use more than the recipe calls for. Instead, spoon the flour into your measuring

Read up on temperature

Certain ingredients, like butter and eggs, are temperature-dependent. Cold butter in biscuits helps them to rise up flaky and delicious. Eggs brought to room temperature enable the emulsification process to work more readily. The difference in temperature can mean a completely different chemical reaction, so follow the recipe accordingly.

Calibrate the oven

Purchase an oven thermometer, set your oven to 350 F, the standard baking temperature, and see what the thermometer reads. If it is different, adjust cooking times accordingly or have the oven repaired. Cooking at the wrong temperature might mean the recipe doesn’t turn out right.

Most recipes will call for unsalted butter so you aren’t adding unwanted sodium to the recipe, affecting dough consistency and flavor.

Pans should be on the center rack of the oven. If the oven isn’t wide enough to put multiple pans side by side, place them on different racks and slightly offset them to enable air circulation.

Use parchment paper

This unsung hero of baking can keep cookies from spreading out on baking sheets, prevent cakes from sticking to pans and may even help batter and dough bake evenly. Flip cakes Cool cakes upside down on a cooling rack. This will help flatten out the tops, which makes it easier to stack and level cakes for layered cakes. A few tips can go a long way to helping holiday baking go more smoothly. HL20A275 Amish Heartland

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– A tt r a c t i o n s – 3 Behalt/Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center 5798 CR 77, Millersburg (Berlin)

22 J.M. Smucker Company Store & Cafe 333 Wadsworth Rd., Orrville

33 Guggisberg Cheese 5060 SR 557, Millersburg (Charm)

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–Dining & Food– 57 Kauffman’s Country Bakery 6013 CR 77, Millersburg (Berlin)

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31 Miller’s Bakery 4280 TR 356, Millersburg (Berlin)

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60 Troyer’s Home Pantry 668 W. Main St., Apple Creek

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– L o d g i n g & Ca m p i n g – 55 Donna’s Premier Lodging 5523 East Street, Berlin

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56 Holmes with a View 3672 TR 154, Millersburg (Berlin)

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40 Scenic Hills RV Park 4483 TR 367 NE, Millersburg (Berlin)

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13 Kauffman Lawn Furniture 4540 US Rt. 62, Millersburg (40.568729°, -81.784071°)

16 Mt. Hope Fence 7102 CR 77, Millersburg

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–Shops & Such– 4 Berlin Leather & Pets 4363 SR 39, Millersburg (Berlin)

22 Hershberger Country Store 50938 Township Rd 220, Baltic

2 Peddler, The 3239 SR 39, Walnut Creek

6 Berlin Village Gift Barn 4755 SH 39, Millersburg (Berlin)

26 Holmes Sew & Vac 4897 W. Main St., Berlin

39 P. Graham Dunn 630 Henry St., Dalton

5 Charm Harness & Boot 4432 CR 70, Charm

27 Homestead Furniture 8233 SR 241, Mt. Hope

40 Pleasant Valley Poultry 3160 Pleasant Valley Rd. SW, Baltic

7 Country HIll Furnishings 4356 Co Hwy 160, Millersburg

28 House of Lace & Primitive Curtains 4550 SR 39, Millersburg

43 Sol’s in Berlin 4914 W. Main St., Berlin

15 Eastwood Furniture 4722 Kidron Rd., Kidron

29 Jake's Handcrafted Oak 8239 TR 562, Holmesville

46 Swiss Country Lawn & Crafts 2131 SR 39, Sugarcreek

17 Erb's Stove Center 4100 SR 39, Millersburg (40.54607° -81.77139°)

34 Lehman's 4779 Kidron Rd., Dalton

50 World Crafts 13100 Emerson Rd., Kidron

19 Gospel Book Store 4900 Oak St., Berlin

36 Mt. Hope Harness 8129 SR 241, Mt. Hope (40.6201379° -81.7842065°)

51 Yoder Bargain Store 7802 Salt Creek Rd., Fredericksburg (40.6750668° -81.834396799°)

21 Greenhouse Shoppe, The 3649 Cleveland Rd., Wooster

38 Parsley Pot 697 CR 1302, Ashland

52 Yoder’s Oak & Cherry 5911 S. Kansas Rd., Apple Creek (40.7281179° -81.7760680°)

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–A 'GREEN' THANKSGIVING– Easy Ideas That Reduce Waste

THANKSGIVING is a holiday to give thanks

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and share special moments with family and friends. While the original Thanksgiving might have taken place during a time when food was sparse, nowadays Thanksgiving often involves excessive amounts of food, with more food ending up in the garbage than in celebrants’ bellies.

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The United States Department of Agriculture projects that Americans will throw away more than 200 million pounds of edible turkey meat this Thanksgiving holiday. And Thanksgiving typically ushers in a period of wastefulness, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says American households produce roughly 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than during the rest of the year.

• Light candles and reduce energy consumption.

Reducing waste is a worthy goal year-round, but especially so during the holiday season. And accomplishing that goal can be done without sacrificing holiday traditions.

