"Miss" Faye

Faye Marie Tigner Price
(October 30, 1932 – March 6, 2010)

Called home on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:50AM, Faye Marie Tigner Price was a native of Riverton, AL and a resident of Kentwood. “Miss” Faye was well known to many, as she worked in the medical field for many years. She was an employee of Pike Memorial Hospital, Kentwood Medical Clinic and Lab Corp. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Kentwood and loved her church family dearly. She loved sewing, quilting, and traveling. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she cared for many along the way. she is survived by her children, Henry and Virginia McKenzie, Dennis and Shari Price, Phil and Sue Connelly. Grandchildren Jody and Laura DeBlanc, Mike and Lisa Neyland, Leslie and Stephanie McKenzie, Cassie McCullough, and Haley McCullough, Nick and Toni Cathy, Craig and Nickie Berberette, and Lovie Jo Connelly, their children, Ashlyn, Aaron, and Allye DeBlanc, Eli and Max Neyland, Erica and Emilie McKenzie, Gabe Simpson, Sidney, Drew, and Sam Cathy, Alayna Braden, and Josh Berberette. She is also survived by two sisters, Betty Blades, Natalbany, and Dennis and Martha Wall, Osyka, MS, numerous nieces and nephews, whom she loved dearly. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Edmond L. Price, her parents, John L. Tigner and Josie R. Tigner, two brothers, Millard Reeves, and Ray Neal Tigner, and one sister, Ozell A. Pendley. “Miss” Faye was well loved and will be missed by many. Pallbearers are Marshall Cutrer, Mark Womack, Sydney Hughes, Hubert Yarborough, Jo White, and Mike Neyland. Honoray pallbearers are Ronald Alford and Stephen Achord. Visitation at First Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. on Tuesday until religious services at 12 Noon Tuesday. Services conducted by Rev. Joey Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

Sunday

“God does speak—

sometimes one way and sometimes another—

even though people may not understand it.”

~Job 33:14 (NCV)~

My cousin, Micah (Texas)

Micah has been transferred to another hospital.  Another MRI is scheduled for tomorrow.  The results of the MRI will determine the next step.  Please be in prayer for Micah, his parents who are both sick with serious chronic illnesses, the other family members, and the medical staff as decisions are made about Micah’s care.

Micah’s great aunt and uncle has returned to the the mission field.  Pray for them as the determine the needs and try to meet them.  Frances and Gene have served the Lord many years and are not letting their age or health issues stop them now.

Wayne and Mary Criswell

Brent and Brenna picked us up in N.O. about 4:30 and we are at home in Hammond. It is so good to be back.
Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers
Mary

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(I think I already posted the link for Adrianna, but am posting it again just in case I didn’t post it earlier.)

There are no official arrangements for Mrs. Faye Price yet.  I’ll post them when they become available.

Today begin the Week of Prayer for North American missions.  We will begin collecting the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering today.

Jim and Myrtle Ballard

http://www.anniearmstrong.com/site/pp.asp?c=8oILLTOqGnF&b=5723865

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“If you want to know what God really wants you to do,

ask him . . .

but if you don’t ask in faith,

don’t expect the Lord to give you any solid answer.”

~James 1:5-6 (LB)~

Shelby Roberts, a student at Sumner, has a rash, not cancer as the doctor first thought.  Thank God for a good report from the doctor.  (Selena Morgan)

GWENDOLYN BEAN

Gwendolyn Lawson Bean, 72, of Gillsburg, died March 4, 2010, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La.

Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb and continues Sunday at Gillsburg Baptist Church from 1 p.m. until services there at 2. The Rev. Alton Foster, the Rev. Chris Teasley and the Rev. Walt Gaston will officiate. Burial will be in Gillsburg Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Bean was born March 31, 1937, in Gillsburg, to Ed and Dalene Hughes Lawson.

She was a homemaker and was an active member of Gillsburg Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for 45 years and served as vacation Bible school director. She also served as GA leader, was active in WMU, served on the hostess committee and was a member of the church choir. She was a member of the Sweet Spirit Singers and was chosen as the Enterprise-Journal’s 1998 Mother of the Year.

