Month: August 2011

Monday

“Some men brought to Jesus a paralytic friend, lying on a mat.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man,

‘Take heart, son! Your sins are forgiven.’”

~Matthew 9:2~

Post by Betty Taylor

Thank you lord for taking care of us and bring us home safely from the hospital. Thank you for all you do. Andy rested his first night home. Still has pain. Has to sleep in recliner.but we can do that. Recovery will be slow and long. But we can do that. With GOD’S help.continue to pray for us, for his healing and my strength so I can take care of him. Again thank you for all your prayers.

Set Your Mind on Things Above

Here are some tips on the subject of aviation:

* Takeoffs are optional. Landings are mandatory.

* If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the
stick back they get smaller. (unless you keep pulling the stick back
— then they get bigger again)

* Flying is not dangerous; crashing is dangerous.

* The propeller is just a big fan in the front of the plane to keep the
pilot cool. Want proof? Make it stop; then watch the pilot break out
into a sweat.

* It’s best to keep the pointed end going forward as much as possible.

* Every one already knows the definition of a “good landing” is one from
which you can walk away. But very few know the definition of a “great
landing.” It’s one after which you can use the airplane another time.

* The probability of survival is equal to the angle of arrival.

* Those who hoot with the owls by night should not fly with the eagles by
day.

* A helicopter is a collection of rotating parts going round and round and
reciprocating parts going up and down — all of them trying to become
random in motion. Helicopters can’t really fly — they’re just so ugly
that the earth immediately repels them.

* Trust your captain . . . . but keep your seat belt securely fastened.

* There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing:
Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

* A fool and his money are soon flying more airplane than he can handle.

* Try to keep the number of your landings equal to the number of your
takeoffs.

* Gravity never loses! The best you can hope for is a draw.

* It’s better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there
wishing you were down here.

Several of these tips lend themselves to spiritual application, but the one that jumped out at me was that last one. How much better it is to be on this earth with a mind set on “things above”, than to be anywhere with a mind set on “things below”!

“If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1-4)

Because we are surrounded by a world which we can see, it is easy to keep our eyes focused solely on that world. We will never grow as Christians, though, until we set our sights higher. Wherever your mind has been this morning, may this serve as a gentle reminder to set it on “things above”.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, North Carolina

 

 

Alan Smith’s devotionals always make me think.  This one is no different. Have a wonderful Monday!

Anna Lee

Sunday Afternoon

Pray for Mrs. Evelyn Bridges who is still trying to recover from a recent fall.

Continue to pray for Mrs. Shirley Frazier who is still seeking a diagnosis and treatment.

We moved Momma to North Oaks Rehab today.  She’s in room 1713. Hopefully, after 7-10 days there, she will be ready to come home.  Thanks for your many prayers for our family.  We have come a long way since the last of June.

Doris Crittenden Garner
(December 17, 1927 – August 21, 2011)

A resident of Kentwood, LA, died at 6 a.m on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. She was born December 17, 1927 in Magnolia, MS and was 83 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Monday, August 22, 2011, and from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m .Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Services conducted by Rev. Kevin Smith. Interment Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa. Survived by husband, Edward Garner, Kentwood, son, Richard Garner, Jr., Kentwood, brother, Roy Edward Crittenden, Kentwood, 6 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-granddaughter. Preceded in death by son, Ronald “Ronnie” Garner, parents, John Crittenden and Nancy Chisholm Crittenden, brother, Carl Crittenden, grandson, Douglas Garner, and great-granddaughter, Olivia Bailey.

Sunday

 

“Let us examine our ways and test them,

and let us return to the Lord.”

~Lamentations 3:40 NIV~

 

Lay Renewal

The Lay Renewal will continue this morning at FBC, Kentwood and will conclude with tonight’s service.

Bill and Randy Conleay

Please keep Randy Conleay in your prayers tomorrow morning. He will be having surgery on his back to try and remove some of the pieces that are pressing on the spinal cord. Hopefully, this will increase feeling in the lower body that is paralyzed. Bill remains about the same. He is still in ICU at North Oaks while Randy is in ICU at OLOL.

