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365 Project: Day 13
On Tuesday, I got to go to a baby shower for Jesus—with 200 other women. How blessed I am.
A large part of my job at church is to help our Small Groups Pastor, Renee Burt, with anything she needs, especially as it relates to the two women’s groups that she leads. One of them is a Bible study group of about 200 women (for wives and moms of all ages), called HomeMakers, who meet at church every Tuesday morning from September to April. (This beautiful group of women is a huge part of my life, and has been for 10+ years, so I’m sure you’ll hear more about it/them in future posts as well.)
On Tuesday, we had our Christmas party, and met for the last time until after the new year. Our party theme was all in the spirit of giving, and based on the Christmas song, Little Drummer Boy. It was pretty much a 21st century baby shower for Jesus. We called it, “Gifts Fit for the King”!
If you’ve ever listened to the lyrics of the little drummer boy song (besides the pa-rum-pa-pum-pum part), it’s such a sweet song of a little drummer boy talking about how he, like baby Jesus, is just a poor boy too… and even though he has no gifts to bring, he honored Jesus by giving what he had and offering up his talents, playing his best for Jesus on his drum.
Because our party was a “baby shower,” all of us HomeMakers brought new, unwrapped gifts to donate to a couple of local organizations in Minneapolis that help women and children. One of them is the Robbinsdale Women’s Center, a crisis pregnancy center, who’ve helped over 17,000 women and families since 1992. The other is called The Healing House, a drug treatment center, where women live for 12-18 months. It’s the only one of its kind in Minnesota, and one of the things that makes the Healing House unique is that the women’s children can live with them there during their treatment.
This photo doesn’t even do justice to what generous gifts we saw before us on those two 8-foot tables and piled on the floor. There were thousands and thousands of dollars’ worth of clothing, toys, toiletries, and things that were donated to help these women and their children. My eyes welled up several times throughout the day, just completely overwhelmed at the hearts of our HomeMakers, so full of love and generosity. These women jumped at the opportunity to help, and went beyond even what we thought might come in to be donated. Even in an economy that is affecting so many of us, people so generously gave. It is overwhelming to witness and be a part of.
Sometimes we can think we have so many problems or have so little ourselves, but what happens when we take our eyes off our own need and reach out to help someone else? Well, a lot happens, but one thing is that we gain a deeper understanding of the love and compassion of Jesus. Loving and giving changes us on the inside, ultimately affecting how we relate to the natural world we live in.
Renee and I get the privilege of delivering the donated items to the organizations, on behalf of all the HomeMakers. The greatest gift anyone can ever receive on this earth is LOVE, so it’s our prayer that everyone who is touched by these gifts feels the deep, deep love of Jesus… and knows in their hearts that He loves them and hasn’t forgotten about them.
Spreading God’s love… now that’s a gift that’s fit for the King.
Luke 7:13 ~ When the Lord saw her, His heart overflowed with compassion.
Ephesians 4:32 ~ And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.
1 John 3:17-18 ~ If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God’s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear. My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love.
West German collector card by TV Spielfilm.
Tom Selleck (1945) is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role in the TV series, Magnum, P.I. (1980) and for the box office hit Three Men and a Baby (1987).
Thomas William Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1945. His parents were Martha (Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a real estate investor and executive. He has an elder brother, Robert, a younger sister, Martha, and a younger brother, Daniel. He grew up in San Fernando and attended the University of Southern California, where he obtained a degree in English. A drama coach suggested Selleck try acting, and in his senior year, he dropped out of the university. Selleck then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas. Tom's first television appearance was as a college senior on The Dating Game (1967), but, incredibly, he lost. Soon after, he appeared in television commercials for products such as Pepsi-Cola. He worked as a male model and had small parts in films like the satire Myra Breckinridge (Michael Sarne, 1970), The Seven Minutes (Russ Meyer, 1971) and the conspiracy thriller Coma (Michael Crichton, 1978). He played a leading role in the B-Horror film Daughters of Satan (Hollingsworth Morse, 1972). Selleck starred in six failed television pilots before he landed his breakthrough role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the television series, Magnum, P.I. (1980). With his prominent moustache, Hawaiian-style aloha shirt and Detroit Tigers baseball cap, he became one of the most popular TV stars of the 1980s. For his role, he received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, winning in 1985. Selleck was originally cast as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981), but could not take the role because he was committed to Magnum, P.I. His films included the adventure drama High Road to China (Brian G. Hutton, 1983), the action film Lassiter (Roger Young, 1984) and the romantic comedy Three Men and a Baby (Leonard Nimoy, 1987) with Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson. The latter was the highest-grossing movie in 1987 and Selleck's most successful film. He again played bachelor architect Peter Mitchell in the sequel 3 Men and a Little Lady (Emile Ardolino, 1990), which was also successful.
