The First Candle Lit in the Advent Wreath - The Candle of Expectation or Hope !!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
The First Sunday of Advent
The First Candle Lit in the Advent Wreath - The Candle of Expectation or Hope !!
I am really Thankful !!
When I think about the first Thanksgiving in 1621, I think alot of us imagine a scene similar to the above picture. I find it interesting that the "Pilgrims" who came to this primitive country were able to sit down and celebrate for several days.."Thanksgiving"...with Indians.....people who were very different from them...Religious and culturally speaking....Why did they do so? Because they needed them...and they were thankful of the Indians contributions to help them survive.
It's 2008 and I find that there is something to learn from the 1621 Plymouth Colony: Inclusion. We are in so called modern times.....and have we really learned anything?
What should our Thanksgiving Table look like now? White, Black, Asian, Latino, Straight, Gay, Old, and Young ? We are no different than the Plymouth Colony.....We all need one another to survive....to learn....to make our life richer.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
In Memory of Betty Crotts !!
Betty Crotts was the mother of the Pastor of the Church I attended for 18 years. She was an incredible person. Betty and I used to spend time decorating the church building and the Communion Table. Some of my best memories are driving around town with her and shopping for the Communion Table. Betty had such a great sense of humor !! I will love and miss you !
This Obituary is listed in the Rich & Thompson Funeral Service website.
Elizabeth Aiken Crotts November 09, 2008Elizabeth Aiken Crotts, 80, of Graham entered Heaven with Jesus Christ Sunday, November 9th. Mrs. Crotts was born on June 14, 1928, in Hickory, NC, the daughter of the late Joseph Paul Aiken and Marion Espey Aiken. She was educated in the public schools of Hickory and attended Lenoir Rhyne College.
During World War II, her parents stopped to pick up a young sailor hitchhiking home to his family. Elizabeth and that young man would write to each other for the duration of the war, and at its end she would become his wife and lifelong partner. They started Graham Furniture Mart together in 1948.
A Christian with a strong faith and possessed of a great compassion for her fellow man, she was a member of Hillside Presbyterian Church. She was a loyal and beloved friend to many. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was always quick to laugh. Her kindness, generosity and appreciation of fun made her the perfect mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, George Byron Crotts; three sons, Paul Byron Crotts and wife Paula of Snow Camp, NC, the Reverend Stephen Michael Crotts and wife Kathryn of Hillsborough, NC, and Dr. John Charles Crotts and wife Crystal Colgin of Mt. Pleasant, SC; seven grandchildren, Mark Crotts of Snow Camp, Tricia Councilman and husband Jeff of Gibsonville, Claire Alley and husband Grieg of Wilmington, NC, the Reverend Bryan Crotts and wife Amanda of Huntersville, NC, David Crotts of Arlington, VA, Matthew Crotts of Sarasota, FL, and Sarah Crotts of Mt. Pleasant, SC; three step grandchildren, Steven Harrison of Greensboro, Ryan Harrison of Gibsonville and Holli Harrison of Cornelius, NC; ten great-grandchildren, Austin Crotts, Lexie, Lily and Landon Councilman, George, Beckett and Henry Alley, and Carolyn, Patrick, and Martha Ann Crotts. She is also survived by a sister, Frances Aiken Deaton of Liberty, NC.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Hillside Presbyterian Church, 3743 Maple Avenue, Burlington, NC by the Reverend Bill Prince. Burial will follow the service at Graham Memorial Park The family will receive friends at Hillside Presbyterian Church on Monday from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Carolina Study Center, PO Box 135, Alamance, NC 27201; Hillside Presbyterian Church; and Hospice of Alamance, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
This Obituary is listed in the Rich & Thompson Funeral Service website.
Elizabeth Aiken Crotts November 09, 2008Elizabeth Aiken Crotts, 80, of Graham entered Heaven with Jesus Christ Sunday, November 9th. Mrs. Crotts was born on June 14, 1928, in Hickory, NC, the daughter of the late Joseph Paul Aiken and Marion Espey Aiken. She was educated in the public schools of Hickory and attended Lenoir Rhyne College.
During World War II, her parents stopped to pick up a young sailor hitchhiking home to his family. Elizabeth and that young man would write to each other for the duration of the war, and at its end she would become his wife and lifelong partner. They started Graham Furniture Mart together in 1948.
A Christian with a strong faith and possessed of a great compassion for her fellow man, she was a member of Hillside Presbyterian Church. She was a loyal and beloved friend to many. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was always quick to laugh. Her kindness, generosity and appreciation of fun made her the perfect mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, George Byron Crotts; three sons, Paul Byron Crotts and wife Paula of Snow Camp, NC, the Reverend Stephen Michael Crotts and wife Kathryn of Hillsborough, NC, and Dr. John Charles Crotts and wife Crystal Colgin of Mt. Pleasant, SC; seven grandchildren, Mark Crotts of Snow Camp, Tricia Councilman and husband Jeff of Gibsonville, Claire Alley and husband Grieg of Wilmington, NC, the Reverend Bryan Crotts and wife Amanda of Huntersville, NC, David Crotts of Arlington, VA, Matthew Crotts of Sarasota, FL, and Sarah Crotts of Mt. Pleasant, SC; three step grandchildren, Steven Harrison of Greensboro, Ryan Harrison of Gibsonville and Holli Harrison of Cornelius, NC; ten great-grandchildren, Austin Crotts, Lexie, Lily and Landon Councilman, George, Beckett and Henry Alley, and Carolyn, Patrick, and Martha Ann Crotts. She is also survived by a sister, Frances Aiken Deaton of Liberty, NC.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Hillside Presbyterian Church, 3743 Maple Avenue, Burlington, NC by the Reverend Bill Prince. Burial will follow the service at Graham Memorial Park The family will receive friends at Hillside Presbyterian Church on Monday from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Carolina Study Center, PO Box 135, Alamance, NC 27201; Hillside Presbyterian Church; and Hospice of Alamance, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
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