Month: August 2011

Wednesday Evening

We got Momma home today even though she has an infection.  My two sisters and I worked hard this week to make this happen.  Momma and Daddy quickly got in their favorite chairs and were both very happy.   I’m not sure who was most happy, but I think I was most tired.  Thanks for the many prayers and kind words and deeds for us during the last two months.  God has been so good to our family to allow Momma to come home.

 

Raoul Phillip Constant
(August 25, 1971 – August 30, 2011)

Raoul Phillip Constant was born August 25, 1971 and passed away at 6:11 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at his residence. He was 40, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Roseland.

Raoul is survived by his parents, Michael & Germaine Dupre Constant, Sr., Kentwood; brother Michael Constant, Jr. Kentwood; half sister, Carrie Deffes, Slidell; nephew, Michael Constant, III and wife Rachael, Amite; niece, Erica Michelle Constant, Gulfport, MS; great nieces and nephews, Rico Edwards, Gulfport, MS, Carson Constant, Amite and Alley Constant, Amite; 4 aunts, Brenda Thibodaux, Holden, JoAnn Holden and husband Luther, Osyka, MS, Audrey Wright, Kentwood and Barbara Constant, St. Bernard; 2 uncles, Thomas Constant and wife Gladys, Carriere, MS and Robert Roe, St. Bernard; numerous cousins and extended family.

Preceded in death by his grandparents, Thomas & Shirley Constant and Ramond & Juanita Dupre.

Visitation will be at Kentwood First Baptist Church, Kentwood, LA on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. at the Church with Rev. Joey Miller officiating. Interment at East Fork Cemetery, Kentwood, LA.

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N and Hwy 16W (Exit 46) next to Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.

 

 

Wednesday

Terry Bankston is home and waiting for his third surgery in about two weeks. Please keep Terry and his family in your prayers.

Continue to pray for the Felker family.  B.J. is being released today.  “Miss” Helen Grace is in a regular room, but not ready to come home yet.

Momma comes home today after nine weeks of hospitalization.  Pray for my family.  It’s going to take all of us to do what’s on our schedule today.  Pray for a smooth transition today and care to go well at her home.

Baptist Press News.

http://www.bpnews.net/

Hurricane Irene

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_irene/

 

Make a difference in someone’s life today!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Stand firm then,

with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,

with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

and with your feet fitted with the readiness

that comes from the gospel of peace.

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,

with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows

of the evil one.

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit,

which is the word of God.

~Ephesians 6:14–17 NIV~

The Pritchard family was burned out.  Donations are being accepted at FBC, Kentwood.

The man wears size 34-34 pants, large shirts, and 11-12 shoes.

The lady wears size 12 pants, large shirths, and size 8 shoes.  She is expecting a baby now, so we wears maternity size 18.  The baby is due in November.  Baby items would also be needed.

One boy wears size 16 pants, large shirts, and size 9 shoes.  The other boy wears size 8 pants, medium shirts, and size 4 shoes.

The girls wears size 12 o 1 pants, large shirts, and size 7 shoes.

Furniture, appliances, and other household items are also needed.

The phone in the church office is 229-8111.

As you gather items for this family, please pray as they put their household back in place.

Blessing or Bad Luck

The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for two days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was there beside his bed. He held her hand and said to her:

“You know, Judy, you’ve always been right by my side. When I was a struggling college student, I failed again and again. But you were always there with me, encouraging me to go on trying..”

She squeezed his hands as he continued: “And when I got out of school and went for all of my interviews and failed to get any of the jobs, you stayed right there with me, cutting out more classifieds for me to check on…”

“Then I started work at this little firm and finally got the chance to handle a big contract. But I blew it because of one little mistake, and yet you were there beside me all the way. Then I finally got another job after being laid off for sometime. But I never seemed to be promoted and my hard work was never recognized. And so, I remained in the same position from the day I joined the company until now… And, through it all, you were right there by my side.”

Her eyes brimmed with tears as she listened to her husband: “And now I’ve been in this accident and when I woke up, you’re the first person I see. There’s something I’d really like to say to you….”

She flung herself on the bed to hug her husband, sobbing with emotion.

He said, “Judy, I think you’re just plain bad luck!”

Our attitude makes a big difference in how we see things, doesn’t it? As the saying goes, we can either see the glass as half full or half empty. We can either appreciate the good during our times of adversity (the faithfulness of God, greater opportunities to develop our faith, the blessing of good friends to see us through it) or we can moan and complain about our “bad luck.”

