Today, we enjoyed a glorious time at the Weldon's pond for food, fellowship and fun. Thank you so much, Tom and Wendy, for opening your hearts and your property to have everyone down today. Everyone had a wonderful time.
Here are the photos from this afternoon.
On Weldon Pond
If anyone would like me to email them any of these pictures in full-resolution, please email the blog at BBCHomebuilders@gmail.com.
Have a great week!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Prayer Requests - June 22, 2008
HILL - Jonathan's Mom in hospital getting treatment for blood clot in leg. Pray for her and my Step-Dad as he takes care of her.
GARBEE - Lisa having ultrasound on Tuesday. Pray that the doctors will gain information useful to make decisions regarding future procedures.
JOHN BROWN - Please pray for Christine's Grandma Joyce as she has a scan this week to look into a few concerns they have. Pray for peace for Joyce and wisdom for the doctors. Also please pray for John and I , we have an important meeting this week concerning Austin.
PATTERSON - Champion family; Father passed away.
BRYANT - Praise God that Aaron passed his CPA exam! Pray for Tiffany's Dad, Marty, he will be away from home until July 5 and has been away all June for his trucking business.
HODGKINS - Clark traveling for a few days
RODGERS - Melanie's strep throat this week and stomach sickness; unspoken; VBS
PARK - Praise - William feels he did OK on ACT - we don't have results yet. Also, our nephew, Drew Bowman, is doing very well after his surgery.
BOWMAN - Praise - Boys just came back from a youth conference all fired up for God and more in love with God. God has certainly been a Father to the fatherless. Prayer request - situation at work.
SINIARD - Ronnie is under the weather
STEVE BROWN - Father, Isaiah Brown, continued prayer for his strength and health as he has dialysis weekly. Thank you.
WELDON - Please pray as the election comes closer - that we continue to keep our priorities in line and use the Holy Spirit to guide us.
DENTON - Praise! No permanent damage to Trudie's Mom's eyes.
HOPKINS - sick girls
PRESCOTT - safe travel back from Florida
RIDDLE - Alex, Justin and Jared with strep throat, special request for Alex.
STILES - safe travel for Bill this week. Unspoken for friends. Sarah's Mom's continued healing following cancer surgery (pathology report not encouraging). Whit traveling to Los Angeles Monday to play at Saddleback Church on Tuesday morning with "Watermark." Please pray for safety and for his talents to be used for the Lord. Guidance in his life. Silent for Lesley.
VANBUSKIRK - continued prayers for Valerie, Steven, Luke and Logan. Valerie's Mom to be traveling this week also.
TERRELL - sick children these past couple of weeks
VBS
Several of you may remember Dan and Heather Shaw - they are having their baby boy tomorrow at 5:00 (c-section).
GARBEE - Lisa having ultrasound on Tuesday. Pray that the doctors will gain information useful to make decisions regarding future procedures.
JOHN BROWN - Please pray for Christine's Grandma Joyce as she has a scan this week to look into a few concerns they have. Pray for peace for Joyce and wisdom for the doctors. Also please pray for John and I , we have an important meeting this week concerning Austin.
PATTERSON - Champion family; Father passed away.
BRYANT - Praise God that Aaron passed his CPA exam! Pray for Tiffany's Dad, Marty, he will be away from home until July 5 and has been away all June for his trucking business.
HODGKINS - Clark traveling for a few days
RODGERS - Melanie's strep throat this week and stomach sickness; unspoken; VBS
PARK - Praise - William feels he did OK on ACT - we don't have results yet. Also, our nephew, Drew Bowman, is doing very well after his surgery.
BOWMAN - Praise - Boys just came back from a youth conference all fired up for God and more in love with God. God has certainly been a Father to the fatherless. Prayer request - situation at work.
SINIARD - Ronnie is under the weather
STEVE BROWN - Father, Isaiah Brown, continued prayer for his strength and health as he has dialysis weekly. Thank you.