Mrs. Bean was very dedicated to her family, church and Amite School Center, where she worked as a Booster Club member.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Willie J. “Billy” Bean Sr.; brothers-in-law, John H. “Bubber” White and Edwin Lee Bean Sr.; and sister-in-law, Judy Lawson.Survivors include three sons and a daughter-in-law, Willie J. “Billy” Bean Jr. of Gillsburg, Barry and Roxanne Bean of Ridgeland and Tim Bean of Gillsburg; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and Dan Brewer of Gillsburg and Robin and Kyle Kent of Mandeville, La.; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Max and Kay Lawson, and Paul Lawson, all of Gillsburg; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Sue White of McComb, Joan Lawson of Brookhaven, Burma and Walter Carpenter of Gillsburg and Mildred and Ray Miller of Line Creek; two sisters-in-law, Nellie Bean Hale of Gillsburg and Jean Haney and husband Seth of Lafayette, La.; seven grandchildren, Brooke Harden, Brittan Ann Harden, Shannon Bean, Brent Bean, Brandon Kent, Brennan Kent and Blair Kent; three great-grandchildren, Brayden, Braxden and Bryson Havard and numerous nieces, nephews and close friends.Pallbearers will be Ed Bean, Brad Bean, Maxwell Lawson Jr., Walter Carpenter Jr. Michael Lawson, Toby Miller and Rusty Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Newman, Bob Matthew, Dr. Harry Frye, Hugh Ray Hughes, Donald Chase and Vernon Lee Carter.

The family wishes to thank the staff at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston and Dr. Ibrahim and Dr. Saux and his staff in Covington, La.

Memorials may be sent to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attention Donor Services, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX, 75265-0309 or visit Komenmd.org.

To share sympathies, condolences and memories, go to Hartman-Sharkeyfuneralhome.com.

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

A CERTAIN YOUNG man worked in a factory where heavy machinery rattled the entire building…

Not liking the jarring, he brought a rubber mat to the factory and stood on it.  The vibrations no longer bothered him as they once had.  However, after several days, someone stole his mat.  He responded by getting two pieces of rubber and nailing them to his heels.  He now had two little rubber mats that no one could steal and that went with him everywhere.  The name of the young man was O’Sullivan, the original inventor of rubber heels.

Like this young man, we as Christians have that which protects us against the jarring of the world.  It is called prayer, and it goes with us everywhere.  (Wade Webster, cf., Stephen R. Covey, Everyday Greatness, p. 220)

“Be anxious for nothing,

but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,

let your requests be made known to God;

and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,

will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:6-7

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“And take the helmet of salvation, . . .

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, . . .

that utterance may be given to me,

that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, . . .

that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”

~Ephesians 6:17-20~

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Friday, March 5, 2010

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying

and singing hymns of praise to God,

and the prisoners were listening to them.”

~Acts 16:25, NASB~

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, praying with you for believers facing persecution.

A national church planter and another church member were arrested and have been held without charge for several weeks. Police confiscated Bibles, other Christian literature, and a computer. The authorities began questioning the other church members. Christians are usually held only a few days, so the church planter’s wife asks for continued prayer that the authorities would free her husband soon. She asks special prayer for one of her children whom this is affecting deeply.

Recently one of the local Deccani Muslim church planters was taken from his family to a local mosque and interrogated then beaten after discovering his Bible. The church planter was put under house arrest. He was allowed to leave the house to purchase milk. During that short time, he ran into one of the other church-planting trainers. He was scared, but began crying when he talked about wanting to continue in discipleship/training. What an amazing testimony of faith, and very humbling for the one who mentors this young man.

Persecution continues to intensify in Iran. In these times of political unrest, many people are suffering. Believers are arrested. House church members are threatened. We need to stand with the persecuted in prayer. Please ask God to make His presence known to those in prison. May He embolden Christians in Iran. Pray that they will have wisdom to be “as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” Ask God to use this time to expand His kingdom in Iran.

* Please pray that the Lord will use what is intended for evil to invade local church bodies with eternal hope.

