Nov. 1
Happy November!

Thanksgiving at Bro. Bourelle

Sr. Citizen service

Nanette Porter

Celebrating our birthday. Janice and I had to wait till she knew

More birthday celebration

Dan washes dishes after we have company over for dinner

Fun celebrating at our support group

Playing Racko with Tammy and Billy

Cleaning coolers at the senior center. The young missionaries where are there too that day

This is a text to my friend Lucy the morning of the 2nd

Thank you Lucy and thanks for visiting Willo.
Yesterday I was sick with a headache for 15 hours... But I was able to sleep well last night and wake up just fine this morning!!! I am so thankful.
We also learned my daughter Trisha is expecting a baby (she had been trying for over a year and seeing specialists)... What a blessing!!
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Today we went with Heidi and the girls downtown to the family history Center to celebrate the walking of the dead. We each got ipads and did a bunch of activities including telling our family story we then went to visit Joseph and Kassidy as well as divi dog, Cindy and Joshua. Heidi worked on Cindy's slide show. Mom came to help with the order. It got dark so we drove mom home. Dan dpe t time with Doug D Joseph.
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We went to church with Trisha. She made a big family dinner at night. There were about 30 who came. Most of Burton's family, Toni and Nika, Heidi's whole family. She made montery chicken, desserts and so much more!! Lots of visiting. Heidi and mom worked on the slide show a long time
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Cindys funeral day. Dan and I left early to go to the church and help set things up. Heidi had made beautiful sight show and Dan out get it going. There was a tremendous support at the funeral. Almost twice as many as mom that we can. The funeral itself was beautiful and during O LORD MY God there was a special experience for some. The meticulous and nephews also sang IAM A CHILD OF God. I gave a talk about how special LINKS are (engagement link, Link our grandson, linking hands to pray with Mom after Cindy passed) After the funeral we just lunch and helped mom bring things back to her house and went to the cemetery. Dan gave the dedicatory prayer. After that we went back to Trish's and played some games with Kaden. Tricia Book of Mormon time with the kids at night and we got to hug many people goodbye for a while. Late at night Dan Karen and Tricia played bumper pool and I went to bed early.
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We were up early. Trisha took us to the airport. We ended up with lots of new missionaries going to St. Lewis. We got our car, got lunch and headed for Cape.
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This morning I visited with Michelle Tanner. Then we helped at The Adult Learning Center. We can check whether make new to family history and went to private browse for a discussion. That night we had our support group. Willow, Brenda and Judy came
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Adult learning, brother hail meeting, helping dennards with dinner, if it aint with are there read ban going to Tricia's Willow and Roy to watch The Book of Mormon movies
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We started the Morning by taking Roy and Willow out to breakfast for her birthday and ordering the top for her. Next Dan went running and Band We visited with a new sister at the senior center and Annie Cooper at her house.
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Today began by preparations for the luncheon. We then went to Stella's funeral, finished with lunch prep. Five people came to the bracelet party including Willow and Janice and Rachel and myself. Afterwards I slept and we went to dinner with Kenny and Janice at the Grecian. We watched a movie and visited afterwards. After that Dan and I took chicken soup to two families and went to come follow me on the computer.
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Church today. I helped Willo get ready. Taking the sacrament to Brother Nash, visiting bean bags, visiting Dale Meyer, planning for the week
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Read to succeed, visiting brother miss you, Coby with some veteran food, June Weaver, dennards dinner, watching a show about a time machine at night
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Black ice stopped our volunteering today! We did go to Porter's tonight.
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Served at adult learning, helped Bro. McNew, taught Bro. Bourelle, support group at our place. Judy (bday cupcakes) James and Willo
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I woke up after having a wonderful dream about Cindy. It began with her in a wheelchair but and I went in the night took the wheelchair away and she was living in a beautiful glass condominium and she was so exceedingly happy. We went to help it the adult learning and have a meeting at brother Hales. We had Willow and Roy over for panda dinner and play games afterwards and watch the Mormon video
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I am thankful for warm clothes, for my hands, for my guitar, for dear friends, for prayer, I am thankful for feeling useful, and for the health that allows me to visit others and help others. I am thankful Dan is so willing to do the driving. I am thankful we could give a ride to a little puppy and his new Mama yesterday I am so thankful Heavenly Father

My devotional with Willow went really well today. She is still planning on being baptized on December 7th which would have been her father's birthday