WELDON - Please pray as the election comes closer - that we continue to keep our priorities in line and use the Holy Spirit to guide us.
DENTON - Praise! No permanent damage to Trudie's Mom's eyes.
HOPKINS - sick girls
PRESCOTT - safe travel back from Florida
RIDDLE - Alex, Justin and Jared with strep throat, special request for Alex.
STILES - safe travel for Bill this week. Unspoken for friends. Sarah's Mom's continued healing following cancer surgery (pathology report not encouraging). Whit traveling to Los Angeles Monday to play at Saddleback Church on Tuesday morning with "Watermark." Please pray for safety and for his talents to be used for the Lord. Guidance in his life. Silent for Lesley.
VANBUSKIRK - continued prayers for Valerie, Steven, Luke and Logan. Valerie's Mom to be traveling this week also.
TERRELL - sick children these past couple of weeks
VBS
Several of you may remember Dan and Heather Shaw - they are having their baby boy tomorrow at 5:00 (c-section).
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Bill Stiles' Swimsuit
That's right - if you come to next week's class social, you're likely to see Bill Stiles in a swimsuit. Thankfully, he has promised not to wear the one his mom bought him for the high dive!!
Bill wrote ...
We want to encourage everyone to be a part of the after-church fellowship at the ponds next Sunday, June 29. We so appreciate Tom and Wendy Weldon for inviting us all and making this possible. The whole family is invited.
Here is a link to the map: On Weldon Pond
The plan is to head to the ponds right after church and wrap it up about 4. It would be a good idea to either come to church dressed for the party, or bring clothes and change at church. I pledge to wear my bathing suit to Sunday School next week. If you don't believe it, then be there to check it out. There is a restroom at the ponds, but Wendy says it may not be the one you want to change in.
The Weldons are preparing a great afternoon for us. There is going to be:
Bill wrote ...
We want to encourage everyone to be a part of the after-church fellowship at the ponds next Sunday, June 29. We so appreciate Tom and Wendy Weldon for inviting us all and making this possible. The whole family is invited.
Here is a link to the map: On Weldon Pond
The plan is to head to the ponds right after church and wrap it up about 4. It would be a good idea to either come to church dressed for the party, or bring clothes and change at church. I pledge to wear my bathing suit to Sunday School next week. If you don't believe it, then be there to check it out. There is a restroom at the ponds, but Wendy says it may not be the one you want to change in.
The Weldons are preparing a great afternoon for us. There is going to be:
- Bar-be-que. The Weldon's are supplying the meat and we all are bringing the fixin's. If you don't know what to bring, call or email Janice.
- Every family needs to bring drinks.
- Fishing ... bring your stuff!
- Jet skiing
- Pony rides for the little ones
- Swimming
- Throwing a ball or frisbee around
- Chillin' out in the shade
. . . and of course lots of very good friends having fun. See you next week!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Prayer Requests - June 15, 2008
Giffords--Huge praise--Valerie's procedure showed no blockage in her heart. Will follow up in 2 weeks to det ermine cause of arrythmia.
Browns--Steve's father, Isaiah Brown: continue to pray for strength and for a efforts to arrange transportation from CARTA back from weekly dialysis treatments.
Lowry--a friend with lung cancer; sale of dad's house.
Hill--Jonathan's mother totaled her car this week. She has a broken wrist, ribs and a lot of bruising. Pray for her quick recovery for family members as they care for her. VBS is one week away! You don't want your kids to miss POWERLAB!
Bryant--Please continue to pray for Aaron's grandparents who are still in the process of moving from their home of 35 years to a home closer to everyone. Pray that Aaron's uncle Howard will have the strength and wisdom as he has many decisions to make as a conservator over the grandparent's estate. Also, decisions for us--many in the summer to be made.
Rodgers--Bryan's mom is still waiting on doctors to make a decision on what to do surgery-wise. Unspoken.
