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Monday Morning before Thanksgiving Presale - November 25

9:00 Bama time (Central)

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October news. Just didn’t have the time to send this out in an official newsletter.

Some of you have not heard but Lil, my best friend and wife for 42 years, went to be with the Lord Oct 18th as we were gathered around her singing hymns. She fought breast cancer for 5 years, conquering it twice (naturally) before it finally spread to her liver. She ended up having only one chemo treatment and within 2 weeks left this world. Although she and I knew that this was always a possibility, we didn’t expect it so soon. Doc had promised us 3 to 6 more months if she started chemo and I was counting on that.

Thus, Joyful Hearts Creation is on hold for a while until I can regroup. We have some other painters that have worked with Lil and I will be calling on them in the near future. I’ve also helped paint some of the peg people, but the painting and assembly of the tombs and manger scenes have always been my main responsibility.

Lil will definitely be missed … in more ways than one. I had no idea how much I depended on her ….. even just little things like remembering the grandkids birthdays by writing them down on her yearly calendar. We are sad, but I know that there is no way she would be saying “I don’t want to be here in heaven. I want to go back to being married to Bill”.

There’s no marriage in heaven. If I want my mansion to be close to her mansion, I’ve got to up my game. Her’s will be so much closer to the throne of God.

In His Grip,

Bill for Bill and Lil

Acts 2:42 ¶ And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.