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To bless the WIDOWS and ORPHANS of our community with hand made items.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-7014426799919373532023-12-07T15:54:00.000-08:002023-12-07T15:54:08.846-08:00<p> Gone to Camp thanks to Carry Sullivan and her knitted caps to bless the campers. This 2023 December</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxLU1TaEMUaFaKkVcuGguV9aQj0Re-xViuA44vqfQUMWCEl5Z-RSkRC_zO4gi6SCJWKRl78hTSKly6uQr_mU-3K8GUeWYYL9s6kwwdhYnwRt__xT1hQMI5s63h6sWtxUoWdpp1kSQeZy5iCQL1Y6y3VUxyY1zGMFjMxkkMCT2OOA6fmuQm36URjyj/s4000/IMG_20231202_200129180_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxLU1TaEMUaFaKkVcuGguV9aQj0Re-xViuA44vqfQUMWCEl5Z-RSkRC_zO4gi6SCJWKRl78hTSKly6uQr_mU-3K8GUeWYYL9s6kwwdhYnwRt__xT1hQMI5s63h6sWtxUoWdpp1kSQeZy5iCQL1Y6y3VUxyY1zGMFjMxkkMCT2OOA6fmuQm36URjyj/s320/IMG_20231202_200129180_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MkBa_W3JGD8z94F-gIiABgaM8Q1rA5TMn79OD4jFwNOCFzEjyuG_zfPGvDoKwkQaFaWudvCVdw9LTeLEnRd5ai5-Lpeuf6FQohhmzSW8kEEBLRT1nJGHJ8Vqf7_hg5Xo8Qs_VNS4GUHFSdIMYWEPe3WB15ZUrWd_Mk5fvp3uYi-UMWTQ0b5pATCA/s4000/IMG_20231202_200125913_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MkBa_W3JGD8z94F-gIiABgaM8Q1rA5TMn79OD4jFwNOCFzEjyuG_zfPGvDoKwkQaFaWudvCVdw9LTeLEnRd5ai5-Lpeuf6FQohhmzSW8kEEBLRT1nJGHJ8Vqf7_hg5Xo8Qs_VNS4GUHFSdIMYWEPe3WB15ZUrWd_Mk5fvp3uYi-UMWTQ0b5pATCA/s320/IMG_20231202_200125913_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GYqSy5XgvtbyDWnFrzBV21AITPiHCz2rF9t1tU5SwGLqfnvC1m392i6xEMycw_Zc8taudih_71ANBxfvTHKgo-rjNG_wy5SgKkoh281g8EirmyFpr5D5pHi7lQay-cLnVZLJgoExHkJk1t_Va1sfP1Ei9-ki771Q6ffh0GLhGxdMVjMpXjRHoC6q/s4000/IMG_20231202_200009650_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GYqSy5XgvtbyDWnFrzBV21AITPiHCz2rF9t1tU5SwGLqfnvC1m392i6xEMycw_Zc8taudih_71ANBxfvTHKgo-rjNG_wy5SgKkoh281g8EirmyFpr5D5pHi7lQay-cLnVZLJgoExHkJk1t_Va1sfP1Ei9-ki771Q6ffh0GLhGxdMVjMpXjRHoC6q/s320/IMG_20231202_200009650_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJkQ9niEwSzy7HmLGfM658JOdX-ihChSY-1JCoMbIrsKMWivn9oUGDDAFPzlmm1yycbUwGP9V0vbTBD7zw51GaP4-80xNisSgLUC1HVPpQGCl_Tq-xo6m9D5zM5srZmYOvbpWmvfjLS__7_0IJD9ueKOon77jJAu6lev-Ib20zz8Nf35jKuS1p3cJ/s4000/IMG_20231202_200004312_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJkQ9niEwSzy7HmLGfM658JOdX-ihChSY-1JCoMbIrsKMWivn9oUGDDAFPzlmm1yycbUwGP9V0vbTBD7zw51GaP4-80xNisSgLUC1HVPpQGCl_Tq-xo6m9D5zM5srZmYOvbpWmvfjLS__7_0IJD9ueKOon77jJAu6lev-Ib20zz8Nf35jKuS1p3cJ/s320/IMG_20231202_200004312_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90CMjxcVptihbJqbWxBIdkHgR67GEcMHuh-Ji8twWAL31y8dO8QG2gbnIYNrRmIF0JQ-q4zH20Rir8leCHSSTSCbacWy25jkLUWnhvtF1QmjH7fKTpagyjIj5TAPhWEA7dL_qJujr_1aab9_ba-4W7Wj2X3Kqq8I82Uxm2J6qhkpBFPwCxseehuKe/s4000/IMG_20231202_195722340_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90CMjxcVptihbJqbWxBIdkHgR67GEcMHuh-Ji8twWAL31y8dO8QG2gbnIYNrRmIF0JQ-q4zH20Rir8leCHSSTSCbacWy25jkLUWnhvtF1QmjH7fKTpagyjIj5TAPhWEA7dL_qJujr_1aab9_ba-4W7Wj2X3Kqq8I82Uxm2J6qhkpBFPwCxseehuKe/s320/IMG_20231202_195722340_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-88466080692477215432013-12-11T12:08:00.004-08:002013-12-11T12:08:56.929-08:00Christmas at Camp Julian Oaks 2013<br />
Thanks ladies for making this happen.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">El Dede, head of Camino Quilters Cuddle Quilts <a href="http://www.elcaminoquilters.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.elcaminoquilters.com</a> came to my house with about 75 quilts to be donated to the nursing home for the up coming winter months. I was beyond blessed. Their quilts are so beautiful and a long arm quilting machine was used to put the layers together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">If you guys can get the word out, they would really use batting. I told Dede I would continue to give her supplies for their Cuddle Quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This organization is beyond wonderful and I appreciate so much that these lap quilts will be used in the nursing homes and for summer camp for the campers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Below please enjoy the picture of all the quilts these wonderful gals gave to me to distribute to Camp and Nursing Homes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you El Camino Quilters Cuddle Quilts <a href="http://www.elcaminoquilters.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.elcaminoquilters.com</a></span></div>
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The El Camino Quilters has donated 66 lap blankets to the Dorcas Circle. These ladies have beyond blessed me and the San Diego County as well.</div>
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I went up in my attic and had enough gifts to give Tony and Tina at Camp Julian Oaks Christmas Gifts for the campers. YEA! Many of those gifts were done by Linda Anselm<br />
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with all knitted fingerless gloves, mittens, hats and scarves done by Michele Johnson. I threw in a few demin purses mostly done by Bonnie.</div>
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Also so many quilts have been provided that this summer for Camp Julian Oaks all the lap blankets and pillows will be given out to the Elementary Summer Camp of 2014. YEA! Done.</div>
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Also up in my attic I had lots of Christmas pillows with cute reindeer, lap blankets and the woven lap blankets I made. These were given to 2 small nursing homes all wrapped and ready.</div>
