Littlejohn talks to prayer breakfast crowd about counting blessings, one by one

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Thirty-four people braved an early morning drizzle to gather for the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast on Nov. 7. Christ Episcopal Church hosted for event, and the Brotherhood of the church prepared a delicious breakfast for all. Songs, led by Mike Grisham of The Gideons International, included “God Bless America” (chosen with the recent election in mind) and “Count Your Blessings,” which had been specially requested by the guest speaker, Cindy Roe Littlejohn. Gary Wright, who began organizing these monthly prayer breakfasts in 1994, introduced her this way: “Seven times a grandmother, Cindy Roe Littlejohn is the wife of an environmental e