The church council of Living Faith United Methodist Church met on Monday evening.  Our group was small.  We worked on reports for charge conference which will be held at the church in October. Started loading the caravan for 3rd…

  The church council of Living Faith United Methodist Church met on Monday evening.  Our group was small.  We worked on reports for charge conference which will be held at the church in October. Started loading the caravan for 3rd…

Took one of my mini vacations last week.  That is an hour on the bank of the Mississippi River.  I am only about 30 minutes from the Mississippi where the river is a mile wide.  The water lilies are still…

Two long time residents of the area passed away this week.  Donna Hopping passed away on August 21st.  Hazel Flack passed away on August 20th.  Her funeral was at Living Faith United Methodist Church in Bowen.  Our sympathy to the…

Our sympathy to the friends and family of Richard Smith who lost a courageous battle with cancer this week.  I believe services are to be held on September 1st. Got a notice on face book about the Harry Truman Dinner…

While reading the Quincy paper this week, I noted that Gary Robbins had passed away.  This brought back some memories of Gary and my husband, Ben Gentry.  One weekend, when we were going to Peoria to visit one of my…

Last week Judy Ruggles called to tell me her brother in law, Bob Ruggles, 79 of Richmond, Virginia had passed away.  Bob was the brother of Rich, Judy’s late husband, and Frieda Ward.  Bob’s wife, Donna is a pastor. They…

Just a reminder that Living Faith United Methodist Church in Bowen will have the Back Pack and School Supply give away on Sunday, August 5th from 2-4 pm.  All students in the Southeastern School District are welcome to came to…

Busy week!  Did 3rd Sunday Market last weekend so was looking forward to a quiet week but that did not happen.  Had a house full of guests on Thursday of week before show.  Had pulled sheets but not gotten beds…

Got some LED lights at Wal-Mart.  They are shaped like a shop light but have no bulbs.  I remember studying light emitting diodes when in college.  Think they may have hit the store shelf.  When I went back to get…