9/22, 2006

Growing up in the Pickl family was joyful.  
We are a close-knit family with strong Roman Catholic beliefs and roots.  
We did everything together, and continue to do so.   
Our parents instilled in us a simple faith in Jesus:  
to emulate His ways, to be helpful, and kind and loving--
to "Do to others as you have them do to you."

I thank God for my parents, who both still love us 
and would do anything for us.

On this day I call "922" I remember my roots
I stop and thank God for my parents who saw us through
The challenge of raising 5 kids, four of them boys
We brought them tears of sadness, madness and joy

My parents are so engrained in our past, present and future
We are blessed to see that they still cling to each other
I pray that they receive the revelation of Jesus Christ
That the Word of God would all spring forth, alive

That my parents and my family would all be born again
Because there is no other way to remove the burden of sin
Repent and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ today
and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost:  this is The Way

       Just as it says in Hebrews 9:22 and it really makes sense:
       Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins  

--bro. tim pickl
9/22, 2006 A.D. 

notes:
...922 = the Pickl Family street address from 1960 to 1996...

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Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;
and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Hebrews 9:22
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.