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Bonnie, Teri and I did entertainment at the Camp Julian Oak Fall Fundraiser. We had a fiber learning center. The FOO committee and many wonderful people made this fund raiser a BIG success. I am so happy to say that $14,000.00 was brought into camp to bless the abused and neglected children of San Diego County!</div>
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What I do have on the agenda for our next project is Valentine and Easter Pillows for the nursing homes. We have plenty of fabric and fiberfill to make that happen. We also need to make more craft kits for the next Barbeque Fundraiser. </div>
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I will shoot of an e-mail after Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Years are done to give more updates.</div>
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Below are several pictures of the Fiber Arts Booth at Camp.</div>
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Have a Thankful Thanksgiving, A very Merry Christmas, and may 2014 bring forth joy in your lives(:</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Jeannie Richardson and her children help stuff and do embroidery on the fabric Pumpkins that will be as decorations and for sale at Julian Oaks' Autumn Barbeque Fundraiser which is October 26th of this year.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Monica and her children worked on the pumpkins also.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bonnie sew a lot of pillows for nursing angel tree.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Michele Johnson came and stuffed many of the pillows that Bonnie sewed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">It was so wonderful to see Jessica Cato. She gave me a direction on the pillows, lap blankets and quilts that Dorcas Circle has done for so many years for Angel Tree Gifts. Her enthusiasm for what we had to offer was a blessing especially to me.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Teri and Monica and Terran have been going up to camp and doing the camp craft which is going well. Keep camp and them up in prayer for the next 2 camps following camps below:</span></li>
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Thanks everyone without you we could not keep on blessing the widows and orphans of our community.</div>
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I now own a 4 Shaft Loom and I made these 8 lap blankets for the nursing home. 4th of July pillows were passed out at various homes.<br />
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Camp Craft this summer was taken over by Teri Cutler and Monica. The first camp went very well.<br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kim our other new gal did LOTS of cutting and wrapping Christmas gifts for the nursing home Angel Tree</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;">There is a lot going on with Dorcas Circle. First of all we went to the Fiber Festival in Vista and had a wonderful time. There was a great children's craft there that we plan to use as a fundraiser and fun project to do with the children. It is making a key chain or bracelet out of cotton yarn. The braid is called </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: medium;">Japanese Braiding the Art of Kumihimo. It was so simple and fun to do. The children at the festival loved. it. </span><a href="http://kumihimo.blogspot.com/2012/01/japanese-braiding-art-of-kumihimo_26.html" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: large;" target="_blank">http://kumihimo.blogspot.com/<wbr></wbr>2012/01/japanese-braiding-art-<wbr></wbr>of-kumihimo_26.html</a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif; font-size: medium;">. Bonnie and Hilda spent their time making kits for the craft, which we will sell for $3.00 a kit. Bonnie will be teaching that at the Camp Barbeque Fundraiser. Thanks Bonnie and Hilda for all your hard work. The kits are beyond wonderful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;">We were donated TONS of fabric from Disneyland. I talked Mickey Mouse into it. HAHA. Actually the summer cook is friends with a nurse who works at Disneyland it was was left over of fabric they used to make costumes with. Bonnie was so kind to help me sort through a mountain of fabric that I was drowning in. THANKS Bonnie! We are giving a lot back to the community. Some will go to Maxine who is responsible for the Alternative Pregnancy layette bags. We took what we could use for Dorcas Circle. There were gigantic pieces of felt which is great for Camp's skits and lastly I just dropped off 6 bags and boxes to April. Those of you who went to the Dorcas Retreat got to meet the lovely April. She teaches the girls at San Pasqual Academy how to make quilts. There is a Grandma's Club there, which has retired people work 40 hours a month, teaching the students extra </span><b style="color: black; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">curriculum</b><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"> activities. I am so happy April who is young is passing these skills on to the next generation. She does this as a volunteer. Yea, April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;">Now the fun part. Bonnie and I went to a quilt shop called "Fat Quarter's" in Vista who taught us how to make Fabric Pumpkins. They are so cute. It was a fun project to make. There is a good chance that we can make them for 2014 Barbecue Fall Fundraiser as centerpieces for next years event. I need to speak to Tina and the decorations person next year to get more info on how to go on this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;">The BIG Autumn Fundraiser which is October 27th. We really need to sell more stuff and we hope to attract people to our booth to make more money for camp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;">April and all she does at San Pasqual to better the youth!</span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-16460561663687694712012-08-26T22:48:00.000-07:002012-08-26T22:48:02.923-07:00Wow it has been awhile. But we are meeting once a month and working on the denim quilts for the campers. Bonnie, Teri Cutler and I were busy this summer attending ever camp to do our craft.<br />
