I have a cousin (Linda Gail Overstreet), that is on my mother’s side of the family, that is on life support. Please be in prayer for this family. I do not have the full details, all that I know she had some problems and now on life support.
Thank you,
Gretchen Simpson
“Our earthly bodies which die and decay
are different from the bodies we shall have
when we come back to life again,
for they will never die.
The bodies we have now embarrass us
for they become sick and die;
but they will be full of glory
when we come back to life again.
Yes, they are weak, dying bodies now,
but when we live again they will be full of strength.”
~(1 Corinthians 15:42-43 LB~
Jadon’s Story
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Have I told you lately how much I admire the faith of this mother?
John Morgan is progressing. His surgery was a success. To God be the glory!
Have a terriffic Thursday!
Anna Lee
This was too good (and appropriate in the life of my family) to not post immediately. I hope it is meaningful to you too.
Heart to Heart with Holly: You can climb the impossible…
(Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:57 AM PDT)
The sky stretches endless blue above me. The road whirs beneath the wheels of my bike.
I can see it coming–a hill in the distance. It calls my name, dares me to climb it. I move upwards and feel the effort. Legs beg to stop. Shoulders ask for a break. Mouth reminds me I’m thirsty.
But I’ve learned that sometimes you have to ride through the hurt.
Sometimes you have to push through the hard.
That’s how you get stronger.
That’s how you beat the next hill faster.
Yes, there are seasons when we need to stop and rest or tend to an injury.
But there are other moments when the only way through is to just keep going.
To climb the impossible.
Then look out from the top and say, “I didn’t know I had it in me.”
Oh, yes, you’ve got it in you. Because you’ve got a limitless God in you too.
That means you can press on, press in, never give up.
You just might be closer than you think.
Go, friend, go.
{I’m cheering you on as you do. Yes, woo-hoo for YOU!}
“Let your light shine before men
in such a way that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
~Mathew 5:16, NASB~
John Morgan, of Amite, had surgery at North Oaks yesterday. Please keep John and his family in your prayers.
Jimmy Schwartz is home from North Oaks again. Please continue to pray for him.
Momma is on that roller coaster ride again and taking all of us with her. Please pray for our family.
Donnie Eudy, my brother-in-law, will have a cyst removed from his foot/ankle this morning in Hammond. Pray all goes well today and during his recovery time.
Boyd was blessed to find a cancellation with a neurologist and get in yesterday. He will be having tests today and tomorrow before seeing a specialist Monday. Thanks to FBC, New Orleans for stepping in and helping the family with logistics.
Heart to Heart with Holley: Why I can’t compete with you…
(Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:31 AM PDT)
We’re all running a race.
But it isn’t what you might imagine.
We don’t have the same starting line.
The same distance to go.
The same steps to take.
Our finish lines are even in different places.
You see, my friend, we’re not running on a track–
we’re each running on a one-lane path.
In the Kingdom, there’s no such thing as competition.
It’s impossible.
Because no one else ever has or ever will run your race.
So go for it, my friend, be strong, brave, beautiful YOU all the way to the end.
{Psst, here’s a secret: You’ve already won.}
Maybe our “roller coaster ride” I mentioned earlier should have been described as a personal race. Thanks, Holley, for reminding me we have already won.
Anna Lee
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Boyd was able to get an appointment for today. Yeah! He won’t have to wait until September 27th to get on the road to better/controlled health. Pray for the process he will be beginning today.
Momma is even better today than yesterday. I request you pray for her weight. She has lost about ten pounds. Pray for her malnutrition and her anemia too.
More later…I’m going to bed now.
Anna Lee
Angie Nielsen’s mom, Tay Cotton, is home. Thank you for praying for her.
Pray for families trying to get some family time in before school begins again. Think of those you know who might need some school supplies or clothing help. Take care of the need or share the need with someone or a group who will meet the need.
“And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision,
‘Do not be afraid,
but go on speaking and do not be silent,
for I am with you,
and no one will attack you to harm you,
for I have many in this city who are my people.’”
~Acts 18: 9-10, ESV~
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Momma seems to be a little better. Hopefully, she will be strong enough to begin some new physical therapy today. I have her a nice wardrobe of clothing to choose from. After 32 days of hospital gowns, anything different will be an improvement. Pray she gets to have new physical therapy experiences.
The Hatchel family headed back to New Orleans a few minutes ago. Thanks for the way you welcomed them to Kentwood and made them feel so welcome.
Time for a nap. I’m on the night shift this week, so The Prayer Link will be delayed each day until I get home from the hospital. Please be patient with my schedule.
