<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Ellen,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ken and I had a conversation about all three of these men at our breakfast table this morning. Ellen, I appreciated that you gathered their names together, named their blessing to us and allowed us to sing with you, and for them. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">These events remind us once again, that we have but one life to live, and one life to give. These men are demonstrations of the choices they made and the gifts they offered during their lifetimes. We who remain living, are called by them to make choices and offer the gifts that we have. </div><div class="">Ruth <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 15, 2023, at 10:20 AM, David Rebstock via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">We celebrate the completed lives of three giants who passed on to glory in the last week: Joe Crocker, Nelson Stover and Bill Grow. What a blessing they have all been to our lives with their wisdom, patience and spirit. I'm singing "For All The Saints" in my heart. Ellen Rebstock</div></div>
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