Hello from Enville! Another month is gone. Where did July go? We blinked, and it was over. August is here, and so is the new school year for our Chester County students. I cannot believe all our grands are in high school. Reece is a freshman, and Blake and Brayden are seniors. Boy, they are making us feel old, ha-ha. I pray all students, faculty and board members have a safe year. Our church, Sanford Hill Baptist Church, had a “Blessing of the Backpacks” service on Sunday where all students and backpacks were prayed over, and the students were given a bible verse to attach to their backpacks. This is such a meaningful service! Churches from the community will participate in a school prayer walk at all Chester County schools; members can go to whichever school to pray for their students, the faculty and the school for a safe year. This will be at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4.
The annual Enville Wild Goose Shindig will be from 4-9 p.m. Aug. 24. There will be barbecue pork, chicken, bologna, hamburgers and hotdogs, a cakewalk, silent auction, entertainment and a 50/50 drawing. Come out and support the Enville Fire Department and Community Club!
Happy birthday wishes go to Mark Needler on Aug. 1, Thomas Gilham and Rebecca Ashbrook on Aug. 2, Harold Finley on Aug. 3 and Wanda Finley on Aug. 6.
Happy anniversary to Jim and Donna Wade on Aug. 1, Doyle and Shirley Bishop on Aug. 4 and Stephen and Patti Ivy on Aug. 7. We hope you all enjoy your special day!
Please pray for Agnes and Robert Smith, Tera O’Neal, Harold and Janice Maness, Robert and Linda Johnson, Mary Lou Avent, Mary Lee Guyon, Anita Needler, Ann Pugh, Shirley Hampton, Della Mixon, Kaye Killingsworth, Bonnie Johnson, Ashley Pugh, Doyle and Shirley Bishop, Janice Massengill Strickland, Tim and Tabitha Hampton, Jeff Finley, James Vinson, Jimmy Robertson, Rick Ooley, Mike Frank, Mike Pugh, Glenn Butts, Justin Godsey, Mike Finley, Lee Trice, our firefighters, first responders, law enforcement, healthcare workers, military, our county and country, schools and school board, all those who have lost loved ones and, as always, each other.
If you have news, call me at 608-3058, or if you want to rent the community center, call Pat Cates at 731-688-5125 or 731-315-8062.
Everyone have a blessed week. Get out and VOTE!
Montezuma Community Center will be hosting another “Big Country Breakfast and Bake Sale” from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Plates will include sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits, gravy and beverages all for $7 per plate. To go plates will be available.
Back to school is just around the corner. We need to pray for students, staff and teachers as they get ready to dive into another year of learning.
Our Election Commission could use some volunteers to work the November election for this year, and it will require some training. We are requesting anyone with interest to call the Election Commission office at 989-4039. We are just looking for ways to help with budget cuts for our county. Non-paid workers will help with this matter.
I encourage everyone to get out and vote. Chester County residents need to show what they stand for. I do believe that Christians should definitely speak out by standing up for their beliefs.
Montezuma sends out Happy Birthday wishes to Justin Denbow on July 31 and Thomas Leach and Thomas Sills on Aug 6. Montezuma sends out Happy Anniversary wishes to Elmer and Susan Maness on Aug 3.
We need more community involvement for our center and would like to invite people to join in. Renewal dues are $25 after your first initial year of joining. Membership dues need to be paid now to be considered an active member. We also take donations. Payments can be mailed to Edith Sills at 4475 Sunshine Rd, Henderson, TN 38340. We appreciate all our members and would like to have more events if we can get enough help to do so. Call Ann Moore at 608-2033 or myself if you have any new ideas for the center or wish to get involved. People who want to rent the community center should contact Betty Cooper at 879-9078 for booking. We ask those renting our facility to please follow our rules and show respect for the building. We try to keep it in the best order possible, and it takes everyone cooperating to make that happen. If you care about this community, please get involved in what is taking place to continue to grow our county and make it a better place to live and raise a family. Get to know what is changing in our local government, schools, churches and communities through the news, friends, your church, teachers, etc., and if it matters to you, there are ways to help make things better.
There is much spiritual warfare with society accepting things that go against who God is and what HIS laws are that we are to follow. Every day of life has its challenges, but if we look to God for the right path, it can be a good one. Enjoy what time you have with your creator, your family and friends. It is definitely time for Americans to wake up and realize that VIOLENCE is not the answer to our issues. Americans should be getting on their knees more and repenting and requesting God’s help in any and all decisions that are being made in our lives. Imagine how wonderful life would be if people were more respectable toward each other and our country.