Dr. Danny Smith

Spring Creek Baptist Church will be celebrating Bro. Danny’s 20th anniversary as pastor today.  They will have Sunday School, 11:00 worship, and dinner on the grounds.  You are invited to attend.

Momma

Pray for my family, especially Momma, as we move her to North Oaks Rehab today.  Pray for a smooth transition.

Thought for the Day: The Brevity of Life by Alan Smith

The court jester was overcome with grief. His world was at an end! For a long time he had served the Caliph at Baghdad and his court, keeping them amused whenever they called upon him. But in a moment of thoughtlessness he had displeased his ruler who had ordered that he be put to death.

“However,” said the Caliph, “in consideration of the merry jests you’ve told me all these years, I will let you choose how you are to die.”

“O most generous Caliph,” replied the jester, “if it’s all the same to you, I choose death by old age!”

I suppose, if given a choice, that’s the choice all of us would make. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), though, that choice is not ours to make. We know (all too well) the fragile nature of life. And perhaps it is for the best. If we were guaranteed 90 years on this earth, we would be mighty tempted to wait until the last year or so to get serious about God (just like putting off those term papers in college!). With a realization of the uncertainty of life, we recognize the need to be prepared at all times.

“LORD, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.” (Psa. 39:4-5).

May you be prepared for the joys that await when this life is over!

–Alan

Have a great “Sonday”!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“When life is heavy and hard to take,

go off by yourself.

Enter the silence.

Bow in prayer.

Don’t ask questions.

Wait for hope to appear.”

~Lamentations 3:28-29 MSG~

Mr. Bill Conleay is still in ICU at North Oaks.  Please continue to pray for him and his family.

Pray for Andy Taylor’s doctors as they determine whether or not he is well enough to come home today.

CaringBridge:CallieCole

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I trust you will take some time to read the articles that appeal to you on Baptist Press.

http://www.bpnews.net/

Lay Renewal continues today at FBC, Kentwood.

Death Notice Update

Douglas E. Langlois was born March 10, 1942 and passed away at 11:32 a.m., Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Covington. He was 69, a native of Woodside and a resident of Independence.

He served our country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

 Mr. Douglas is survived by a brother, Ronald D. Langlois and wife Dorris, Erin, TN; 3 sisters, Shirley M. Murphy, Dayton, OH, Linda Kennon, Roseland & Judy Carrier and husband Steve, Abita Springs. brother-in-law & sister-in-law, Jack and Betty Clement, Independence

 Preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Gladys Langlois; wife, Fedora “FiFi” Clement Langlois; son, Douglas “Dougie” Langlois; 3 brothers, John H. Langlois, Jewel R. Langlois & Bobby “Cookie” Langlois; 2 sisters, Doris Dubroc and Betty Venterella.

 Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday ,August 22, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Worship Services at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel With Rev .Marshall Wallace officiating. Interment in Lawrence Cemetery, Independence.

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

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

I hope you are reading and enjoying the devotionals written by Holley Gerth.  I am.  Here is another one.

Anna Lee

 

Heart to Heart with Holley

Over fear into joy…

Rollercoaster photo by theerawat

I’m a child at an amusement park. The smell of cotton candy swirls around me. The laughter of other children is like a song in the air. The world is in motion and I stand completely still.

I’m staring at a rollercoaster.

Then I hear a voice beside me, “I’ll go with you.”

It’s my Daddy.

He slips his hand into mine.

We wait in line. I fidget. Run my fingers along the red, hard bars that lead us to the rollercoaster.

Then it’s time.

Up the first hill I hear that noise “click, click”all the way to the top.

I wonder if I’ve made a mistake.

I wish I could get off.

I grip the safety bar in front, knuckles flushed white with fear.

But then I look at my Daddy next to me.

The whole way to the top I say over and over something like, “It’s going to be okay. It’s going to be okay.”

He smiles.

And it is okay.

I’m more than fine when we get off.

