Libertyville Savings Bank

By:Linda Werger

We all have those times in our lives when we said yes we would do something and it made a great difference in our lives.
About 6-7 years ago I was out doing some yard work when Duane Sprouse stopped and asked if I would attend a meeting about starting a youth group. I was hesitant because I had no experience with working with teenagers. My two Boys, Brett and Brian, were way past the teenage years. Times had changed considerably since my boys were teenagers. After attending the meeting, I decided to get involved with starting the youth program.
Time has flown by and I look back and reflect on all the things youth group kids have done in the community as well as other communities. It has been very rewarding as a leader. The kids have worked hard and have gone away with experiences that they will never forget.
The youth group has done various projects: Haunted houses, door to door food drives for the local food pantry, Christmas caroling, hayrides, raking leaves, yard cleanu…

I am a believer that everything happens for a reason. I know people can’t think that way in the event of a tragic incident.I recently heard a story from the Boston bombings where a man was severely burned that required months of surgery and rehabilitation.During this time he developed a relationship with a nurse.That man later said that he now understood why he was involved in that tragedy.It was to meet his best friend and the love of his life.
Marilyn Monroe was quoted as saying, “I believe that everything happens for a reason – People change so that you can learn to let things go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one buy yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
For your enjoyment here is a clip from the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button about a series of intersecting lives and accidents ultimately out of anyone’s control. https://www.youtube.com/watch…

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