Please be in prayer for our local government, federal government, law enforcement, school staff, teachers and the listed individuals of Shirley Nelson, Linda Hopper, Cindy Kilzer, Carolyn Higgins, Quinten Johnson, Connie Dunn, Donna Doyle, Norma Sue Kitchen, Jerry Fletcher, Janice Schultz, Bobbie Bethune, Jimmy Smith, Mark Hall, Curtis Morrison, Renee Jordan, Wesley Whitman, Ruby Hannah, Donnie Brooks, Linda Plunk, Lee Trice, Mike Tedford, Sherry Fletcher, Chuck Beacham, Sandra Lott, Faye Crouse, Janice Morris, Jeanette Walker, Paul Schilling, Nancy Crouse and others that are sick or healing. We especially want to remember the families of Dale Kirby and other families that have recently lost loved ones.
I am always looking for noteworthy news to share in this column. Please send to gaylescox1977@gmail.com or text me at 608-2857. As always, I am wishing a very blessed week to all you readers. Until next time!
Hello to all from this little corner of the world! The temperature Sunday was 82 degrees and felt like 83. Not bad, right? It was partly cloudy with a chance of rain around 2 p.m. Our birds were super hungry this past weekend. They appeared to be having a reunion Saturday. Two of them were squabbling. We have a few surprise daylilies showing up. That is a treat. A neighbor’s yard has a LOT, and they are a wonderful sight! Next week is supposed to be HOT! We knew it was coming. No rain and heat returns, but that is the way it goes as we enter August. Can you believe Christmas is about four and a half months away?
School begins Aug. 2. Please pray for a safe and good year for all the students and faculty. I hope and pray everyone gets along, and there is no bullying. It is hurtful to more than those bullied. The parents and others hurt for those attacked. I experienced it in junior high and in the workplace. Sadly, it happens in adult life, too. It stays with people for life. The marks are made, and life goes on, but the marks sadly never leave. We are only here for a little while. My mother loved Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches and loving favor rather than silver and gold.”
Condolences to all who have lost loved ones.
Please pray for our country. The presidential election is coming up in November. If you are not registered to vote, do it soon. It is our responsibility to vote for what we think is best for our country. I have a relative whose wife and family left another country due to war and unsafe conditions years ago. She wrote a book about her journey here to the United States. She went to college and became an RN. Where would you run to if our country became unsafe? VOTE!
Happy birthday to Cody Butler and Nancy Parker, 7-30; Cissy Nichols and Dylan King, 7-31; Don McLemore and Rachel Ellington 8-1; Tyler Smith and Tanya Morris, 8-2; and Regina Priddy, Paul Bozza, Karen Stutts and Nancy B. Taylor, 8-3.
Happy anniversary to Tiffany and Jonathan Knipper, 8-29, and Lindsay and Justin Bishop, 8-31.
Please continue to remember these in prayer: Wesley Bates, Paula Berry, Marie Bishop, Judy Bray, Regina Brooks, Georgia Burkeen, J.T. and Jeannette Butler, Jackie Chambers, Rickey Clayton, Pat and Paul Coleman, Joie Freeman, Jennifer Gateley, Bro. Glen and Judy Harris, LaDawn Hayes, Danny Hodges, Brenda Hopper, Larry Johnson, Eva and Alvin Jones, Justin Lindsay, Doris McKinney, Martha Mainord, Brianne Locke Matheney, Deana Morris, Darryl Newsom, Jim Newsom, Julia Parchman, James Parrish, Beth Plunk, Trudy Powers, Pam Priddy, Ridge Ray, Todd Rencher, Mollie Russell, Billy Joe Seaton, Brenda Seaton, Nona Seaton, Dyke Sells, Cathy Sisson, Jacob Thomas, Kevin Thurman, Lee Trice, Tony Tucker, Cammi Walls and Mike Young. Also, pray for our military, law enforcement, our country and first responders.
“Help” by Diane Ranker Riesen – “Oh Lord, I need Your wisdom/my soul has been attacked/there are many who can hurt me/and I want to hurt them back/It’s hard to just ignore the pain/it’s hard to overcome/but if anyone can help me/I know that ‘You’re’ the one/‘Sweet child, no one can take away your joy/no one can harm your soul/You are a part of Me now/and I can keep you whole/My Son was scorned by many/and attacks loomed everywhere/He was laughed at, teased, and tortured/none of it was fair/But, deep inside He knew the truth/and what His life was for/and that pure truth protected Him/when hatred tried to pour/Remember who you are, Child/Remember I am here/no earthly taunts can harm you/turn around, I’m always here.’”
I pray you all have a wonderful week and may it be filled with love, joy, peace and blessings. Remember: if you have news, please email me at mimmiepots@gmail.com. I would truly appreciate any news. People from here and those who have moved from our area but still want to keep in touch through the newspaper are hungry for news from home.
Until next week, Happy Trails to You.
