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James and Patsy Peace took their grandchildren, Paxton and Ella Grace, to vacation in Branson, MO. last week. They enjoyed the Noah presentation at the Sight and Sound Theater, rode the Branson Scenic Railway, and Silver Dollar City.

Wednesday, July 28 Elizabeth Scott, Betty Austin, Virginia Davis, Margaret Wigington and their mother, Alice Waddell, drove to Collierville and had lunch at The Silver Caboose on the square. They were celebrating Margaret and Virginia’s birthdays.

College student, Brett Stoots, has been buzzing around town this summer with his job at Moore Insurance. It is good to see this young man come back to his hometown with an interest in business and in securing the future as he helps to keep Brownsville the wonderful town it has always been. Thanks to Kent Moore for supporting and believing in the future of Brownsville. Good luck, Brett as you return to Rhodes College this fall. Best wishes for a great football season.

The third annual Breakfast for Babies benefi t for the March of Dimes will be held at RJ’s Hibachi Restaurant Thursday, August 12 from 6 am-10 am. Sponsors are INSOUTH Bank, MTD, March of Dimes and RJís Hibachi. Celebrity waiters will be on hand to serve you. The tip money they receive as well as a portion of the breakfast revenue will be donated. For more information call Jeannie Patrick at 668.1023 or JoAnne Finn at 779.1130.

Hayden Marshall Stoots was born Monday, July 26 weighing 7 pounds 5 oz. and 19 ½ inches long. His

parents are Marshall & Stephanie Stoots, and his grandparents are Brian & Margo Juengling and Steve and Margie Stoots. Great grandparents are Mary Frances Trottman, Hal and Alice Juengling, and Peggy Crutcher.

The Brownsville Baptist Church Summer Dinner Theatre was a huge success this year with over 400 attending the 4-night run. The Hawaiian theme, entitled “Hatchie Throws a Luau,” brought the house down every night. One hilarious scene in the show involves audience participation in a hula contest, and the winner one night was Ann Pettigrew, who hula danced wearing a grass skirt provided by Margaret Ann Duffey. One cast member quipped, “I’m sure that’s the fi rst time a Methodist won a hula dancing contest in the Baptist Church!” One of the most popular numbers was Liz Rankin’s rendition of “Oh Happy Day,” with the cast as her back-up singers.

Les and Laide Fletcher of Indianola, MS, friends and former neighbors of Dale McWilliams, paid Hayden Thornton a visit at Crestview last week.

Bill Hood, who lives in

Jacksonville, NC, has been in Brownsville, visiting family. With him are his daughter, Ashley Jernigan, and his grandson, Payton. Welcome home, Bill.

Helen and Dale Roberts took Mark and Becky, Beth Ann and Jake Roberts to Hot Springs and stayed on Lake Hamilton. They saw Magic Springs, rode in race cars, and enjoyed it all.

Vivien Kirk enjoyed a vacation to her cousin’s place in the Las Companas are of Santa Fe, NM. She and her sister went to Taos in Mexico, toured shops, an art museum, Pueblo, oldest living Indian village, and also saw churches.

Madeline Timbes guessed our pretty girl from last week who was Beth Mann.

We have something a little different for you to guess. This picture is from a play that our local actors presented many years ago. Two of them are no longer living, but the third one is. See if you can guess all three and you get a bonus if you can also remember the name of the play! The director was Mrs. Ann Marks. Call me at 772-1192 to guess. Please email your news to suebabyt@aol.com.

Words cannot describe the awesome time we experienced during morning worship service this past Sunday. It was such an anointing all over the sanctuary! We can only keep the family of Lorenzen Wright in prayer. No parent can prepare themselves for a situation such as that, therefore my thoughts and prayers are with that family. A lot of us followed this young man throughout his basketball career.

The family of the late Henry Clay & Pearl Bond enjoyed their family reunion this past weekend on the grounds of the home place in Denmark. They had wonderful fellowship and climaxed the event Sunday at Browns Creek for worship service. Aurelia Henning Burks is still hanging in there in spite of going through the healing process of a wrist she broke recently!

Hats off to the children of Pearline Jones! They have all played their part taking care of their mother as best they could until they felt it

was the appropriate time to do what was best for her. But I already know that their roles will be just the same because love conquers all!

Sick and Shut-in: Pearline “Teen” Bond, Rosie “Sis” Transor, Welch Hopkins, Georgia Hines Williamson, Lula Gardner, Gloria Hunt, Cynthia Bullock Transor, Nellie Lewis, Sammie Hines, Hubert Hines, Shirley Rogers, Iola “Toot” Love, William C. Wilson, Rev. J.H. Fuller, Steve White, Joyce Pirtle, Willie Herman Robinson, Reverend J.V. Carney, Nannie Sue Perry, Pearl Gray,Charles Cole, and Katherine “Madea” Maclin.

Thought for the week: “Let Liberty Decide” As believers, we all have to make a number of conscious decisions; decisions concerning our jobs, families, marriages, God, and concerning our life in general.

Although the decisions we are faced with are often at times diffi cult, there is something we all can fi nd

joy in. Something very few of us believe we even have at our disposal: Liberty. Believe it or not, we as believers have been granted liberty in the spirit of God to make choices that will effect change in not only our lives, but in the world we live in. As Christians, all the power and rights we have ever needed were transferred to us over 2000 years ago at the cross.

