Wow! Could you believe the list of accomplishments of Diana (Smalley) Reed and her volunteer group Town Talk? And I know of several things she left out. She epitomizes the saying by Dr. Suess “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Diana and her group certainly care an awful lot about Stroud. A big THANK YOU to Town Talk and all the donors far and wide who have contributed to the various projects!
Deer Creek Baptist Church was in charge of our worship service March 14. Bill Tackett led the singing, Logan Ward played the piano and Bro. Mike Haines brought the sermon. He read from Psalm 118 verses which assure us that regardless of circumstances, we are protected in Christ. Christ has done everything to provide our salvation. All we must do is accept and believe.
Bro. Rocky Williams, his wife Cheryl, and granddaughter Haley from the Kendrick Community Church came this past Sunday for our praise and worship service. They led us in singing some of our favorite songs.
Bro. Rocky read some random scriptures and shared some personal experiences that exhibited how faithful God is. God never leaves those who believe in Him. It is so good to have our church friends back at Prairie Pointe each Sunday. Well wishes to Cheryl Williams on her upcoming knee surgery.
St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish people. The Irish believe the 4-leaf clover represents hope, faith, love and good luck to the finder. Some Oklahomans believe if you cross poison ivy with a 4-leaf clover you get a rash of bad luck.
We are just about to finish the book Cimarron by Edna Ferber. If you enjoy early day Oklahoma history, you would enjoy this book. The land runs were bizarre and exciting but pale in comparison to when oil was discovered on the Osage Indian Reservation in northern Oklahoma. “Tough, careless young boys drove the nitro-glycerin cars, a deadly job on those rough and crowded roads. It was this precious and dreadful stuff that shot the oil up out of the earth. Hard lads took their chances and pocketed their high pay, driving the death-dealing wagons, singing as they drove, a red shirt tail tied to a pole flaunting its warning at the back of the load. Often an expected wagon would fail to appear. The workers on the field never took the trouble to trace it or the time to wait for it. They knew that somewhere along the road was a great gaping hole, with never a sizable fragment of wood or steel or bone or flesh anywhere for yards around to tell the tale they already knew.”
Back to St. Patrick’s Day - How is a good friend like a 4-leaf clover? They are hard to find. Not so at Prairie Pointe! Come join the fun, friends and security at Prairie Pointe at Stroud.