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Friday

“Now I know you are a man of God and the Lord’s word from your mouth is true.”

~1 Kings 17:24b, HCSB~

Thankfulness: Day 9

Today, I’m thankful for friends – childhood friends, co-workers, former teachers, former students, church friends, neighborhood friends, etc.  Each of you have a special place in my heart.  You help to make me who I am and are there for me when I “need a friend”.  I hope I have been as good of a friend to you as you have been to me.

 

Baptist Press News

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Ivy Ellis Day Jr.”Doodlebug”
(August 21, 1927 – November 8, 2012)

Ivy Ellis Day “Doodlebug”, Jr. 85, a resident of Zachary, LA and a native of Kentwood, LA, died at his home on Thursday, November 8, 2012. He was a retired employee of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, where he worked for over 25 years. Visitation will be at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc. on Friday, November 9, 2012 from 5pm until 8pm and then on Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 11am until funeral services at 12noon, conducted by Rev. Joe Day. Burial will be in the Azalea Rest Cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mavis Allen Day; two sons: Dennis Wayne Day and Keith Howard Day Sr.; one sister, Lauree Phillips and her husband Adrian of Kentwood, LA; four brothers, Elvis Day of Kentwood; Carl Day and his wife Sybil of Wilson; Lynn Day and his wife Betty of Kentwood; and Grant Day of Kentwood; four grandchildren: Christi Comeaux, Dennis “Wayne” Day Jr. , Keith Day Jr., and Mandy Bourgeois; five great grandchildren: Collin Comeaux, Preston Comeaux, Matthew Day, Nathan Day, and Morgan Day. He is also survived by former daughters-in-law Linda Miller Day, Bobbie Day, and Patricia Battle. He was preceded in death by his mother, Maggie Cutrer Day and his father, Ivy Ellis Day Sr. Pallbearers will be Alvin Comeaux, Keith Day Jr. Dennis Wayne Day Jr., Lynn Day, Huey “Mann” Patin, Archie “Scooter” Day. Honorary pallbearers will be Archie T. Day, Dr. Foster Sanders, Maria Zepeda, Juana Zepeda, and Herman McKey. He was a veteran of the US Navy, where he served in World War II. He loved hunting, fishing, and especially farming. He was renowned for growing the best tomatoes in Zachary for over 50 years.

 Heart to Heart with Holley: A Letter to My Teenage Self

 

Revival at FBC, Kentwood

  •  Special seminar on Saturday at 9 A.M.
  • Sunday School – Adults taught by Rev. and Mrs. Wade Adkins
  • Sunday Services @ 10:30 and 7 P.M.
    • Covered Dish Lunch after morning service
  • Monday – Wednesday
    • Special Bible Study @ 6 P.M.
    • Revival Service @ 7 P.M.

Have a great fall day!

Anna Lee 

 

Thursday

“Whatever you do,

work at it with all your heart,

as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.”

~Colossians 3:23 TEV~

Pray for Cali Austin as she has surgery tomorrow.  Pray her chemo worked to make this surgery more effective.

Update on Jadon

http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-few-new-things.html?spref=fb

Pray for Renee Deck as she has another surgery this morning.  Also, pray for a quick and complete healing.

Mrs. Barbara Bauch had surgery Monday, but is now home and progressing well.

Mrs. Mary Womack is in North Oaks.  Please pray for her.

Mr. Bobby Lawson is in the VA hospital in Jackson.  Add him to your prayer list.

Pray for those from our area who are helping with Disaster Relief in the northeast.  Pray they will let God “glow” through them.

Thanksgiving: Day 8

Today, I am thankful God allowed me to be born into my family where I was loved, guided, and cared for each and every day.  I’m thankful for the role the extended family played in my life.  During the past year, I have enjoyed helping to care of my daddy (who is still very independent) and learning more about his life.  I appreciated his simple ways of saying he appreciates what I do for him.  We have been close for many years, but we are closer now.  I think of this relationship as a great blessing!

Baptist Press

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Heart to Heart with Holley – You’re more than your bad days!

           http://holleygerth.com/youre-more-than-your-hard-days/#comments

Enjoy this beautiful day from God.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

 “For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You in a time when You may be found.”

