Category: Devotional

Wednesday

“God has made us what we are.

In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works,

which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.”

~Ephesians 2:10 (NCV)~

Kay Forman had eye surgery in Bogalusa, but is home and doing well.  Pray she continues to improve.

Continue to pray for Mrs. Evelyn Bridges.  She’s better. but not great yet.

Pray for the workers in all our area churches as they prepare for VBS in the coming weeks.  Pray for good attendance at all the churches.  Pray for the boys and girls who will be taught the Christian A,B,C’s.  May each home be impacted because of the impact of VBS.

Devotional – Heart to Heart with Holley

http://www.holleygerth.com/

Baptist Press

http://www.bpnews.net/

Have a wonderful day!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ,

for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes,

for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”

~Romans 1:16~

Continue to pray for the many folks we have been praying for.  Add names of those you know of with needs that were not listed here.  Contact me to have people/situations added.

VBS time is coming soon.  Local churches will beging VBS in June.  Be a part of something that is always fun and meaningful.  You can volunteer to help at your church or in multiple churches if you are available.  You’ll be doubly blessed!

Caring Bridge – Maggie Lee Henson – http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/maggieleehenson

Devotional – http://www.devotions.net/devotions/05may/22.htm

Have a great day!  We have rain this morning.  It is coming out of the hose pipe and providing nourishment to the flowers and the plants in the garden.  I’m thankful for a good supply of water to help when plants are dry.  I’m also thankful for the one who is holding the hose in the dark this morning.

Anna Lee

Monday

“. . . learn to fear the Lord [your] God,

to observe all the words of this instruction,

and to do these statutes.”

~Deuteronomy 17:19b, HCSB~

 

Miss Laura Joiner is now at her home in Kentwood.  Pray for her continued  improvement.

Pleas keep me in your Prayers! I had forgotten how Scary and Awful This Can Be!! My love to everyone!

Continue to pray for Mr. Raymond Anthony in North Oaks and Marsha Bankston in Ochsner.  They both are battling cancer.

Mrs. Mary Alice Simpson Blackwell will be having surgery at North Oaks today beginning around 11:00.

Mr. Donald Spring is headed to rehab in Kentwood.  Thank God for his progress.

Jesse Dean’s sister, Patsy, is better.  Thank God for seeing her trough a “rough spot ” in the road.

Please continue to pray for these and others this week.

Devotional

http://devotional.upperroom.org/

I trust you had a great Lord’s Day.  Now, have a good week.

Anna Lee

Sunday

“How tremendous is the power available to us who believe in God.

That power is the same divine power

which was demonstrated in Christ when he raised him from the dead.”

~Ephesians 1:19b-20 Phillips~

Always remember that God loves you and never gives up on you!

What a week!  Last week, Marsha Bankston was in church.  Now, she has been in Oschner since Monday and ICU since the middle of the week.  Keep praying for her and her family, Larry, Daniel,  Michael, Steven and the families of the boys.

Mrs. Laura Joiner was in church last week when she fell and broke her leg and hit her face on a pew.  She’s been hospitalized in New Orleans all week and has had surgery on her let.  Keep praying all goes well as she heals.

Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell and Jimmy Schwartz did not have a diagnosis for their illnesses.  Now, we know she has a brain tumor and will have surgery midday tomorrow in Hammond and Jimmy has myelofibrosis with a choice of treatment plans.

Friday

“Let the peoples praise You, O God;

let all the peoples praise You.”

~Psalm 67:5~

Mr. Donald Spring had his hip surgery yesterday.  That’s a big step in the right direction for returning home.  Please continue to pray for him and his caregiver, “”Miss” Evelyn.

Pray for Mr. Kenneth Birch as her has a check-up for his back surgery.  Pray for a good report.

Baptist Press

http://www.bpnews.net/

Devotional

http://www.holleygerth.com/

Thank God for the beautiful day He is providing us today.  Make the most of it!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Even if good people fall seven times, they will get back up.

But when trouble strikes the wicked, that’s the end of them.”

~Proverbs 24:16 CEV)~

 

 Miss Laura Joiner 

My phone#: 504-908-2456. My # @ the hospital is 504-903-3601/3602.

Mr. Raymond Anthony may get to come home in a few days if he continues to do better.  Please continue your prayers for him and his family.

Sandra Arnold is doing well and should be able to be moved in a few days.  Continue your prayers for her.

Taylor Breland had surgery at Ochsner in New Orleans.  Please keep praying for her and her family.

Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell has undergone some tests this week that revealed she has a brain tumor.  She will had surgery Monday at North Oaks to remove the tumor.  Pray for her and for her family.

Mr. J.D. Smith seems to be a little better.  Continue to pray the doctor will be able to adjust his blood flow properly.

Jimmy Schwartz’s root problem has been identified at last.  There are two ways to treat it, so decisions are being made about which treatment he will receive.  Prayers for Jimmy are in order.

100 Days at the Cross (Baptist Press)

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37836

Devotional – Heart to Heart with Holley

http://www.holleygerth.com/

There is a fish fry fundraiser for the children and youth Friday (18th) at the Brown Morris parking lot.  The locally well-known man from south Livingston parish is cooking.   Bule’s Catering is cooking.  Tickets can be purchased at FBC for $8.00.  The number is 229-8111.  Boxes can be picked up from 11 – 1.

Find joy in the midst of all your troubles today.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Trust in Him at all times, you people;

pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us.”

~Psalm 62:8

From Mary Criswell

My brother, Max Brent, was discharged from the hospital and returned to the health care/rehab center close to his home in Ohio. He is making progress in his recouperation from the removal of his cancerous kidney!! Prayer are still appreciated! Thanks to all for their concern!

Marsha Bankston is still at Ochsner.  It was easier to stay three days than to make all the trips, plus she gets physical therapy and other benefits.  Please continue to pray for Marsha, Larry, and their boys.

Sandra S. Arnold’s heart procedure went well.  Pray for her as she recovers.

Frances Rae Tate McIntyre’s Obituary

http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1482295&fh_id=11426

Betty Louise Newcomb Brabham’s Obituary

http://www.mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1482090&fh_id=10545

Baptist Press Article – Touching!

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37829

Baptist Press for Tuesday

http://www.bpnews.net/default.asp

Impact of AAEO

http://www.onmission.com/onmissioncb.aspx?id=8590121497

An American Hero

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/14/marine-commits-final-act-valor-saving-friend-from-plane-wreck/?test=latestnews

Devotional (I hope you take time to read more than just the devotional on this site.)

http://www.elisabethelliot.org/devotional.html

Hatchel count-down = 14 days

Don’t forget to join us at the cabin tomorrow night at 6:30.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing to You among the nations.”

~Psalm 57:9~

Miss Laura Joiner said it was the femur that was broken.  She is nervous about surgery, so pray she has a peace about it before she is taken for surgery which will be some time today.

Devotional

http://www.holleygerth.com/

Baptist Press

http://www.bpnews.net/

Thursday at 6:30

We will have our monthly meeting at the cabin this week.  What a great time we have fellowshipping, eating, and sharing with one another.  Join us if you can.  The menu is potluck – always a surprise and aways very good!

Have a wonderful day today.  Take God with you wherever you go today.

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