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I want to thank Teri for coming up to camp to help us out with the craft, and doing her life guarding at camp for swim time. This allows Tony and Jeremy free time to catch with all the camp activities. Thanks Teri<br />
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I want to thank Bonnie, I would not being doing all of this without her faithful support. Thanks Bonnie.<br />
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Monica has been wonderful in learning how to piece the denim quilts together and cut them as well a quick learner and so diligent to do anything. She is doing all the nursing home gifts at her home with her girls. This is a wonderful blessing to many homes.<br />
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Linda has knitted so many items for the boutique and campers that I am blown away how fast she was.<br />
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Below is a story of camp written by Nitro a Faithful counselor of 3 camps this year.. I love the way he writes. He describes camp real well and tells a little about our craft.
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">To start with, it was such an honor and
privilege for me to do three camps this summer, of which the theme was
"Above the Bar." It was an Olympic theme, not dissimilar to the
games held in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">. We just
didn't have all the music and fanfare. However, we did have some
tambourine and harmonica music at certain times. And we didn't have quite
the same number of fans visiting! But there were some fans in the cabins
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and final camp, the blue skies were full of blustery clouds, because the
humidity, I think. It was very tropical. There were occasional
gentle breezes, but for the most part it was warm to the point of being almost
uncomfortable. I mostly wore Hawaiian shirts, and baggy British-style
safari shorts. Anyone for a cup of tea?</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">By Tuesday we had some rain. It was a
glorious time with thunder, lightning, and some hail. It began about </span><st1:time hour="15" minute="0"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">three o'clock</span></st1:time><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> in the afternoon, when the "free
choice/three choice" activities began. This was the very time I had
my scheduled hour and half break. Thus, I was able to snap a few photos
of the directors' kids "dancing and singing in the rain."
I captured a couple of "prize winning" photos of Luke Britton, his
little sister Allie Britton, and Samantha Massa in the rain just outside the
lodge. It was picture-perfect. The three "little campers"
posed and danced in the warm rain. The thunder, lightning, and sudden
cloudburst at this moment was perfect timing...for perfect
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was "sewing." Karen Bochinski, Bonnie Ramirez, and Teri Cutler
drove up to camp to serve the campers in this activity. Amazingly, even
boys love sewing. However, at the time the activity began, the drenching
rain storm caused a power outage. I was told it lasted only several
minutes. The power went out again later in the afternoon for a longer
period, but was restored in time for the campers' Discovery Hour, about </span><st1:time hour="17" minute="0"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">five o'clock</span></st1:time><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">, or so.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Speaking of sewing, I learned how to sew
in...believe it or not...Marine Corps recruit training, or boot camp. I
remember it fondly...or not so fondly...how we recruits were issued a
small sewing kit...to take into combat with us...besides our rifles. We
were taught how to hem our combat trousers. It's very simple and
quick. Plus we learned how to sew on buttons. Buttons on sleeves or
shirts are not critical in combat, but buttons on our trousers fly are
very critical. A broken or lost button on the fly can be replace
easily. Issued trousers can last for several wars. Thus, combat
trousers will never have zippers. A broken zipper can never be
repaired. A war could be lost at that critical point. (I
learned everything I ever needed to know in Marine Corps boot camp.)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">I did not fight in </span><st1:country -region="-region"><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Vietnam</span></st1:place></st1:country><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">. I believe the
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went on the hike...in the rainstorm. They returned afterwards...very
wet. Thankfully summer rain is warm.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">I previously said that this was my scheduled
break time. I had been wanting to for several years...and finally
did...visit the local "just out of town" Scrimshaw Shop. I was
hoping to see a vast array of tie tacks, whale tusks, etc. on display.
