Joys & Concerns 8/14

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

Chris's mom's friend is under hospice care for lung cancer.

Sarah's hairdresser, Toby, is pregnant. She is single and has a daughter in high school as well as some medical issues complicating the pregnancy.

Chris will be traveling for work again this week. He has been working and staying in Temple during the week days.

The Lax's dog Sophie is doing much better!

The Comptons were in class today and reported that Alisa is doing well. She has been moved out of the NICU and into the Special Care Nursery. She may be able to go home in just a couple of weeks!

Happy Birthday to Emily Wood on August 18th and Bryson Garcia on August 20th!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Joys & Concerns 8/7

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

The Hlavatys are traveling to Destin.

Amy H's distant cousin died of a drug overdose at the age of 28.

Keenan's great uncle has prostate cancer and will not be doing any further treatment. He is currently in the hospital but they are hoping he will get to go home.

Karla's cousin is getting divorced after being married for 20 years. They have 3 children.

Janessa's sister who had a baby 1 month ago is trying to find a job and child care.

Phil's friend's son got out of the hospital last week and was able to fly home.

Paxton will be baptized next Sunday at 9:45.

Ashlea and Ally have traveled to Nebraska.

Jason's friend Brian has started chemo this week. His wife's scans were clean!

The Lax's dog Sophie is recovering from back surgery and was just able to go home.

Virginia's cousin in England had her baby.

Finally, Lane & Virginia's new baby girl, Alisa Lynn, arrived August 9th, about 6 weeks early. Please keep the Comptons in your prayers.

Have a great week everyone!

Baby Compton is here

Baby Compton was born this morning at 4:50 am weighing 4 lbs. 13 oz and 18 inches long. She is a little more than 6 weeks early so will be in the NICU for a while. Her arrival was obviously a surprise so no name yet and they are both a little shocked. Baby is having trouble breathing and is under an oxygen tent. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers and I'll find out if/when they are ready for visitors, etc. Welcome Baby Compton!

PS...sorry if you received this info via email from me. I wanted to make sure everyone got the message

Prayers for Baby Compton

Just received a text from Virginia that her water broke around 6 pm. She is around 32-33 weeks, I believe. They are keeping her in the hospital until the baby is born but not sure yet when that will be. In her words, "could be hours, could be weeks". She will keep us updated but in the meantime please keep them in your prayers. I will let you all know if there is more we can do to help. Thanks, Janessa

Joys & Concerns 7/31

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

Jason Lax's coworker's husband passed away suddenly.

The Lax's dog, Sophie, may need to have surgery for a herniated disc.

Emily W. had an allergic reaction after eating peanut butter but is doing much better now.

Angie's sister is expecting.

Victor's best friend's wife is dealing with a lot of pain following her double mastectomy.

Karla & Keenan are still working on getting their office fixed from flooding.

Keenan is under a lot of stress at work right now.

Karla will be having a test done on Friday.

Virginia is doing well, and we all enjoyed her baby shower Saturday!

Happy Birthday Lily on August 6th!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Officer Elections

Hello everyone. I posted the officer election via the zoomerang website using imported emails that I had on everyone. Keep an eye out for it. If you did not receive it, I most likely have a bad email for you. Let me know and I'll send you the link.

Thanks,
Wayne

Prayer Request Update

Here is an update from the Hlavaty's on their friend's son, Kyle:

He woke up on Friday, and has only shown minimal brain damage in the tests they have done since. They moved him out of ICU yesterday.

Kyle is doing SO well. He ate pancakes today and walked around the room. He did perfect when the neurologist examined him. He knows what year it is. He knows he's in the hospital because he's sick. His eyes are swollen and he is coughing a lot because he still has a little fluid in his lung. But he is doing very well and we are very excited.

Not sure if they have a formal diagnosis on what happened, but he seems to be doing well so far. Still at least another week in the hospital as far as I know.

