I know what I’m doing.
I have it all planned out—
plans to take care of you,
not abandon you,
plans to give you the future you hope for.
~Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)~
Larkin Dorris
Update from Larkin’s Aunt BeBe (who is in Memphis now)…
Mommee and I are having a wonderful time in Memphis with Larkin and Scott. We arrived Saturday afternoon after a road trip that seemed to fly by (not because of my driving!) due to all the catching up that Mommee and I were able to do. Larkin and Scott greeted us with big smiles and warm hugs, and then we were off to St. Jude to pick up a prescription for Larkin and visit the Gift Shop (Larkin knows her Aunt BeBe!!). We found some great stuff at the Gift Shop including matching “Hope” necklaces for Larkin and I. When we got back to the apartment Larkin showed Mommee and I all of the pretty pictures she has drawn, and Mommee read to Larkin from a story book that her good friend Mrs. Becky Watson sent Larkin. After dinner we played many rounds of Apples to Apples then Larkin drew us more pretty pictures in her fashion design notebook.
Today we went to St. Jude around 8:45 a.m. for Larkin to do her lab work and get her “G” medicine. We were all very happy to hear that Larkin’s counts were up a bit. She also was given platelets. When we got back from St. Jude, we ate some of Scott’s yummy left over turkey spagetti. Then, Mommee, Larkin and I played a neat game called Shut the Box and Bunco (for kids) while Scott went to the grocery store. Later, Mommee showed Larkin how to crossstitch and Larkin and BeBe did some online shopping. For dinner, Larkin and Scott prepared a delicious meal consisting of baked tilapia over rice, baked zuccini, and cooked carrots (I actually ate cooked carrots which I normally cannot stand….Scott and Larkin are great cooks!!!!). We are now all relaxing in the den and about to play another game or two.
Mommee and I will be heading home in the morning about the time Scott and Larkin head to St. Jude for her day’s appointments. Kelly will be heading back to Memphis tomorrow. Once Kelly arrives back, Scott will head home to stay with Mckenzie for the next couple of weeks.
God bless our dear sweet Larkin and keep her well!
Aunt BeBe
Where it goes, what it does, and the difference it makes.
CAN YOU GIVE A PUSH?
A man is in bed with his wife when there is knocking on the door. He rolls over and looks at his clock. It’s half past three in the morning.
“I’m not getting out of bed at this time,” he thinks, and rolls over.
Then, a louder knock follows. “Aren’t you going to answer that?” says his wife.
So he drags himself out of bed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door and there is a man standing at the door. It doesn’t take the homeowner long to realize the man is drunk.
“Hi there,” slurs the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”
“No, get lost, it’s half past three. I was in bed,” says the man and slams the door.
He goes back up to bed and tells his wife what happened and she says “Dave, that wasn’t very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man’s house to get us started again? What would have happened if he’d told us to get lost?”
“But the guy was drunk,” says the husband.
“It doesn’t matter,” says the wife. “He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him.”
So the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere he shouts, “Hey, do you still want a push?” and he hears a voice cry out, “Yeah, please!”
Still being unable to see the stranger, he shouts: “Where are you?”
The stranger replies: “I’m over here, on your swing.”
There are times we all need a little push from one another. In fact, that’s one of the reasons that we gather together in worship. We could praise God alone, but we have the opportunity to encourage one another every time we meet together.
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Heb. 10:24-25)
It’s not just reserved for Sundays, though. Know anybody that needs a push today?
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Have a wonderful week! Be an encourager to others!
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 