The proprietor had only a few items for sale, and they were highly
priced. He told me he usually carves only upon request. I told
him about my two scrimshaw tie tacks...one with a sailing vessel on it, and the
other with an American Eagle on it. We had a nice chat, and I then
departed back to town, and then to camp.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Continuing on about the weather, camp has an
"almost" Olympic size swimming pool. It was very, very
refreshing to say the least! I have been in some high-altitude lakes
that can be bordering on freezing...in the summer. Perhaps you
have heard of </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lone</span></st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pine</span></st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lake</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> on the trail that
leads to </span><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mount Whitney</span></st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">California</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">? It is at an
altitude of just over 9,000 feet. Its water is very cold, but nonetheless
refreshing...after miles of backpacking. The camp pool is not quite
"arctic" in temperature. Nor is it quite "alpine" in
temperature, but just about right for the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Julian</span></st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zone</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">, about 4300 feet in
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">One thing I really enjoy during swim
time is doing my "Olympic Power Splashes." (I have not yet won
the Gold for this event.) It's a matter of taking a flying leap off the
edge of the pool. (There is no diving board.) I jump feet first,
but leaning back about forty-five degrees, and falling into the water straight
down, body stiff, and holding my hands over my face. This typically
results in a booming splash that at first spreads out wide,
then a second splash powers straight up. I have
heard some swimmers in the past call this dive "The Forty-Five."
With careful aiming and angle, I can "hit" almost anyone
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times at "pool time" that I tell campers not to splash
me...that I don't want to get wet. They always laugh...probably because I
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one of the "camper time Discovery Hours." Typically during
this hour the campers will do an activity like map and compass reading; a visit
to the newly built nature lodge/center for plant and animal identification; or
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And I mean Special. He and his pastor drove up from </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">El Cajon</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">...</span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Legacy</span></st1:placename><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Church</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">...to talk to the
campers about his war experience. (Counselors have a prayer and snack
time during the Discovery Hour.) I took a "leave of absence" to
hear this man speak. Leo Tuck was a Navy Corpsman during World War
II...on </span><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iwo Jima</span></st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">! His story and film presentation was
monumental! He is eighty-seven. He saved Marines' lives on
that volcanic rock! He also watched Marines die. Everyone in
attendance passed around a small jug of volcanic ash that he brought back with
him when he visited there about five years ago. I was able to chat with
him, and take some photos with him, his pastor, and with director Tony
Massa. His stories of the mud Marines fighting to take </span><st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mount Suribachi</span></st1:place><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt;"> were grim and
sobering. Every camper was wide-eyed and open-mouthed as he
spoke. Several campers asked some serious questions about his
time fighting along with the Marines, and his time in the Navy. He didn't
make the Navy a career, but went into teaching as his career.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;">We had a super Dorcas Circle on July 12, 2012. I love my ladies and when I seek counsel my Dorcas Ladies are tried and true and always resort to God's Word. THANKS ladies. You know who you are. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;"> Linda made winter hats for Christmas gifts for the boys and made beautiful girl hats with flowers in them for the girls. Linda is our<b><u> only hand knitter</u></b> and she has blessed these children in so many ways with giving up her time to put the true labor of love in each item.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif;"> Linda will no longer physically be at Dorcas Circle and we will all miss her. I gave her TONS of yarn that came from Willa that was donated to the Dorcas Circle when Willa went to be with the Lord. We plan to go visit Linda's "Sit and Knit" in Valley Center to keep in touch with Linda as she continues to knit for the Dorcas Circle. Linda has a weekly group of ladies come to the Valley Center Library to gather for "Sit and Knit" 12-3 each Monday. So those of you who want to learn to knit for free, please contact Linda and she will gladly teach you. Her e-mail is: <a href="mailto:lindaanselm8@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">lindaanselm8@gmail.com</a>. Below are the items Linda has knit for the campers:</span></span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-90934397655983164652012-05-07T10:25:00.001-07:002012-05-07T10:25:56.765-07:00<br />
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The Dorcas Circle went very well. We want to thank:</span></span></span><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Michele for making Salvation Braclettes and taking home scarves to crochet</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Monica preparing two demin quilts</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Terese making Salvation Braclettes</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Karen working on a JOY Shirt to bring more money to camp.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, one of our adult campers passed away his name was Lee Houston. Please keep his family and campers in prayer. This is a BIG loss and Lee was very special especially his love for the Lord. Lee is on the right of Nick Massa, son's director from camp. The last time I saw lee he gave his Testimony and love for Jesus. I will never forget the zeal this young man had for the Lord. He is probably dancing in heaven and worshiping Jesus at the same time.</span></span></span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-38313786730537111662012-04-10T11:11:00.000-07:002012-04-10T11:11:08.606-07:00Dorcas Circle on April 5th Thursday<div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><b><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> want to thank Linda soooo much for making TWELVE fingerless mittens with thumbs. They were used with sock yarn that Linda and I had left over from sock projects! Thank you Linda. Please see below what Linda made for the campers for Christmas Time</span></b></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bonnie and Monica working on Demin Quilts for camp</span></li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Mary Oliver Terese, Lilly, and Maddy working on various projects.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Maddy learning to rotary cut to prepare for the </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> Hjeltness girls to sew at home Autumn Pillows for the nursing homes.</span></li>
