Pastor's Blog

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”  (Psalm 119:11)

It is true there was no blog entry yesterday.  Why?  I am so not going to throw Katie Tillman under the bus so I will just accept the blame and move on.  Enough said!

I posted the obituaries for Jimmy Tagert’s father and Jeff Long’s mother.  Jimmy’s dad passed from this life early Sunday morning and Jeff’s mother passed from this life Sunday night.  The celebration of life service for Jeff’s mother will take place tomorrow in Bay Minette.  The celebration of life for Jimmy’s father will take place on Friday at Serenity.  There will be a visitation with the Tagert family on Thursday night.  Pray for these two families.

Marjorie Peacock had knee replacement surgery yesterday and did well.  She should be home in a day or two.  She used the same surgeon as Gloria Whitmore did.  Evidently, the guy is really good.  I do know that he prays with his patients before doing surgery.  Reminds me of Dr. Whigham from years past.  Pray for Marjorie.  By the way, Gloria was back in church Sunday – amazing!

Joe Povilonis had a heart cath yesterday which revealed a blockage.  A stent was put in place to go along with one he received a few years ago.  Pray for Joe.

Maria Wainwright’s sister, Cathy, has been admitted to the hospital and they plan on doing heart surgery tomorrow if her blood thickness is acceptable.  Pray for Cathy.

A family friend, Helen Robertson Taylor, passed away in Hartselle yesterday.  David, Helen and family moved to Hartselle when Bro. Johnny was our pastor (circa 1972) to serve on staff at Shady Grove.  They never left.  David passed from this life several years ago and Helen would later marry Junior Taylor who is a cousin to Sonny Bates.  Pray for Helen’s family during this time.

Mark Mast and his team are leaving Guatemala today.  He was apparently bitten by a spider a few days ago and has had swelling in one of his legs and some pain/discomfort since then.  Pray for healing.

It has been determined that my dad is a diabetic.  His diabetes can be controlled by diet at this point.  Mama is having issues with one of her eyes and will see a specialist tomorrow.  Prayers appreciated.

Soccer registration took place last night and will do the same tonight from 5:00 – 7:00PM in the CAB.  Pass the word!

We are actively signing folks up for our January 30 – February 6 and February 6 – 13, 2020 Guatemala Relief And Compassion Effort trips.  Interested?  Contact me personally.  Those trips are filling really fast and will be completely filled within a week or two.

Dr. Rex, absolutely yes to your request of last week.

It appears that we will get rain for the next several days with a decent chance of rain for the next week plus.  I would love to be getting a garden in the ground.  The Lord knows.

I will be glad when March Madness arrives!

I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.