Tom Selleck appeared extensively on television in roles such as Lance White, the likeable and naive partner on The Rockford Files (1978-1979), as Monica Geller's (Courteney Cox) older love interest, Dr. Richard Burke, in Friends (1994), and as casino owner A.J. Cooper on Las Vegas (2003). In addition to his series work, Selleck appeared in over fifty films and TV movies, including Quigley Down Under (Simon Wincer, 1990) and the sports comedy Mr. Baseball (Fred Schepisi, 1992). In 1993, he won a Razzie award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance as King Ferdinand of Spain in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (John Glen, 1992) starring Marlon Brando. Selleck was the third person in Razzie history to accept one of the statuettes voluntarily. He shaved off his trademark moustache for the comedy In & Out (Frank Oz, 1997) starring Kevin Kline. Once rarely seen without it, he has since kept it off for most of his stage and screen work. Between 2005 and 2015, Selleck played troubled small-town police chief Jesse Stone in nine television films, based on the Robert B. Parker novels. From 2010 on, he appeared as Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama series Blue Bloods (2010-2024) with Donnie Wahlberg. Tom Selleck married model Jacqueline Ray in 1971. They divorced in 1982. In 1987, he married British dancer Jillie Mack, with whom he has a daughter, Hannah, an international show jumper. Kevin Selleck (1966) is the son of his first wife, Jacqueline Ray, from her first marriage. Tom Selleck adopted Kevin during the marriage and has continued to treat him as a beloved son after he and Jacqueline Ray divorced.
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1st Edition, "Homemakers Guide to Creative Decorating", 1952. Authors: Hazel Kory Rockow, PhD, Julius Rockow.
I spend my time cleaning, washing, tidying, baking pies and cakes and so forth. Actually that's a lie but sewing counts doesn't it? The pips make this one a bit Christmassy I think.
Walsall Co-op (later West Midlands Co-op) built a superstore on the site of their old bakery in the 1980s and next to it was a Co-op homemaker non-food store- great architecture now sadly demolished
Living Conditioned Homes. Northridge, CA. Built ~1957. Palmer & Krisel, Architects. Sanford D. Adler, Builder
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My girlfriend Leslie Anne is heating up some food for her first dinner date in her new townhouse. In addition to this new built-in microwave oven, she still has her portable microwave sitting on a hutch in her breakfast room. Below this oven is a new convection oven. Her spacious kitchen has lots of cabinet space above and below "acres" of countertop space. we'll look at her island and gas range later. For now, enjoy the beautiful smile of a gracious Lady who is so glad to finally get moved in (but not yet fully unpacked and organized).
twitter.com/hongtangwestpa1 - Hong Tang became a homemaker in West Palm Beach after years of working in the spa industry in the area. She settled down with her husband and her children since. She has been trying to inundate her children and her community with the culture of her hometown, Wuhan, which has been the center of Chinese culture and art in Central China for hundreds, if not, thousands, of years. Tang is proud of her heritage and tries to educate her community about where she came from.
Lucille L. Mercier
Marlboro- Lucille L. Mercier, 76, of Route 9 in Marlboro, formerly of Chicopee, Mass., died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, January 20, 2008 in the Emergency Department at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Mercier was born in Aldenville, Mass, on April 3, 1931, the daughter of Olivia and Albora (Pedrin) Lepine. She was raised and educated in Belchertown, Mass attending Belchertown public schools.