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</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Would like to give a special thanks to:</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bonnie working on Alternative Bags for a church that is having a baby shower to fill baby supplies for Alternative </span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Pregnancy</span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> Center</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hilda working on Quilts for camp</span></li>
</ul></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">On the first Thursday of each month Dorcas Circle will be having a short devotional that Bonnie </span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">suggested</span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> and Monica is excited to start. We want to star it when everyone has arrived. It is called "By His Pattern" by Gwen Ellis. I have a picture of it at the bottom of the e-mail. It is a devotional book for Needlework Lovers (Hands and Heart Devotional). </span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The devotionals are to</span><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"> enjoy scripture, story illustration, questions to think about, the prayer, and the needlework tips.</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: 'arial narrow', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Also keep Hilda in prayer she is going into surgery on the day we do Dorcas Circle. She is happy the day has arrived that she can finally have this surgery done.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBY7blbwRTE/T3fOh4mYt5I/AAAAAAAAAeU/BL23QZl2tys/s1600/51TUP1fpOYL._SS500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBY7blbwRTE/T3fOh4mYt5I/AAAAAAAAAeU/BL23QZl2tys/s320/51TUP1fpOYL._SS500_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Due to the high gas prices, Linda and Monica will be coming only once a month.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-46642373271325001742012-03-08T20:34:00.000-08:002012-03-08T20:34:13.290-08:00Dorcas Circle March 8th<span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
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<div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a first but we pulled off a surprise Birthday Party for Bonnie. She was surprised. Thanks to all of you that attended to bless Bonnie. She was blessed and loved having are her special friends come that can not come to Dorcas. That is what really surprised her. Thanks to Sharon, Donna, Kelly and Jeannie. Thanks to Monica for the meatballs, Linda Veggi Dish, Michele nuts, fruits and cheese, Mary soda, Hilda Fried Cheese Puffs. I hope I forgot no one. We actually had a productive day as well.</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Claire cut out the 4th of July Pillows</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Linda worked on the gloves for the girls camp</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Michele got colored matched buttons with Reana for the sweater Linda knitting for the boutique.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Michele made scarves for the girl camper's gift.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Trudy and Mary worked on Salvation Bracelets for a carnival prizes for the campers.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Terran did some weaving for the Camp scarves with fun fur.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Terese and Monica worked on pillows and all the girls helped mom tie the quilt off. The Christmas quilt is done. YEA!</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bonnie had a wonderful day having all her friends in one room and enjoyed her gifts and cards you all gave.</span></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">There will be no Dorcas Circle next week. I will be having 4 wisdom teeth pulled on Wednesday the 14th. Keep me in your prayers for I will not be able to talk for one week so my mouth can be still and I assume the pain afterwards will not be fun too. </span></div></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">If all goes well I really want to have Dorcas Circle on the 22nd. Will keep you informed then. </span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Monica and her lovely daughters, Olsen Girls, Mary and Linda will only be coming once a month, due to the high cost of gas. Linda comes from Valley Center and Monica from Fallbrook. We plan to do a sewing Devotional that Bonnie suggested we do when they come. The devotional will start at at 2PM so more people would be able to go to that. Dorcas Circle will always be 1-5. Dorcas Circle is slowing down and Bonnie and I felt this sewing Devotional would be a great way to have it more focused on the Lord yet serve HIM to to bless the Widows and Orphans of our society.</span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-85814315945305592032012-02-23T17:41:00.002-08:002012-02-23T17:41:56.562-08:00Dorcas Circle Feb 23 2012<span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a great Dorcas Circle today.</span></span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><ul><li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Bonnie worked on the denim quilts</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Hilda and I worked on the 4-6 grade campers Summer Quilts.</span></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I am now doing weaving and Hilda and Bonnie know how to weave so we talked a lot about weaving. I can see weaving will bless the widows and orphans as well. I am warping the loom. It is good to see my long awaited yarn go to good use!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMKghQALkcm4FtVx0ncAjqz-YrXOkrGKV28RR3_IegAJBRevdSVyrDEraW7ahuDGjpufp1CiLC0x7g4a_jVf_HQeqRWWwzC8PpQRvlPOGm87wQ0Vfom2eGDsgCzfhRg1nKZqBwtvj/s1600/P2200001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMKghQALkcm4FtVx0ncAjqz-YrXOkrGKV28RR3_IegAJBRevdSVyrDEraW7ahuDGjpufp1CiLC0x7g4a_jVf_HQeqRWWwzC8PpQRvlPOGm87wQ0Vfom2eGDsgCzfhRg1nKZqBwtvj/s320/P2200001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-8493011669997448282012-02-12T07:40:00.001-08:002012-02-12T07:40:29.585-08:00Trudy Sews Her First Pillow!