Treasurer's Update

Hi!  I hope everyone is having a great week.  Here is a treasury update since my last on 4/30:

Previous Balance (as of 4/30/11)            $2,573.55

Deposits (since 4/30)                               267.00

Withdrawls:

     Pastoral Care                                         (120.00)

     Mission-Dr. Nancy and Larry                    (200.00)

Balance 7/25/11                                $2,520.55 

Paid in Full Update to be paid 10/2011:

At my last update we had $1087 towards our $1500 to be paid in October 2011, to that we will add one half of the deposits above or $134 making our paid in full balance accumulated of $1221! So there is $279 remaining to get to the $1500 we owe.  We have just 3 more months as we have to pay this by 10/31/11.  It should be noted that since we have only added $240 to this in 5 months so we need to have better weeks in the next 3 months if we're going to get there without dipping into the additional money in the treasury for other things.  The amount remaining in the treasury right now that is not reserved for paid in full is about $1300.

I will make a deposit tomorrow for those of you who have written checks.

Hope to see everyone on Sunday!

Ashlea

Prayer Requests

Karla shared some prayer requests with me:

There was a flood in their office on Thursday, and thankfully it was just a pipe and not a foundation problem! It is all fixed except for the dry wall, carpet pad, and getting the room put back together.

Their neighbor's son passed away from brain cancer at the age of 41.

Karla's boss is recovering from a hysterectomy.

Please keep these concerns in your prayers. Have a great week!

Prayer Request Update

Please continue to keep Amy & Phil's friend's son, Kyle, in your prayers. The doctors are saying he may have brain damage from his blood sugar being so low for so long. He also has a hole in his lung. They are putting in a chest tube to let the air outside his lung out, and he will be heavily sedated for at least one day. They won't know the extent of the damage until he wakes up.

Joys & Concerns 7/17

Happy Birthday Chris July 17th & Happy Birthday Ashlea July 18th!

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

The Allisons had a safe trip to North Carolina to visit Karla's family.

Amy H's dad fell on his hip a while back and it has not healed. He will be going to see an orthopedic surgeon this week.

Victor's mom has spots on her legs and face for an unknown reason. They are hoping she will get an appointment with a dermatologist to figure out the cause.

Lesley's great aunt is back in the hospital with digestive issues.

Lesley & Chad are having a sonogram this week and will hopefully find out the sex of the baby!

New Requests:

Amy & Phil's friends' son (Kyle) was unresponsive this morning when they went to wake him up. He is currently in a coma and on a ventilator at the hospital. There is no firm diagnosis yet, but they believe he had some sort of seizure. CT scan was clear and they will find out MRI results tomorrow.

Amy White is having surgery Tuesday to remove a hematoma from the site of her C-section incision.

Thanks for keeping all of these concerns in your prayers. Have a great week everyone!

Joys & Concerns 7/10

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

The White's baby girl, Eloise, was born on Thursday and is doing well!

Victor's friend's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and has gone through 2 rounds of chemo.

Jason's friend Brian will find out next week about surgery/chemo options.

Janessa's sister is having her baby Wednesday.

Rev. Leslie Herrscher will also be having her baby on Wednesday.

Amy H's best friend is pregnant after 4 years of trying. Her friend's husband also got a new job.

Wayne's brother deployed Saturday for Iraq for at least 6 months.

Ashlea's brother Alex is on his last month of deployment.

Have a great week everyone! :)

Joys & Concerns 6/26

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

Virginia is finding out the results of her gestational diabetes test.

The Allisons are traveling to North Carolina next weekend.

Please pray for Jason and the rest of the pilgrimage group in England.

Dana moves out this week and preaches her first sermon at her new church on Sunday.

Lesley's high school band director who had been fighting cancer for a few months passed away last week. He lives behind his wife and 2 daughters, who are in high school and college.

Jason Lincoln's friend Brian found out he will have to do chemotherapy.

VBS is over and went smoothly! Great job Angie and everyone who volunteered!

Happy Birthday to Amy White on June 29th & Hannah Wilkins June 30th!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Hello All,

Happy Father's Day to the dads and dads to be. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Tonight kicks off VBS week at Custer Road. Hopefully it will be a fun filled week for the kids and go smoothly for Angie as she heads up night vbs. Next Saturday June 25th is our fun in the sun pool social at Jack Carter Pool in Plano.

Happy Anniversary to Chad & Lesley June 26th!
Happy Birthday to Angie June 26th!

Joys & Concerns:
Michael's grandfather Carl passed away last week. Michael and the kids traveled to Arkansas for the funeral this weekend.

