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Kayli Elise |
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Born: 2012, Hickory, NC |
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2020 |
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January 2020 |
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Let it Snow - Let it
Snow - Let it Snow |
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We only got a dusting of snow in 2020. |
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COLOSSIANS 3:20 Children, obey your
parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. |
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February 2020 |
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Philip & Kayli are off to the "Great Guy & Gal Leap -
Back to the 80s" party for American Heritage Girls. |
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MATTHEW 19:14 "Let the little children come to
me and do not hinder them for the kingdom of heaven belongs to
such as these." |
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JOSHUA 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be
strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be
dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." |
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March 2020 |
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Coronavirus COVID-19
Pandemic |
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Kayli's 2020 year
took a strange turn in early March 2020 when the entire world
was faced with the
Coronavirus Pandemic (officially named
"COVID-19" by the World Health Organization). At first, groups
of over 100 were discouraged from meeting, then groups of 50,
then 20, then 10, and finally 2. We quickly became familiar with the
phrase "social-distancing" - a guide to stay at least 6
feet away from others. As the number of coronavirus cases quickly escalated to over 1,000,000 confirmed cases
world-wide, countries went into lockdown while most of the
states in the USA, including North Carolina, issued
"Stay-at-Home" orders. The US restricted non-US citizens from
entering the country and many people on vacation out of the US found it
difficult to get back home. |
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Churches were discouraged from meeting and most pastors did
their Sunday sermons on Facebook or some other streaming
service.
Travis Triplett, Pastor of
Mathis Chapel Baptist Church in Catawba County
(and Ali's paternal Great-Grandmother
Willie Goble Loftin's former church
pastor and church), preached ona flatbed truck
outside of his church while church members stayed in their cars
and listened to the sermon from there. Many other churches
around the country started doing the same thing and the phrase
"drive-in church" was born. Officers in some states started
"ticketing" some of these church members resulting in churchs
suing their cities for infringing on their constutional rights
to assemble - especially since they were abiding by the
"social-distancing" guidelines. Some churches, however,
refused to stop having Sunday services and continued to meet
inside of the building, refusing to "social distance" - saying that the
constution guaranted them the right to assemble. Those pastors
were right about the constitution but unfortunately, the coronavirus was spread among
many of those church pastors and members. Many of which died. |
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Schools were closed - as well as hair salons and many other
businesses that were nott considered "essential". Essential
jobs and businesses included doctors & nurses, law enforcement, dental offices,
pharmacies, clinical industries, food and beverage producers and
distributors (like Walmart and other grocery stores), charity
organizations, religious centers, media, gas stations, financial
and insurance institutions, hardware supply stores,
construction, plumbers, electricians, exterminators, cleaning
and janitorial services, mail, laundry services, legal services,
defense and military contractors, hotels & motels, funeral
services, pet & feed stores, beer, wine and liquior stores. |
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Catawba County School's students were sent home in March. From
there, they completed daily class instruction via
internet classes. For those families that did not have computers
or internet, schools loaned computers and Charter/Spectrum
Internet provided free service to two months. This is how
Kayli's 2nd grade school year ended. They never did go back to
school for the remainder of the school year and annual testing
was dropped. |
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Kayli's dad, Philip, worked from home and his company continued
to operate, as did Uncle Brad's company. Aunt Beth was a teacher
and continued to teach via the internet at home. |
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As shortages of medical and cleaning supplies increased (surgical masks, surgical goves,hand
sanitiser, etc.), US
citizens were discouraged from purchasing surgical masks so that
they could be sent to doctors, nurses and other healtcare
workers working in the heart of the pandemic around the US. Many manufacturers changed the type of product they
manufactured in order to help with pandemic supplies but also to keep
their business open. One company that produced burbon, started
producing hand sanitider and became "essential".
Kayli's Uncle Brad's
company, NUFABRX, that produced
copper-infused-yarn started producing copper-infused surgical
masks and the company became "essential". |
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We learned that the coronavirus was "extremely" contagious and by 07 April, the
US had 394,587 confirmed cases and
13,000 deaths from the virus. North
Carolina saw its biggest jump in the number of COVID-19
related deaths with 13 deaths in a single day - a total of 52
deaths and 3,250 confirmed cases of the virus in the state in
early April.
Catawba County had 25 confirmed cases of the virus and had one
death. On 07 April, the US had over 1,700 deaths in a single
day. |
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The elderly and those that already had underlying medical
conditions (like diabetes, asthma and other breathing problems, etc.) were
extremely susceptible to the virus and most didn't survive if
they got COVID-19. As a result, Kayli's grandparents
self-quarantined themselves in their homes - even from their
children and grandchildren in order to avoid the possibility of
catching the virus. |
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As world-wide panic escalated, people started hoarding food
(especially canned goods), cleaning supplies and essentials like
toilet paper. In Walmart, if you weren't there early in the
morning, there was no toilet paper later in the day. Walmart
eventually started limiting the number of many items to "2" in
order to help restrict hoarding. Eventually Walmart was forced to
take stricter contingecies with employees and customers. Only 20 customers
were allowed into the store for every 1000 sq ft
of store space. When
one cutomer came out of the store, one more was allowed to go
in. Markers were placed on the floors and customers were
instruced to go down isles in one direction only. |
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Large cities like New York City, Seattle, San Francisco,
Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Boston and Denver became
"hot beds" for the virus. Virus-models speculated that we could
have as many as 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the US. By
the end of April, those numbers dropped. In North
Carolina, Mecklenburg and Wake counties were the haredest hit
with coronavirus cases and deaths. |
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MATTHEW 21:22 If you believe, you will
receive whatever you ask for in prayer. |
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EPHESIANS 4:32 Be kind to one another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave
you. |
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April 2020 |
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Easter & Springtime |
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PSALM 118:24 This is the day that the
LORD has make; let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
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1 TIMOTHY 4:12 Don't let anyone look down
on you because you are young, but set an example for the
believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in
purity. |
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May 2020 |
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EPHESIANS 4:29 Do not let unwholesome
talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for
building others up according to theirs needs, that it may
benefit those who listen. |
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HEBREWS 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday, today and forever. |
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June 2020 |
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ROMANS 10:13 For everyone who calls on
the name of the Lord will be saved. |
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EPHESIANS 4:32 Be kind and compassionate
to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God
forgave you. |
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July 2020 |
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PSALM 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path. |
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PROVERBS 15:5 A fool spurns a parent's
discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence. |
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August 2020 |
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Back to School |
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Amidst COVID-19, Kayli starts back to
school but only several days a week.
