Month: May 2012

Saturday

“The same God produces every gift in every person.”

~1 Corinthians 12:6b GW~

 

At last report yesterday, Mr. Raymond Anthony was doing better.  He is still in ICU at North Oaks.  Continue to pray for him and his family.

Caring Bridge: Larkin Dorris

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

 

Mother’s Day thoughts from Tripp Roth’s mother, Courtney

http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/2012/05/that-cant-happen-fast-enough.html?spref=fb

 

Baptist Press News (Mother’s Day)

http://www.bpnews.net/

Melissa Rose Morgan
(July 12, 1979 – May 11, 2012)

A resident of Osyka, MS, died at 2:35 a.m. on Friday, May 11, 2012 in Osyka, MS. She was born July 12, 1979 in Independence and was 32 years of age. Graveside Services will be held at Lebo Cemetery, Chesbrough, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Ron West. She is survived by her mother, Debra Morgan, Osyka, MS, father, Carl Morgan, Kentwood, son, Bryan Newman, Magnolia, MS, sister, Lori Callihan, Osyka, MS, brother, Brian Maggio and wife, Genie, Ponchatoula, niece, Katelyn Maggio, Kentwood, 3 nephews, Joshua Maggio, Kentwood, Nicholas and Andrew Maggio, both of Ponchatoula, mother of Joshua and Katelyn, Cindy Grice, Kentwood. Preceded in death by, maternal grandparents, Floyd and Judy Robertson, paternal grandmother, Marylen O’Connor, paternal grandfather, Carl O. Morgan. The family would like to thank Hospice Ministries of McComb and Community Hospice of Hammond. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“My son, keep your father’s command,

And do not forsake the law of your mother.”

~Proverbs 6:20, NKJV~

I am so happy to tell you Jadon Pailet has now gone four months without the first seizure.  Join many others in thanking God for this happy report.

Gloria Gill needs our prayers.  She has gout and shingles.  Pray for some relief soon.

Marsha Bankston has her port and received a pump yesterday.  She will be beginning chemotherapy soon.  Her treatment option is looking good.  Thank God for his option and for Marsha’s sweet spirit.

Heart to Heart with Holley – Mother Letter

Dear Mama,

I may not know what it’s like to hold a baby inside my body. But I know what it’s like to hold a dream in my heart. To feel it grow, stretch and come into the world.

Giving life, mothering, is a miraculous thing.

We as women do so many ways.

However you do, I want to whisper to you today…

You being a mama makes a difference.

Even in the moments when it feels unseen.

Even on the days when it feels like you’re getting it wrong.

Even when you’re ready to catch a plane to Hawaii instead.

The children and dreams you guard and grow are the future. They are the faces of hope, the voices of tomorrow, the loveliness and glory and grit of what is yet to be.

So in case no one has said it lately…Thank you.

For your faithfulness. Your courage. Your obedience.

You are beautiful.

And you make beauty of this life–even on the days you can’t see it.

Love,

Holley – A Heart Mother

Make plans to celebrate the mothers in your life.

Anna Lee

Monday

“I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,

that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.”

~Acts 13:47~

Jennifer Pittman greatly appreciates your prayers as she battles another round with cancer.  Lift Jennifer, her family, and her doctors up daily.

Kenneth Birch is getting around slowly.  He has a positive attitude and looks forward to being completely well.  He will have the stitches removed tomorrow.  Pray for him and his caregiver.

Continue to pray for J. D. Smith.  He doesn’t have a final diagnosis yet, just different symptoms that have to be addresses one at a time.

Mr. Raymond Anthony has been moved to ICU at North Oaks so one of his medications can be carefully monitored.  Please continue to pray for him and his family.

Lauree Titus‘s blood pressure is doing better.  Thank God for helping her get help on this issue.

Continue to pray for Marsha Bankston as she begins treatment and deals with her problem of a daily basis.

Baptist Press always has timely and interesting articles.

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/13733bcc0a83d3b1

Devotion by Hollie Gerth

http://www.holleygerth.com/

Beverly Rohrbacker asks that if you have any pictures in any for (disc, hard copy, firm, etc.) of the church or church people at activities elsewhere.  Beverly is working on the church directory.

Enjoy the cooler morning today.

Anna Lee

Wednesday Midday

Please add my sister, La Vonne Conrad, to your prayer list. She has just been diagnosed with mouth cancer which has already gone into the jaw bone. She is at MD Anderson now, undergoing tests. They will soon be making decisions on what step (s) to do next.

Thanks, Wanda Kay Perry

 

ZiplineVictim

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/09/woman-contracts-flesh-eating-bacteria-after-zip-lining-accident/

Wednesday

“As for me, I will call upon God,

and the Lord shall save me.

