When any church or community loses a loved one, it is tragic. When you are a small community and a congregation of 120, it seems devastating. We lost a dear woman, D. Early Thursday morning, the 12th, she went home to be with her Lord, after a valiant battle with cancer. He had answered her prayers of seeing her last grandson turn 1, having thought she might miss his birth, and her last prayer, getting to the 10th of June, her 48th wedding anniversary. Her dear husband, who loved and was with her to the end, said she just wanted to finish well. She did. Everyone knew her as someone who would not say an unkind word of anyone, for any reason. She was a very avid hiker, church volunteer, and friend to many. We know that everyone has someone battling sickness and death, so in your prayers for them, please add our community, who lost a huge part of our heart. We know she is well, praising God in heaven, so our prayers are for her friends and family, especially her husband. Her legacy of kindness, friendship, and love of God will continue to teach, and so she did finish well. Let that be said of us all when our race is over.