Friday

“Whoever loves his brother abides in the light,

and in him there is no cause for stumbling.”

~1 John 2:10, ESV~

Jadon’s Story

My computer is broken so that’s why I haven’t updated this week. I’m
sorry to have to say this but we are weaning me from the ketogenic
diet. I was having about 90 seizures a day before the diet. Each time
we went up on the ratio my seizures got worse. I was having over 200
spasms a day. We spoke with our doctors in Boston and new Orleans.
They both suggested that we wean the diet. Boston said it’s uncommon
for this to happen but that they have had several children that had to
stop the diet for that reason. You know I always do the opposite of
what I’m suppose to. So now what? We don’t know. Once I’m completely
off the diet we will decide. Please continue to pray for me. We are
very upset that the diet wasn’t our answer. My seizures are better
today. I’ve stayed around 100. Wow I never thought I would say 100 is
better. Ugh I hate seizures. I don’t understand how I’ve been fighting
these for 1 year and still have little control. We are just trying to
stay positive right now and praying that God will lead us to the next
step in my journey.

From Justin Kennedy’s mon, Edna

“Justin is staying next to the medical facility for a few days. He has a concussion, a hurt left leg (but can walk on it), and other scrapes, abrasions and bruising. The other 4 guys are injured. Justin was the least serious. God truely was watching over them all. Justin will stay there for a few more days and they will do some physical therapy on his leg.”

Maggie Lee Henson

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/maggieleehenson

FRUGAL ME?

Mary’s fourth grade homework assignment was to make sentences using the words in her spelling list, along with the definition. Coming across the word “frugal” in the list, she asked her father what it meant. He explained that being frugal meant you saved something.

Her paper read:

Frugal: to save

Sentence:  Maid Marion fell into a pit when she went walking in the woods so she yelled for someone to come get her out.  She yelled “Frugal me, Frugal me!”

It’s easy see how a fourth grader could confuse the words, but while the word “frugal” and the idea of saving are closely related, they are miles apart when it comes to Christianity.  The New Testament speaks often of our reconciliation with God as “salvation”.  Jesus himself said:

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)

But God was far from frugal in His efforts to save us.  Centuries of preparation, the sacrifice of His only Son, the heartache of being rejected, God’s patience in waiting for us to respond — there was nothing frugal in any of it.  Quite the contrary, God lavishly poured out all that He had in the hopes of saving us.  “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15)

Praise be to God both for His willingness to save us and His unwillingness to be frugal about it!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Reminder: The Mug ‘n’ Muffin Saturday will be tomorrow at FBC, Kentwood at 10:00.  Bring your favorite mug to drink from and a dozen breakfast muffins to share.  You will be blessed by you participation.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee