Pastor's Blog

Obviously, many of us watched the Bama versus Auburn football game today.  My hat is off to the Auburn team and coaches for a game well played and coached.  My sister, Melissa, who is a die hard Auburn fan tells me that Coach Chizik is a fine person and a Christian.  (Of course, she thinks all AU fans are Christians! LOL!)

Alabama showed some resiliency in coming back from 14 points down and then 7 points down.  It was a hostile environment.  I am sure that my brother, Freddie, & his wife, Mary Jane, Pastor Bob Harvey, Renee Winkler, and others did their part to make the noise very much a distraction for the Bama team.  However, a win is a win and the season continues. 

In the end, it is just a game.  I do my best to keep that in perspective.  So, congratulations to Bama for getting the win and to Auburn for playing their hearts out! 

I do not like the Friday setting for this game!  I will probably get up and go to church tomorrow and wonder why no one else is there!

Diane Cordelle & Keith Brown’s grandmother, Lillian Brown, passed away yesterday.  The visitation will be tonight from 5:00 – 8:00PM at the Radney Funeral Home in Saraland with the funeral taking place tomorrow at noon from Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home.  Pray for this family as they go through this time of grief.

Thanksgiving Day ’09 will go down as “different” for the Turrentine family but “different” in a good way due to the birth of Titus.  We spent the morning at the hospital and then had our Thanksgiving meal at Cracker Barrel.  It was “good” but it wasn’t Ann’s cooking!  We will have that this Sunday!

I have to tell you that the staff at the hospital has been superb!  Lisa and our girls were born in the same hospital as Titus and I cannot say enough good things about the doctor, the nurses, and the entire staff.  They have gone above & beyond to take care of Daphne & Titus.  I have been impressed and grateful!

Also, on behalf of Brad & Daphne, I say “thank you” to those who have visited and/or called the hospital.  We are blessed.  Daphne & Titus will come home this morning! 

I don’t have an update on Miss Vivian or anyone else – sorry about that!  However, I am assuming that “no news is good news” in this situation. 

It is 3:30AM and I am about to join Lisa on a quick run to Mobile.  Have I lost my mind?  Probably!  However, Home Depot has some things on sale that will benefit GRACE Ministries.  Otherwise, I would be in the bed! 

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