It is time for us all to realize that we are not only free and liberated “by” the spirit and sacrifi ce of Christ, but we also now have the ability to experience liberty “in” Christ every day of our lives. It is time we all took a self-examination of our lives and discover whether we are making decisions that represent a heart that is truly free in Christ......or are we simply just making decisions?

Scripture Of The Day: “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me,but not all things edify.” - 1 Corinthians 10:23v (NKJV)

It was amazing to see the rain Monday! Aren’t you glad God sends showers even when we don’t deserve them? God is an awesome God!

Even with all the rain, Norma Austin took her granddaughter Allison to the movies Monday night where they enjoyed seeing “Ramona and Beezus”. Deana had already taken Hayleigh to see the movie last Sunday afternoon, but the Whitherspoons were at a water park.

Chris and Deana Austin surprised their children Sunday afternoon with a trip to Kentucky where they enjoyed a water park. That seems to be the popular thing to do with all of this HOT and HUMID weather.

Lots of folks were out of town for a fi nal getaway this weekend before school starts. Scottie and Betty Morris, Monica Bivens and Sara Littlejohn spent the night in Nashville Friday night and visited Belle Meade Plantation Saturday. Sunday afternoon they picked up Roger (Monica’s husband) and took him out to eat in Memphis to celebrate his birthday. Happy birthday

to you Roger! It sounds like he enjoyed an awesome evening.

Bradley, Michele, and Whitley Williams returned home Friday after spending a week in Panama City. I’m sure Ethan was delighted to have them home after he had been batching for a week since he decided to stay behind and attend the “Young Guns” event and work. However, Whitley enjoyed having mom and dad to herself.

Alice Elrod (mama), Norma Austin, and I traveled to Franklin Friday and stayed until Sunday. We did a LOT of shopping and eating and had a blast! Jimmy also went to Franklin, but he stayed with the Rainey’s and I met up with him Sunday afternoon and traveled back with him. I couldn’t talk him into riding with us and staying with us.

A huge thank-you to Tommy and Judy Elrod for the green beans and peas and to Justin and Britany Phillips for some corn and tomatoes! We have truly enjoyed those fresh vegetables and even had some green tomatoes out of our own garden!

Scottie Morris reported twenty attending the community prayer breakfast Thursday morning with Brother Carl White fi nishing the Beatitude study. Thanks guys for gathering every Thursday morning to pray for various requests.

Mama came over to help me in my classroom Thursday, but I was so overwhelmed that we didn’t get much done. However, we did go out to eat and to Crestview for a visit with Aunt Francis Elrod. I truly appreciate Kellie Mask for all of the great ideas shared and Lee Ann Garrett for the encouraging words. Principal Sandra Humphreys as well as Vice Principal Amy Harris are great administrators and I look forward to working with them this year at East Side.

Pray for those who are sick, our military personnel and their families, the shut-ins, those who have lost loved ones, and the leaders of our country. Also, pray for teachers and students not only as school begins, but the whole year through.

Call me at 772-4257 if you have news. People want to know!

Our thought for the day is by Phillip Polo of Kenya as published in the Upper Room Devotional. Rather than worrying about the little we may have lost, we can thank God for the much we have been given.Do you ever feel that you have become a prisoner of worry? Especially while facing these uncertain times in which we are living today with jobs and home being lost.

Worry is something that is very unhealthy for us. Instead of focusing on what we have lost if we would focus on what we have been given then we shall have the joy, peace of mind and comfort we need.

If you have family, friends, food on your table, shoes on your feet and a roof over your head then you are blessed and should thank God every day for these blessings.

Remember we came into this world without anything and we will leave without anything.

Saturday July 24, Travis, Krystle and I attended the Ken-Ten Tractor Pull and it sure was hot but despite the heat we enjoyed it. This is a great fun fi lled night out for families and all the proceeds are designated to go for a good cause. This year the proceeds went for Backpacks for Kids. There were so many people in attendance from the Hillville-Eurekaton communities to name. I would defi nitely leave someone out and I don’t want to offend anyone so I am not going to attempt to list everyone and besides there probably wouldn’t be enough room in my column to do so.

Alexis Moore, daughter of Mark & Leann Moore, celebrated her second

birthday with a party at the Park of Dreams in Brownsville Sunday, August 1.

I understand there was a good turnout for the Youth Rally which was held at the Hillville Community Center Saturday, July 31. The youth enjoyed games, food, music and most of all a great time of fellowship. Thanks to everyone who made this a successful event.

Thirty two years ago August 2, the Watson family lost a really great guy, my Dad, Robert Watson due to a senseless tragedy. Though this was a dark time in my life I now realize that my Dad had fulfi lled his purpose on earth and that this dark time in my life was a trial and it only made me stronger. In loving memory of Robert Watson, Oct. 14, 1942-August 2, 1978.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Gabrielle Williams, Glenda Wilson, Nathan Morris, Gail Austin, Mary Beth Freels, Roger Kirkland, Ashlie Mothershed, Drake Sills and Lucille Elrod.

Please continue to pray for Rhonda Holmes, Edna Austin, Peggy Lewis, Kirk Bouillion, Mae Simpson, Rita Elrod, Fletcher Lewis, Dustin Milton, Enid Powell, Shirley Morgan, Darlene Rossen, Earline Benard, Lillie Goodman, Jennie Benard, Jordan & Carol Bruce, Leah Scallions, Frances Elrod, the Nation, The Military and our Community.

Sympathy to the families of Mr. Lorenzen Wright, Mr. Hosie Lewis and Mrs. Opal Terry,

Until next week, God Bless.