When Suah went to wash the windows of the volunteer medical worker in Liberia, West Africa…little did she know as a little girl that she was going to meet her Friend for Life!

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Posted: April 30th, 2009 under Friend for Life Winners.
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Julia and I would like to personally thank you for your participation as hundreds gathered April 25th to make a difference during Love Cedar Valley.  Whether you gave blood, donated time, money, or your labor we know that lives were encouraged and touched in Jesus name.  Thank You!

Love Cedar Valley

Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Encouragement, Helping Others.
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Iowa health officials have set up a toll-free hot line to answer questions about Swine Flu. The announcement comes after state health officials said they were stepping up their monitoring for the illness. The Iowa Hotline is 1-800-447-1985.

Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Health.
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OK ladies, I need some help here.  Apparantly I’m not catching all the signs from my beautiful wife on when she’s up for some flowers.  Honestly, I’m not catching the hints.

To help me out how would you fill in this sentence…

“You know you need to get her flowers when________?”

Thanks for you help!

Posted: April 28th, 2009 under Encouragement.
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Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans, however, human infections with swine flu do occur, and cases of human-to-human spread of swine flu viruses have been documented.       

From December 2005 through February 2009, a total of 12 human infections with swine influenza were reported from 10 states in the United States. Since March 2009, a number of confirmed human cases of a new strain of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the U.S. and internationally have been identified. An investigation into these cases is ongoing. For more information on swine flu and how to respond visit www.cdc.gov.

Swine flu viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people and from people to pigs. Human infection with flu viruses from pigs are most likely to occur when people are in close proximity to infected pigs, such as in pig barns and livestock exhibits housing pigs at fairs. Human-to-human transmission of swine flue can also occur through coughing, sneezing, and touching something with the flu virus on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Precautions such as frequent hand washing and early medical responses to signs of fever, coughing, vomiting and dehydration and other flu-like symptoms should be taken.

Posted: April 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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