Month: November 2012

Monday

“Put on the new self,

created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”

~Ephesians 4:24 NIV~

Conner Corkern on Caring Bridge

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

 Please continue to pray for Charles Houeye of Roseland.  He has been in North Oaks for some time now.

Thankfulness: Day 26

Today, I’m thankful for music.  I don’t have as wide a range of music appreciation as some people, but I do really enjoy a variety of music.  I like music that conveys a story.  Hymns and gospel music are my favorites.  I’m not the best musician, but my fingers and toes can’t help but tap out the beat.   I appreciate music that sets the mood for a sermon.  Thank musicians for their time and dedication to a talent God blessed them with.

Randy Carl Cutrer
(August 11, 1964 – November 24, 2012)

A resident of Kentwood, he died at 1:25 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson. He was born August 11, 1964 in Kentwood and was 48 years of age. He was a hard working boilermaker after being a dairy farmer most of his life. He served his community as a volunteer firefighter for 24 years. He loved fishing and hunting. He loved spending time with the grandchildren and they loved their Grampy Randy. Visitation at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until memorial services at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2012. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. He is survived by his wife, Allyce Bridges Cutrer, brother, David Cutrer and wife, Nola, sister, Pamela Smith and husband, Rusty, many loved nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, close friends, and Randy and Allyce’s adopted family, Michelle Forrest and her children, Brock Forrest and wife, Heather and Brianne Forrest, The lights of his life, his adopted grandchildren, Brianne’s daughter, Abigayle Forrest and Brock’s sons, Jaxon and Madox Forrest. Preceded in death by his parents, Vernon Cutrer and Mae Kliesch Cutrer, brother, Michael Cutrer, and close friend, Keith Forrest. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

The missions time at church last night was a continuation of our Sunday School lesson.  Only God could make things like that happen.  Spend some time today praying for those who are sharing God’s word and for those who are still seeking to know Him.

Anna Lee

Sunday

God is still working on you and me.

“This will continue until we are … mature,

just as Christ is,

and we will be completely like him.”

~Ephesians 4:13 CEV~

The Lord’s house – the place to be on Sunday!

Thankfulness: Day 25

Today, I’m thankful for Sunday School classes.  The small group setting is perfect in may ways – Bible study, prayer, sharing, etc.  I’m glad for my childhood Sunday School classes where I got a good Biblical foundation and my adult Sunday classes where I could grow even more.  Teaching a class allows for the most learning!  It’s easy to really know and love your class members and their families.  I’ve been blessed by my opportunities in Sunday School.

Have a great day.  Enjoy your Sunday School class.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“God is working in you,

giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”

~Philippians 2:13 NLT~

Thankfulness: Day 24

Pray for missionaries, ministers, worship leaders, seminary professors, youth and children ministers, pastors to senior adults, etc. in churches around the world.  Thank God for their acceptance of God’s call on their lives.  Thank God for the impact they make on individuals, families, churches, communities, and the world through their self-less ministries.  Pray that as God continues to call individuals and families, men and women will say “Yes” to His calling.  Thank God for those who share their faith through books, radio and television ministries, seminary and online teaching, etc.  May God richly bless each of you as you bless others and impact the Kingdom!

Pray for travelers on their way home.  We will be saying special prayers for two vehicles traveling back to Georgia today.

Pray for families with members who are sick and for grieving families.

Gloria Miller Milton
(November 29, 1942 – November 22, 2012)

A resident of Amite, she died on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at her home. She was born November 29, 1942 in Independence and was 69 years of age. She is survived by her 5 sisters, Lorraine Singleton, Roseland, Peggy Trabona, Amite, Carol Cosgrove, Ponchatoula, Liz Davis, Amite and Sally Cannon, Amite; 2 brothers, Ken Miller, Amite and Todd Miller, Albany; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Rita Miller; sister, Patricia Easley; brother, Larry Miller. The family would like to thank Generations Hospice and staff for their excellent care. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Monday and from 9 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Darryl Miller. Interment Killian Chapel Cemetery, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Vera Brown Ridgedell
(July 4, 1942 – November 22, 2012)

A resident of Amite, she died at 4:12 a.m. on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born July 4, 1942 in Tangipahoa and was 70 years of age. She is survived by her husband, Edward Ridgedell, Amite; children, Debbie Graham, Kentwood, Charlotte Lee, Osyka, MS, Ronald Lawrence Ridgedell, Livingston, Angelica Ridgedell, Walker, Ronald Bergeron, Amite; sisters, Juanita Ballard, Kentwood, Connie Risen, Pensacola, FL, Diane Creel, Roseland; brother, Ronnie Brown, Roseland; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brown; brother, Sidney Ray Brown; daughter, Emily Whatinpoo; grandson, Christopher Graham. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Mike Woodard. Interment Briar Patch Cemetery, Loranger. Pallbearers will be Jordan Carcama, Kevin Thorski, Ronald Bergeron, Desmond Franklin, Mark Tarver, Donnie King and Henry Ballard. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“Another one of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter’s brother, said,

‘There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two fish.

But they will certainly not be enough for all these people.’”

~John 6:8-9 TEV~

Baby Everett Smith is better and back home with his family.  Thank God for the care that he got that made him well quickly.

The last report I had last night was that Randy Cutrer was very ill.  Pray for the family as they face a new day.

Susan Rimes had another difficult night because of kidney stones.  Keep her and her family in your prayers.

