The Kitchen Table  

by Lorraine Eby
 

Franklin Conference Sister Care Coordinator

Burning Bush, January 2011
 

Entering a new year is like moving - to a new place in time.  What am I taking with me to my new reality?  What are the basic activities in my bag and what are the activities for which I have choices?

 

Busyness is one of our worst enemies. Our lives are like over packed suitcases, bursting at the seams. We stuff more and more activities into our life (even good choices), creating more and more busyness, leaving little time to evaluate what is really important to take with us and what to leave behind. We hurry from one activity to another and our busyness creates unfulfilled spaces in the heart that we fill with more activity which leads to more emptiness. We long for peace in our soul yet find no time to be still.

 

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Used by permission of the Burning Bush, Franklin Conference newsletter

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Honoring and Remembering
 

Mennonite Women USA invites persons to share financially to support this ministry. Individuals are invited to give in honor of, or in remembrance of, significant women in their lives. We recognize that each gift honors or remembers a relationship.

 

Gifts given by:

Eleanor Buskirk in memory of Naomi Eby.

Eleanor Buskirk in memory of Bonnie Eby.

Anna Mae Graybill in memory of Mildred Graybill.

Rita Morrison in memory of Elsie Keeffe.

Naomi Lederach in memory of Nona Kauffman.

Marilyn Eigsti in memory of Jean Eigsti.

Helen Lapp in memory of Alice L Good.

Phyllis Baumgartner in memory of Verda Hartzler.

Phyllis Baumgartner in memory of Bertha Baumgartner.

Lorraine Eby in memory of Elizabeth Martin.

Martha K Weaver in memory of Stanley Shenk.

Linda Christophel in memory of Betty Albrecht.

Elaine Good in memory of Lydia M Wenger.

Elaine Good in memory of Ruth H Good.

Betsy Headrich McCrae in memory of Clara Esch Headrick.

Rhoda Keener in memory of Stanley Shenk.

Cheryl Quiring in memory of Anna Ruth Beck.

Rachel Metzler in memory of Margaret M Gehman.

Louise Gingerich in memory of Laura Burkholder.

Louise Gingerich in memory of Dorothy Gingerich.

Mary Lehman Yoder in memory of Naomi Lehman.

 

Gifts given by:

Donna Suter honor of Angie Williams.

Ann Hershberger in honor of Karen Graber.

Margaret Derstine in honor of Elaine Sommers Rich.

Pittsburgh 2011 - Women's dinner

When you register for the Pittsburgh convention, be sure to sign up for the Mennonite Women dinner! You must mark this on your registration form and you will receive a special ticket at registration.

 

Come and meet ordinary women with extraordinary stories of God's faithfulness and work in their lives in the drama "Heavenly Voices." Written by Pat McFarlane and performed by Goshen College actors, this play shares the stories and music of Mennonite women of color across the Mennonite Church - from Alabama to Montana, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. All are welcome.