Anna Lee
Jimmy Schwartz is in room 4118 at North Oaks. Hopefully, after a blood clotting test tomorrow, he will be able to go home. Pray he gets his health issues resolved so he can be back at home.
Pray for Randy Relan, from Amite, and his family. His wife Kelly wrote:
Here we go. Here (Ochsner) we are! bc Randy is #2 and they have a liver. They always call in the first two candidates. PLEASE PRAY for our family’s patience and acceptance and that we remain mindful of the whole “Thy will be done” concept.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and He will make your paths straight.”
~Psalm 3:5-6 NIV~
CaringBridge:CallieCole – What an amazing family serving an amazing God!
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| Johnny L. Carney (May 11, 1965 – July 30, 2011)
Johnny L. Carney was born May 11, 1965 and passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his residence. He was 46, a native of Kentwood and resident of Tunica. Johnny was a Retired Master Sgt. Correctional Officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA. Johnny is survived by his wife, Alana Courtney Carney, Tunica; daughter, Kristine Deanna Carney Periou and husband Blake, Arnaudville; mother, Eva Carney, Tunica; granddaughter, Jordan Lynn Periou, Arnaudville; brother, Wallace Carney, Jr. and wife Nancy, Tunica; 2 sisters, Ann Carney Lane and husband Mike, Amite & Denise Carney Lemoine and husband Donald, Tunica; 5 sisters-in-law, Marjorie Seal and husband Jimmy, Amite, Brenda Pousson and husband Michael, Sulphur, Hazel Drotleff and husband Andy, DeFuniak Springs, FL, Evelyn Vaughn and husband Donald, Dothan, AL & Jo Ann Courtney, Ark; personal friend, Allen C. Gintz, Marksville; numerous nieces, nephews & extended family. Preceded in death by his father, Wallace B. Carney, Sr.; paternal grandparents, Alex B. & Lillie Ballard Carney; maternal grandparents, Charles T. and Eva T. Jones; aunt, Lois Lilly; uncle Buddy Lilly; brother-in-law, Gene Courtney. Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Tuesday,, August 2, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 3:00 p.m.in the funeral home Chapel. Interment in Ford Cemetery, Independence, LA. An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N and Hwy 16W (Exit 46) next to Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.
Have a great Lord’s Day! Anna Lee |
“Now he who plants and he who waters are one,
and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
For we are God’s fellow workers.”
~1 Corinthians 3:8-9a~
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Jadon’sStory:GettingReady
We are getting ready to leave for Boston. Our flight leaves Sunday at 1:30. It is a direct flight into Boston..Yay!!! We arrive in Boston at 5:55 which is 4:55 Louisiana time. It’s just me and mommy and mommy is a little nervous about that. Mainly because she will get the results in Boston all by herself. Thank God for cell phones and skpye. We are staying at a hotel this time because family housing is booked. So yes a $60 dollar stay has turned into $400. We have to do what we have to though. There are several others who are in the hospital longer than I’m going to be in that need a place to stay too. We have been very blessed to get to stay in the family housing in the past. We know everything will work out. I’ll keep everyone updated while we are there. I will be admitted on Monday at 1:00 pm. My Pet scan is Tuesday morning and then we will be released sometime Wednesday once we get the results. Please pray that they can find a way to stop these seizures. I really need some relief. Having 100 seizures a day is no fun 😦 I have to leave you with a happy. My PT was playing around yesterday and decided to put tape on my feet. It has made a huge difference. I’m able to feel my feet better and I’m standing straight up while holding on to things. I’ve been doing this for a while but I’ve never stood straight up and been as sturdy as I am now. It’s the little tricks that make a huge difference. We are also going to start trying to increase my lamictal again. So tomorrow morning we will increase it by 5 mg. Please pray that the rash stays away. We don’t want to deal with that again. Thanks for praying for me and my family. If you don’t mind say a little prayer for my brother. He doesn’t like it when we have to leave for the hospital. He really is a great big brother. Just look at the picture 🙂
Heart to Heart with Holley: When you need to get a lot done…
Rush-rush.
Aren’t there ever enough hours in the day?
And it seems a Voice whispers to my heart…
“Not for your agenda–but always for Mine.”
I stop, sigh, smile.
The most important “done” in my life is not the one I hope to write on my list at the end of the day. Instead it’s the one I hope to hear at the end of my life:
“Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Ah, yes, I’m called to relationship not accomplishment.
And I’m loved no matter how many items on my list are left unchecked.
Whew.
I’m so glad.
You too?
Boyd and Jennie Hatchel will be speaking at the 10:30 morning worship of FBC, Kentwood tomorrow. The grandchildren have grown so much. Come see for yourselves!
Anna Lee
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