Author: Anna Lee

Friday

“You also must help us by prayer,

so that many will give thanks on our behalf

for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.”

~2 Corinthians 1:11, ESV~

Mr. Billy Brabham started treatment Monday in Hammond.  He’s doing well.  Continue to pray for him and his family.

Pray for the Louisiana WMU as they meet at FBC, Covington tonight and tomorrow.  May the WMU continue to have a big influence!

CaringBridge

Today’s devotional will give all of us an opportunity to think about those we meet and whether or not we take advantage of opportunities we have.  I think this is true both stateside and “across the pond”, although it is probably more true there than here.

“The Second Setting” by Jennie A. Hatchel

http://larrymccrary.com/

Continue to pray for those who have been mentioned lately that have continuing needs and for those who are not listed, but who would benefit from your prayers.  Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday

Don’t shuffle along,

eyes to the ground,

absorbed with the things right in front of you.

Look up,

and be alert to what is going on around Christ—

that’s where the action is.

See things from his perspective.

~Colossians 3:1-2 (MSG)~

Mr. Oren Davidson, father of Naomi Tolar, has been in rehab lately.  Last night. he had surgery.  Please keep Mr. Oren and family in your prayers.

Ebony Caprice Williams

Ebony Caprice Williams, 17, Tangipahoa, died March 20; funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Kentwood; interment, Good Hope Cemetery, Wilmer; Richardson Funeral Home.

Jimmie Davis Tate
(March 25, 1944 – March 24, 2010)

Died at 10:30AM on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at his residence near Chesbrough, LA. He was born March 25, 1944 in Franklinton, LA and was 65 years of age. Visitation at New Jerusalem United Pentecostal Church, Bolivar, from 10 a.m. on Friday and until religious services at 2 p.m. Friday. Services conducted by Pastor Matthew Booty and Pastor Ricky Maricelli. Interment New Jerusalem Cemetery, Bolivar, LA. Survived by wife, Dorothy Tate, Chesbrough, daughter, Stephanie Graham and her husband, Michael, Chesbrough, son, Davis Tate and his wife, Beverly, Bolivar, 3 sisters, Mary Alice Miller, Bolivar, Frances McIntyre, Bolivar, and Elsie Graham, Bolivar, 2 brothers, Henry Tate, Pine, and George Tate, Bolivar, grandchildren, Shane Tate, Krystal Tate, Lakin Graham, Levi Graham and Ely Graham. Preceded in death by parents, Charlie and Veda Tate, sisters, Wansie Gill, Gladys McIntyre, and Julia Still, brothers, Charles Tate, Wilton Tate, and Clayton Tate. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

THERE ARE THREE kinds of people in the world today…

There are “well-poisoners,” who discourage you and stomp on your creativity and tell you what you can’t do.

There are “lawn-mowers,” people who are well-intentioned but self-absorbed; they tend to their own needs, mow their own lawns, and never leave their yards to help another person.

Finally, there are “life-enhancers,” people who reach out to enrich the lives of others, to lift them up and inspire them.  We need life-enhancers, and we need to surround ourselves with life-enhancers.  Walt Disney

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth

with the Holy Spirit and with power,

who went about doing good

and healing all who were oppressed by the devil,

for God was with Him.”

Acts 10:38

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“And whoever gives one of these little ones

even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple,

truly, I say to you,

he will by no means lose his reward.”

~Matthew 10:42, ESV~

Please continue to pray for Lawana Carter as she undergoes additional testing.

Dr. Faller continues to need our prayers.  He has served the Kentwood area many years.

Sim Bankston is progressing well following his surgery.  Continue to pray as he continues to heal.

There will be a candlelight service at KHS tonight at 7:30 to honor the life of Ebony Williams.  If you plan to attend, take your own candle.  The junior class will be in charge.

CaringBridte

Today’s devotional:  http://www.forthright.net/kneemail/2010/03/plagues.html

Have a wonderful day!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened,

that it cannot save;

nor His ear heavy,

that it cannot hear.”

