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Page 14 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, September 15-September 21, 2016 Do you have weeds? ListentoLife.org LISTEN TO LIFE by Dr. Joey Faucette Last month, it was unusually hot in the part of the world where I live. So I decided that early morning was the best time to do some outdoor work like pulling weeds and grass out of our fl ower beds. The temperature was cooler and the humidity lower…and there were no interruptions at 6:00 a.m. I also discovered that it was a great time to listen to life and pray and meditate. There's no one around to want anything from me. I'm outdoors which is my favorite place in the world to be. And I'm doing a rather mindless task—pulling weeds and grass out of my rose beds—or at least I thought it was…until as I pulled the weeds and grass, I realized that there were some rogue habits and attitudes growing in the spiritual bed of my heart; a place where I was to cultivate good character traits could be overrun with the bad and ugly. So as I cleaned out weeds, I cleaned out my spirit. I uprooted the negative so the positive could be nourished and grow. Cultivate your spirit by rooting out the bad and ugly and growing the good as you listen to life and make a positive life, not just a living, in a negative world. Through A Woman's Eyes By Martha Hynson mhynson1@gmail.com • www.welcomelord.com Reasons To Celebrate On July 5th, before I'd even cleaned up the charred remains of fireworks, I went to our local grocery store and was greeted by a display of pumpkins and scarecrows. A few weeks later, I found an Easter egg in my backyard. This is a fitting metaphor for my life. In the middle of summer, some folks are getting ready for fall, but I'm still not through with spring. Maybe you experience time in a similar fashion. If you've ever had a rotten pumpkin on your porch in December, you can probably relate. Don't you sometimes wish life had a pause but- ton? If only there were more time for porch sitting, I'm sure I'd have noticed that moldy pumpkin a lot sooner and at least added some Christmas lights to perk it up. Then again, there are days I wish I could simply swipe and move on. Instead, the world keeps turning at a steady pace and I gallop or plod through each 24 hours finding the occasional Easter egg in July. Speaking of that, I have a holiday symbol on display right now whose special occasion came and went months ago. Can you spy it in the picture below? It's a nativity scene escapee. I kept meaning to put it away but I never got around to it. Of course, now that the calendar says September, and since I have friends who decorate for Christmas before Halloween, I'm pretty sure I can consider myself ahead of schedule instead of behind. Honestly, I'm glad the angel didn't end up in the attic. I've enjoyed having a reminder of Christmas around all year. It's the best of both worlds—a little like pushing a pause button, while also reminding me that time moves swiftly and Christmas will be here again before I know it. If that little figure could speak, I think she'd remind me of something else, too—perhaps share a bit of wisdom gleaned from her renegade year spent observing my family from her perch in our foyer. I think she might tell me that, from her van- tage point, she's seen reasons to rejoice in every single day. I have no way of knowing what a ceramic figu- rine would actually say, of course. She might just ask, "Don't you people ever dust around here?" I can, however, through scripture, know what God has to say. And while He's silent on the proper time to display holiday paraphernalia, He does speak to us about the wisdom of living fully in each day… This is the day that the Lord has made. I wil l rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 There is always a reason to celebrate! Can't think of one? Here's a list of holidays paired with reasons to rejoice all year long. New Year's - His mercies are new every morn- ing. Lamentations 3:22-23 Groundhog's Day - Death is only a shadow for those who know the Lord. Psalm 23 Valentine's Day - Nothing can separate us from God's love. Romans 8:37-39 Easter - Christ has conquered death. Isaiah 25:8 Arbor Day - God's children are as secure as trees firmly planted by streams of water. Psalm 1:2-3 Memorial Day - God will remember His covenant forever. Psalm 111:5 Flag Day - The Lord is our Banner. Exodus 17:15 Independence Day- Christ has set us free. John 8:36 Labor Day - Christ offers us rest. Matthew 11:28-30 Halloween - The Word of the Lord shines in dark and scary times and the darkness cannot overcome It. John 1:5 Thanksgiving - We have abundant life in Christ. John 10:10 Christmas - God sent His Son to save us from our sin. Luke 2:11 County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to the Levine Cancer Institute, 181 Daniel Road - Suite 100, Forest City, NC 28043. Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family. WAYNE LAIL Mr. Wayne Lail, age 68, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away on September 9, 2016. Funeral services were held at Flint Hill Baptist Church. A graveside service was held at Cleveland Memorial Park. Mr. Lail served our coun- try in the U.S. Army. Mr. Lail was pre- ceded in death by his parents, O.G. Lail and Rose Lail; his broth- ers, Willie, Steve, Herbert, and Ralph Lail; brother-in- law, Irvin Pearson. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Trexler Lail; sons, Steve Lail and wife, Lois of Salem, VA, Michael Lail of Shelby, NC; daughter, Julie Smith and husband, Patrick of Shelby, NC; brother, Jerry J. Lail and wife, Mary; sister, Nellie Pearson; sister-in-law, Peggy Lail; eight grandchil- dren and a great grand- daughter. Memorials may be made to Flint Hill Baptist Church, 2207 Flint Hill Church Rd., Shelby, NC 28152. Cleveland Funeral Services and Crematory is serving the family. RICKY DALE LEACH Mr. Ricky Dale Leach, age 52, of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on September 8, 2016. Graveside services were held at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Mr. Leach was preced- ed in death by his father, Vernice Herbert Leach. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Whitaker Blanton of Kings Mountain, NC; brothers, Tim Leach and wife, Lisa of Forest City, NC, Tommy Leach of Kings Mountain, NC; sisters, Ann Sanders and husband, David of Kings Mountain, NC and Audrey Leach of Kings Mountain, NC. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association 1300 Baxter St. # 150 Charlotte, NC 28204. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC is serving the family. Murray Smith; three brothers, Carl Smith, Hubert Smith and Milton Smith; and a sister, Menola Williams. She is survived by a son, Neil Wright and wife, Jill of New Jersey; two daughters, Karen Bess and husband, Tommy and Suzanne Lee and husband, Jimmy all of Fallston, NC; sister, Naomi Dedmon of Fallston, NC; and six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Friendship United Methodist Church, PO Box 219, Fallston, NC 28042. Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family. BRANDON LEE MARTIN Brandon Lee Martin, age 19, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away September 7, 2016. A service to celebrate the life of Brandon Martin was held at Crowe's Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in the Rutherfordton City Cemetery. Brandon was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles Martin; and grand- mother, Debbie Parker. He is survived by his mother, Tammy Parker of Rutherfordton, NC; father, Ronnie Martin and step- mother, Rana Martin of Rutherfordton, NC; sisters, Chasity and Brooklyn Martin; brother, Trevor Martin of Rutherfordton, NC; grand- mother, Vickie Martin; and grandfather, Willard Parker. Crowe's Funeral Home is serving the family. BEVERLY EATON LOREI Mrs. Beverly Eaton Lorei, age 73, of Forest City, NC, passed away on September 8, 2016. In honor of Beverly's request, there will be no for- mal services conducted. Mrs. Lorei was preced- ed in death by her parents, Lewis Eaton and Hattie Townsley Eaton; one son, Robert Houck, Jr; and eleven brothers and sisters. She is survived by her husband, Richard Lorei; one daughter, Judy Simmons of Forest City, NC; three sons, Steven Houck and wife, Wanda of Sherrill, NY, Jonathan Houck of Bradenton, FL and David Jones of Erie, PA; brother, Bobby Eaton of Munnsville, NY; and sister, Bertha Dillman of Stockbridge, NY; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford ter; and four brothers and three sisters. He is survived by a son, James Rayford Moses and wife, Shirley of Hickory, NC; a daughter, Judy Moses Kanupp and husband, Claude of Hildebran, NC; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; two step great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. Funeral Services were held at Hickory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial fol- lowed at Mountain Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Hickory Funeral Home is serving the family. SHIRLEY JANELL TONEY ALLEN Ms. Shirley Janell Toney Allen, age 80 of Shelby, NC, passed away on September 8, 2016. A funeral service was held at Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fallston, NC. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by her parents, Blaine Toney and Villa Ivester Toney; two brothers, Jerry Toney and Charles Toney; and two sisters, Ann Lackey and Nell Hernandez. She is survived by two sons, Ken Allen and wife, Sheila of Shelby, NC; Jerry Allen of Shelby, NC; two daughters, Janie A. Gordon and husband, Danny of Shelby, NC and Sherry Blanton and husband, Robin of Fallston, NC; brother, J.B. Toney of Maryland; seven sisters, Jean Jones of Shelby, NC, Margaret Ingram of Morganton, NC, Janet Meadows of Gainsville, FL, Gay Miller of Decatur, GA and Nona Barrier and hus- band, Jim of Shelby, NC; and ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family. ETHELEE SMITH WRIGHT Mrs. Ethelee Smith Wright, age 87, of Fallston, NC, passed away on September 7, 2016. A funeral service was held at Friendship United Methodist Church. Burial fol- lowed in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fallston, NC. Mrs. Wright was preced- ed in death by her husband, Ernest Cecil Wright; parents, Menry Lee Smith and Lola Continued From Page 13 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES I N RE I N RE M E M B RA N C E M E M B RA N C E When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. John 16:13 WANT TO BUY WANT TO BUY I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC Test Strips. Up to $10 per 100 ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I'm local & pay fast. 828-577-4197. 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