The apostle Paul is a great example of someone with a marvelous attitude. Through all of his trials, God had been right there by his side. But never once did he blame God for his misfortune. Instead, listen to the positive attitude in Paul’s words as he sat imprisoned for preaching the gospel:

“But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.” (Phil. 1:12)

No moaning, no complaining. Just a marvelous attitude that brought joy to his life. May it serve as an example to you today.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, NC

Anna Lee

Monday Afternoon

“Be anxious for nothing,

but in everything by prayer and supplication,

with thanksgiving,

let your requests be made known to God.”

~Philippians 4:6~

Sarabeth Simpson – Thank God she only had a bruise.

Last night Sarabeth fell and hit her chest on a doll house and had a bruise on the center of her chest. We spent 7 hours at North Oaks last night. The Doctor stated that nothing was broken and that she will be fine but will have a bruise on her chest for a while. Thank GOD that it wasn’t anything wrose.

Marty Simpson

It’s me again.  Today, I saw the neurologist as a follow-up to Thursday’s MRI. He said I do not have Trigeminal Neurologia as we discussed last Monday, but a tumor on a nerve near the brain stem.  The MRI indicates the tumor is benign.  I will have a follow-up appointment after another MRI in three months.

 

Heart to Heart with Holley: Good things are ahead for you this week!

I open my email. I glance over my to-do list. I look at the appointments on my calendar.

It seems like it will be an ordinary week.

And yet…

Something inside me, something inside you, longs for extraordinary.

I tend to think that those kind of moments just aren’t part of our day-to-day.

What if it’s more that I’m not always looking for them?

Or that I sometimes rush past them even when they’re in my path?

I think of the story of Moses and the burning bush. Moses is in the middle of the desert tending sheep, the equivalent of being in the middle of a work day for us today. Yours might happen in a cubicle in your kitchen with toddlers around your feet, in an airport.

And right there in the middle of that ordinary, God shows up. 

I love what comes next…

“When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush….” Exodus 3:4 

When Moses stopped to pay attention.

When he took time to notice the extraordinary.

When he turned aside from his to-do list…God changed everything. 

Yes, there are seasons when we’re simply called to be faithful, to do the simple and even unnoticed. But you just never know when it’s going to be your time for a burning bush moment. You never know when God is going to step in and do the gloriously unexpected. We don’t have to make it happen. We only have to be watchful and then willing.

It makes me smile to write these words.

Because our burning bush might be just around the corner. 

Maybe today.

Maybe tomorrow.

Let’s keep watching, keep waiting–God has more than we can even imagine ahead!

 

Anna Lee

Monday

“As the deer pants for the water brooks,

So pants my soul for You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God,

for the living God.”

~Psalm 42:1-2a, NKJV~

The Storms of Life

The following quote comes from Kim Sherer:

“One night while my young son, Ryan, was sleeping, a storm began brewing outside. After a loud clap of thunder, I heard him wake up so I headed toward his room to comfort him. He asked me to stay with him until he fell asleep. As I lay there I realized he hadn’t asked me to make the storm go away, but to stay with him. How many times, I wondered, have I asked God to take away the storms of life, when instead I need to ask him to stay with me and help me weather them more peacefully?”

What a beautiful thought!

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Father, we do indeed pray for your comforting presence in the storms of our lives. As much as we might desire for the storms to go away, it is much important to us that you remain with us and see us through the storms. Thank you for your assurance that you will do that for us. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

 

 

 

Start the week off on the right foot.

Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

Delton Emanuel Davis was born on January 29, 1923 and passed away at 10:40 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 88, a native of Tangipahoa and a resident of Kentwood.

Mr. Delton is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lynette Morgan Davis, Kentwood; 4 daughters, Ann Bolton and husband Johnny, Tickfaw, Barbara Hatcher and husband Jimmie, Kentwood, Theresa Smith and husband Billy, Amite, Denise Gill and husband, Mike, Kentwood; sister, Bertha Stanton, Los Alamos, CA; 2 brothers, James Davis and wife Nell, Kentwood and Devoyal Davis and wife Mary Ellen, Coushatta; 8 grandchildren, Vikki Booty, Brian Diddon, Blane Diddon, Brad Diddon, Major Hatcher, Justin Hatcher, Stan Gill & Chris Gill; 2 great grandchildren, Journey Diddon and Landon Dufrene; also numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Velma Varnado Davis; 4 brothers, Herman Davis, J.Q. Davis, Arthur Davis, & Paul Davis; grandson, Ricky Booty.