Weldons--Pray for the campaign and election in July.
Salley--Cristy's grandfather fell at church Sunday. He has six stitches and quite a bit of swelling and bruising on his head and around his eye. He is now at home, but will go back to the hospital for a scan of an aneurysm that doctors believe was existing before the fall. Cristy says he is refusing to take any pain medications, just toughing it out.
VanBuskirks--Valerie is at 35 weeks and the babies could come any day now!
Prescotts--Traveling this week.
Faulks--Jennifer's mother is doing better. Pray for Chris and Jennifer as well--number six on the way!
Stiles--Janice is still feeling poorly. We're also concerned about Sarah's mom (Whit's girlfriend's mom) who got discouraging news that cancer was found in her lymph nodes.
Browns--Steve's father, Isaiah Brown: continue to pray for strength and for a efforts to arrange transportation from CARTA back from weekly dialysis treatments.
Lowry--a friend with lung cancer; sale of dad's house.
Hill--Jonathan's mother totaled her car this week. She has a broken wrist, ribs and a lot of bruising. Pray for her quick recovery for family members as they care for her. VBS is one week away! You don't want your kids to miss POWERLAB!
Bryant--Please continue to pray for Aaron's grandparents who are still in the process of moving from their home of 35 years to a home closer to everyone. Pray that Aaron's uncle Howard will have the strength and wisdom as he has many decisions to make as a conservator over the grandparent's estate. Also, decisions for us--many in the summer to be made.
Rodgers--Bryan's mom is still waiting on doctors to make a decision on what to do surgery-wise. Unspoken.
Weldons--Pray for the campaign and election in July.
Salley--Cristy's grandfather fell at church Sunday. He has six stitches and quite a bit of swelling and bruising on his head and around his eye. He is now at home, but will go back to the hospital for a scan of an aneurysm that doctors believe was existing before the fall. Cristy says he is refusing to take any pain medications, just toughing it out.
VanBuskirks--Valerie is at 35 weeks and the babies could come any day now!
Prescotts--Traveling this week.
Faulks--Jennifer's mother is doing better. Pray for Chris and Jennifer as well--number six on the way!
Stiles--Janice is still feeling poorly. We're also concerned about Sarah's mom (Whit's girlfriend's mom) who got discouraging news that cancer was found in her lymph nodes.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Bucket Brigade
There was a time in America before fire trucks and hydrants that neighbors fought fires as a bucket brigade. All willing men and women would come running with buckets in hand and take their places in line to pass water hand to hand from source to blaze. Their efforts were pretty anemic, but they did what they could.
A little over a year ago we introduced our own bucket in the Sunday School class, with the idea of doing a little bit to help supply water to villages in Africa. The intent was that all willing men and women would drop in a dollar--just a dollar--as they wanted to . . . no pressure, no weekly announcements. Over the year we raised about $150, all of which went to BloodWater Mission.
Over the past six months, however, the bucket has gotten pretty lonely. Many weeks went by without any dollars going in at all, so for the past two months I just left the bucket in its hiding place. But with your permission, I would like to bring it back.
WorldVision, and a number of other trustworthy Christian organizations, offer programs to sponsor children and feed the poor around the world. I propose we use our bucket for this purpose--to sponsor a child. If we raise more than the sponsorship amount in a particular month, we'll provide it to the ministry to help others.
If the class supports it, I will put the bucket out in its spot near the door. Then as we all feel led, we'll drop in a dollar or so a week and see how it goes.
Every bucket has at least one hole in it--in the top--where stuff goes in. One person and one bucket can't do much, but a whole brigade can change someone's life.
Give me your thoughts,
Bill
Monday, June 9, 2008
Prayer Requests - June 8, 2008
PATTERSON - praise for a great trip this past week! Alice Sikkema - continued chemo - almost done - doing well.
PRESCOTT - Pray for the family of Jo Hannah - passed away Wed. She was a former BBC member and a special friend.