~Isaiah 59:1~

Doctors were working to control Sim Bankston‘s pain following colon surgery. Pray for his recovery to go well.  He should be in the hospital about four more days.

Wanda Cage developed an infection and did not get to come home yet.  Pray the infection is cleared up quickly.

Pray for students at they take the written portion of their LEAP/GEE tests today.  This is new, but should allow scores to be returned quicker than usual.  The multiple choice portion of the test will be the week of April 12th.

Please continue to pray for Trisha Wilson and others in Texas as they have afternoon Bible Clubs and for Trisha as she plans to make another mission trip to the Ukraine.

Thank you for your continued prayers.  They mean so much to so many!

Have a terrific day!

Anna Lee

Monday

I know what I’m doing.

I have it all planned out—

plans to take care of you,

not abandon you,

plans to give you the future you hope for.

~Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)~

Larkin Dorris

Update from Larkin’s Aunt BeBe (who is in Memphis now)…

Mommee and I are having a wonderful time in Memphis with Larkin and Scott.  We arrived Saturday afternoon after a road trip that seemed to fly by (not because of my driving!) due to all the catching up that Mommee and I were able to do.  Larkin and Scott greeted us with big smiles and warm hugs, and then we were off to St. Jude to pick up a prescription for Larkin and visit the Gift Shop (Larkin knows her Aunt BeBe!!).  We found some great stuff at the Gift Shop including matching “Hope” necklaces for Larkin and I.  When we got back to the apartment Larkin showed Mommee and I all of the pretty pictures she has drawn, and Mommee read to Larkin from a story book that her good friend Mrs. Becky Watson sent Larkin.  After dinner we played many rounds of Apples to Apples then Larkin drew us more pretty pictures in her fashion design notebook.

Today we went to St. Jude around 8:45 a.m. for Larkin to do her lab work and get her “G” medicine.  We were all very happy to hear that Larkin’s counts were up a bit.  She also was given platelets.  When we got back from St. Jude, we ate some of Scott’s yummy left over turkey spagetti.  Then, Mommee, Larkin and I played a neat game called Shut the Box and Bunco (for kids) while Scott went to the grocery store.  Later, Mommee showed Larkin how to crossstitch and Larkin and BeBe did some online shopping.  For dinner, Larkin and Scott prepared a delicious meal consisting of baked tilapia over rice, baked zuccini, and cooked carrots (I actually ate cooked carrots which I normally cannot stand….Scott and Larkin are great cooks!!!!).  We are now all relaxing in the den and about to play another game or two.

Mommee and I will be heading home in the morning about the time Scott and Larkin head to St. Jude for her day’s appointments.  Kelly will be heading back to Memphis tomorrow.  Once Kelly arrives back, Scott will head home to stay with Mckenzie for the next couple of weeks.

God bless our dear sweet Larkin and keep her well!
Aunt BeBe

Where it goes, what it does, and the difference it makes.

http://www.anniearmstrong.com/atf/cf/%7B6FDE9F58-4DC8-4452-A4C3-E5106CE6BDE1%7D/Annie_where_it_goes.pdf


CAN YOU GIVE A PUSH?

A man is in bed with his wife when there is knocking on the door.  He rolls over and looks at his clock.  It’s half past three in the morning.

“I’m not getting out of bed at this time,” he thinks, and rolls over.

Then, a louder knock follows.  “Aren’t you going to answer that?” says his wife.

So he drags himself out of bed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door and there is a man standing at the door.  It doesn’t take the homeowner long to realize the man is drunk.

“Hi there,” slurs the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”

“No, get lost, it’s half past three.  I was in bed,” says the man and slams the door.

He goes back up to bed and tells his wife what happened and she says “Dave, that wasn’t very nice of you.  Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man’s house to get us started again?  What would have happened if he’d told us to get lost?”

“But the guy was drunk,” says the husband.

“It doesn’t matter,” says the wife. “He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him.”

