Sunday

“Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion!

Declare His deeds among the people.”

~Psalm 9:11~

Pray for Micah and Sarabeth Simpson.

We go take Micah Friday morning for his appointment in New Orleans at Children’s Hospital.

Tomorrow we take Sarabeth to get her hearing checked out and Thursday, we go get her eyes checked out.

Thanks,
Marty & Gretchen

Please continue to pray for Jenny Stegall and her family.  Also, please continue to pray for Chuck Pittman and his family.

Maggie Lee Henson

Sunday, July 26, 2009 6:12 AM, CDT

Long night. Ml needed her 3 per cent about every hour-hour and a half last night and her blood pressure wasn’t as strong as the day before, unfortunate

Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:15 AM, CDT

I’m back at the bedside this morning, feeling the rollercoast

Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:32 PM, CDT

Do not be afraid, only believe- mark 5:36
ML’s vent was poked down 2 more points today which means she is that much less dependent upon it.

Please pray as always for that icp to come down from her head. Please keep the prayers coming. MLH

Monday, July 27, 2009 1:41 AM, CDT

I just arrived at the hospital and switched out with Jinny’s mom, aka “Mimi”.  Maggie Lee is doing much better than yesterday, with ICP currently at 29 and CPP at 74.

I’m praying that this is that step forward again and that we will gain further ground toward getting past all of this swelling.

God, may Maggie Lee’s swelling break tonight and go the other direction for a while, for good actually.  May You touch her brain with your divine healing power and mercy.  All of this in name of the one who walked this earth distributing freely such power, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Amen.

–John

PS:  For those interested in all things lizard, Jack named his gecko “Leo.”  As in Maggie Leo.

Monday, July 27, 2009 2:14 AM, CDT

Corrie Cross from KTBS Shreveport did a story on Maggie Lee last night’s 6 and 10 news.  You can find it here. (http://www.ktbs.com/news/praying-for-a-miracle1)

James Earlo “Jimmy” Levatino, Sr.

(August 24, 1949 – July 26, 2009)

Passed away at 12:30 a.m. on July 26, 2009 peacefully in his sleep at Harvest Manor in Denham Springs, LA at the age of 59 years. He was a native of Amite, LA, a former resident of Baton Rouge, LA and a current resident of Mobile, AL. He was a U.S.A.F. veteran of Vietnam and later retired from Dillard’s Department Store where he worked as a Visual Merchandiser. Jimmy was a kind, considerate, caring, gentle man and will be greatly missed by his family and many, many friends. He is survived by his son, James E. “Jimmy” Levatino, Jr.; parents, Joseph Earlo and Irma Ruth Bennett Levatino; 2 brothers, Jerry L. Levatino and his wife, Lynda, and Kenneth W. “Kenny” Levatino; granddaughter, Kaylee Nicole Levatino Battaglia; 2 nieces, Jenny Marie Levatino and Leanna Grace Levatino; 2 nephews, Steven Paul Levatino and Nathan Joseph Levatino. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Sam and Idell Levatino and E.H. and Mattie Dillon Bennett. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 8 a..m. on Tuesday until religious services at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery, Arcola, LA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Life Source Hospice, 3049 S. Sherwood Forrest Blvd., Suite 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70816.

KneEmail

Tools

THE CARPENTER’S TOOLS had a meeting…

Brother Hammer served as the chairman. The other members of the tool belt inform him that he must leave, because he was too noisy. But brother Hammer said, “If I have to leave this carpenter’s shop, then brother Gimlet must go too. He’s insignificant and makes a very small impression.” (A gimlet is a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and a cross handle for boring holes).

Little brother Gimlet arose and said, “All right, but brother Screwdriver must go also. You have to turn him around and around to get anywhere with him.”

Brother Screwdriver turned to the other tools in the belt and said, “If you wish, I will go, but brother Plane must leave too. All of his work is on the surface; there’s no depth to what he does.”

To this brother Plane leveled his terse reply, “Well, then, brother Saw will have to depart too. The changes he proposes always cut too deep.”

Brother Saw complained, saying, “Brother Ruler will have to withdraw if I leave, for he’s always measuring other folks as though he were the only one who is right.”

Brother Ruler then surveyed the group and said, “Brother Sandpaper doesn’t belong here either. He’s rougher than he ought to be, and is always rubbing people the wrong way.”

In the midst of the discussion, the Carpenter of Nazareth walked in. He had come to perform his day’s work. He put on His tool belt and went to the workbench to make a pulpit. He employed the ruler, the saw, the plane, the hammer, the gimlet, the screwdriver, the sandpaper, and all the other tools. When the day’s work was over, the pulpit was finished, and the carpenter went home. All the accusations against each of these tools were absolutely true, yet the carpenter used every one of them. No matter which tool He use, no other tool coul have done the work better.

We are all “tools”” in Jesus’ tool box. Each of us has a purpose, ability, and a task to perform.

“For we are God’s fellow workers…”

( 1 Corinthians 3:9a; cf. 12:12ff).

Posted by Mike Benson at April 6, 2009

Have a great day!

Anna Lee