We got a good rain Sunday afternoon. David and I had been sitting on the porch watching the last of the company pulling out of the drive and I told him that I saw a few clouds in the sky and hoped it was rain clouds so I wouldn’t have to water my flowers. We didn’t get in the house good until it started pouring down rain.
Please pray for Kenny and Mike Parker and family. Ms. Elouise Parker, 93, passed away Aug. 5 at Providence Assisted Living in Grenada. What a wonderful soft spoken, Christian lady who made the best caramel cakes I have ever eaten.
Please pray for the Peggy Brewer family of Athens, Alabama, and Tillatoba. Peggy lost her battle with cancer late Sunday night. God decided He didn’t want Peggy to suffer any more and He took her home. Prayers are being lifted for her family and friends.
Debbie and Tommy McCool made a trip to Leland last week to help Tommy’s sister, Patsy, move a hospital bed for her husband. There is nothing like the help of a big brother and Tommy is one of the best!
Lila Myrick went to visitation Saturday for Elouise Parker at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service. On Sunday, Lila visited with Shannon Manzo and Jordanna Twilley at Shannon’s home. Shannon and Lila used to sing specials at church.
Happy birthday to Ryan Donovan on the 13th; to Jordan McKinney on the 14th; to Barry Hoop on the 15th; to Will Tillman and Sherry Anderson on the 16th; to Charla Campbell on the 17th; to Marilyn Beardain on the 18th; and to Roseanne, Rose and Roland Hartley on the 20th. May you all have a great day celebrating your birthday.
Martha Box says time is passing so fast that she is “shopping for new running shoes to try to keep up!” Martha said she is up and accomplishing more this week. “I stopped making the To Do List. Now I just write the Got it Done list and it is growing more every day.”
Martha baked a caramel cake and a lemon blueberry cake for Kenny Parker’s family. They celebrated the life of his mom, Mrs. Elouise Parker, on Saturday. Martha said the service was exceptional. “Grand girls wrote and read a wonderful poem about their experience with grandma! Great message from Bro. Harris. Then a so good meal prepared by Tillatoba Baptist Church ladies. Good cooks and loving care were great.”
Martha Box had a great time dancing with a few good friends Saturday night. “Still unable to bebop yet but my foot is healing well to two-step a moment.” She reported a beautiful Sunday message at Pine Grove Baptist Church, where she visited with Phil and Ginger Harrison and the boys. They celebrated Mrs. Margaret Simpson’s 96th birthday! Her family sang so well in church, Martha said, and then enjoyed a wonderful meal. “All those old songs sung by those gathered in the dining area so reminded me of how all used to gather on weekends and holidays. Every porch or inside would be full of happy folks singing ‘Where Could I Go but to the Lord,’ or “I Want to Stroll Over Heaven with You! I know I can't sing, but they had my heart stirred up and my mouth trying to sing.”
Ginger Harrison said it was a good weekend. They enjoyed celebrating Mrs. Margaret Simpson’s 96th birthday at Pine Grove. “We had a good lunch and then enjoyed an old-fashioned gospel singing,” Ginger said.
David and I visited the little ones, Haven Rose and Waylon Jr., Sunday afternoon. Little Waylon has cut his first tooth and I think it was bothering him because he was a little fussy. Maybe if he can cut some more this winter, it will be a lot easier for him.
Recipe for the week: “Three ingredient pineapple cake”
1 box of angel food cake mix
1 20-ounce can of crushed pineapple with juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix the three ingredients and pour in a 9x13 greased baking dish. Cook for 30 minutes in a 350° oven. When the cake is done, sprinkle powdered sugar over the top of the cake and enjoy.
Thought for the day: “You can’t believe everything you hear, but you can repeat it.”
Until next week, y’all stay blessed!