<div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">We had a wonderful Dorcas Circle last week. A special thanks to:</span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Linda working on sweater for boutique</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Bonnie cutting squares for </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">denim</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"> quilts for Christmas camp (this takes a lot of thinking) and poor Bonnie was stuck in the garage alone.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Hilda working on Easter Mother's Day Pillows and Camper Quilts</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Mary Oliver making Salvation bracelets and stuffing Easter, Mother's Day Pillows</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Terese making Salvation bracelets and stuffing Easter, Mother's Day Pillows</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Trudy, I am so proud of, sewing pillows and doing a wonderful job!</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Monica working on the Christmas Quilt</span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Please keep Willa up in prayer. Frank,Dolly and I went last night (2/11) to visit her. Willa was so happy to see Dolly and Dolly got to see her best friend Willa. Willa is very weak. If you want to see her, please call first Too many visitors can overwhelm Willa. She needs lots of rest to heal. </span></div></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-12025161549358685512012-02-06T16:49:00.000-08:002012-02-06T16:49:33.750-08:00I was rummaging through my old files and came across this. It was the reason I started Dorcas Circle:<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE STITCH AT A TIME<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By Karen Bochinski<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> It all began seven years ago at a Women’s Bible Study on a Tuesday morning at Calvary Chapel of Escondido. Kelly and Lisa were leading the study and as an icebreaker for us gals they asked each woman to share her favorite Bible character. My turn came and I said “Dorcas”. Some of the ladies were not very familiar with her. I said she was always doing good and helping poor people as we read in Acts 9:36. She did lots of sewing. This woman has always attracted me because she was a doer and she “did”. I believe the Lord gave me those attributes as well and I needed to be a “doer” like Dorcas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I have been involved in the nursing home ministry for many years. I love those ministries where the rubber meets the road, physically being with the person I am blessing and to establish a relationship with them. The joy and contentment I get from that is beyond anything I could ask for. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would observe how the residents were always cold and wanted something to cuddle. They would beg me for a way to keep warm. I ran to the cabinet and would pull out a bib that they used at mealtime and I would wrap the bibs around their cold bodies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The residences would be so grateful for a bib to keep them warm. That broke my heart in two. A bib? They deserve more than a bib to keep warm. “This is not fair”; I thought. “ I need to do more”. I would see Esther, a resident at Palomar Heights Home, in pain. I hand her a pillow to cuddle and her face would have a smile for a minute or two. This broke my heart in half. I saw a need where the rubber meets the road, to physically be there and give them something of great comfort! “Lord” I thought, “Did you show me this to bring this comfort?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also have a BIG passion for the children in the foster care system. I was introduced to a special camp called <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Camp</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Alandale</st1:placename></st1:place> in the year 2000. A couple from Idyllwild, named Tony and Tina Massa, came to our church and talked about this camp. The Lord grabbed my heart in a BIG way and directed me to their training sessions. I figured everyone would be there and the room would be filled with people because this camp needed counselors. Instead I was in a room with a handful of people learning about being a counselor. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow-- another need! This camp really needs counselors. The more I learned the more I wanted to be up at camp with these abused and neglected children. I said “Lord”, I wonder why you would want me to do that. I hate camping, I have physical issues and I want to sleep in my own bed. The Holy Spirit just kept nudging my heart and said “In spite of it all you need to GO”. This was totally God’s will in my life, not my will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I did my first high school camp and my life was changed forever. There are many defining moments in my life. The birth of my children, my wedding day, etc. Experiencing camp was one of them. God gave me an unconditional love for these hurting children that I have never experienced in my life. Some of the kids were so mean to me and I would still love them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was so amazing! This is totally God, not Karen, to love on a kid who can’t stand you. To have the Lord totally work through me and use me was a miracle in its self. The real me is controlling, bossy and blunt. Up at that <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">camp</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">God</st1:placename></st1:place> made me the opposite! I came back a changed woman. The Lord took the controlling, bossy and blunt and used it to create <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street>. The Lord continues to change me. He’s transforming my controlling into organizing, my blunt words into loving words of conviction, and my bossiness into creativity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so happy that the Lord directed me to open up my home to the whole world to help me change the world one stitch at a time. I have learned a lot through <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street> that continues to change me again. There were months when no one would come to my home and I would feel so sad. I saw this GREAT need with camp and the nursing home ministry and was so discouraged. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One lady, named Monica, came when she could and I told her how discouraged I was. I tried so hard to get the word out about Dorcas and how much help I needed I whined and complained to her. I am really good at expressing my emotions, probably too much. She said to me, “Did you pray to God about this situation?” And I said “No”. Wow another defining moment. Deep in the root of my heart I wanted “Karen” to lead <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street> but God the one in control and he will make or break <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street>. If he wants this ministry to continue HE will provide the people not Karen. I needed to be HIS servant to get the word out. If He wants this ministry to continue, it will.