Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Monday, February 9, 2009

Andy Barnes will be missed

To the Editor:

A note to, and about my friend Andy Barnes.

First of all I would like to say how lucky we all are to live in a small town, full of loving people. We lost a friend to all this past week. Had this been in Indianapolis, just a scant few people and friends would have known of the loss. What a loss it has been.

What I wanted to say is that yes, Andy Barnes was a No. 1 Linton sporting affairs man, and that is good, it filled a big part of his life. But he also was a Christian. He belonged to the Faith Community Church. He sang in the choir, he helped with communion, he helped with the offering, believe it or not, he sang a solo once or twice. Andy loved the Lord. Now he is home with the Lord. Tell Rev. John Booker, (a real good friend of Andy's) I said hello.

Bill Poe

Linton

Family appreciates quick work

To the Editor:

We would like to thank the first responders of the Lyons Volunteer Fire Department for their help in getting us to the ambulance the morning of Jan. 28 in very bad weather conditions.

Also, the Greene County Ambulance Service for getting us to Greene County General Hospital, the ER, Dr. Wall and his staff for their kind and gentle care.

Also the Rev. Hurshel Hale for words of comfort and prayer. So thanks again to all.

Gene and Louise Hardesty

Lyons

Workman family says thank you

To the Editor:

The family of Betty Workman wish to express their sincere appreciation to those who sent flowers, donations and food during our loss.

All your phone calls, thoughts and prayers are and will always with us. They mean more than you will ever know.

Roy Workman

Switz City

Total acceptance

is about total love

To the Editor:

I love you anyway

The fear of rejection may be one of the most basic fears of the human experience. Dr. Joe Harding tells a heart-warming story of a man who finally decided to ask his boss for a raise in salary. It was Friday.

He told his wife that morning what he was about to do, all day the man felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon he summoned the courage to approach his employer. To his delight, the boss agreed to a raise.

The man arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china. Candles were lit. His wife had prepared a festive meal. Immediately he figured that someone from the office had tipped her off! Finding his wife in the kitchen, he told her the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to a wonderful meal.

Next to his plate the man found a beautiful lettered note. It read: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."

While on his way to the kitchen to get dessert, he noticed that a second card had fallen from her pocket. Picking it up off the floor, he read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."

Total acceptance! Total love. Her love for him was not contingent upon his success at work. In fact, just the opposite. If he were to fail there, if he were to be rejected by his boss he'd be all the more accepted at home. She stood behind him no matter what; softening the blows, healing the wounds, believing in him, loving him. We can be rejected by almost anyone if we're loved by one.

That's the way families can be with each other. And I like to think that's the way God is with us too! "We love because He first loved us."

Richard Maners

Dugger