with Dot Patterson
Greetings from Hickory Corner!
My, how the weeks go by so fast, and here we are already welcoming February. According to the forecast, February is going to blast in with an ice storm. I sure hope this will be the last we see of old man winter.
My grandson Kyle and wife Lacey Patterson of LaPorte, Ind., are the proud parents of a baby boy. Logan James Patterson was born on Tuesday, Jan. 24, weighing in at eight pounds and 10 ounces. He was welcomed home by his big sisters Keely and Khloe. Logan James makes my seventh great-grandchild, and I look forward to meeting him. Grandparents are Terry and Jo Ellen Patterson of Pekin, Ill., and David and Lenora Strenzel of Streator, Ill.
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” Do you know who said this? The answer is Abraham Lincoln..Of course, we have all heard of Abraham Lincoln and have read about him in history. As the 16th president of the United States, he served for four years from March 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield, Ill. Years ago, when living in Illinois, James and I visited the Lincoln Monument in Springfield with our young children along with New Salem where Lincoln spent his younger years.
Remember the song, “Whistle while you work”? My dad was a good whistler, and I remember him whistling around the house. What has happened to whistling? Seems like I do not hear people whistling like they used to. People who whistle seem happy. Did you ever hear the late Larry Beshires whistle “Amazing Grace”? He performed his whistling at the HCC Center several times with accompaniment by the late Drew Roland on the guitar. It was beautiful. Usually, you whistle when you are feeling good, but maybe try it sometime when you are feeling gloomy. I bet in no time you will be feeling happier. Let’s bring back whistling.
Remember in prayer Ladelle Clark, Mildred Smith, Martha Autry, Ann Morrison, Bonice Martin, Peggy Whitman, Peggy Lard, William and Eddie Luttrell and Donna Lynch. Continue to pray for each other, our country, and our world. If you would like to add or remove a name from our prayer list, please call me.
If you would like to rent the HCC Center for a special event, please call Nancy Patterson at 608-1159. I really need your support for this article. Please call me with tidbits and news at 989-2215. You can share your vacations, birthdays, anniversaries and much more. I would love to hear from you.
Make it a great week.
