Month: September 2011

Labor Day

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly

above all that we ask or think,

according to the power that works in us,

to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus

to all generations, forever and ever.”

~Ephesians 3:20-21~

 

Jadon’s Story: I’m pulling up!!!

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:20 AM PDT

We have been busy getting everything ready for Detroit. The hospital in Detroit wanted a copy of my 3T MRI and my 48 hour VEEG. We filled out all the paperwork to release this information so everthing has been done. Now we wait to leave. We were able to get in with family housing!!! We will be staying at the Ronald McDonald house which is right across the street from the hospital. We have to call 24 hours in advance to put our name on the list but the lady didn’t see it being a problem. Other than that we increased my lamictal last week. We haven’t noticed that it has helped any but I’ve been sick and running fever. My seizures are worse when I’m sick. We increase it again next weekened so we will see. We are still hopeful that one day we will get control of these 100 plus seizures that I’m having a day. I still continue to be a miracle. I started pulling up on the couch this week. It took me one time and now I’m doing it all the time. Thanks for praying for me and I hope you enjoy the video!!!
Jadon
Tropical Storm Lee moved through early this morning and left us some more rain.  I hope no one had any damage.  I think we are fine.  Thank-you, Lord!
Though for the Day: Lessons from Noah
The following list of “Things I Learned From Noah’s Ark” (author unknown) is making the rounds.

1. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.

2. Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone might ask you to do
something REALLY big.

3. Don’t listen to critics — do what has to be done.

4. Build on high ground.

5. For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.

6. Speed isn’t always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so
were the snails.

7. Don’t forget that we’re all in the same boat.

8. Stay below deck during the storm.

9. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was
built by professionals.

10. If you have to start over, have a friend by your side.

11. Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger threat than
the storm outside.

12. Don’t miss the boat.

13. No matter how bleak it looks, there’s always a rainbow on the other
side.

The writer of Hebrews would add one more thing to that list — the importance of having a faith in God strong enough to lead us to obey his commands. For having that trait, Noah was included in God’s “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11:

“By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.” (Hebrews 11:7)

What is your faith leading you to do in response to God?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

Have a safe holiday!
Anna Lee 

Sunday – Still Watching Lee

Lee didn’t do much but drop a lot of rain on us.  That’s still the prediction for today.  Let’s pray that this rain only hurricane will not keep people from paying attention to a hurricane with more winds and tornadoes in the future.  Don’t let a little rain keep you from the Lord’s House today.

Light Rain

77°

Light Rain
Wind: 14 mph from theESE
Dew Point: 75 °F
Pressure: 29.41 in
Humidity: 94%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Updated: 5:25 AM CDT on September 04, 2011
Observed at: Baton Rouge, Louisiana(KBTR)
TodayToday: Tropical storm conditions. Southeast winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph.
TonightTonight: Tropical storm conditions expected. Rain and chance of thunderstorms. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 55 mph shifting to the west 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Don’t Let Worry Kill You

The following are reported to be actual announcements taken from various church bulletins. They have been around for a while, but they’re still enjoyable:

* Thursday night — potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

* For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

* This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

* Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First xxx Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.

* Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

* Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.

* A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.

* The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical accomplishment.

* During the absence of our preacher, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when A. B. Doe supplied our pulpit.

* Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please use the back door.

* Preacher is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.

* The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

* Church Rummage Sale: A good opportunity to get rid of anything not worth keeping but too good to throw away. Bring your husband.

* The outreach committee has enlisted 25 members to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.

* Don’t let worry kill you. Let the church help.

Putting out a church bulletin, I know how easy it is to slip up and misprint a word or word something in a “less than desirable” way. But the church can help (overcome worry, not kill you). More specifically, Jesus Christ can help you deal with worry. He had this to say on the subject during his Sermon on the Mount:

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?…..So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (Matthew 6:25-26,28-30)

Sometimes, when we get so concerned about everything that seems to be going wrong in our lives, we need a gentle reminder that our heavenly Father is watching out for us. May this message serve as that reminder.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, NC

 

Don’t let a little more rain keep you from Bible study today!

Anna Lee

Saturday = Lee Day

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Volunteers Needed to Help Hurricane
Victims in Vermont and New Jersey

Volunteers are needed to be the hands and feet of Christ as Samaritan?s Purse deploys Disaster Relief Units to Vermont and New Jersey to assist homeowners recovering from Hurricane Irene.

Irene was a powerful Category 1 hurricane that caused devastation all along the East Coast. Towns were flooded, roadways were destroyed, millions lost power, and homes were damaged by high winds and falling trees.

– No special skills are needed for this response, just people who are able to do physical labor and are willing to share the love of Jesus Christ.

– Volunteers must provide their own transportation to the worksite. All meals and lodging will be provided.

To register, go to http://spvolunteernetwork.org/projects/hurricane-irene-response.aspx

For more information, please call Samaritan’s Purse at 877-903-7599.