* Pray that instances like these will spur believers on to a renewed devotion to Christ Jesus and obedience to His Word.

* Pray that the groups that continue to meet will evolve into healthy, reproducing churches despite the persecution.

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Baptist Press Stories for Mar. 4, 2010
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Stupak: abortion issue may kill health care bill in House
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32417
2 Baptist volunteers still in Haiti jail
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32418
Thane Barnes leaving Nev. convention
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32419
MBTS: Team tours biblical sites in Turkey; new chapel details presented; more news
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32420
GGBTS: Iorg places emphasis on evangelism; conf. addresses worldviews; more news
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32425
SWBTS: Radical Reformation Day observed; more news
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32421
SBTS: Family ministry promoted in Australia; more news
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32422
SEBTS: Preach the full Gospel, Sloan says; more news
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32423
NOBTS: Confront culture, Hankins urges
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32424
FIRST-PERSON: Teens and movies (part 2)
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32426


OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE

It is reported that a magazine ran a “Dilbert Quotes” contest several years ago.  The writers were looking for people to submit quotes from their real-life Dilbert-type managers.  Here are some of the submissions:

1. As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks.  (This was the winning entry; Fred Dales at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA)

2. What I need is a list of specific unknown problems we will encounter. (Lykes Lines Shipping)

3. E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business.  (Accounting Mgr., Electric Boat Company)

4. Quote from the boss: “Teamwork is a lot of people doing what ‘I’ say.” (Mktg. executive, Citrix Corporation)

5. We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees.  (AT&T Long Lines Division)

6. We recently received a memo from senior management saying, “This is to inform you that a memo will be issued today regarding the subject mentioned above.”  (Microsoft, Legal Affairs Division)

7. One day my boss asked me to submit a status report to him concerning a project I was working on. I asked him if tomorrow would be soon enough. He said, “If I wanted it tomorrow, I would have waited until tomorrow to ask for it!”  (New Business Mgr., Hallmark Cards)

8. This project is so important, we can’t let things that are more important interfere with it.  (Advertising/Mktg. Mgr., UPS)

Even though that last statement doesn’t make any sense, it suggests the truth that there are some things so important that nothing else should get in the way.  Unfortunately for UPS (and other employers who may not realize it), that level of importance will never be attached to any project at work. It can only be attached to matters of spiritual commitment.

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)

There is only one thing that is of “primary importance”, and that should be our desire to do God’s will.  May God bless you as you commit yourself to truly put “first things first.”

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Thursday Evening

Wayne Criswell

The Dr. gave Wayne a clean bill of health, removed the supplemental oxygen and told us we are free to fly home.
We have to get our flight reservations so it will probably be early next week.
Will let you know when we find out.
Thanks again
Mary

Olivia Prescott

Cheryl Prescott thanks you for your prayers for little Olivia.  She got all good reports.

Mrs. Faye Price

Pray for the family as they spend time caring for their mother/grandmother/sister.

Roger Pittman

Roger’s appointment went well today.  He has some relief and will be going back in two weeks to get the other stone treated.  He’s still in pain, so pray for that to get better.

“Cete” Dillon

Mr. “Cete’s” eye procedure went well today.  Pray for his eye to clear up.  Thank God that “Miss” Ruby is now well enough to take a turn at being the care-giver.

Micah

My cousin in Texas is spending some family time tonight, but will be admitted to the hospital again in the morning for a test that will determine what needs to be done and in what time frame.  Pray for Micah and his family.

Virginia “Ginnie” Hoffman Wilcox
(June 5, 1928 – March 3, 2010)