I ride the rollercoaster again.

Then another.

And another.

Fear gives way to joy, to freedom, to the wind in my hair and the sun on my face.

As I drove last week, the “click, click” of worry in my mind, that exact memory rushed back to me, followed by this promise from my Heavenly Father…

Do not fear, for I am with you. Isaiah 41:10

Our security comes from the One who is with us.

The One who has promised not to leave us.

The One who has told us that whatever is ahead will somehow be worked out for good.

By the end of the last rollercoaster that day, I was raising my arms high until it seemed I could touch the pink and purple sky.

I pull into home and suddenly realize my heart doing the same.

written with love for you by holley

 

 

 

Friday Additions

From Bill Frazier

Please pray for Cody Sterling, he is having trouble with his liver,and doctors don’t know why, also pray for his new twins Hannah & Harper they are still in the hospital and are loosing weight.

Thanks Bil

 

Please continue to pray for Stacey Scarle as she soon begins chemo.

 

Good news concerning Andy Taylor.  He may be able to come home soon.  I can just hear him saying, “Ain’t God good!’.

Friday

“The thought of my pain and my homelessness is bitter poison.

I think of it constantly, and my spirit is depressed.

Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing:

The Lord’s unfailing love and mercy still continue,

fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.

The Lord is all I have, so in him I put my hope.” 

~Lamentations 3:19-26 TEV~

 

 

There are many in our area with heavy hearts today.  Some are listed here, but some are not listed here.  Pray for those you know who have needs and for those you don’t know of, but who have needs.

 

From Ashley Raborn

Please keep Sammy Ott in your prayers. He will start chemo treatments tomorrow at M.D. Anderson.

Sammy has been diagnosed with leukemia.

 

 

I was given incorrect information about Mr. Bill Conleay passing away.  He’s still very sick and in ICU at North Oaks.  His son, Randy, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday.

 

 

Jimmy Schwartz feels very tired and saw a doctor again yesterday.  Please keep praying for Jimmy and his family.

 

 

Both Jesse Dean and Jason Dean have been having back problems for a while.  Jesse has scheduled surgery for next month.  Jason is trying to wait a few months to have his surgery.  Pray for the Dean family.

 

 

Continue to pray for Mrs. Ann Chapman.  She still has problems with her neck.  Most importantly, she has a wonderful attitude about her problems and leaves them all in God’s hands.

 

 

Momma will be moved to rehab this weekend.  Paperwork is still being processed, so we don’t know where or when yet.  Pray for Momma to make a good adjustment to another new place.

 

 

Lay Renewal begins tonight at FBC, Kentwood.  Supper will be prepared and waiting when you go tonight.

 

 

Douglas E. Langlois
(March 10, 1942 – August 18, 2011)

Douglas E. Langlois was born March 10, 1942 and passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Covington. He was 69, a native of Woodside and a resident of Independence. He served our country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

Preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Gladys Langlois; wife, Fedora “FiFi” Clement Langlois; son, Douglas “Dougie” Langlois; 3 brothers, John H. Langlois, Jewel R. Langlois & Bobby “Cookie” Langlois; 2 sisters, Doris Dubroc and Betty Venterella.

Arrangements will be added Friday, August 19, 2011

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

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

 

 

Cecil A. McCoy, Jr.
(July 5, 1952 – August 16, 2011)

Cecil A. McCoy, Jr, born July 5, 1952, passed away in his beloved Colorado on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. He was a resident of Greensburg, a graduate of Greensburg High School and employee of ExxonMobil Plastics in Baton Rouge. Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, Colelia Smith McCoy and Cecil A. McCoy, Sr and sister, Norma Ruth McCoy Strickland. He is survived by his four children and their spouses, Craig and Lauren McCoy, Valerie and Jeff Young, Henry and Amanda McCoy, Matthew and Teresa McCoy. He has three beautiful grandchildren and one on the way, Stephen and Zachery McCoy and Victoria Young and her unborn brother, Cole. He is also survived by two sisters, Mary Dale Walters and Lydia Smith. Services will be held at Greensburg Baptist Church on Monday, August 22, 2011. Visitation and fellowship from 3:00pm until religious services at 7:00pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baptist Press News

http://www.bpnews.net/

I hope you take time to read some of these articles.  They are very inspiring.