Evening and morning and at noon I will pray,

and cry aloud,

and He shall hear my voice.”

~Psalm 55:16-17~

Continue to pray for Mr. Raymond Anthony at North Oaks.  As you pray for him. pray for his   family.

Kathy Dunn’s granddaughter was bitten by a rattlesnake.  Pray the swelling in her hand goes down quickly.

Pray for three generations of the same family – Mrs. Hellen Morris, Lauree Titus,  and Jennifer Hastings.

Baptist Press article

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37778

Devotional thought

http://www.ccci.org/training-and-growth/devotional-life/todays-promise/index.htm

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

 

“Correct your children while there is still hope;

do not let them destroy themselves.”

~Proverbs 19:18 NCV~

Micah Simpson

We took Micah to the doctor in New Orleans (Children’s Hospital) this morning–May 7,2012. His report was really good, the extra rib hasn’t grown and we will go back in 2 years instead of 1 year.

Micah was glad to get out of the doctors office, and said that place gave him the heebie jeebies.

Thanks,
Marty, Gretchen, Micah & Sarabeth Simpson

Pray for Mary Ann Wilson, wife of Leroy Wilson, both of whom grew up in this general area.  Mary Ann has had MS for a number of years.  Pray for her as she bravely deals with the limitation daily.

Pray for Jenniefer Pittman and David Allen as they continue treatment.  Pray for their families as they support their loved one.

Larkin Dorris

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

Daily Devotional

http://utmost.org/

Have a great day.  Contact me if you need a name added.

Anna Lee

Monday

Heart to Heart with Holley: What your heart needs to hear most today

What are the words you wonder about in the middle of the night, the quiet moments, the carpool line?

What are you afraid to believe but really, really wish you could?

I’m loved,
I really can do this.
I’m chosen for a purpose.

Whatever it is, it’s scandalously true.
Not because you dreamed it up. Or you think it would be nice. Or maybe you’ve finally earned it.

It’s true because the God who spoke the world into being has whispered his heart to you too.

Have a great beginning to the day and the week!

Anna Lee

Late Sunday

Max Brent

His grandson passed along the message that he has stabilized and was able to come off the ventilator this morning. It will still be a while before he is able to leave ICU. Thanks for all your prayers!

Mary Criswell

Velma Pierce
(February 3, 1920 – May 5, 2012) 

A resident of Kentwood, LA, died at 5:32PM on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home in Kentwood, LA. She was born February 3, 1920 in Corinth, MS and was 92 years of age. Visitation at Greenlaw Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2012, and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. E. J. Didon. Interment Osyka Cemetery, Osyka, MS. Survived by daughter, Patricia Wilson and her husband, Ralph, Kentwood, 4 sons, J. D. Lane and his wife, Sharon, Baton Rouge, Terry Lane and his wife, Vickie, Kentwood, Freddie Lane and his wife, Barbara, Summerdale, AL, and Jimmie Lane, Bogalusa, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents John and Nannie Hamilton, daughter, Barbara Raiford, son, Jerald Ray Lane, sister, Eva Killebrew, 3 brother, Toy Hamilton, J. W. Hamilton, and Ray Hamilton. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

Sunday Obituary

Norman Lionel “Pete” Swearingen
(November 19, 1937 – May 5, 2012)

A resident of Kentwood, LA , died at 6:25PM on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 19, 1937 in Greenlaw, LA and was 74 years of age. Pete was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church since October 26, 1952. He retired a successful dairy farmer from 1959 to 2002. He was in the armed forces from 1956 to 1959. He loved fishing and had a heart of gold. He loved his children and grandchildren very much. The greatest Dad ever! He is survived by a very special person in his life, Nelda Allen, Kentwood, 2 daughters, Dee Johnson, Inverness, FL and Julie Williams and her husband, David, Gillsburg, MS, 5 grandchildren, Nikki Swearingen, Livingston, Dalton Bridges, Gillsburg, MS, Katelyn Bridges, Gillsburg, MS, Maddox Williams, Gillsburg, MS, and Rowdy Pete Williams, Gillsburg, MS, a great-granddaughter, Jayden Swearingen Livingston, special niece, Linda Hurst and her husband, Ken, Green Valley, AZ, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by son, Barry Swearingen, parents Velo and Tincie Strickland Swearingen, brother, Jerry Swearingen, grandparents, Luther and Pearlie Strickland and Fate and Vesta Swearingen. Pallbearers will be Dallas Strickland, Jr., Steve Strickland, Ray Gill, Benji Morgan, William Lawson and Mark Lawson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2012, and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith & Rev. Percy Frazier. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.