~Psalm 32:6a~

 

40 Days of Prayer (Day 41)

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=389&disc=8

Baptist Press

N.J. governor thanks volunteers as Baptist response continues

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39093

It’s been several years since I have seen a movie, but I’ll share this one because it seems to be a good one.

MOVIES: New film ‘Little Red Wagon’ is inspiring

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=39099

Keep Mr. Billy Travis in your prayers.

Keep on praying for America.

Thankfulness: Day 7

I’m thankful for six precious grandchildren.  Each one is unique and special in their own way.  They have my heart and represent the future of my family.  I’m thankful for the values they have already learned and expect all six to be well-balanced mature adults who will help make the world a better place.  I’m thankful for the firm foundation they have that will guide them as they mature.  Oh, how I love them!  I trust each of you to love your grandchildren just as much as I do mine.  As I pray for my grandchildren, I will also pray for all the other grandchildren, not by name, but as a group.  May they all be part of making this world better and staking out a home in eternity for themselves and others.

I hope you are counting your blessing this month.  Use a journal or whatever method works best for you, but count them.  You’ll find how blessed you really are.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“He saved us and called us to be his own people,

not because of what we have done,

but because of his own purpose.”

2 Timothy 1:9a TEV~

“Now you belong to him …

in order that we might be useful in the service of God.”

~Romans 7:4 TEV~

 

 

40 Days of Prayer for America

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=377&disc=

Baptist Press – Good stories, as usual

BPNews.net

Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell’s memorial service will be at 11:00 today at FBC, Kentwood.  Continue to pray for the family.

Thankfulness: Day 3

Today, I’m thankful for my daughter.  She certainly changed my life in many ways, but all good.  I’m glad I have a God-serving, smart, independent, sweet, caring, competent,  and unpredictable daughter.  She has been much more than I ever dreamed of!  She has taught me to “hang on for the long, ride” through many journeys.  She’s also a caring wife and mother to four of my grandchildren.  I was certainly blessed when she was born!

Don’t forget to set your clocks back at 2 A.M. in the morning (or when you go to bed tonight).  If you don’t, you’ll go to church an hour too early in the morning.

Anna Lee

Friday

“The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.

Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest

to send out workers into His harvest.”

~Luke 10:2b, HCSB~

 

40 Days of Prayer for America

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=376&disc=8

Baptist Press https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/13abde25f74795bf

Baptist post-Sandy commitment to reach 400,000 meals per day

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39059

Sandy’s storm devastation ‘unprecedented,’ leader says in mobilizing Baptist volunteers

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39060

BIBLE STUDY: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39067

FIRST-PERSON: Vote — it matters

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=39066

Please continue to pray for all the lost, the sick, and the many grieving families around us.  Be an encourager!

Thankfulness: Day 2

Today, I’m thankful for my husband of 45 years.  We have been through both good times and hard times together.   He is a good daddy to our children and granddaddy to our grandchildren.  He loves older people, younger people, and those in the middle.  He  never meets a stranger and uses his time and energy to meet needs (and wants) and to share his faith, concern, smile, and sense of humor with others.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“It is God himself who has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus;

and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.”

~Ephesians 2:10 LB~

“Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I chose you.
Before you were born, I set you apart for a special work.”
~Jeremiah 1:5a NCV~
People who have live through storms such as Camille and Katrina know what it would be like to live in the northeast this week.  The main difference is we had HOT weather and they have cold temperatures.  Continue to pray for people’s basic needs to be met with a smile and a message of Christian love.
Also from Baptist Press
40 Days of Prayer for America
Do you have a family member, neighbor, or friend you need to get to the polls.  Start thinking.  Then, action!
Pray for grieving families.  Do something special to help them (prayer, food, memorial service, card, etc.)
Pray for military families, especially those with members serving overseas.  Do something special to encourage a family or two.
Share a little love today!
Anna Lee
Pray for first responders around the world.  When they get a call, they go, never knowing what is ahead for them.
Pray for families that are separated by miles during holidays.  If you know of some, find something you can do to make the holidays a little easier.

Wednesday

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save;

nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.”

~Isaiah 59:1~

Bradley Brumfield is improving despite some very serious injuries!  God stepped in and did the healing.  Please continue to pray for Bradley, his family, and his friends.