 

Let God take your hand and lead you through this day.

Anna Lee 

 

Thursday

Carry each other’s burdens,

and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

If anyone thinks they are something when they are not,

they deceive themselves.

Each one should test their own actions.

Then they can take pride in themselves alone,

without comparing themselves to someone else,

for each one should carry their own load.

~Galatians 6:2-5~

CaringBridge:LoganWatts

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Mrs. “Bill” Hughes is in North Oaks.  Please pray for this sweet lady.

Heart to Heart with Holley

In God’s heart I am…accepted

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 07:16 AM PDT

Hey you,

the one wondering if you’re enough,

if you’d be loved if anyone really knew you—

turn your heart this way for a moment,

then lean in and listen close…

Acceptance?

You’ve got it.

You don’t have to look any further

than the hands of the One who made you,

the heart of the One who loves you.

You’re welcomed, held,

cherished just as you are

and encouraged to grow

into all you’ll become.

So hold your heart and head high;

look the world in the eyes and say…

“I’m His. I’m loved.

I’m already accepted today.”

–excerpt from God’s Heart for You, Embracing Your True Worth as a Woman by Holley Gerth {available as a book or ebook}

 

Lay Renewal begins tomorrow night at FBC, Kentwood.  Call the church office for more information.

We we have our monthly Third Thursday meeting at the cabin tonight.  You are invited to join us at 6:30 for food, fellowship, a devotional, and prayer.

 

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

 

Have a great day!  Continue to pray for those we have been praying for.

Anna Lee

Wednesday Evening

Andy Taylor is out of surgery.  Pray for him as he deals with pain and the healing process.  Pray for his family as they help care for him.

 

 

Mrs. Evans (from Mary Prescott)

Angela’s grandmother is now home. Determined it was acid reflux. Angela is spending the night with her just to make sure she continues to do well. Thanks for the request for prayers and for the prayers offered for her.

Please be in prayer for both Rev. Denny and Rev. Fred Brumfield in the loss of their mother, Mrs. Imogene Brumfield. Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 5 PM until 9 PM and after 9 AM Thursday. A funeral will be held at 11 AM in the funeral home chapel on Thursday with Rev. Tony Hicks and Rev. Percy Mac Frazier officiating. Burial will follow in the Ellis Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be given in her memory to Clifton Baptist Church. -Bro. Stan

 

Please in prayer for Rev. Mike Shumock, pastor of East Fork Baptist Church in Kentwood. He is in Forest General Hospital with kidney stones. -Bro. Stan

 

Donna Chadwick Goynes
(May 10, 1949 – August 17, 2011)

Donna Chadwick Goynes was born May 10, 1949 and passed away at 3:25 a.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her residence. She was 62, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Roseland.

Donna is survived by her husband, Lester Bennett, Roseland; father, Osborn L. Chadwick, Sr., Loranger; sister, Charlotte Cook and husband, Clark, Tangipahoa; niece, Irma Cook and fiancé, Troy Brumfield, Kentwood; 2 nephews, Marshall Chadwick and wife Donna, Covington & Charles Cook and wife Allicie, Tangipahoa; numerous great nieces, great nephews and extended family; also her beloved dog, Candy.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Irma Irene “Dottie” Chadwick; husband, Wally Goynes and brother, Osborn L. Chadwick, Jr.

Visitation at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, August 18, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Friday, August 19, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Rev. Dustin Lee and Rev. David Cutrer officiating. Interment in the Joiner Cemetery, Loranger, LA

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.

 

Robert Louis “Bob” Giesey
(August 20, 1928 – August 14, 2011)

He passed away August 14, 2011 in Amite, LA where he had been living in the past year. There will be a memorial service held at the First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches on Thursday, August 18 at 2pm. There will be a visitation at the church after the service. His ashes will be scattered at a later date.