 

Pay attention to the weather.  It looks like we will have lots of rain and the possibility of some tornadoes.  Stay safe!

 

Anna Lee

Obituary

Dr. Pam Williford
(September 30, 1946 – September 2, 2011)

A resident of Montpelier, she died at 10:35 a.m. on Friday, September 2, 2011 at St. Helena Parish Hospital in Greensburg. She was born September 30, 1946 in Minden, LA and was 64 years of age. She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Braud and her husband, Robert, Dutchtown; 2 grandchildren, Cameron and Cecile Braud; mother, Marion B. Frost, Bossier City; 2 sisters, Priscilla Shook, Minot, ND and Patsy Kleese, New Orleans; 1 brother, Lewis Frost, Harahan; numerous nieces and nephews. She was the beloved Pammaw to Breanna and Catey Rose. Preceded in death by her father, Lewis Frost. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics and a Master’s Degree in Education from Northwestern Louisiana University. As a single mom, she received a Doctorate Degree in Special Education from the University of Houston. Dr. Williford was the supervisor of Special Education in Washington Parish for over 20 years. She was especially proud of being a Rodeo Committee Member and Board Member for the Washington Parish Free Fair. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, 110 E. Factory St., Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Monday, September 5, 2011, and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Services conducted by Rev. Rusty Durand. Interment Montpelier Cemetery, Montpelier.

Friday

“Rejoice always,

pray without ceasing,

in everything give thanks;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18~

Pray for Kathy Wales’ sister, Mary Jo, as she has a spinal fusion in her lower back this morning early in Baton Rouge!! Pray for the doctors and others as they work with Mary Jo as well as her family as they wait.  Pray Mary Jo gets the relief she needs.

Pray for Frank Smith’s brother, Mike, as he has a heart procedure soon.

Billie June McCoy Pevey
(June 3, 1930 – August 31, 2011)

Billie June McCoy Pevey was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at St Helena Parish Hospital at the age of 81. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and sister. Billie was born June 3, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas. During her adolescent years she relocated to Pine Grove, La, where she met “Fox” Pevey and they were married on April 26, 1947. They were blessed with three children, Wilson, Sue and Hulon. God blessed her with a gift of crocheting. She has shared many lovingly created items with her family and friends throughout the years. She loved music, especially songs that praised her Savior. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow W. “Fox” Pevey, her parents, Andrew and Winifred McCoy, brothers, Claude, John D. and Thomas McCoy, sisters Hazelle King, Wanda Butler, Aileen, Kathleen and Sallie McCoy. Survived by her brother and sister-in-law James L. and Mary McCoy of Brenham, Tx, sons and daughters-in-law, Woodrow Wilson, Jr and Annie Pevey of Pine Grove and Hulon D. and Tammy Pevey of Watson, daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Bob Jones of Holden, 6 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, 110 E. Factory St., Amite, from noon, Saturday, September 3rd until services at 2:00 pm officiated by Pastor Mark Stern of Walker. Burial will be at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Pine Grove.

Make preparations in case Tropical Storm Lee decides to come this way over the weekend.

Have a blessed day,

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Continue earnestly in prayer,

being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.”

~Colossians 4:2~

Today, let’s pray for Andy Taylor and Eddie Muse.

  • Andy is better is some ways.  He got the stitches out of his arm and can now move his swollen fingers.  The staples are our of his stomach with daily packing needed daily.  This hasn’t drained properly, so home health will start today.
  • Eddie is better in that he hasn’t had to be hospitalized for a while.  Before that, he was in the hospital three times.
Continue to pray for these two men and the family members who are their main caregivers.  Also, pray for all the family members.  Having a family member sick for a long time is no “picnic in the park”!
Please go to http://www.bpnews.net/ to ready about working with survivors of Hurricane Irene, the 9-11 memorial plans, and other interesting news.
Forget Not All His Benefits
An elderly widow and widower were dating for about five years. The man finally decided to ask her to marry. She immediately said “yes”.

The next morning when he awoke, he couldn’t remember what her answer was! “Was she happy? I think so, wait, no, she looked at me funny…”

After about an hour of trying to remember to no avail, he got on the telephone and gave her a call. Embarrassed, he admitted that he didn’t remember her answer to the marriage proposal.

“Oh”, she said, “I’m so glad you called. I remembered saying ‘yes’ to someone, but I couldn’t remember who it was.”

How could a person possibly forget something so important?! Unfortunately, I know the answer to that question all too well. It’s not that I forgot that I’m married to what’s-her-name. No, my problem is that I forget to thank God for the many blessings that He has showered on me. In fact, sometimes I forget to even recognize those blessings.

The words of David speak to me:

“Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things…” (Psalm
103:1-5a)

Now, if I can just remember where I put my keys! 🙂

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

May you have that great day God has planned for you today!
Anna Lee