By MYRNA FAUSKA
Veterans Day 2022, originally known as Armistice Day, is now history, and a few of us in the neighborhood were blessed with attending a couple of programs, so read on. As you read this, it will be only a week until Thanksgiving and the annual pig-out with family and friends. In the meantime, we have a few tidbits to share from last week.
Last Tuesday, Sally Dana and I represented the neighborhood at Glendale Town Hall as we worked the morning shift with Carol Bradley and Eileen Richie at the gubernatorial election.
At noon Wednesday, Lynette Vlasak and Sally Dana were among the new members who joined our Red Hat sisters at the meeting of the Hill Country Belles at Murray’s on Main, affectionately known as MOM’s, in Tomah.
On Friday afternoon, Christopher Young and I attended the Wonewoc-Center School’s Veterans Day program. Dan Kouba and The Journeymen entertained as a part of the festivities. On Sunday we drove to East Dubuque to my nephew Rev. Kurt Hansen’s book launch and the signing of “Daughters of Teutobod” at Timmerman’s Supper Club.
Arlene Garvens spent Sunday through Thursday in Reedsburg at a quilting retreat at A Great Place to Be.
On Friday the Chip Marty family was joined by grandparents Bob and Karen Marty, Lowell and Arlys Zellmer and Aunt Lynette Vlasak with Sally Dana as they attended the Royall Elementary School’s Veterans Day program, in which Brett and Mya Marty participated.
In addition to the above activities, last Monday Lynette and Sally were in Baraboo for lunch with Mount Horeb, Wis., friends at The Burger Company. On Tuesday, Lynette had a regional library meeting, and on Friday after the Veterans Day program, they attended visitation for Pastor Jim Olsen at St. Matthew’s Church on South Ridge. On Saturday, Sally helped serve lunch at the Olsen funeral. On Sunday, Sally lunched with Mariane Weidenbach in La Crosse and attended author John Armbruster’s presentation of his book “Tailspin.”
In our family, I learned a table prayer at an early age, “Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, let this food to us be blest.” In my husband Dave’s family, they prayed, “God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for this food.”
I wasn’t always so thankful for squash or liver, but we praised the Lord anyway. My sister-in law’s family began their meal with, “Bless us O Lord, and these Thy gifts which Thou has provided from Thy mercy. In Jesus name, Amen.”
Whatever words we choose, our meals will always taste better, even squash and liver, when we praise the Lord for His bounty.