Jadon’s Story

http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com

Thankfulness: Day 23

I’m thankful for prayer warriors who mean so much to me and to others.  Prayer warriors don’t have any special connection to God, but they use their ability to talk with God more than some other people.  We can all be prayer warriors.  It doesn’t cost money, but it does cost some of our time.  It’s a fantastic investment though.  Be a prayer warrior!

 Thankfulness doesn’t have to end today!  I know I’ve got so much to be thankful for every day!

Anna Lee

Thanksgiving Evening

Thankfulness: Day 22

We had such a great day!  I’m sure many of you did too!  David talked with our daughter.  She and her family celebrated with other missionary families just as many military personnel celebrated with other military personnel.  It’s nice to know other Americans appreciate the holiday are able to celebrate it in a way very similar to what we are doing back at home.   Remember the poem I shared this morning.  Go back and read it and rethink how blessed we are as a nation and  as individuals.  So thankful and blessed so very much.  Thank-you, Jesus!

Blessing on top of blessings!

Anna Lee

Thanksgiving

I’d like to share something I found on my computer this morning.

Thanksgiving Day Prayer

“Lord, so often times, as any other day
When we sit down to our meal and pray
We hurry along and make fast the blessing

Thanks, amen. Now please pass the dressing
We’re slaves to the olfactory overload
We must rush our prayer before the food gets cold
But Lord, I’d like to take a few minute more
To really give thanks to what I’m thankful for
For my family, my health, a nice soft bed
My friends, my freedom, a roof over my head
I’m thankful right now to be surrounded by those
Whose lives touch me more than they’ll ever possibly know
Thankful Lord, that You’ve blessed me beyond measure
Thankful that in my heart lives life’s greatest treasure
That You, dear Jesus, reside in that place
And I’m ever so grateful for Your unending grace
So please, heavenly Father, bless this food You’ve provided
And bless each and every person invited
Amen!” -Scott Wesemann
I’m headed to the kitchen.  I’ll try to get back to the computer after the company thins out some.
Blessed!
Anna Lee

Wednesday

“All eyes look to You,

and You give them their food at the proper time.

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”

~Psalm 145:15-16 HCSB~

 

From Elizabeth Carol New

Please put Randy and Allyce on the prayer list…he is in Oschner in NO and had surgery last Friday…

Jimmy Schwartz had to be taken back to North Oaks yesterday due to a fast heart rate.  Please continue to pray for him and for his family.

 

Pray for little Everett Smith, the young baby of Jason and Rebekah  Alford Davis Smith.  He has been admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms.

 

Thankfulness: Day 21:  I’m thankful for being able to give my time or doing work that brings happiness to someone.  Examples: making a treat with a granddaughter, cooking for family and/or friends, working with my flowers, preparing a Sunday School lesson or WMU presentation, folding clothes for my daughter-in-law, helping a grandson with a snack, visiting with my daddy and sharing meals, visiting older friends and sharing my baking skills, preparing large bowls of fruit salad with my family, doing math over the phone to help with homework, helping a neighbor’s grandson with test preparation, etc.  How can I call it work when it brings so much happiness?  I’m blessed!

 

Baptist Press News

BPNews.net

Elsie Carter Johnson
(June 28, 1923 – November 20, 2012)

A resident of Pine Grove, she died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She was born June 28, 1923 in Amite and was 89 years of age. She is survived by her daughter, Menette Andrews and her husband, Charlie, Walker; 3 sons, John Keith Johnson and wife, Linda Sue, Denham Springs, Bobby Johnson and wife, Cynthia, Rayne and Albert King and wife, Terrye, Hillsdale; brother, Charlie “Tony” Carter, Pine Grove; 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Carl Lathan Johnson; parents, Dudley and Ora Kemp Carter; sister, Willie Casanova; 5 brothers, Robert Whitener, Wilson Carter, Mervin Carter, Sidney Carter and Dudley “Shorty” “Do-Rite” Carter; 1 granddaughter, Toni Marie Johnson. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Pine Grove. Visitation at Hillsdale Baptist Church from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. James Brady. Interment Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 Mrs. Johnson is the mother of a former student, Menette, whom I haven’t seen for years.

 

Be thankful for all the people in your life!

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday

“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship,

in the breaking of bread,

and in prayers…

and the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved”

~Acts 2:42-47~

Pray for Randy Cutrer of Spring Creek.  He had surgery last week and is at Ochsner.

I have these numbers of the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes that were collected locally last week.

  • Hammond –  2,715
  • McComb – 14,153
Those numbers represent many children who will get a special blessing this year.
Pray for Debi Bales and her family as they adjust to their mother being at Landmark Nursing Home.
Thank God for the 7,000 youth from Baptist churches across the state that were able to attend Youth Evangelism Conference for the last few days.  May many lives be changed forever because of that experience.
Pray for Elizabeth Carol New as she prepares for knee surgery on December 3rd.
Pray for family members traveling to be with others for Thanksgiving.  I pray for safe traveling and wonderful visits as well as sufficient special foods to enjoy.
Baptist Press News
Thankfulness: Day 20
Today, I’m thankful for our vehicles.  They are not new or fancy, but dependable, which is the most important to me.  I’m also thankful for roads to ride on.  Many of them are not in the best shape, but they certainly could be much worse.   I’m also glad to see road construction periodically because that means the road will be better when they are finished.
Have a terrific Tuesday!
Anna Lee