2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 2, 2016
BIRTHS
Feb. 13, 2016
Feb. 18, 2016
Potter of Cottage Grove, a son.
Feb. 23, 2016
To Elizabeth Reyes-Romero
and Rolando Vasquez-Diaz of
Creswell, a daughter.
To Lindsey A. Dawson of Cot-
tage Grove, a son.
Feb. 21, 2016
To Kyra and Jesse Furrer of
Cottage Grove, a daughter.
To Bradley and Jessica Es-
selburn of Cottage Grove, a
daughter.
Feb. 19, 2016
To Lindsey Clark and Lane
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NEWS
W
e can have a lot of
things in life, but if we
don’t have peace, we’re never
going to truly enjoy our lives the
way God intended.
First Peter 3:11 (AMP) is one
of my favorite scriptures. It says,
“Let him search for peace…and
seek it eagerly. [Do not merely
desire peaceful relations with
God, with your fellowmen, and
with yourself, but pursue, go af-
ter them!]”
“Pursue” is a strong word. It
requires action and doing what-
ever it takes to maintain peace
in our lives. It means not always
getting “our way” or having the
last word in an argument. It re-
quires us to trust God even more
with the people in our lives. But
it’s all worth it.
Are you ready to enjoy new
levels of peace? If so, here are
some ways you can cultivate
peace with God, yourself and
others…
Receive God’s forgiveness.
Peace with God is the founda-
tion for peace in every other
area of our lives. Jesus is the
“Prince of Peace,” (Isaiah 9:6)
and it’s only through a relation-
ship with Him that we will ever
experience true contentment.
When we sin, the greatest
thing we can do is repent, ask
God to forgive us, and then
make a decision to not live in
guilt. Guilt is useless. Constant-
ly feeling guilty actually weak-
ens us and causes us to fall into
more sin.
I encourage you to read and
meditate on 1 John 1:9 (AMP):
“If we [freely] admit that we
have sinned and confess our sins,
He is faithful and just…and will
forgive our sins [dismiss our
lawlessness] and [continuously]
cleanse us from all unrighteous-
ness….”
Make a decision to like your-
self. This may sound funny to
ask, but what kind of relation-
ship do you have with yourself?
The truth is you can’t get along
with anyone else until you get
along with you.
For years, I dealt with self-ha-
tred because of the sexual abuse
I endured growing up. Because
I didn’t like myself, it was al-
most impossible for me to enjoy
peace with my husband or other
people. However, as I spent time
in God’s Word and asked Him to
change me, I eventually began
to see myself the way He sees
me; I began to like myself!
I encourage you to fi nd out
what God says about you in
His Word. Ask Him to help you
change your self-image. Be-
cause enjoying life and enjoy-
ing other people all begins with
knowing who God says you are
and truly liking yourself.
Don’t compare yourself to
others. Comparing and com-
peting with other people is one
of the fastest ways to lose your
peace and joy. There is such
freedom in learning to be happy
with who you are without being
jealous of someone else’s skills
or achievements.
For example, I have a friend
who likes to memorize parts of
the Bible. There was a day when
I would have been threatened
by that, feeling like I should
do the same thing. I know a lot
of Scripture, and I have even
memorized several verses, but
memorization has never been
my strength…and that’s okay. It
doesn’t mean I am less spiritual
or somehow not as good as my
friend. It just means I am being
myself!
Accept other people just the
way they are. I almost wore my-
self out trying to change people
until I realized they’re not all
supposed to be like me. We are
all born with different God-giv-
en personalities and were never
meant to be the same.
For example, my husband
Dave is easy-going and has the
ability to enjoy just about any-
thing he does. I’ll never forget
our grocery trips as a young
married couple. I had my list
and was serious about accom-
plishing our mission. Dave, on
the other hand, was pushing the
kids around in the cart, laughing
and having a great time. It made
me so mad!
Dave has always been a very
wise and responsible man, but I
wanted him to be “serious” like
me. When I fi nally stopped try-
ing to change him, it brought
tremendous peace. Now, I truly
enjoy and value Dave’s person-
ality. In fact, over the years the
Lord has helped me to enjoy my
life and be even more like him!
Sure, we all have areas where
we truly need to change, but
only God can change us. The
best thing we can do for others
is to pray for them…and accept
them right where they are.
Let God have control of your
life. Proverbs 16:9 (AMP) says,
“A man’s mind plans his way,
but the Lord directs his steps
and makes them sure.” I used to
have a plan for everything—in-
cluding my husband, my kids
and my ministry—and would
sometimes get frustrated if
things didn’t go accordingly. In
other words, I wanted the Lord
to do things my way! However,
God is smarter than we are, and
He wants us to place our trust in
His great plan for our lives.
I often say that trust requires
unanswered questions. In the
moment, we may not always
understand “why,” but like the
psalmist David we can say, “My
times are in Your hands” (Psalm
31:15). Later on, we’ll look
back and discover the Lord had
our best in mind all along.
I encourage you to continue
trusting God even when things
don’t make sense. It’s one sure
way to enjoy your life…and ex-
perience more peace than ever
before.
BY LIL THOMPSON
For the Sentinel
Happy March, everyone! Sev-
eral events are scheduled for
the rest of this week. Those
who missed the sign-ups for
freestyle wrestling on Tues-
day evening can call the High
School.