A resident of Wilmer, LA, died at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, LA. She was born June 5, 1928 in Garrettsville, OH and was 81 years of age. She is survived by her 3 daughters, Sandy Toney and her husband, Doug, Franklinton, Candy Frazier, Amite, and Danna Jo Erwin and her husband, Michael, Walker; 2 sons, Dennis Wilcox and his wife, Ruth, Wilmer and Douglas Wilcox and his wife, Donna, Wilmer; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mary Ethel Knopf, Chagrin Falls, OH and Fran Sotera and her husband, Sam, Mantua, OH; 2 brothers, Buckie Hoffman, Sierra Vista, AZ and Donnie Hoffman, Chagrin Falls, OH; brother-in-law, Hank Wilcox, Lake Alfred, FL; sister-in-law, Jessie W. Grether, Naples, FL; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Le Roi Wilcox; parents, Clarence and Ethel Hoffman; brother, Harvey Hoffman; son-in-law, Paul Frazier; 2 great-grandsons, Chandler and Braedon Toney. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Wilcox’s oldest daughter, Sandy Toney, was one of my high school friends.  She is a teacher in Mt. Hermon now.  Thankfully, Sandy and I have seen each other a few times lately.  It’s hard to believe how long it has been since we were in class together.

Thursday

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “

Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?

Up to seven times?”

Jesus answered,

“I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”

~Matthew 18:21-22 (NIV)~

Pray for Ronnie Cutrer.  He will have surgery March 30th/

Pray for Ben Trappey and his friend, Emily, as they make a medial mission Trip to Haiti next Monday (8th).

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

WHILE MILLIONS READ their Bibles, few know why some Bible publishers print the words of Christ in red…

Words in red are neither more nor less important than the words in black.  Jesus said to the seventy, “He who hears you hears Me…” (Luke 10:16).  Jesus meant that every divinely inspired writer or speaker was equally important, since the message originated with God’s Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

The idea of a red-letter Bible originated with Louis Klopsch, the first editor for the Christian Herald.  Its November 1901 issue ran an advertisement offering a red-letter Bible to readers.  Dr. Klopsch based this on Luke 22:20, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you,” spoken by Jesus as He instituted the Lord’s Supper.  Reasoning that blood was red, he asked himself, “Why not a red-letter Bible with the red words to be those of our Lord?”  He asked Bible scholars in America and Europe to submit passages they regarded as spoken by Christ while on earth.

The first publishing of a red-letter Bible (copyright 1899 by Louse Klossch) numbered 6,000 copies.  They sold quickly.  Presses were soon running day and night to supply the demand.  The King of Sweden sent a congratulatory cablegram, but the message that thrilled Klopsch the most came from President Theodore Roosevelt.  He was even invited to dine with the chief executive at the White House.

Dr. Klopsch died March 28,  1910, and was buried at Mont Lawn near Tonawanda, New York, where he had established an orphanage.  At the time The New York Tribune said, “He will not be easily replaced.  He lived and died by his own motto: ‘Do all the good you can for all the people you can.’  This, he truly did.”  Mark N. Posey

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth

with the Holy Spirit and with power,

who went about doing good and healing

all who were oppressed by the devil,

for God was with Him.”

~Acts 10:38~

Wednesday

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

who comforts us in all our tribulation,

that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble.”

~2 Corinthians 1:3-4a, NKJV~

Thank-you to those who helped to provide or prepare lunch for the BCM (Baptist Collegient Ministries) at SLU today.  The meal will be at Noon.  Thanks to those going to share and to serve the food.  May this ministry be effective in drawing students into the BCM today.  I think a big pot of jambalaya cooking in front of the BCM will draw in a few extra students today.  Pray for Bro. Bucky as he shares God’s word today.

Mr. “Cete” Dillon will have another eye procedure Thursday in Mandeville.  Pray it is successful this time.  “Miss” Ruby is doing very well.  Thank-you for praying for her lately.

Eddie Keith Schwartz will have eye surgery Monday in Covington.  Please be in prayer for him.

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Baptist Press Stories for Mar. 2, 2010
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Overlooked aspect of health care bill could fund abortion
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32400
OLYMPICS: ‘The Pin Man’ makes Christ known at Winter Games
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32401
World Cup kicks off in 100 days
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32402
Retirement contributions may rebound
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32403
Retired editor Wm. Fletcher Allen dies
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32404
FIRST-PERSON: Pitchers and catchers report — will Dads?
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32405
FIRST-PERSON: Getting rid of fear of witnessing
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32406

