Birthday wishes to Landers S. Freeman, Dec. 16, Richmond; Doris Duffy, Dec. 16; Twins Dakota and Kody Kaywood, Dec. 16, Drakes Branch; Dorothy Spearnes, Dec. 17, Drakes Branch; Virginia G. Dailey, Dec. 18, Randolph; Omar C. Roberts, Dec. 20, Drakes Branch. Happy birthday to all of you. I wish you many more.

Get-well wishes to all of the sick and shut in. Hope you are well soon.

Anniversary wishes to Ruth and James Davis, Dec. 18, Keysville, 44 years. They have two daughters, a son and three grandchildren. I wish you many more happy years together with God’s blessings.

Thought for the Week: The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved — love for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.