The rest of the schooling is done from home online. |
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Kayli turned 8 years old in August, too. |
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PHILIPPIANS 4:13 I can do all things
through Him who strengthens me. |
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PROBERBS 20:11a Even small children are
known by their actions ... |
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September
2020 |
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JEREMIAH 29:11 "For I know the plans I have
for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a futhere." |
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PSALM 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for
he is good; His love endures forever. |
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October 2020 |
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Halloween |
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Kayli's Halloween costume was that of a pirate. Due to
COVID-19, Dad & Mom only took her to family and few friends
house but it was still a lot of fun. |
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JOHN 3:16 For God so loved the world that He
gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shat not
perish but have eternal life. |
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ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of sin is death
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
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November 2020 |
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Thanksgiving |
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Due to the world-wide coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19, 2020
was different that anything we had ever experienced. In March,
the entire world went into "lockdown". We didn't see the kids or
grandkids for months. Only "essential" businesses were allowed
to open - such at doctors offices, hospitals, government
buildings, pharmacies, building supply stores, food processing
plants, grocery stores, fast food restaurants, postal services
and other businesses that provided things necessary for human
survival. Schools were even closed for the rest of the year -
eventually opting for on-line classes for kids. Some churches
completely closed while others refused to shut their doors. Our
church provided streaming services on line while others opted to
have services outdoors with church members remaining in their
cars. |
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For the first time in our lives we heard about social-distancing
and stores that were open, like Walmart, only allowed a limited
number of cuntomers into the store at one time and customers
were told to only go down isles in a certain direction. Facial
masks were mandated but there were many who refused to wear
them. |
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We quickly learned that the elderly and those with underlying
medical conditions were more likely to die from the illness. By
November, there were 57 million cases worldwide with 1.3 million
deaths while in the US there were 12 million cases and about
260,000 deaths. The countries with the largest number of cases
were as follows: (1) United States, (2) Brazil, (3) India, (4)
Mexico, (5) United Kingdom, (6) Italy, (7) France, (8) Iran, (9)
Spain and (10) Russia. |
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We were not able to have our children or grandchildren come into
our home, but by April they had come to visit us outside - at a
large distance in the yard. It wasn't until mid summer that we
finally opened our doors for the kids and grandkids - with
social distancing and masks. |
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Government officals and the news media encouraged families not
to get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas due to the
possibilities of spreading the disease. Carolyn & I, however,
decided that there was no "quality of life" without being able
to have family over so we opted to host our annual Thankgiving
and Christmas celebrations |
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All of that to say that we did do our annual family
photos after lunch on Thanksgiving Day. |
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No photos from 2020 would be complete withour our masks |
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... and without our masks |
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(Left) THE LOFTINS: Philip, Leslie & Kayli, age 8.
(Right) Kayli, Alexandria, age 18, and Savanna, age 20. |
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Kayli, Alexandria and Savanna enjoy spending time
together in spite of the age differences. |
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Poppi & Nonni Loftin with KC |
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PSALM 119:11 I have hidden Your word in
my heart that I might not sin against you. |
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So proud of Kayli for receiving her Sparky Award in AWANA
tonight. She has worked hard over the past 3 years memorizing
and reviewing over 90 Bible Verses to receive this award.
Nothing better than seeing your child learning God’s word and
hiding it in her heart. |
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AWANA |
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Even with COVID-19, Kayli manged to get this award. |
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LESLIE: "So proud of Kayli for receiving her Sparky Award in
Awana tonight. She has worked hard over the past 3 years
memorizing and reviewing over 90 Bible Verses to receive this
award. Nothing better than seeing your child learning God's word
and hiding it in her heart." |
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LUKE 6:31 Do to others as you would have them
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1 CORINTHIANS 16:13-14 Be on your guard,
stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything
in love. |
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December 2020 |
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CHRISTMAS |
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A beautiful new dress for Christmas |
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... and a Beautiful Christmas Princess |
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PROVERBS 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all
your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all
your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight. |
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Webpages for Kayli |
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2012 -
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2013 - Click Here |
2014 - Click Here |
2015 - Click Here |
2016 - Click Here |
2017 - Click Here |
2018 - Click Here |
2019 - Click Here |
2020 - Click Here |
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DEDICATION |
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Dear Kayli, each year you grow taller
and smarter and more loving. We are so proud of the little girl
you are and know that the LORD has great plans for you in
the future. Say your prayers, read your Bible and grow in your
love to the LORD. He's the only true source of joy and peace in
our lives. Love you, Poppi. |
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SOURCES |
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The LOFTIN Families |
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