Dear Friends,
According to the weather forecaster, the first official day of Fall is Monday the 22 nd . I for one am looking forward to the colors of Autumn and the cooler temperatures. The changing of the seasons happens gradually and gives us time to think about the wonderful world God has created for us. How fortunate for us that we live in an area that does have a touch of all four seasons.
According to my calendar, that date is also the date of our Patriot’s Fashion Show. The committee has been working nonstop to make this year’s event a success! They have made a few changes that they think attendees will like. A big thank you to them and to all members who helped by soliciting gift cards from local merchants or purchasing their donated gift cards. We always have a fun time with our friends, both members and non-members and the Show has always been a tremendous success. I am sure this year will be no exception.
Our next restaurant night will be on Wednesday Oct. 8 at Pancho and Lefties in West OC. Hope to see many of you there. See details in the Newsletter. In the September News, I have not included minutes from our last meeting in June, as they were part of the mid-summer News. I will include them again in October, as a refresher to be approved at the October luncheon.
I end this message not with more news of the happenings of the Republican Women, but with some thoughts on what we have recently experienced in our country.
The horrific events of the past few weeks and their aftermath tend to put a damper on our thinking of our world as wonderful, which I mentioned above. Although the sadness that we experience may be with us for a time, it should give us pause, time to think and to hold steadfast to our conservative beliefs. It should also be a call for action on our part. We may not be in the public spotlight and be able to preach our beliefs to masses of people, but we can live our daily lives as an example to others. I do believe in the power of prayer, and I do believe God hears our prayers. We can all lift our voices in prayer for our country and our world that we will begin to see the end of hatred and a return to the love and respect that our God exemplifies.
Until Next Month,
Jean Delcher
God bless each of you, and God bless the United States of America