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Tony Massa, now the director of Julian Oaks Ministries, approached me many years ago and said, “How would you like to come up and do a sewing craft with the campers for five summer camps?” I was so excited that I would get to go to camp as a day trip to be with the campers. What an opportunity to serve and go to camp, one of my favorite places to be. <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street> goes out to the mission field! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So every other Tuesday I would bring sewing machines and supplies up to Julian for the campers to make a craft. On the way up, I would bring ladies with me to help out. We would chat all the way to Julian and back, set up the room, and have our special one-on-one with the campers. The campers would have a choice to make a backpack, tote bag, pillow, or Bible cover. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During this craft, many campers knew nothing about sewing. They would sew on buttons or appliqué a unique design or patch to their object. It would be so exciting to see a camper sew their first button on. The motto “Changing the World one Stitch at a Time” had its defining moment as I witnessed camper learn a skill that would be with him or her for life. That joy overtook me again!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The Lord has truly blessed Julian Oaks with a ministry. But with that comes along expenses. <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street> decided to do boutiques to help raise funds for camp. The ladies and I make homemade items to sell at various boutiques during the year. We did our first Quilt Raffle, and it was beyond successful. Through the boutique, sponsorships, and raffle we raised just over $2,000 for Julian Oaks Ministries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The Lord has blessed me with these wonderful women who come to my home and share the same passion that I do about blessing the widows and orphans of our society. My biggest blessing is Bonnie Ramirez. I would have never met a woman of God, a total servant, if I had not opened up my home. Bonnie and I go to different services and do different ministries yet <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street> has brought us together for this work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She stepped out of faith and came to my house and the Lord has used her to change me, and <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Dorcas Circle</st1:address></st1:street> as well. Again, God is control and brought Bonnie here for a purpose. The Lord put on Bonnie’s heart to make salvation bracelets. She has raised so much money for camp making this beautiful jewelry that creatively shares God’s love for us. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to Julian Oaks Ministries. She has the same passion I have for Julian Oaks and the children to whom it ministers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So, to sum this all up, if the Lord puts an idea in your heart, do not ignore it! Grab that idea with a passion and see how your life will change, to live in HIS will and not your own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-324692682272141012012-02-02T20:20:00.000-08:002012-02-02T20:20:05.276-08:00Ground Hogs Day 2/2 Dorcas Circle Met<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v4d22S2Cgq9XdBuzvwFW0NtvetamLKi9_7BXIW2qggbs5EDxy1E_SYPmr18mXSkJXmCEbqMhbgFCnYJMOp9tMgFZ7rl8qKooe0EXMWlnO4BefoK0W9z8ISSamd-KHeuZJm4BAzbh/s1600/P2020002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v4d22S2Cgq9XdBuzvwFW0NtvetamLKi9_7BXIW2qggbs5EDxy1E_SYPmr18mXSkJXmCEbqMhbgFCnYJMOp9tMgFZ7rl8qKooe0EXMWlnO4BefoK0W9z8ISSamd-KHeuZJm4BAzbh/s320/P2020002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonnie and I decided last minute to get together on Ground Hogs Day to do a Dorcas Circle on our own.</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> I have TONS of denim pants and we decided to make quilts out of them. Bonnie figured out where to cut and place the strips. I sewed it up. These quilts came out adorable. Please see photo below. They take time to cut and place the squares so Bonnie will do that. I think Monica will handle this task well too. The sewing, putting backing on and tying the quilt went fast. We can tell this will make a BIG project. That is why we are designing now to have it prepared for Christmas Camp 2013. I went through all the quilts that were color coordinated and I cut batting backing to all of them. So we have lots of quilts to sew for 2012 Christmas and the 4-6 grade campers summer 2012 camps. </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I am feeling much better but not pushing it. Willa was in the hospital and is doing better there. Linda is getting better too, she was hit bad with sciatic then this brutal cold. Lord willing, I will see you all again. You were greatly missed by me.</span></span></span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-44778788500829768972012-01-23T11:40:00.000-08:002012-01-23T11:40:15.546-08:00Ministry Faire was the main focus this week at the Dorcas Circle<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonnie and I did Dorcas Circle alone which was fine. I was coughing all over the place but we stayed on different ends of the room. I am still coughing a lot but feel better. Yesterday, Sunday was the Ministry Faire at the church. Bonnie was spinning away which brought a lot of people to talk to her about spinning. Jeff, camp supporter, presented camp beautifully. I talked about Dorcas Circle. The place was packed with people and it was super! Enclosed is a picture of Frank and me and Jeff at the faire. I will keep you updated about my cold. I am doing fine but I will let you know if I am still coughing away like today.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2ejYmc1phVkXcj14AVzQZwo6c96bVXFQ_fJzG-ODmka0cX-wliVsOXgVt1cW8SRuv5r6_nuoZtBfM3bzhMqkzYY9VABe0T-DuaVBAkMlZ_NrEjUNLulxOLQ6QVdKo5pVm3aciaX9/s1600/ministryfaire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2ejYmc1phVkXcj14AVzQZwo6c96bVXFQ_fJzG-ODmka0cX-wliVsOXgVt1cW8SRuv5r6_nuoZtBfM3bzhMqkzYY9VABe0T-DuaVBAkMlZ_NrEjUNLulxOLQ6QVdKo5pVm3aciaX9/s320/ministryfaire.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Linda is doing much better with her sciatica and please keep Willa up in prayer. She is very slowing getting well and is still very weak and needs lots of rest. Lord wiling, I will see you guys next week.