A little girl, Kendra, recently had to have her right foot removed.  Yesterday, I saw her picture with a new foot.  Thanking God for allowing others to pray for her family and for His plans for a little girl despite an artificial foot.  I smile as I think of God already knowing what is ahead in her little life.

Mrs. Ione Davis Sharkey was born August 28, 1931 and passed away at 11:50 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2012 at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. Mrs. Ione was 81, a native of Montpelier and resident of Amite. She is survived by 2 daughters, Cathy D. McElveen and husband G.G. & Peggy Davis Ficklin; 4 grandchildren, Brandon McElveen and wife Ashley, Kacey M. Leyrer and husband Greg, Katie M. Derbins and husband Peter & Alli Ficklin; 4 great-grandchildren, Brayden, Logan and McKay Leyrer, Blythe McElveen; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Preceded in death by her parents, Emmit and Alice Bond Chapman; 1st husband, Leo “Puddin” Davis; 2nd husband, Claude Sharkey 4 brothers, M.C., Reid, Wildon and Harmon Chapman; 2 infant brothers. Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Darryl Miller and Rev Jake Williams officiating. Interment in Shiloh Cemetery, Pine Grove, LA. An on-line Guestbook is available at www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

40 Days of Prayer for America

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=374&disc=8

Baptist Press News

BPNews.net

What’s That Thing You Always Do?

http://holleygerth.com/whats-that-thing-you-always-do/#comments

October 31st has a very special day in my memory.  One year ago today, David, Jennie, and I entered the Gamme Knife Surgery Center in New Orleans so they could “zap” the “inoperable” brain tumor in the very center of my head.  Today, I can humbly say the tumor is shrinking and I’m just fine!  Life had been so difficult for a couple of years, but what a difference it makes when you find the problem and go to someone who has the ability to correct the problem.  I had to put my trust (and my brain) in the hand of the doctors and God.  They both came through for me.  God still has more plans for me.  Today is a milestone!  It’s not what I ever thought would happen to me, but it did.  I’m glad I have this testimony and an opportunity to share it with you today.  I hope I live up to what God expects from me.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him,

since He always lives to intercede for them.

~Hebrews 7:25~

Continue to pray for the people of the East Coast as they find the true reality of life after Hurricane Sandy.  Pray for people rushing in to help.  You can go or give to reputable organizations.

40 Days of Prayer for Louisiana

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=364&disc=8

We have more reasons to pray for America today than we did yesterday!

Mrs. Carolyn Frey will be making funeral arrangements for her son today.  The funeral will be Thursday in Kentwood, but a decision about a wake has not been made yet.  I’ll post the obituary when it becomes available today.

Bradley Brumfield is improving.  He has been moved from ICU to a regular room.  Keep praying for Bradley and his family.  The family is so very appreciative of your prayers.

 Devotional by Holley Gerth – A New Prospective

http://holleygerth.com/the-rest-of-your-story-4-a-new-perspective/#comments

Baptist Press

http://www.bpnews.net/

So many reasons to pray of an average day!  Even more reasons to pray today!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“(God our Savior) desires all men to be saved

and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

~1 Timothy 2:4~

 

Mr. Kenneth Felker said “Miss” Grace Helen was moved out of ICU.  Pray for more progress.

40 Days of Prayer for America

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=361&disc=8

Baptist Press

http://www.bpnews.net/

Devotional – What Keeps Us Close

http://holleygerth.com/what-keeps-you-and-i-close/#comments

The Hatchels had snow today.  I’m glad we don’t have snow.  Enjoy a beautiful day from God.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Commit your work to the Lord,

and then your plans will succeed.”

~Proverbs 16:3 NLT~

Praying for two sweet families who lost a special mother/grandmother, Mrs. Frankie Roberts Doss and Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell.  May your families always remember the way you lived and strive to be like you.

40 Days of Prayer

http://www.40daysofprayer.net/blog/topic-articles?thread=360&disc=8

Baptist Press 

http://www.bpnews.net/

Devotional: Favorite Family Things by Holley Gerth

http://holleygerth.com/favorite-family-things/#comments

Thank God you woke up this morning.  He has a great day planned for you, not trouble free, but still great if you let Him guide you though it.

Anna Lee