So the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed, and goes downstairs. He opens the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere he shouts, “Hey, do you still want a push?” and he hears a voice cry out, “Yeah, please!”

Still being unable to see the stranger, he shouts:  “Where are you?”

The stranger replies:  “I’m over here, on your swing.”

There are times we all need a little push from one another.  In fact, that’s one of the reasons that we gather together in worship.  We could praise God alone, but we have the opportunity to encourage one another every time we meet together.

“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Heb. 10:24-25)

It’s not just reserved for Sundays, though.  Know anybody that needs a push today?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Have a wonderful week!  Be an encourager to others!

Anna Lee

Sunday

Please pray for Mr. Harrell Sharkey.  He’s having back problems.

Roger Pittman is still not 100%.  Keep him in your prayers.

Mrs. Pauline Strickland is dealing with pneumonia, but is at home.  Keep her in your prayers.

I just learned a KHS senior was killed in a car wreck.  Her name was Ebony Williams. She was in the library after school Friday to return a calculator she found in Mrs. Brabham’s room.  Please pray for her family and her classmates.

Saturday

Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

~Matthew 6:8 (NIV)~

CaringBridge

Welcome spring, my favorite season of the year!  I like the time of rebirth of plants that is so evident at this time.  It is a reminder of the rebirth we can have in our spiritual lives too!

A Day with Annie Armstrong

http://www.sbclife.net/articles/2001/02/sla3.asp

Enjoy the first day of spring!

Anna Lee

Friday Afternoon

Micah Simpson

We just got back from Children’s Hospital and received some very wonderful news. His extra rib is growing, but it is growing in the right direction. The direction that it is growing in is an outward way instead of the inward way. Which means instead of taking the rib, they would only shave the little piece off if it started to bother him.

Thanks for your prayers,
Marty & Gretchen Simpson

Mr. Billy Brabham

Mr. Billy’s biopsy procedure went well.  He’ll be headed home this afternoon and getting results Tuesday.  Keep him in your prayers.

Sudie Rimes Phillips
(September 30, 1925 – March 19, 2010)

Sudie Rimes Phillips a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and sister was born September 30, 1925 and passed away at 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 19, 2010 at North Oaks Hospital, Hammond. She was 84, a native and resident of Kentwood.

Mrs. Sudie is survived by her 4 daughters, Ginger Travis and husband, Tommy, Kentwood; Kathy Harrell and husband, Bruce, Kentwood; Marcia Vogler and husband, Rick, Mandeville and Janet Meyer and husband, Jimmy, Hammond; 2 sons, Adrian Phillips and wife, Lauree, Kentwood and Dennis Phillips and wife, Cindy, Kentwood; 1 brother, Clyde Rimes and wife, Iola, Garland, TX; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Lea Phillips, Jr. her parents, Samuel and Smythie Dykes Rimes; 1 sons, Clyde Lea Phillips, Jr., granddaughter, Cheryl Phillips; a grandson, Davy Travis; 3 sisters and 4 brothers.

Visitation at Pine Ridge Methodist Church, Tangipahoa, on Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Monday, March 22, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Kevin Smith officiating. Interment in the Pine Ridge Cemetery, Tangipahoa, LA. McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N and Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.

Margaret Anderson Miller
(April 8, 1918 – March 19, 2010)

A resident of Hillsdale, she died at 5:07 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 2010 at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg. She was born April 8, 1918 in Lucian, MS and was 91 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday and at Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hillsdale, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Darryl Miller. Interment Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale. She is survived by her daughter, Joann Hartner, Greensburg; 2 sons, Alvin Miller, Belton, TX and Glenn Miller, Roseland; 2 sisters, Leona Settone, Baton Rouge and Betty Carter, Greensburg; 8 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivy A. Miller; parents, James and Florence Anderson; 3 brothers, J.C., Bill and Ed Anderson; 5 sisters, Amanda Saint, Nell Anderson, Myrtle Dreher, Catherine Anderson and Lillie Henderson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hillsdale Baptist Church Building Fund.