This week is Read Across
America, coinciding with Dr.
Seuss’ birthday on March 2. Lo-
cal students will enjoy reading
his works.
Another school half-day hap-
pens this Friday, March 4, for
progress reports. Art for this
day will be lead by Marti Byers
of ART, Inc. and former drama
teacher at Crow High School.
Participants will learn to bring
out their inner actor with drama
improvisation games and skits.
It will be a fun experience!
Lorane Christian Church
plans to host a very moving,
riveting live “Last Supper” this
Sunday, March 6, at 11 a.m.
Just another insight that spring
is coming — Spring Break is
Monday, March 21 through
March 25.
The RAC/Lorane Grange Tal-
ent Show takes place April 3 at
3 p.m., and organizers need to
know about area talent. Also,
those with stationary talent such
as paintings, pottery, hooked
rugs, etc. can plan on showing
it as well. It is FREE for every-
one!
Due to Easter weekend, the
Lorane Grange spaghetti dinner
and bingo has been moved up
a week to Saturday, March 19.
There was not a winner for the
progressive blackout, so it will
be bigger.
Lorane Grange meets this
Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m.
There will be a guest speaker.
wo Cottage Grove area
churches began their Sun-
day mornings by discovering
evidence of break-ins recently.
Cindy Slaymaker, pastor of
the Church of the Nazarene
on M Street, said she discov-
ered evidence of a break-in and
theft when she showed up at the
church prior to Sunday services
on Sunday, Feb. 21. She said the
assailant(s) trashed her offi ce,
stole her computer and “any-
thing that could have possibly
had any value.”
Downstairs, Slaymaker said
the DVR recorder and another
computer was taken from the
church’s preschool facility. The
suspect(s) rifl ed through kids’
toys. She reasoned that the
break-in must have happened
sometime after 5:30 p.m. that
Saturday.
Offi cer Taylor Smith said the
suspects broke into the build-
ing through a window, though
it was not immediately clear if
anything was missing. Smith
declined to elaborate on the in-
cident or say if a possible sus-
pect has been discovered, citing
an ongoing investigation.
For Slaymaker, who manages
many of her church’s affairs
herself, the theft of her com-
puter represented the loss of ev-
ery sermon she’s ever given in
her years at the church. When
congregants arrived for that
Sunday’s service, she said they
were left with little to do but
watch police survey the crime
scene and pray.
Late last week, CGPD said it
had not yet compared evidence
to see if the two break-ins may
be related.
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“They left a heckuva mess,”
said CGPD Offi cer Matt Walk-
er. “They stole electrical equip-
ment, miscellaneous banking
records — they went from room
to room and checked every-
thing. It was weird. Someone
was looking for something par-
ticular; they were very busy.”
Slaymaker said this wasn’t the
fi rst time the church has been
burglarized; a previous break-in
last May also led to stolen items.
Police say they don’t have any
information on a possible sus-
pect, but Slaymaker said she’s
certain that the perpetrator knew
the layout of the church.
Meanwhile, that same Sunday
morning, police say a building
on the Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church property
that is used by the Knights of
Columbus was also vandalized.
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Dian
Louise
Wilson was born July
16, 1941 in Chicago,
Illinois to Alexander
“Scotty” Wilson and
Edith Johanna Aukes
Wilson of Riverside,
Illinois. She graduated
from
Northwestern
University in 1964 with
a BA Degree in English.
While there she met
Chuck Missar and they
married in Portola Valley,
California, in 1967. A few years later she earned an elementary school
teaching credential from Notre Dame College in Belmont, California.
In 1975 Dian and Chuck moved to Cottage Grove to be a part of the
Cerro Gordo project. They restored an historic home in Cottage Grove.
During this time Dian became president of the Cottage Grove Historical
Society. She cofounded the Friends of Mount David, which saved the
Veley house.
Dian and chuck later moved to acreage on Mosby Creek in 1985.
There she led a signifi cant wetlands restoration project on their property.
In 1988, Dian cofounded Parent Partnership, a non-profi t actively
advocating support for teen parents to stay in school and graduate from
Cottage Grove High School. Dian was board president and grant writer
for many years.
For over 20 years, Dian hosted a monthly meeting of the local
health and human services community, facilitating conversations and
information sharing among the myriad health care providers in Cottage
Grove.
A few years ago Dian cofounded Partners in History, which
successfully encouraged Cottage Grove’s multiple historic preservation
groups to work together.
Other community services she has been involved with include the
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council, the “Save the Dr. Pierce
Barn” project, the League of Women Voters, the Cottage Grove Library,
and Blackberry Pie Society. She also wrote many chapters of Volume 2
of “Golden Was The Past,” Cottage Grove’s history book.
She believed in the power of partnerships and she always thought
that her efforts would make a difference in her community.
On February 16, 2016 Dian died of heart failure.
She leaves behind her husband, Chuck, and a sister, Marjorie Balint.
A memorial service for her will be held at the First Presbyterian
Church, 3rd and Adams, Cottage Grove on Saturday, March 12, 2016
at 2:00 PM.
In lieu of fl owers, Dian asked that contributions be made to Parent
Partnership, PO Box 1529, Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
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