Category: Family

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

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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

 

Monday

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;

and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,

and in all Judea and Samaria,

and to the end of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

Mrs. Patsy Benefield is doing well.  Pray for her continued improvement.

Paul Boudreaux surprised his family with some walking.  Thank God for this progress.

Mr. Bobby Lawson was at church yesterday.  Pray for him as he gets treatment in the coming days.

Thankfulness: Day 19

I am thankful for running, hot and cold water and electricity in all the homes I have ever lived in.  Our water is good and very dependable.  The electricity blinks periodically, but usually comes right back on.  I know there are many people who have neither water nor electricity.  I have been blessed with both all my life.  I like it that way!  I’m thankful!

Many people will have some holidays this week.  Be sure you take time to think of your blessing before you indulge in the Thanksgiving meal.

Anna Lee

Sunday

“As holy people …

be sympathetic, kind, humble, gentle, and patient.”

~Colossians 3:12 GWT~

Thankfulness: Day 18

Today, I’m reminded how thankful I am for heating and air conditioning that I can easily adjust with the touch of a control panel.  I’m so blessed to be comfortable in my home.  Life is much easier for me than life was for my ancestors.  I appreciate what they went through, but thankful I don’t have to endure the extremes of nature in my home.

Have a  wonderful Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“For where two or three have gathered together in My name,

I am there in their midst.”

~Matthew 18:20 NASB~

Baptist Press News

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Today’s Promise: His Great Love for Us

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

Thankfulness: Day 17

Today, I’m thankful for technology.

  • News that streams into my house as it happens and pictures from around the world of events as they happened.  (I remember the days of the Viet Nam War when we saw one day the events to the day before.)
  • A phone that rings in my house that connects me to family and friends in Kentwood, in the state, in the United States, and around the world.
  • A phone in my pocket or purse that finds me when I am not at home.
  • My computer that is like another brain, a television, a telephone, a typewriter, etc.  I depend on my computer for so many things off and on each day.

I know other people use more technology than I do.  That’s wonderful!  I have found the ones that are important to me.  I don’t wish to go back to the technology we had in the days when I was growing up, but  I’m so thankful for the current technology and looking forward to the technology of the future.

Get prepared for a great day in the Lord’s House tomorrow.  FBC, Kentwood will host the community Thanksgiving service tomorrow night at 6:00.  Fell free to join us.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

 “As for God, His way is perfect;

The word of the LORD is proven;

He is a shield to all who trust in Him.”

~Psalm 18:30, NKJV~

Robert Callihan

I am having a heart catherization in the morning at 7:30am in BR. I would appreciate everyone’s prayers Thanks

Operation Christmas Child

Shoeboxes are due at the church today.  Please leave them in the front stairwell.

Revival

Tonight is the last night of revival at FBC, Kentwood.  The service begins at 7:00.  Wendy Fowler will lead some children in singing for us tonight.  (The Singing Deacons for FBC, McComb were very good!)

Third Thursday

We will meet at the cabin tomorrow night at 6:30 for food, fellowship, a devotional, and music.  You are invited to join us.

Baptist Press always has some very good articles.

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Devotional by Holley Gerth: You Don’t Have to Do More

http://holleygerth.com/you-dont-have-to-do-more/#comments

Thankfulness: Day 14

I thank God for a husband and friends who love to garden.  We have eaten more fresh vegetables this year than ever before.  Of course, God is the real gardener.  He provides the soil, the sunshine, the rain, the seeds, and the right temperatures the vegetables need.  We have to be careful not to take too much credit.  I know it takes human work too, but it would all be useless without God doing His part.  Thank you, God for the wonderful crops you provided.  (I also like flowers.  God really has a “green thumb”!)

Do something special for others today.  

Anna Lee

Saturday

“I sought the Lord,

and He heard me.”

Psalm 34:4a

Renee Deck is in a lot of pain, but still hoping to come home today.

Jones Family – What blessing they have to be thankful for!

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Baptist Press

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Thankfulness: Day 10

Today, I’m thankful for the education I received.  Most of my elementary years I had older ladies teaching me.  They did not have all the “bells and whistles”, but they knew what we needed to learn and worked every day to teach us.  I do not remember anyone who only taught school “half-heartedly”!  I learned the same from my high school and college teachers.

As a teacher, I tried to be equal to or better than my teachers.  I worked hard and expected my students to do the same.  I was always taught you get out of something what you put into in.  I tried to pass that philosophy on.  Hopefully, it worked!

Meet Holley Gerth, author of Heart to Heart with Holley

http://holleygerth.com/about/#comments

Thanking God for another day, a beautiful one!

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