For many years she was employed as a home health aide assisting the elderly in the Chicopee area. She took great pride in her family and was a devoted homemaker who raised eleven children.
Mrs. Mercier was a devout Catholic and was a parishioner at several Catholic Parishes in the Chicopee/Holyoke area.
Of her pastimes and interests, she enjoyed attending tags sales and shopping in area thrift shops, always looking for a bargain. She was a gifted singer who sang opera and also played the organ. She loved animals and solving crossword puzzles.
She was married to Henry Mercier who predeceased her in 1999.
Survivors include, three sons, Raymond Mercier of Marlboro, Richard Mercier of Vernon, and Michael Mercier of Newfane, six daughters, Sue Wilson of Ellington, Conn., Pauline Tougus-Mercier of Indian Orchard, Mass., Janice Mercier of Putney, Rosemarie Robare of Brookline, and Diane Mercier and Donna Mercier both of Vernon, three brothers, Roger Lepine of Holyoke, Donald Lepine of Palmer and Roland Lepine of Az., four sisters, Lorraine Fournier, Irene Ring, Glorianne Griffin and Dianne Goddu.
Additionally she leaves 21 grandchildren, approx 40 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was predeceased by two sons, Dennis Mercier and Henry Mercier, two grandchildren, Richard “PT†Mercier and Kristy Cleveland and a brother, Armand Lepine
The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Michaels’ Roman Catholic Church on Walnut Street. Burial will be in North Cemetery in Vernon in the springtime when the cemetery reopens.
Friends are invited to call at the Atamaniuk Funeral Home on Terrace Street on Wednesday from 7 to 9 P.M.
Words of condolence may be sent to the Mercier family through the funeral home at, www.atamaniuk.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Atamaniuk Funeral Home.
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Mercier Services
Brattleboro- The Liturgy of Christian Burial for Lucille L. Mercier was celebrated Thursday morning at Saint Michaels’ Roman Catholic Church on Walnut Street.
The Rev. Sixmund Nyabenda was celebrant, assisted on the alter by Edmund Maloney, Lay Ecclesial Minister.
Music for the Mass was provided by the Saint Michaels’ Church Choir who sang Entrance hymn, “Amazing Grace.â€
The pall was placed on the casket by Susan Mercier Wilson and Pauline Mercier Tougus, both daughters.
The Old Testament scripture reading from the Book of Wisdom and the New Testament Scripture reading from Romans were both read by Gail Stankiewicz. Rev. Nyabenda gave the Gospel reading from the Book of St. Matthew.
The choir then sang Responorial Psalm, “My Soul is Longing For Your Peace,†and Presentation hymn, “How Great Thou Art.â€
The congregation joined in reciting the Prayers of the People, and the Lord’s Prayer.
The Offertory gifts were presented at the alter by Robert and Bernice Dominique, close friends of the Mercier family.
Special music for the Mass featured soloist Regina Reffi singing, Communion hymn, “Ave Maria.â€
Words of Remembrance were offered by Bernice Dominique who spoke of Mrs. Mercier’s wonderful sense of humor and her love for music, dancing and time shared with her family.
The congregation then joined in singing, “Let There Be Peace on Earth.â€
The song of Farewell was, “The Hand of God Shall Hold You.â€
The Mass concluded with the Final Commendation and incensing of the casket. Recessional hymn was, “I Call You to My Father’s House.â€
A reception followed the services, held at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Brattleboro Aerie #2445 on Chickering Drive.
Serving as pall bearers were, Raymond H. Mercier, Richard P. Mercier, and Michael Mercier, all sons, Matthew L. Mercier, Timothy M. Mercier, Raymond F. Mercier, and Timothy Donovan, all grandsons.
Wednesday evening at the funeral home, Rev. Nyabenda conducted a Catholic Prayer Service.
Mrs. Mercier, 76, of Route 9 in Marlboro, died Sunday, January 20’Th at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Atamaniuk Funeral Home.