Our words can be a motivator, whether we realize it or not, whether you mean to or not. Our words can bring life, or it can cause someone to take their own life. While we all still alive, let’s make our days count for something!- Lynne Conley
My life consists of working full-time at a pharmaceutical company and teaching Sunday school (Kindergarten class) My desire is to encourage others. My writings aren’t fancy words, but they are from the Lord. So many people are hurting, and I want to help all I can while I am still alive. My passion is elderly people and those who are shut-ins. There is a nursing home, Carrington Place, in the next county from where I live. After working 8-10 hrs a day, I go and spend time with those who have no one or just to talk and hear their stories every Thursday after work. Every Thursday is Thankful Thursday to me. Because I am so Thankful for this great calling the Lord has given me. ‘’ The Heated Times’’
By: Lynne Conley
Scripture Text: And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? (Nehemiah 4:2 KlV)
One of the deadliest fires in American history was the ‘’ The Peshtigo Fire’’. On Sunday, October 8, 1871, the path was Michigan and Wisconsin, in addition to the cities Peshtigo, Holland, Manistee, and Port Huron. At least 1,200 people died, and approximately 800 fatalities occurred in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. That same night, the great Chicago fire erupted. The conditions were just right for a fire. The winds were blowing southwesterly; the winds blew like a hurricane so it made is impossible for the fire fighters to extinguish the fire. There was a huge wood bark pile at the Cappen & Bertch, a building where animal’s skins and hides were tanned. This building and The Third Reformed Church in the southern part of the city were among the first to be attacked by the fire. This destructive fire was like a wild beast. No one really knows exactly how the fire started in Chicago. At the beginning of the fire there was supposedly an eye witness at the home of Catherine and Patrick O’Leary’s barn. A rumor was all over town that Mr. O’Leary’s cow was responsible for knocking over an oil-burning lamp setting the straw on fire. Whatever the cause of the fire, over 300 Chicagoans were dead. Over 90,000 of 500,000 residents were left homeless. Four square miles were leveled, including the business district. Soon Chicago was rebuilt with new fire regulations. Many people were burnt as well. Many times it’s dreaming or thinking that our lives should be a certain way: By getting married, having a bunch of children, a big white house with a white picket fence, a dog, or a cat, two vehicles, a family that loves everybody, and with a promising future without any interruptions. Let’s face it, friends; we are living in a real world. Every person is facing some kind of circumstances. The heartaches I face today may possibly be yours tomorrow. We never know what a day will bring to us... We have to practice what we preach and be there for each other. Stay Encouraged!