Roy, our neigjbor

Little Johnny or 7 weeks early. Michelle takes watchful care

Willo

Lunch after bracelet creations

Janice and Kenny

Soby's little dog fart

We invited be over L and Dale Myers to dinner tonight has a lining up effort. Dan seemed interested feels didn't seem as interested. 16 This morning I made 6 big bowls of soup to take to sick or challenged peoples😀 retire. Annie Bailey and and visited over at Willow and Roys place. I also got Whoppers for dinners 17 Willo said she was is going to skip our devotional this morning. We went to church and visited for the raids and went to marble Hill to visit 4 families 18 Read to succeed, senior citizen service, brother Mcnew discussions. Dinner to Mary miller, trip treats to Porters 19 It is my birthday! I'm so excited! . I went to breakfast with jama's, it's both of our birthdays!, read to succeed, Senior Center appointment with my hearing doctor, dad took me to dinner then out to the show to see Midway, a film 🎥with true stories about ww2. 💜💜 7 Songs 16 Bday Wishes..+45 from facebook Gifts.. Blanket from tr, scarf from Lucy 4, hearing aid, blanket, defuse, nuts, windchimes, dcatf 20 Adult learning, family history, Bill bourelle, dinner at Roy and Willo, Wellness support group. There were 7!! We has bubbly for fun❤️❤️ 21 Great Willo visit, Jessica cut hair, adult living, Bro. Hale, texts etc. Joseph called. It was great! Cindy called because she had to go to the old house to find a car title. It was quite the ordeal but heavenly father helped us and she found it! Thank you Heavenly Father 22 Visiting Willow, teaching Sam, teaching Annie Cooper, delivery at Michelles 23 We were able to take Thanksgiving food from Sister Hansen to tell her is at April. We had a marvelous discussion with Frank and had hin for lunch and a gospel discussion, visited Garry Weaver, b of m video with Willo and Roy. We've been a sked to Thanksgiving by 5 families!!! 24 we were surprised this morning Roy joined Willo to come to church. We also visited feather Reed, Brian who lives at Cindy Carlson place and Linda and Ray good night 25 Serving at the senior center, discussions with brother McNew, Jonathan came over for a visit. 26 We drove the young West missionaries with us to go through at the senior center today. Later we visited Sunny Neely and then went over to Roy and Willows place for a very special review teaching it down to it. I was very good discussion. 27 I injured my right foot while walking yesterday. It feltuch better today. With that lasted today in preparation to have a special prayer with Willow and Roy at night. 28 Happy Thanksgiving. Each year I write a note to my Father in Heaven and share it. I plan to do that this morning. Father, I'm so thankful that I could wake up early. It's 5:45 here in Missouri and I am thankful. I am thankful that Dan and I could serve this Mission and although there have been moments that have been hard there have been many more moments that have been blessed like last night when we had a special prayer with Willo and Roy about the gospel and the Book of Mormon with Willo and Roy. I'm grateful for the support group that we do and for how fun it is to have Dan there to teach and Share. I'm grateful for Dan's persistence and his testimony and the many people that have opened their Homes to us. We have come to love this Ward and the people here in Cape Girardeau. We are also so thankful for Marco that allows us to see our children and grandchildren on a regular basis. We are thankful every picture they sent and every message they say. Although we are saddened by Darla's and Cindy Todd passing we are grateful we could go home and spend time with family. In regards to Cindy, we are thankful that she has been able to finish at the divorce finished up and prepare her basement and find a good renter. We're grateful that she has had help more with her health and pray for continued to help with her head and her stomach. We pray she may continue to bless her children with the gospel in whatever ways she feels inspired to do. We also pray father if it be will that someone special could come into her life and could bless her with his goodness. In regards to Heidi, we're grateful for how she works at staying in touch and grateful that as her family grows that she blesses them with the gospel to be strong part of it. Im also thankful she makes the temple in integral part of their lives. We are thankful for their help and we pray that thou might bless I did Jason and their family with the things they need for the next year as they prepare to go on their Alaska trip with McKinley. In regards to Tiffany we are thankful for her sweet messages and so excited to see her in a few weeks come visit us here. We are thankful when she calls and that she is doing well she and Adam are doing well at their jobs. We're grateful that Max's hearing is getting better and that Maddie and Grace seem to be doing well at school. In regards to Trisha. We're so thankful for this new life that is growing within her and we pray that if it be thy will all will go well with that baby and that thou might help her with her sickness. We're so grateful for their willingness to open their home and allow family, I am grateful for the many personal Marcos that she continues to send. Please bless them Father in Heaven especially over the next eight months of pregnancy and we look forward to be able to come home and help when the baby comes. We pray that all will go well if it be thy will. In regards to Joseph, we're so thankful that Kassidy is a part of his life and pray that thou might bless them and if it be thy will and they can continue to work well together, they may desire to be joined together as man and wife. We're grateful for every communication from them and grateful that they could have the reality of a dream of getting a Home of Their Own. Dear father in regards to all of our grandchildren we thank me. We love them their pictures up on our wall and we love when they talk to us on Sundays when we call. We pray that thou might bless them every single one with Mckinley, Ireland, Kezis, Noelle, Link, Oaklyn, we pray for Kalli, Tiarra, Michael, Joshua, we pray for Max, Maddie, Grace, and we pray for Parker, Spencer, Caden, Rachel and the new baby. Father in Heaven. Dear father in Heaven, We do love thee and I pray that I can share that love everyday of my life. Love, Patricia Dear Dan, on this Thanksgiving Day I want to express my gratitude for you. I am thankful that together we came on this Mission. Although there are the moments that have been hard I believe there have been many more moments that been sweet and so good. I'm grateful for your strength. Your strength of body and spirit and especially your testimony. I'm grateful for your organization, for your dedication and for most of all for your love. Especially when you share it in such deep ways as you offer to help in whatever way we can and you mean it. Dan, I am deeply thankful for you. I'm thankful for how you joke with us during support group and how you organize so many of our discussions and how you honor me and how you help do dishes. Happy Thanksgiving my love, Patricia 🙏🙏🙏     

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😪 Willo called off her baptism for the 7th. We talked to her about it at night. I went to Walmart rt for flowers for landons.
Thanksgiving Gladys beautiful that's built around. There was about 10 people. We had fun playing Dominoes Mexican train. At langdon's Teresa went to lots of work for the dinner. The young missionaries helps them in the backyard. It was nice and we were able to bring food back to Willows. Also sister named and gave closed and I prayed about who they should go to. Tammy came to my mind so it dropped by to get them.
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He visited with brother Reed, sister Whitworth and with Willow. At night for a date we played dice game and watched The Book of Mormon video and watch Death Valley days. It was pretty fun.
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Finances, talk with Willow