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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
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CHURCH MINISTRY DONATES TEDDY BEARS
FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT WINDER HOSPITAL
The Teddy Bear Ministry of Auburn Seventh Day Adventist Church recently do
nated soft teddy bears to comfort pediatric patients of Northeast Georgia Medical
Center (NGMC) Barrow. Each cuddly bear is individually packaged with an inspi
rational message card and hand-drawn artwork from the church youth. Receiving
the gift from Bonnie Allen (second from left) were hospital employees (from left)
Heather Standard, chief nursing officer; Sonja McLendon, interim president; and
Sunita Singh, public relations manager.
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CELEBRATE LIFE BANQUET HELD
Come Alive Ministries (CAM) Pregnancy Care Center of Winder held its 30th
Annual Celebrate Life Banquet on Saturday, Aug. 28, at Bethlehem Church.
Kim Davis of Life Resources of Georgia was the keynote speaker for the event.
Rev. Lindell Hunsley served as master of ceremonies. Music was shared by
Selah Moore. The Master’s Table catered the dinner for the event. “The board,
staff and volunteers of CAM Pregnancy Care Center would like to extend our
appreciation to all who helped make this a great and successful banquet,”
leaders said.
‘National Life Chain’ event
planned for Oct. 3 in Winder
Winder-based Come Alive Minis
tries (CAM) Pregnancy Care Center
is participating in the “National Life
Chain” from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3.
People are encouraged to line up
along May Street between McDon
ald's and past Miranda's Mexican
restaurant for an hour of “non-con-
frontational silent prayer in support
of life and our nation,” organizers
said in a news release.
Social distancing will be observed,
organizers said.
For more information, contact the
center at 770-867-3000 or center@
campregnancycare.com.
The gift of Mrs. Wanda Parks, Part 2
When my niece, Ni
cole, asked me to pay a
surprise visit to a nurs
ing home patient of hers,
Mrs. Wanda Parks, I nev
er dreamed of the friend
ship that would
develop.
Mrs. Parks
is now 98. She
was approaching
90 when I first
met her while
she was going
through physi
cal rehab after
a fall. She is a
faithful reader
of mine so Ni
cole thought we
should meet.
Soft-spoken, gracious
and kind, she is typical of
the World War II genera
tion who fought to protect
our freedom then built
an industrially-healthy
America. Her mind is so
phenomenal that her son,
Thomas, suffers routine
defeats in their weekly
Scrabble games.
The day we met, I
learned she lived in a pic
turesque, clapboard farm
house on a beautiful piece
of property that is covered
with hundreds of color
ful flowers. Weeks after
our nursing home visit,
Tink and I were
driving past her
house. There,
at 90 years old,
was Mrs. Parks
pulling weeds.
“Tink, turn
around and go
back,” I said.
When we
stopped in her
driveway, I low
ered the win
dow
she turned, I
and, as
cheerfully
Parks, it's
called, “Mrs.
Ronda Rich.”
Her pretty face light
ened. Her eyes widened.
“Why, yes you are!”
After the shock
wore off, she stood up,
smoothed her slacks and
invited us in. What we
found in the turn-of-the-
20th century farmhouse
is true to the World War
II generation - the house
was not running over with
stuff (like our house). No,
everything was neat, spar
kling clean, and sparsely
decorated — not for lack
of money but because
folks like Mrs. Parks keep
only their most cherished
items.
I have never been in
the home of a World
War II participant when
it didn't look like a lit
tle dollhouse - all items
carefully arranged and
the housekeeping perfect
with shining furniture and
freshly cleaned or vacu
umed floors.
Standing in the living
room as a soft breeze
lifted the voile curtains,
it felt like my childhood
years had returned, bring
ing with that breeze the
smell of old but trusty
hardwood. The kitchen
sink and floors sparkled
and there was not a speck
of dust. To my surprise
and the great touching of
my heart, I saw — among
her few, cherished items -
a stack of my books.
“Mrs. Parks,” I whis
pered, my throat tight
ening. “You have my
books.”
She grinned and
straightened her back.
“Of course, I do. I love
those books.”
Later, Tink comment
ed. “She had no idea that
we were coming so she
didn't plant them just for
you to see. That's amaz
ing. I’m glad you got to
see how much you mean
to her.”
Since then, I drop by
whenever possible to see
Mrs. Parks. Her mind is
astoundingly bright and
her stories are important
to the history of our coun
try. Her wit is quick and
nonsensical. Despite a
golden heart, she doesn’t
suffer fools.
Usually when I vis
it, I find her doing one
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of a few things: play
ing Scrabble (if she has
a partner), studying the
Bible, reading the news
paper, or working a cross
word puzzle.
My conversations with
her are enjoyable and in
formative to the point that
I hate to leave.
Her spirit is tremen
dous. For Christmas two
years ago, she cut up old
dresses, aprons, and such
and made a special pillow
for her loved ones. There
were 20 in all.
For her 90th birthday,
she had but one request. “I
want to ride your horse,”
she told her son, Thomas.
Unbeknownst to her,
Thomas and his wife ar
ranged a rodeo party.
When Mrs. Parks arrived,
she was happily surprised
to see the horse saddled
and waiting. She didn't
hesitate. She climbed
right on and rode until her
heart's content.
Wanda Parks, with a
sharp mind, has many sto
ries and pieces of world
wisdom to share that I
believe she will be shar
ing long after her 100th
birthday.
This is the second of
a two-part series about
an exceptional Southern
woman. Ronda Rich is a
best-selling author
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in which we are connected. Our minds truly
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can when we are part of a larger group like
a family or a society. Since we live in a
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appears that at times we hold up the
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