During the meal, eat by candlelight and turn off lights in other areas of the home that are not in use. Rather than turning on the television, take the party outdoors and play a game of football on the front lawn.

• Use fine china when ser ving meals.

The Thanksgiving holiday provides an opportunity to serve meals on fine china and use the silverware that has gone unused instead of disposable plates and utensils. In addition to adding a touch of elegance to meals, reusable china and silverware is less wasteful than paper plates and plastic utensils. Cloth napkins and other table linens are also more ecofriendly than paper napkins.

• Have a local Thanksgiving.

Start a new tradition and invite nearby friends and family over for the holiday instead of traveling long distances. According to Use Less Stuff, a resource for eco-conscious men and women, if each family reduced gasoline consumption by one gallon (roughly 20 miles), they could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one million tons.

• Decorate using • Send home the leftovers. natural items. Send each guest home with some leftovers if you

Scour the great outdoors for allnatural centerpiece materials or other items that can be turned into wreaths and garlands. Vases filled with pine cones and acorns make for beautiful, inexpensive and festive decorations.

have any. This way the refrigerator isn’t left full of items that will end up uneaten. Otherwise, donate uncooked food to a local food bank. Use any scraps of vegetables in a compost pile.

• Don’t let recycling fall by the wayside.

Remember to recycle all applicable items. Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean recycling habits should be forgotten. Encourage guests to pitch in by clearly marking recycling bins.

• Shop locally and organically.

When shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, choose local produce, poultry and grains whenever possible. Resist the urge to buy more than you need as well. Skip some of the less-popular dishes that are used only to make the table seem full. Buy a small turkey or think about only serving turkey breasts, which tend to be the most popular cuts of the bird. Use reusable shopping bags to carry items home and reduce waste even further.

Thanksgiving can be less wasteful without detracting from the enjoyment and true meaning of the holiday. TF16B581

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â&#x20AC;&#x201C;FROM THE DESK OF JAVONâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; God's Promises For Today Submitted by Javon Miller | Amish Heartland Contributor

"And the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." G ENESIS 8 : 2 1 - 2 2

WE ARE APPROACHING another autumn. As the days shorten, the air starts chilling. The trees are turning into brilliant displays of color. It has been a few years since we have seen such a display of beauty in the forested areas. God is giving His people the promise that, "I am here and you can fully trust me!" We have just fulfilled our fall communion services. As we commemorate the history of the patriarchs of the Old Testament into the New Testament, we can see God's promises unfold for His people. We see that as long as they followed God's will and commands 20

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God blessed them. When they departed from God, He allowed them to be overcome by the ungodly dynasties that surrounded them. These principles still stand today. Is the church of God in America still true? Are we still aligned with God's Word? We are living in unstable times. The whole world is in chaos and dysfunction. Families are no longer following the patterns that God set; people are no longer willing to give to each other in humility. It is all about the big Me, Myself, and I. Yet, despite all the turmoil and violence that encompasses the news and our lives, the trees are

turning to the autumn shades and are preparing to shed their leaves for dormancy. God still is in control of his Kingdom, "As long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will not cease." As a country, many of our people are displaying the baser nature of humanity. They are showing, for all the world to see, that they are in bondage to the devil and all of his powers. They are trying to show the world that they will not bend to any authority yet in fact are being consumed by the slavery of self and destruction. Why can we not see and understand that there is power in submission to God and his ways? It is liberating and fills the heart with peace.

Very little benefit is spread about with this destructive behavior. It is all about Me, Myself and I. This is a startling likeness to our general society today. What can I get from those around me? What can I benefit from the relations within my circle of acquaintances? This mentality drains energy and resources from those around us. It leaves a sense of repulsion same as our encounter with this "ugly" caterpillar.

Exactly my point folks! An ugly worm. This is what our lives are valued at if we allow ourselves to react with our inborn human nature, but remember, God has better things in store if we yield ourselves to His plan.

When the time is at hand, the caterpillar senses that things must change. There are better things to life than this. He curls up in an isolated cocoon and casts a hard shell around itself. There it stays for a while. Then one day, this shell cracks and out comes a new creature. As the bright sunshine beats on its back, the new creature unfolds those unwieldy appendages that it is now required to carry on its back. Such a load to bear! Why, these folds of mass are bigger than it's own body. Slowly it starts to fan them out and allow the sun to dry and strengthen them. When they have unfolded to their full glory, they display a beauty that is incredible. The intricate details that are infused into these fragile wings speak of a great Creator that cannot be denied. But, does the butterfly sit on it's pedestal and admire itself? No!

However, we want to continue with the likeness of our caterpillar. What does a caterpillar do all of its days? It creeps from one plant to the next and tries to satisfy that insatiable hunger. It climbs up one plant and munches on the leaves and then does the same to the next. All of it's life is spent in desecrating the beauty of the plant that gives it life. This worm's life is all about taking energy and resources from those around it.