LOWRY - Friend with lung cancer going through chemo. Big work decisions. Dad needs to sell house in McMinnville. Praise - Allison feeling much better - thanks for prayers!!
WOOD - Praise - Stephanie's Dad doing well. Please continue to pray for his strength during radiation treatments over the next 4 weeks. Thank you for your prayers.
HILL - VBS June 22 - June 26. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Still need some help with elementary kids.
BRYANT - Pray for Aaron's Dad's health and their living and caretaking arrangements with Aaron's grandmother who has terminal cancer. Also pray for Tiffany's Dad who is planning to start his our trucking business - wisdom needed. Tiffany's Brother's son, Wesley, lumps on neck to be healed. Pray for us to sell one of our rental homes in a fair transaction - it's between family so pray that everyone feels they have received "a good deal."
MILLER - 27 weeks along and doing well!! Blessed!! Please continue to pray for Leslie - nurse at Parkridge who lost house in fire last week.
GIFFORD - Please remember Valerie this week. She had a test on her heart which came back abnormal with a possibility of blockage. She will undergo more tests this week.
PARK - Please pray for our nephew, Drew Bowan (age 14), who's having surgery tomorrow (Monday). Got a broken nose playing baseball and has to have reconstruction. Also, William will be taking the ACT on Saturday.
COUGHLIN - Please continue to remember this family following the death of Michelle's stepbrother, Drew Comer.
FAULK - Jennifer's Mom
PANNI - family at Children's Camp this week and all the children attending with them.
VANBUSKIRK - Babies and Valerie's continued strength
WELDON - upcoming election in July. Please pray for this family and the added stresses that go along with a campaign
STILES - Sarah's Mom's cancer surgery is Monday morning in Memphis. Traveling mercies for Sarah as she travels early Monday morning and back to Nashville on Monday evening.
Please be in prayer for the Adam Major family in the loss of his Mom last week. Funeral was Sunday.
Many families traveling this weekend - Garbee, Gray, Hodgkins, Rodgers, Weldon
Also, pray for Issac Bailey (son of Michelle and David Bailey - BBC
members) as he has heart repair done today in Nashville. I believe he's 5 years old (maybe 6).
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 29 at the Weldon's for lunch, fishing, jet skiing, and lots of fun together. Children included!!
More to come later on this.
PRESCOTT - Pray for the family of Jo Hannah - passed away Wed. She was a former BBC member and a special friend.
LOWRY - Friend with lung cancer going through chemo. Big work decisions. Dad needs to sell house in McMinnville. Praise - Allison feeling much better - thanks for prayers!!
WOOD - Praise - Stephanie's Dad doing well. Please continue to pray for his strength during radiation treatments over the next 4 weeks. Thank you for your prayers.
HILL - VBS June 22 - June 26. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Still need some help with elementary kids.
BRYANT - Pray for Aaron's Dad's health and their living and caretaking arrangements with Aaron's grandmother who has terminal cancer. Also pray for Tiffany's Dad who is planning to start his our trucking business - wisdom needed. Tiffany's Brother's son, Wesley, lumps on neck to be healed. Pray for us to sell one of our rental homes in a fair transaction - it's between family so pray that everyone feels they have received "a good deal."
MILLER - 27 weeks along and doing well!! Blessed!! Please continue to pray for Leslie - nurse at Parkridge who lost house in fire last week.
GIFFORD - Please remember Valerie this week. She had a test on her heart which came back abnormal with a possibility of blockage. She will undergo more tests this week.
PARK - Please pray for our nephew, Drew Bowan (age 14), who's having surgery tomorrow (Monday). Got a broken nose playing baseball and has to have reconstruction. Also, William will be taking the ACT on Saturday.
COUGHLIN - Please continue to remember this family following the death of Michelle's stepbrother, Drew Comer.
FAULK - Jennifer's Mom
PANNI - family at Children's Camp this week and all the children attending with them.
