2A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL AUGUST 30, 2017
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
KRONBERGER AND ROSS
Shelby Kronberger and Bryan Ross were married Au-
gust 12, 2017 at Gold Lake Campground near Crescent,
Oregon. The bride is the daughter of Todd and Sherri
Kronberger of Cottage Grove. The groom is the son of
Kathy Ross and Allen Ross of Eugene. Shelby graduated
from Creswell High School and works as a receptionist.
Bryan graduated from North Eugene High School and
works as an HVAC service technician. The couple plans
a honeymoon in December to Las Vegas for the National
Finals Rodeo. They reside in Springfi eld, Oregon.
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The most important message
I can ever share with people is
that God loves them and has
good plans for them through life
in Christ. We all need to have a
revelation about God’s love for
us, because until we do, we’ll
struggle to have true, lasting
love, joy and peace in our ev-
eryday lives.
The world is full of heartbro-
ken people, who have been mis-
treated or abused in some way.
And they’re pretending to be
okay, desperately hoping other
people will think they’ve got it
all together.
The truth is, none of us are
perfect, and we all go through
hard times and get hurt by some-
one or something. It’s amazing
the hurtful things people can do
to others, but it has helped me to
understand that hurting people
hurt people. And many times
when people abuse others, they
are acting out of their own pain,
so it goes on from generation to
generation.
But I have good news: If
you’ve been hurt in the past,
you don’t have to spend your
life being miserable, angry, bit-
ter, resentful or full of self-pity,
hurting others. Through a per-
sonal relationship with Jesus
Christ, you can receive com-
plete healing in your soul—your
mind, will and emotions. God
can restore your life and make
your life better than it was be-
fore you were wounded.
I know what it’s like to hurt
so much you don’t think you
can stand it anymore and you
feel hopeless about the future.
For most of my childhood, my
father abused me and I never
knew growing up what it was
like to feel safe, secure and
loved. As a result, I became an
angry, suspicious, critical, judg-
mental adult.
When I left home at 18, I
thought I was leaving my prob-
lems behind me, but I came to
realize there were many prob-
lems in my soul because of the
abuse I had endured. I desper-
ately needed the healing love of
God to restore my life!
Isaiah 61:1-3 (NKJV) says
Jesus came “to preach good
tidings to the poor…to heal the
DEATH NOTICE
Ada Rozelle “Rosie” Vogler,
96, of Cottage Grove, formerly
of Drain, died Aug. 19, 2017.
A memorial service will be at
noon, Saturday, Sept. 16, at the
United Methodist Church in
Cottage Grove. Arrangements
by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral
Chapel in Cottage Grove.
broken-
hearted,
to pro-
claim
liberty
to the
c a p -
tives,
and the opening of the prison
to those who are bound; to pro-
claim the acceptable year of the
Lord, and the day of vengeance
of our God; to comfort all who
mourn…to give them beauty for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourn-
ing, the garment of praise for
the spirit of heaviness….”
Thank God for His promise
to heal the brokenhearted, com-
fort those who mourn, and set
the captives free! Now, I’m not
going to tell you it’s easy to go
through the healing process; it
takes time, diligence in study-
ing the Word, and lots of prayer
to walk out the healing that is
yours by virtue of the blood of
Christ. But as believers in Je-
sus, we have the authority of
His name to overcome sin and
access the power of God in our
lives so we can experience the
promises in His Word.
And the promises of God
belong to anyone who is born
again!
When we come into a rela-
tionship with Christ, a divine
exchange happens. He takes
our sin and the messes in our
lives and gives us His righ-
teousness, peace and joy (see
Romans 14:17). He gives us joy
for mourning, beauty for ashes,
praise instead of depression,
forgiveness instead of blame,
righteousness instead of guilt,
hope instead of despair…and on
and on. All we have to do is give
up our ashes and receive God’s
beauty.
A good place to start is admit-
ting you need God’s help. It’s
okay to not be okay—God helps
the humble! (See 1 Peter 5:5-7.)
We need to pray, “I love You,
Lord, and I appreciate my sal-
vation, but I am a mess! I want
the truth in Your Word to set me
free from deception, the bond-
age of sin, and pain in my soul.
Please help me…open my eyes
in any area where I am deceived
and teach me Your truth.”
Then we need to commit our-
selves to study the Word and
grow in our faith in Christ. As
we renew our minds according
to the Word, we will trust God
more completely and believe
what He says more than what
others say to us, more than our
feelings, and more than our cir-
cumstances. That’s when we
live in His beauty…fi lled with
His love, free from the prison of
our past, and healed in our soul.
I want to encourage you today
to humble yourself before God
and take Him at His Word. He
loves you more than you can
comprehend, and He wants you
to be free to walk in His good
plans for your life. Take time
every day to study His Word,
pray and cast your cares on Him
because He cares about you
and wants what is best for you.
When you do, you’ll fi nd that
life becomes a beautiful, won-
derful, amazing journey!
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Magnolia Gardens
Assisted Living & Memory Care
You’re invited to our upcoming events:
September is National Assisted Living Week
We are kicking this week off with all kinds of fun!
• Monday Team Spirit Day/ Beavers or Ducks? 11:00 Am Dress
up Contest & Prizes
• Tuesday Hawaiian Day Dress up Muumuu Dinner @5pm
• Wednesday Pajama Day 11:00 am PJ parade & Contest
• Thursday 14th is Celebrating Pets Day & Green Hill Visit 2pm
• Friday 1950’s Day 11:00 am Music, Costume Contest & prizes
Annual BBQ!!!
Join us in the Celebration!!
Saturday, September 9th
• Classic Cars, Entertainment by the Fiddlin’ Sue Band
• Sno-cones and a great BBQ lunch.
•All starting at 12:00 noon you will need to buy
tickets for this event by September 1st $ 6.00 per
person, Children 11 and under free.
• Grab a calendar for September and check out all of
our events for the Month!
• You can also fi nd us on the web
magnoliacampus.com and on Facebook
HALLOWEEN
Tuesday, October 31st
@ 6pm
Will be our Annual
Halloween party
LOW COST
With refreshments & candy for children
Local & Metro Weekday Trips
Professional Caring Staff
plus games and prizes!
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