Pallbearers will be Brian Diddon, Blane Diddon, Brad Diddon, Major Hatcher, Justin Hatcher, Stan Gill & Chris Gill.

Visitation at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, August 29, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, August 29, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Dr. Danny Smith officiating. Interment in the Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA

An on-line Guestbook is available at www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

Sunday

Since everything around us is going to melt away,

what holy, godly lives you should be living!

~2 Peter 3:11 LB~

 

Mr. Kenneth Felker’s wife and daughter are both doing better.  Thank you for your continued prayers for them.

 

Jadon’s Story:I’m 2, I’m walking with my walker, and the plan for Detroit 🙂 http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/2011/08/im-2-im-walking-with-my-walker-and-plan.html

I’m 2!!! My 2nd birthday was August 25. My family came over and we had cake and ice cream. It was alot of fun. My Aunt Mendy made me a Mickey Mouse cake and I loved it. My favorite part of the party was playing in my playroom with my cousins. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us.

I’ve been doing really well lately. My seizures are still the same but I continue to do new things. Just this week I began to walk some using my walker. My mommy has to stand there but hey I’m doing it. It’s AMAZING. I attached the video for you to see. I don’t like it but I’ll get use to it.

Ok so we have our dates for Detroit. They originally told us that it would be November before we could get an appointment. Well they called and my appointment is at the end of September. We are so excited that we do not have to wait until November. We will leave September 20. I will have a PET scan on the 21st, a AMT PET on the 22nd, and then an appointment with the neurologist on the 23rd. I will not have to have another 48 hour VEEG since I just had one in Boston…Yay!!!!! My mommy and daddy will be going with me this time. My brother is going to stay home with my MiMi. We were able to find a nonstop flight from New Orleans to Detroit for a reasonable price. I am 2 now so my mommy and daddy had to pay for my flight for the first time. Not fun but we will have more room on the flight..LOL We were able to put in a request for the family housing in Detroit, so hopefully they will have availabilty. We should know sometime next week. Please begin to pray for my trip. We feel like this is our last chance at finding someone that can help get my seizures under control. We believe this is the next step we should take and we are trusting that God will continue to guide us on this journey.

I’ll post the arrangements for Mr. Dalton Davis when they are available.

Shawn Paul Edwards passed away last night.  I will also past his obituary later.

 

Small Town Atmosphere

You know you live in a small town when…..

Third Street is on the edge of town.

You don’t use your turn signals because everyone knows where you’re going.

A baby born on June 14 receives gifts from local merchants as the first baby of the year.

You speak to each dog you pass by name and he wags his tail at you.

You dial a wrong number and talk for 15 minutes anyway.

You can’t walk for exercise because every car that passes you offers you a ride.

In order to paint traffic lines, the road has to be widened

The Mayor is also the Sheriff, Town Council and street sweeper.

There is no town idiot — everybody has to take turns.

You can name everyone you graduated with.

You have to drive an hour to buy a pair of socks.

You get a whiff of manure and think of home.

You fix yourself up to go buy groceries lest anyone starts the rumor that you have gained weight or quit taking care of yourself.

Friday nights fun consisted of standing in line for the one-screen theater and when it is sold out, watching truckers and drinking coffee at the truck stop (the only place open after 10).

Someone asks you how you feel and listens to what you say.

There are certainly some disadvantages to growing up in a small town, but some advantages as well. Especially when it comes to having people around you who truly care. In a large city, it’s easy to find yourself surrounded by a sea of nameless faces. That is something that we dare not allow to happen in the church.

The 16th chapter of Paul’s letter to the Romans is important, though you may have previously overlooked its significance. The chapter consists of a series of greetings, most of them to people whose names we can’t even pronounce. No less than 28 members of the church in Rome are mentioned by name. Why? Perhaps Paul wanted to remind this group of Christians in a large city that they were not nameless faces — they were part of God’s family. We not only mean something to God, we mean something to one another. It’s a “small town atmosphere” even in a “large city church.”

“Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.” (Rom. 16:14-16)

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

 

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday Evening

Delton Emanuel Davis

Emanuel Davis
(January 29, 1923 – August 27, 2011)

Delton Emanuel Davis was born on January 29, 1923 and passed away at 10:40 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 88, a native of Tangipahoa and a resident of Kentwood.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com