Oh my Gosh, this story is so beautiful. It made me cry when I read it because I can understand a love that survives years.

Ladies, I just figured out we have a mutual friend. My next-door neighbors in Twentynine Palms were SSgt. and Mrs. Nick Popaditch (Cee-gar Man US Marine) When my casualty officer came to our door and told me Don was missing, I ran to April’s house next-door because I knew she would know what to do. How small is this world?

TAKE CARE :)

September 24, 2007

All Rise

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READ: Mark 2:1-12

Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house. —Mark 2:11

When I asked my husband to buy eggs on his way home so I could make cornbread for supper, he said, “I’ve got something better than cornbread.” Coming from Jay, that was a surprising statement. But I learned what he meant when he walked into the house and handed me a fresh loaf of homemade cinnamon bread. A label on the wrapper said, “Thanks for the dough. We kneaded it.” The bread was made by Sue Kehr and given as a “thank you” for a donation to a youth organization.

Sue started making bread after she had to quit her job as a nurse because of a head injury. Instead of letting circumstances pull her down when she could no longer help people in her usual ways, Sue rose to the challenge and created a unique expression of gratitude. She now makes and gives away delicious homemade bread to ministries that can then distribute the loaves to others.

Although Sue did not receive complete physical healing like the paralytic Jesus healed (Mark 2), she did rise up and cause many to be amazed at the work of God in her life.

God has something for each of us to do, despite our limitations. Rise up and ask what He might want to do through you.

When God asks you to lay aside
Some cherished work you loved to do,
Accept His choice of someone else
And let Him give new work to you. —Fasick

Step up to the tasks and do what God asks.

Bible in One Year: Song of Solomon 4-5; Galatians 3

(((HUGS)))

Oh my..It is a small world indeed ..Nick was our “poster man” on our ongoing “live” thread ...When he was wounded we were all so very concerned. April was kind enough to keep us informed. I think the poster TexKat was her conduit at first.
I’m glad you had her next door at such a time.

I loved seeing your picture at the breakfast at the White House..I am so glad you could go and be honored!

deb, when I saw your screenname of 29palms, I figured you would know april & nick but NOT BE next door neighbors & good friends!

He became quite a poster boy here at FR before you arrived. THe guys would post pix of Belly Girl & we had Cigar Guy.

Here is the Memorial Day thread that I did featuring Nick & April. Poor april never did figure out how to sign in & post. We did our correspondence via email. I dont think it was beyond her intelligence, just a time factor.

Memorial Day 2005/Cigar Guy

So glad to see you had a great time in DC at the Walter Reed FReep, GOE & then the presidents breakfast on Monday. A full weekend of wonderful people, good causes & lifetime memories. I so wanted to be there but alas, it was not to be.