It has a work to do. Those wings slowly start fanning and then it takes flight. It's color and beauty flash across the blue summer sky. And suddenly it's sights are set once more on those plants that are growing in our gardens. However this time it does not consume the plant's resources. It now flits from one blossom to the next. Those blossoms have a sweet nectar that is buried almost out of reach. We humans could not extract this

In this past week, I was thinking about the ways of mankind. My mind was impressed with the analogy of the life cycle of a butterfly. This beautiful butterfly starts out as what? It is a lowly caterpillar! I asked a fellow what comes to his mind upon hearing the term caterpillar. His response was, "A worm!"

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We need to tum from our self destructive ways and again cry out to God for forgiveness and amend our ways. Then and only then can we become the butterfly that God intended for us to be, spreading cheer and sunshine along the way. sweetness with our clumsy hands but this butterfly tenderly inserts it's proboscis or tongue into the deep inner reaches and out flows the sweetness. The butterfly can bring out an extra dimension of purpose from the flower that we other creatures have no power to do. And so it goes from one blossom to the next and brightens our days with its beautiful presence, but is that all it is doing? Not at all. As it visits the flowers, it spreads pollen from one to the next. This fertilizes the blossoms and allows seeds to form and the stage is set to propagate and increase the beauty for the next year. I find this a perfect example of what we are called to do. While we wallow in our selfish state of unrepentance, we are a negative influence to those around us. We then go through a change and our lives should be a bright spot in the lives of those around us. We should not only spread cheer as we go but also help others to reach their maximum potential and grow into all that God intended for them to be. Let us ask ourselves which we are most like; the caterpillar or the butterfly? If everyone were to emerge from our selfish cocoon as a butterfly, consider all the change that would happen in our communities; this would reach out to those around us and eventually encompass the world. But, do you know what the most important step is to get this started? It starts not with others but with me! I had to think of this analogy as we were emptying our bountiful gardens and sowing in cover crops to build up the soil. Anytime that something or somebody yields their being to the good of others, there is a dieing to self that builds up to a greater purpose. 22

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The opposite is contrasted in another story that we heard recently. We had a jaunt to a family wedding that required a bit of travel. We chartered a bus and as would be, stories emerged to pass the time. These stories are entertaining, yes, but often morals can be gleaned that are invaluable. This particular story plays into the scheme of self assurance. 1 Corinthians 10:12 - "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." A local family raised mums, a fall flower. Raising mums requires quite a bit of area to set potted plants so a ground cover fabric is laid out to abate the weeds. Once this weed barrier was spent they put it on a bum pile. This bum pile happened to be in the pasture with the livestock. At the point of this story the pasture contained a horse, a steer, a llama, and a pile of ash with the now neatly rolled up and discarded weed barrier. One day Mr. Llama had an excruciating itch. The best remedy was rolling in the light and dusty ash pile. So he commenced to revel in this blessed relief. Relief soon turned to horror and the itch was forgotten. Some odd creature had entangled itself around Mr. Llama's body and was trying it's best to enslave the poor being. He jumped up in terror and raced, bleating, away from this Thing. As he fled he looked back and this Thing was desperately following with great waves of billowing blackness. Urgent methods must be employed. Mad racing around the pasture produced no results. The beast clung tightly and still followed. Now keep in mind that Mr. Llama was not the only resident in this pasture. Not to be taken into the attack also, the horse and the steer both fled for their lives. No fence was going to contain them as they fled to safety. Fences groaned and snapped as they made their hasty getaway. After expending all his energy, Mr. Llama stood panting in exhaustion. By now our faithful farmer had arrived on the scene. This llama must be relieved of this burden. So he stealthily crept toward the ensnared llama. As he neared the now inert ground cover, he decided that the most practical way would be to add a bit of weight to this terrorizing banner and thus encumber any further flight of the enjoined duo. So he stepped onto this black fabric and proceeded to

approach the llama. Well, when Mr. Llama saw that Mr. Farmer was approaching he received a second wind. Off he raced, and I assume you can imagine the rest. We have often heard the term, someone pulled the carpet out from underneath a person or plan. The ground cover started moving faster than the farmer and down he went. He did eventually capture and remove the cover from the llama and reinstate order to the pasture residents. Here again I glean a lesson. Man left to his own devices will terrorize those around him and hurt the ones that are most qualified to help them. Until Mr. Llama stood still long enough to allow someone to help, he would continue to drag his burdens along. He will be like the caterpillar, spreading destruction along every step of the way. So I will reiterate what we see happening today. Mankind is groping in the darkness of sin and despair. We need only look at the changing seasons to know that there is a God in control. Will we yield our lives to him or will we continue stubbornly on our own way and spread hurt, despair, and desecration along our way? Please join us in prayer that our country could return to the foundation that it was founded upon. We need to recognize that we are sinful and in need of a Saviour. We need to turn from our self destructive ways and again cry out to God for forgiveness and amend our ways. Then and only then can we become the butterfly that God intended for us to be, spreading cheer and sunshine along the way. We can then propagate peace and love and help it to spread from shore to shore and sea to shining sea.

But remember, this will begin with me. We need not look to others for change first, there is no more important person to start it than me. We need to step forth as Isaiah did with this statement in the Old Testament: Isaiah 61:14 - "... The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and to provide for those who grieve in Zion, to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called the oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations."

Respectfully submitted,

J.M.

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