{"id":10575,"date":"2021-08-20T17:15:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T22:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=10575"},"modified":"2021-08-21T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T14:35:00","slug":"notes-from-the-cottrills-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2021\/notes-from-the-cottrills-themes.html","title":{"rendered":"Notes from the Cottrills &#8211; Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10575\" data-postid=\"10575\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10575 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p>As many of you know, we have a quarterly newsletter. And at some point, we started having different themes for each letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve often wondered what those themes would look like in a big long list. Besides, after dozens of letters, I&#8217;m afraid I might start repeating myself! So I thought I&#8217;d try listing all the themes here &#8211; maybe more for my sake than yours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/original-notes-from-the-cottrills.png\" alt=\"The first Notes from the Cottrills\" class=\"wp-image-10576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/original-notes-from-the-cottrills.png 500w, https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/original-notes-from-the-cottrills-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption><em>The first official &#8220;Notes from the Cottrills&#8221; &#8211; August 1998<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-2003<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The regular themes really started in 2003, although we did have themes before then, such as a focus on Russia (December 1999), the handwritten letter (December 2001), and &#8220;Basic Training&#8221; (September 1999).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Notes&#8221; theme came from two places. First, Shari was using the theme in her newsletters before we were married, including &#8220;Notes of Prayer&#8221; and &#8220;Notes of Praise&#8221;. The concept of actually having little &#8220;notes&#8221; &#8211; short segments of information instead of a long letter, came from our friends the Kortens. Except they have &#8220;slices&#8221; instead of &#8220;notes&#8221;. \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2003-2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2000px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Date<\/th><th>Theme(s)<\/th><th>Theme Verse(s)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>May 2003<\/td><td>&#8220;Building Partnerships, Creating Vision&#8221;<\/td><td>Romans 10:14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2003<\/td><td>&#8220;What&#8217;s missing?&#8221; A glass half empty<\/td><td>Romans 6:23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2003<\/td><td>&#8220;Regalo&#8221; &#8211; gift &#8211; Christmas stockings<\/td><td>Luke 14:28-29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2004<\/td><td>The tower &#8211; the cost of discipleship<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2004<\/td><td>The Metro (Mexico&#8217;s subway\/train system)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2004<\/td><td>&#8220;What we wish we could tell you&#8221;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2004<\/td><td>Hope\/Esperanza &#8211; Anchor\/Ancla<\/td><td>Romans 2:12; Psalm 42:5; Hebrews 6:19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2005<\/td><td>&#8220;7&#8221; &#8211; seven years as missionaries, 7 things we&#8217;ve learned, etc.<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2005<\/td><td>(M)Expedition &#8211; explorers, antique map<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2005<\/td><td>Diary<\/td><td>2 Thessalonians 3:1-5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2005<\/td><td>Archery Target (why Mexico is strategic for world missions)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2006<\/td><td>&#8220;Two sides of the coin&#8221; (still in Canada, getting ready to move to Mexico)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2006<\/td><td>&#8220;Transplanting&#8221; &#8211; classic flower prints (packing up for Mexico)<\/td><td>1 Corinthians 3:7-8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2006<\/td><td>&#8220;From here on in&#8221; (living out of suitcases until we settle in Mexico)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2006<\/td><td>&#8220;Just the FAQ&#8221;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2007<\/td><td>&#8220;Learning Curve&#8221;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2007<\/td><td>Puzzle pieces<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2007<\/td><td>Kids (Notes from Hannah and Nathanael)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2007<\/td><td>(Not so much of a theme, but talked about the Day of the Dead in Mexico)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2008<\/td><td>&#8220;Thank You&#8221;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2008<\/td><td>Compass\/Maps\/Moving (to Ixtapaluca)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>September 2008<\/td><td>(no theme)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2008<\/td><td>Highway Sign (challenge to come to Mexico)<\/td><td>Luke 2:30-32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2009<\/td><td>Word art &#8211; &#8220;Pour forth the memory of His abundant goodness&#8221;<\/td><td>Psalm 145:7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2009<\/td><td>Epicentre! 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This newsletter had a section &#8220;torn out&#8221; in the middle.<\/td><td>Psalm 5:11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>January 2018<\/td><td>Love\/garden (art by Hannah)<\/td><td>Romans 5:5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2018<\/td><td>&#8220;flourish like the palm tree&#8221; <\/td><td>Psalm 92:12; John 12:13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2018<\/td><td>&#8220;Down the road&#8221; (Littlest Hobo theme) &#8211; animal warning signs<\/td><td>Philippians 3:20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2018<\/td><td>Lamp<\/td><td>Psalm 18:28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2019<\/td><td>&#8220;Radical Change&#8221;<\/td><td>Ezekiel 36:26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2019<\/td><td>Tour brochure for Mexico City &#8220;Camino Tours invites you to discover . . .&#8221;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 2019<\/td><td>&#8220;What you need to know about . . .&#8221; (featuring baking classes)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2019<\/td><td>Entrust (relay race) (featuring institute classes)<\/td><td>1 Chronicles 22; 2 Timothy 2:2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>January 2020<\/td><td>Almond Tree &#8220;He who supplies seed to the sower . . .&#8221; (featuring Hannah&#8217;s Columbia Team)<\/td><td>2 Corinthians 9:10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2020<\/td><td>&#8220;What God ordains is always good . . .&#8221; (hymn) (featuring Jim and Hannah&#8217;s verse cards)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2020<\/td><td>&#8220;Opening up\/Reopening&#8221; (doorway to the outdoors) (featuring Sunday morning setup)<\/td><td>Psalm 139:7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>November 2020<\/td><td>&#8220;Be still my soul&#8221; (hymn) &#8211; ship in a storm (featuring Hannah&#8217;s graduation)<\/td><td>Romans 8:6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>February 2021<\/td><td>A ROCK (featuring panoramic view of Ixtapaluca)<\/td><td>Romans 9:33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 2021<\/td><td>Fellow workers (architect) (featuring outdoor market)<\/td><td>Mark 9:37-38; Colossians 4:11; 3 John 1:8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 2021<\/td><td>The Pillar (the local church as &#8220;a pillar and buttress of the truth&#8221;) (featuring baptisms)<\/td><td>1 Timothy 3:15-16<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I realized as I went through these that a lot of them had a &#8220;theme within a theme&#8221; &#8211; and who knows if I even remember them all! I almost missed the Instagram one, based on the Instagram logo at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, there you are. I see I haven&#8217;t repeated too much &#8211; although there were some close ones (&#8220;light&#8221; and &#8220;lamp&#8221;). I did repeat FAQ more or less, but that&#8217;s a good one to repeat once in a while!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for putting up with this post. Now let&#8217;s see . . . what will the next theme be?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, we have a quarterly newsletter. And at some point, we started having different themes for each letter. I&#8217;ve often wondered what those themes would look like in a big long list. Besides, after dozens of letters, I&#8217;m afraid I might start repeating myself! 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