Hi there fANNtastic friends!!!
 
Good to be dropping in for a few minutes today with you.  I hope you're well and enjoying a good winter week...and it is a winter week, isn't it?? :).

Karissa and I enjoyed being in my little home state this past weekend....Tishomingo, MS and Artesia, MS.  Great to see fANNtastics Lou and Babs, and meeting some new fANNtastics....thanks, y'all, for joining this little fANNtastic family!
 
I appreciate you, Pastor Tennison in Tishomingo (Fairview Church of God)  and Pastor Morgan at Artesia Baptist for welcoming me.  And thank you Lou and Barb for helping to coordinate these dates. 
Herman & Sharron Bailey

Did any of you catch the Herman and Sharron Bailey TV show this week?  Let me know, ok?  If you did and you felt positive about it :), would you let them know?  Their website is http://www.coffeeclublive.com/

I'm gonna refrain from talking "weather" tooooo much 'cause that's the topic of conversation right now...ALL OVER THE WORLD :).  And with good cause, in some cases, right?  In chat during our prayer time in the evenings we pray for all those who are having challenges galore resulting from the weather conditions all over.
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Jesus Lives
 

I was greatly moved this morning as I read this (from Jesus) in my "Jesus Lives" devotional dealing with fear concerning the future..."The future is one of those secret things beyond your domain.  Release it to Me, the rightful Owner.  Refuse to worry about the future, and you will find your resources for today quite sufficient.  Remember that I am part of those resources, and nothing is impossible with Me".  We are a fearful people, lots of unknowns, which sometimes is one of the BIGGEST "security robber".  There are a lot of unanswered questions out there.  I often draw on the chorus of my own song that Dianne Wilkinson helped me write: 
 

 





"I don't know what this day holds, but I know You
Though I can't see where this road goes, I know You do
I can't begin to understand, I  just know to hold Your hand
I don't know what this day holds, but I know You"
 
That's it....HE KNOWS, so if we know Him, the future seems more secure, doesn't it?
 
"Jesus Lives" is a newer devotional written by Sarah Young, who compiled "Jesus Calling" that has been such a breath of fresh air for thousands and thousands of us.  You can pick it up at a Christian bookstore or here's the link to Ann's Store:   It's a perfect follow up to "Jesus Calling"....it's about being reminded in Jesus' own words that He's in every intricate part of our days and nights.



Prayer

I'd like to ask you to pray for one of the MTWR committee members, Sue Clinton.  She's had the third death in her family in less than a year..so hard! 
 
And, I understand that Les Beasley (formerly with the Florida Boys Quartet) has been hospitalized with pneumonia, but is better and about to be released from the hospital.  I've known Les since I was a senior in high school when I went out on a weekend with the Johnson Sisters (remember them??? :) :)).  I know he and his family would appreciate knowing that you are praying.
 
MTWR

Plans for MTWR 2010 are coming along well...I get so excited this time of the year I can hardly stand myself LOL.  Please pray and ask God if you aren't supposed to be here!!  I really mean that.  We have a few scholarships available for those of you who honestly can't come up with all the funds right now for the registration fee, and I would be glad to hear from you as to those needs you might have.  Let's just get you here, ok?? :).  I'll be writing more about MTWR next time.  In the meantime, please email me if you haven't received a brochure and you are interested.  By the way, if you registered before receiving your brochure, please go ahead and send in your filled out registration form and note somewhere that you are pre-registered, ok?  You can do this online, if you wish. 
 
This Week End



Sun. Feb 14, 2010
10:40 a.m. First Assembly of God
2222 Hwy 31 N -- Hartselle, AL 35640 - Map 256-773-8880
   
Sun. Feb 14, 2010
6:30 p.m. Westside Baptist Church
411 West 11th -- Tuscumbia, AL 35674 - Map 256-383-4702
 

 
Blessings and joy to all of you....come to see me in Northwest Alabama this weekend, ok?  I do happy dances when I see a fANNtastic come in...I really do :).  You have a good rest of the week...stay in touch with ADM...and remember that you do matter to this ministry...and to me personally!!!
 
See y'all,
 
Ann D