The choir tour kids returned safely and put on a great show at Sunday service.

Jason Lax will be traveling to Minnesota for work, Amy & Lucas will be traveling home from North Carolina on Tuesday,and Jason Lincoln will be flying to England on Friday for eight days.

Erica's hairdresser's father was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Jason Lincoln's co worker's wife has been battling ovarian cancer and is doing very well. She had surgery to remove the last of the cancer and is now cancer free. This same coworker himself has now been diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had surgery and has a good prognosis.

Karla's pet sitter is going through radiation and chemo and handling it well.

Janessa's spinal headache is finally cured and baby Ryan's jaundice is improving.

Have a great week,
Julie

Joys & Concerns 6/12

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

The Wilkins had their baby boy, Ryan Andrew, on Saturday! Please pray for them as they get adjusted to being a family of 5 and for Janessa as she has not been feeling well.

Sarah & Jarod's friends had their first baby this week.

A family friend of the Oldhams has dementia and is currently living by herself. Her only family member lives out of state and is trying to figure out a place for her to stay.

Lily has horse camp this week.

Lesley's great aunt is in the ICU with an unknown infection.

Happy Anniversary to the Lincolns on June 18th!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Joys & Concerns 6/5

I am so sorry to be posting so late this week! I will just blame this one on pregnancy brain :) I promise to not post so late every week though! Here are the joys and concerns:

Keenan's grandmother passed away last week at the age of 100.

The Allison's pet sitter started chemotherapy this past week.

Angie's cousins lost their home in Joplin and are currently staying with family in the area. Her uncle also lost his business. Her grandparents were able to buy a home there.

The Compton's are traveling to Corpus Christi where Lane's cousin will be ordained.

Jason Lincoln's dad is retiring.

CRUMC seniors graduated from high school!

The Glover's are reportedly doing well with their new little ones at home.

Lesley's friend's mom passed away unexpectedly.

One of Lesley's high school band directors has stage 4 renal cancer and is now on hospice.

Chad & Lesley are expecting a baby on December 8th!

Hope to see everyone on Sunday! :)

I hope everyone is enjoying the long holiday weekend. Amy finished up our religions of the world study today with Scientology and Pentecostal. Next week will begin a study about Job.

Happy Anniversary to Aarron & Amy Sunday May 29th!

Joys & Concerns:

Keenan's mother is flying back from England after an extended trip overseas.

Angie's family in Joplin Missouri is safe. They have lost their homes and face the challenges of rebuilding their lives in a devastated city.

Janessa's family is dealing with some struggles right now.

Virginia and I both were able to visit with the Glovers this week. The babies are growing and doing well.

Janessa is due with Baby Boy Wilkins in the next week or two. She is uncomfortable but hanging in there and looking forward to meeting their new little guy.

Social:

A picnic social is tentatively set for Saturday June 11th. Jason Lax is trying to find a good available park.

Happy Monday All,
Julie '

PS I apologize for this lackluster post I am still trying to figure out how to change font and color and lots of other things with my ipad. I am very technologically challenged.

Joys & Concerns 5/22

Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

Aaron will be making 4 wedding cakes next weekend!

Janessa is due any day now!

Lane's sister Dana will be moving to Mabank from Bridgeport for a ministerial appointment.

Please pray for those affected by the tornado in Joplin, MO.

Happy Anniversary to the Hlavatys & Oldhams!

Happy Birthday to Jason Rodriguez May 22nd & Justin on May 25th!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Prayer Request

Hi all...passing this concern along from Karla who has been out of town. Please keep this lady in your thoughts an prayers. Thanks!

Our pet sitter, Erin, has ovarian cancer & had to have an emergency hysterectomy 3 wks ago & will be starting chemo in 2 weeks. i think she is around our age. :(

Joys & Concerns 5/15

We enjoyed a great brunch this past week. It was nice catching up with everyone! Here are the joys and concerns for the week:

Erica's high school classmate passed away suddenly at the age of 35.

Lesley's best friend's brother, who is in the army, was wounded in Afghanistan. He has now been transferred to San Antonio and just had his 7th surgery.

The Glover's twins are home and doing well!

Have a great week everyone! :)