</span></span></span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-35007308705153286692012-01-15T10:43:00.000-08:002012-01-15T10:43:47.318-08:00Dorcas Circle is a place to Minister to each other! PTL<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This Dorcas Gathering I was especially ministered by Monica. When she came I felt sad because 2 of the Dorcas Ladies (Willa) and (Linda) are ill. We sat down and prayed together to have the Lord work in these 2 women's lives. Giving it to the Lord is the best because I can not do anything but pray. After that Monica and I shared about our Christmas and New Years. Monica just gave me that extra energy with her life going so well. We also got a lot done as well.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><ul><li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Monica is still working on the Christmas Quilt. It is done so perfectly I will never be that detailed.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I am working on the Camp Quilts for summer.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Terran and Maddy worked on Mother's Day Pillows they also tied the quilts I finished off.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Trudy cut out bibs for the nursing home residence.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #006600; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Lilly and Therese got batting and made it into batting and organized all these wonderful zippers that were donated by Willa.</span></li>
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</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We had another blessing happen to Dorcas to bless camp with my funds. Bonnie's friend, BJ, came over and bought $130.00 worth of stuff from the boutique that prior day. She even bought projects that are not finished yet. Thanks Bonnie and a BIG thanks to BJ for financially supporting camp! </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bonnie stayed home and did Dorcas Circle with her Berina. She is working on Large denim tote bags for a couple and she is using her embroiderer machine to make lovely bags for her son's to sell at their music store they in return will give is money back to bless camp.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Please keep Willa (suffering from a very bad virus she is having lots of trouble fight off) and Linda (sciatica, very painful) to heal up.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, Bonnie and I will be running a booth at the missions fair on the 22 after 3 services. We will present the boutique, Dorcas and Julian Oaks. A lot of folks in our church are unaware of this. We really hope to encourage people to serve the Lord in some kind of ministry.</span></span></span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-52013566421107561812012-01-01T08:54:00.000-08:002012-01-01T08:54:28.354-08:00May JOY be a big part of 2012 for you!<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'MS UI Gothic', sans-serif;">☆★☆</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'MS UI Gothic', sans-serif;">☆</span><wbr style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"></wbr>★☆<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">We will have our first 2012 gathering on January 5<sup>th</sup> , 2012. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Break. I certainly got a lot done and learned a lot. I did my most dreaded task: cleaning and oiling the sewing machines. It is like when you are a kid and you need to eat brussel sprouts and do not like it but it is good for you. I did learn new information about the machines and patience as well. I praised the Lord when I could put the sewing machines back together and have it actually work. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My main rules still apply for the machines:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Do not thread, insert a new bobbin or unjam the machines. I put blue tape on areas not to touch.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Also we will use the following machines:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li>Keri Kenmore</li>
<li>Cynthia</li>
<li>Bobbie</li>
<li>Dressmaker</li>
<li>Featherweight</li>
<li>Sophia is for Bonnie</li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I decided to give Dorothy a break. The other reason I did this was that they all have zig zag.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The main projects that need to get done and have LOTS of time to do them is:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Quilts for the Summer camp of the 4</span><sup style="text-indent: -0.25in;">th</sup><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> – 6</span><sup style="text-indent: -0.25in;">th</sup><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> graders</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Male Quilts for the Christmas 2012 Camp</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Boutique Items in the awaiting bin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Nursing Home Holiday pillows (Valentine’s Day is done) St. Patty’s day is in progress.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Bonnie will be working on 2 BIG tote bags that we have buyers for.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our church is having a Missions Fair January 22<sup>nd</sup> and we want to sell a few Boutique items there. We will represent Julian Oaks, Dorcas Circle and Tabitha’s Treasures as well.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159739396523333684.post-65440106427931720202011-12-16T13:34:00.000-08:002011-12-16T13:34:37.760-08:00Wow this dates me way back. Dorcas Circle has been going on for 7 years now.I was helping Monica daughter, Tanya, do a quilt. Here is her completed quilt she made many years ago.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf8FdS4O9B1sNXm-4dmBSgGrGZVPXdCbHHIVIRdDOtZFkLkhEmihXhVj5FfDWk8350zQ75i2tG_v8Dmgnt0Ujw8M27md0afuJbzB-1RXo_y6mxcDDy7cFFWVyooJD7OSAPxq7BmZ6/s1600/HPIM0771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbf8FdS4O9B1sNXm-4dmBSgGrGZVPXdCbHHIVIRdDOtZFkLkhEmihXhVj5FfDWk8350zQ75i2tG_v8Dmgnt0Ujw8M27md0afuJbzB-1RXo_y6mxcDDy7cFFWVyooJD7OSAPxq7BmZ6/s320/HPIM0771.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffee; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Simplified it with bring your own food up; do any activity you wish, have fun and if you want to learn sewing, knitting, spinning come join us. We all had an awesome time making new friends, sharing God's word, learning new skills and having lots of fun joking around. Teri was so kind to make extra meals as a surprise and we loved the relaxed atmosphere of Julian Oaks. We are all in awe of the Virginia House and we had Tony and Tina come as we all listen to Tina talk about the blessing of camp and receive the JOY pillows. It was beyond a perfect week and a wonderful time to all gather together. Thank you Lord for wonderful friends and many blessing. </span></span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501712256207984534noreply@blogger.com0