VANBUSKIRK - Babies and Valerie's continued strength
WELDON - upcoming election in July. Please pray for this family and the added stresses that go along with a campaign
STILES - Sarah's Mom's cancer surgery is Monday morning in Memphis. Traveling mercies for Sarah as she travels early Monday morning and back to Nashville on Monday evening.
Please be in prayer for the Adam Major family in the loss of his Mom last week. Funeral was Sunday.
Many families traveling this weekend - Garbee, Gray, Hodgkins, Rodgers, Weldon
Also, pray for Issac Bailey (son of Michelle and David Bailey - BBC
members) as he has heart repair done today in Nashville. I believe he's 5 years old (maybe 6).
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 29 at the Weldon's for lunch, fishing, jet skiing, and lots of fun together. Children included!!
More to come later on this.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Prayer Requests - June 1, 2008
STEVE BROWN - Continue to pray for Steve's Dad - Isaiah Brown - for his strength to continue to grow. Thank you.
HICKMAN - cont'd prayer for David's Dad - doing so well! Melissa's Mom - BP issues.
WOOD - Stephanie's Dad starting radiation Monday
SALLEY - Cristy's Grandpa had a bone density scan and they have found cancer in his bones
MILLER - Leslie (Mary's co-worker) house burned down this week. Pray we find the right house for Mary's parents to move into.
HILL - VBS is coming soon. Please be in prayer for our teachers and leaders as they prepare for June 22-26. We could still use some help too!!
COUGHLIN - Please keep this family in your prayers after the loss of Michelle's stepbrother in a car accident on Sunday
FAULK - Jennifer's Mom
GARRETT - Shelley and Greg traveled to see Greg's Mom for her 80th birthday this weekend
GETZ - continued strength for Karol's Mom
HODGKINS - traveling this week in California for family vacation
LOWRY - continued health for Allison
RODGERS - family traveling this week
STILES - our Moms, Bill's brother and his family. Sarah's Mom has mastectomy this week then begins radiation.
A real "God thing" happened yesterday with Bill's brother. We got home from church and had a message from Mildred and Richard Bethea. They are in New England on vacation and were touring the battlefield in Gettysburg, PA, and their tour guide was Bill's brother! Can you believe that? They didn't even know Cliff lived there. We think only God could have orchestrated that - sort of like a messenger to a troubled soul!
TERRELL - traveling home from Disney
VANBUSKIRK - babies and Valerie's health
HICKMAN - cont'd prayer for David's Dad - doing so well! Melissa's Mom - BP issues.
WOOD - Stephanie's Dad starting radiation Monday
SALLEY - Cristy's Grandpa had a bone density scan and they have found cancer in his bones
MILLER - Leslie (Mary's co-worker) house burned down this week. Pray we find the right house for Mary's parents to move into.
HILL - VBS is coming soon. Please be in prayer for our teachers and leaders as they prepare for June 22-26. We could still use some help too!!
COUGHLIN - Please keep this family in your prayers after the loss of Michelle's stepbrother in a car accident on Sunday
FAULK - Jennifer's Mom
GARRETT - Shelley and Greg traveled to see Greg's Mom for her 80th birthday this weekend
GETZ - continued strength for Karol's Mom
HODGKINS - traveling this week in California for family vacation
LOWRY - continued health for Allison
RODGERS - family traveling this week
STILES - our Moms, Bill's brother and his family. Sarah's Mom has mastectomy this week then begins radiation.
A real "God thing" happened yesterday with Bill's brother. We got home from church and had a message from Mildred and Richard Bethea. They are in New England on vacation and were touring the battlefield in Gettysburg, PA, and their tour guide was Bill's brother! Can you believe that? They didn't even know Cliff lived there. We think only God could have orchestrated that - sort of like a messenger to a troubled soul!
TERRELL - traveling home from Disney
VANBUSKIRK - babies and Valerie's health
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