He was born and raised in Chicago, IL, playing football and other sports in high school and college. For a while, he was also signed on to the Green Bay Packers, but was later drafted and sent to Fort Polk, LA where he met and married his loving wife, Helen, in Leesville, LA. A week after their marriage, he was sent to Korea for 11 months; they always joked that they brought a photo of each other to the train station to ensure they’d recognize each other. Mr. Giesey worked at Valley Electric for 32 years. He also was a member of the Masonic Lodge for many years including several leadership positions. He was a volunteer in the Natchitoches Civil Defense, and worked parttime with the local Sheriff’s department periodically. He never met a stranger and was loved by practically everyone who met him. His humor, bright smile, and sparkling eyes were well noted, even by nursing home staff in his last years.

Bob, aged 82, was very involved with his children’s lives. He supported his wife in forming the first Girl Scout troop at Parks Elementary School in the late 1960s, as well as assisting in activities like cook outs and camping trips. He also was a Webelo Scout Leader at Oak Grove Methodist Church in the early 1970s. Additionally, for several summers in that time frame, he coached Little League Baseball teams including All Stars. He created a fall season football clinic for elementary and jr. high school boys so that they could learn the fundamentals of the game—this also included having one game at the conclusion of the month-long clinic including being refereed by high school football players which was a big thrill for these boys—many local athletes of that day credited him with their success on their football teams in high school. He was a chaperone for the NCHS band during his daughter’s years there, and was an avid athletic supporter at NCHS for his son’s football and baseball teams.

Bob was also very active in the First Presbyterian Church. He served as a deacon for many years as well as the Sunday School superintendent for over 20 years. He participated in practically every event held at the church, including church dinners, cleanings, Bible school, greeter, lay assistant, Santa’s helper, and he created an informal worship service held before Sunday School during the 1970s that included singing old-time hymns.

Mr. Giesey was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Helen Kelly Giesey and his parents, Robert and Estelle Giesey.

He is survived by his daughter, Jacki Giesey, of Amite, LA; his son, Bill Giesey, and wife, Angela, of Cocoa, FL; and one grandson, Erik Giesey, of Cocoa, FL. He will be missed.

In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made to either the First Presbyterian Church of Natchitoches or to the Alzheimer’s Association.

 

 

Wednesday

“(I) do not cease to give thanks for you,

making mention of you in my prayers:

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,

may give to you the spirit of wisdom and

revelation in the knowledge of Him.”

~Ephesians 1:16-17~

Pray for Andy Taylor as he has orthopedic surgery this morning.  Pray for his family as they travel back and forth to Hattisburg.

Pray for Deborah Bales’ mother, “Miss” Lucy.  Pray for Deborah as she faithfully checks on her mother daily.

Jadon’s Story: A few pics and new therapy tools

A few pics and new therapy tools.

Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT




Well my mommy went back to work last week so we have been very busy. I’m doing great. I haven’t cried for her once. Right now I’m staying with my mimi and I just love her. My seizures have been about the same. We did increase my lamictal again but haven’t noticed any change. I’m on 20mg twice a day and we were hoping to see some improvement by now but we will see. My mommy did get me a new therapy toy. I’m trying to push behind things which is great but I’m too tall for the push toys. Well my Granny B bought a grocery cart. Mommy tried it out with me and then she went and bought me one. It is the perfect height for me. We put my mickey mouse in the seat and a bag of rice in the basket. The rice helps weight it down for me. I don’t like it that much but I can walk behind it. If you notice in the picture I’m taking a step with my right foot 🙂 So even though I don’t like it, it is great therapy for me. I haven’t heard from Detroit yet but as soon as I know something I will let you all know. I hope you enjoy the pictures of me playing in the mud. Can you tell how much I loved it 🙂 Mommy said its great sensory therapy too.
Continue to pray for the Lay Renewal at FBC, Kentwood this weekend.
Thanks for being there and ready to pray each day.  What a blessing you are to many people!