Ami Elizabeth Reed & Paul Robert Bolster

October 5th, 2011

Trenton, Maddi and Taylor

Immediate Family and a few favorite Aunties

Joined them for dinner after the ceremony

@ Forest Lake.

Congratulations Paul and Ami!

All Him.....

What is God doing in your life? I like that question. In the mundane and the hectic of our days, He is continuously at work in us. It’s good to pause and think about how we’re being shaped into His likeness.
I’ve called this season of growth in my life ‘distraction extraction’. Having a job that requires me to pray, reflect, empathize, tap into my emotions, and spend a great deal of time alone, I can’t afford to allow anything in my life that distracts my heart and mind from Him. I have a quote on my desk that reads:

“So long as we are occupied with any other object than God Himself, there will be neither rest for the heart, nor peace for the mind.” –Spurgeon

Extractions are painful. They are often difficult. But each of us has a purpose that can’t stand in the shadow of anything…and the battle begins in the mind. What do you spend most of your mental energy thinking about? Worrying about? For many of us it’s simply the task in front of us or the next item on our to-do list. But the quiet time eventually comes. And when it does, the landscape of our minds can be cluttered. Let God clear it out. Give Him full rein. Let Him have the thing you don’t think you can ‘let go’ of. Let yourself be ‘occupied’ with nothing other than Him….
And the peace will come, the joy will surface, the hope will emerge, the heart will rest. These are the fruits of letting God have control. These are the gifts of focusing on Him. These are the reasons to be thankful He’ll extract the distractions from our lives if we let Him.
~Bonnie Jensen

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. (Matthew 22:37)

Yvonne Eider 1954-2011

In Memory of
Yvonne A. Eider
November 4, 1954 - October 17, 2011
Obituary
Yvonne Arlene Eider was born on November 4, 1954 in Duluth to Ervin and Myrtle Eider. She went home to heaven October 17, 2011 surrounded by loved ones.She was a member of Duluth Gospel Tabernacle where she taught Missionettes for 33 years and Sunday School for 28 years. She was known for her very creative craft projects that made a lasting impression on the children who created and the parents who received them. She was also very active in other Childrens and Missions ministries at church. Throughout her life, she went on a mission trip to Mexico and 12 medical missions trips to Nicaragua. While serving the Lord, she touched the hearts of many - both home and abroad. Her entire career was spent working for the Duluth Public Schools, the last fourteen years as the head secretary at Morgan Park Middle School. She loved her job and the people she worked with. Family and traditions were very important to Yvonne. She enjoyed attending activities for her nieces and nephews, yearly trips to Florida and North Dakota, spending Saturdays shopping at the mall, game nights with cousins, and get-togethers with her girlfriends. In her younger years, she coached both broomball and softball for Memorial Park. Yvonne was amazing in every aspect of her life. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, auntie, and friend. Although she had no biological children, she was like a 2nd mom to her nieces and nephews, and grandma to her great nieces and nephews.She was welcomed into heaven by her dad, Ervin, brothers Dwayne and Dean, and sister Raylene (Eider) Gilbert, many close cousins, a brother-in-law William Gunnarson, and other friends and relatives.Yvonne was deeply loved and will be missed by her mom, Myrtle, sisters Dianne, Karyl Gunnarson, Melanie (Rich) Lindbloom; sisters-in-laws Kimberly (Frank) Moncrief, and Debbie Eider; nieces and nephews Tamika Gilbert, Denise (Brent) Peterson, Desiree (Darrell) Weets, Stacey (Kevin) Casterline, Samara (Josh) Roberts, Elizabeth Gunnarson, Billy (Brittany) Gunnarson, Jake, Cory, Cassandra and Kristopher Eider; and 13 very beloved great nieces and nephews. She will also be greatly missed by her close cousins, other extended family, and friends. Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Bell Brothers Funeral Home 601 N. 56th Ave. W. and again one hour prior to the 11 A.M. funeral service on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Duluth Gospel Tabernacle Church 1515 West Superior St. Duluth. Interment will be in Oneota Cemetery. To leave a memory of Yvonne or words of support for the family please visit www.bellbrothersfuneral home.com. Bell Brothers Funeral Home 624-5745

Fall in the Northland

I love God's Creation!

He gave these beautiful autumn colors to me, just because He loved me!

Dad at Mayo

I could not make Dad smile most days but one of his favorite nurses could. This is Cheyenne!
Cousin Jill, son Erik, Hubby Paul and daughters Laura and Mary
They could make Dad smile....

My brother Jason, the comedian, could sometimes make Dad smile...

Cousins Susan and Jill, I love this cousin! She makes me smile!

Great Uncle Jack with Erik, Mary and Laura.

They make him smile. Mary sings to him and she makes me smile when she sings or giggles!

Dad was transferred to Grand Village Lodge in Grand Rapids today for rehab. He has been so sick for 3+ weeks, lost so much weight and his appetite, we pray God will bless him with health and strength once again!

October 3rd, 2011 Visit with Yvonne

Yvonne has been in the hospital for 4.5 months from complications from Ovarian Cancer that she has been dealing with for almost 9 years. I have never seen anyone with such a positive attitude and a will to live like my dear Seester Yvonne. She always said to me "God does not make mistakes Susana, I do not know why He has me on this journey, but He does..." Here we are visiting with our friend and missionary from Nicaragua. Oh the memories we all share. Yvonne and I both made 12 trips to our Beloved Nicaragua! We wanted to go one more time together......it was not to be. Here we are~Becky, Bonnie H. Yvonne, Susana, Bonnie G and those precious like Hernandez sisters, Yvonne loved the visit!

Ashley and Alyssa loved on Yvonne like they had know her forever.

What a gift they gave her....

Notice Yvonne's smile!

Bonnie and the girls loving on Yvonne!

Sisters~ Yvonne and Dianne....

What a good sister Dianne has been thru these 9 years, she has been with Yvonne thru every crisis in her journey with cancer, even when she had cancer herself! Dianne, you are my hero!

Dianne showing the girls how to work the bed! Always a teachable moment with little ones!

It was a special special day for all of us!

The next day Yvonne was transferred home with hospice care per her request. Her cancer has spread and now 6 days later it is obvious her time on this earth is limited.

Thank you Sweet Jesus for this day with her........

Friends from Nicaragua Visit!

Bonnie, our Missionary to Nicaragua and my dear friend came to the Northland for a visit and to speak at our church. Her husband was unable to join us because of his father's death. Sweet little girls, Alyssa and Ashley!

They love Canal Park like the rest of us!


Alyssa and Sue Sue

"Granny" Sue Sue and her girls
~Ashley and Alyssa~

Dinner out with some of the Nica team and spouses.

Chuck and Joanne with the girls.

Don and Loretta Busch, Bonnie G, Gordy and Becky, Susana and Bonnie H.