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
MANY PEOPLE ARE looking for a sign from God…
They want to know for certain that God is there, that he really is who the Bible says he is.  They are willing to  believe in Him, but first they demand some sort of sign.  They say, “God, if you’re really there, show yourself to me!  Then I will believe in you!”
The truth is that God has given a sign.  It is a miraculous sign — the sign of the empty tomb. Jesus of Nazareth, also called Christ, claimed to be God’s Son.  His earthly life ended on a wooden cross outside Jerusalem.  The Bible says that His death paid the penalty for our sin.  Then Jesus was buried.  If he had remained in the tomb, there would be no sign that Jesus really is the Christ.  But in order to prove that sin is forgiven through the cross and that we can have fellowship with God forever, Jesus was raised from the dead.  His resurrection is the sign that Christianity is true — a sign recorded in Scripture and confirmed in historical accounts from many reliable eyewitnesses.  Philip Graham Ryken
“And while the crowds were thickly gathered together,
He began to say, ‘This is an evil generation.
It seeks a sign,
and no sign will be given to it
except the sign of Jonah the prophet.”
Luke 11:29
Thank-you for praying today.  Your prayers mean so much to many people!  Have a great day!
Anna Lee

Tuesday

“O Lord, God of my salvation,

I have cried out day and night before You.

Let my prayer come before You;

incline Your ear to my cry.”

Psalm 88:1-2

Please add Harrell Sharkey to your prayer list.  He has been hospitalized with double pneumonia since Saturday.


Please pray for another one of my Texas cousins.  Micah is a young man in his twenties.  Last night, doctors determined he has a mass on the frontal lobe of his brain.  Your prayers are coveted for Micah.

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Baptist Press Stories for Mar. 1, 2010
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8.8-mag quake ‘without parallel’ in Chile’s history
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32391
OLYMPICS: Hedrick contributes to U.S. record-breaking medal count
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32392
3 abortion doctors face legal problems
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32393
CP fits with church’s ‘full discipleship’
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32394
CP 1.64% behind 2009 pace
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32395
FIRST-PERSON: Attracting a crowd at VBS
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32396

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
(Luke 12.27 NRSV)

A pastor tells about a woman in his congregation. She is one of those over-committed types, always frantically busy, never stopping to catch her breath. “I’m too busy” is her constant cry. The pastor finally asked the woman, “How do you ever expect God to get hold of you if you never stand still?” It’s a good question.If I had my life to live over, I’d pick more daisies.
I’d try to make more mistakes next time.
I would be sillier than I have been this trip.
I would relax, I would limber up.
I know very few things I would take seriously.
I would take more trips, travel lighter.
I would be crazier. I would be less hygienic.
I would take more chances.
I would climb more mountains, swim more rivers, and watch more sunsets.
I would eat more ice cream and less beets.
I would have more actual troubles and fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I am one of those people who live practically and sensibly and sanely, hour after hour, day after day.
Oh, I have had my mad moments, And if I had it to do over again,
I’d have more of them.
Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many minutes ahead.
I have been one of those people who never go anywhere
Without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a gargle, a raincoat, and road map.
If I had my life to live over,
I would start barefooted earlier in the spring
and stay that way later in the fall.
I would ride more merry-go-rounds, and swing more.
I would do more water and sun-fun things.
I’d turn more somersaults, and roll in the grass, and go barefoot all over.
If I had my life to live over.
I’d spend more time at fun places.
I’d try to be more in touch with God and those I love.
I’d pray aloud more and not care what people think or expect of me.
I’d give more to me, and take more of you.
I’d just be me more and more….
Yes, I’d pick more daisies next time.

Dear God, help me to slow down and watch and share your daisies. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

Thanks for praying each day.  Your prayers mean so much to so many!

Anna Lee

Monday

“Finally, brothers, rejoice.

Be restored,

be encouraged,

be of the same mind,

be at peace,

and the God of love and peace will be with you.”

~2 Corinthians 13:11, HCSB~

The Fraziers ask that you pray for Pat Tymes.

Wayne Criswell

We got home(Blake’s house) around noon today.
We will see the Dr. this Thursday. Hopefully we will be able to return to LA sometime during the following week. (Mary)

Devotional

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Have a marvelous Monday!

Anna Lee