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Cooper Review - Page 4 Thursday, August 5, 2010
What would you change?
“God’s Goodness”
Psalms 23:1-6
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not
be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green
pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3
he restores my soul. He guides me in paths
of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with
me; your rod and your staff, they comfort
me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies. You anoint my head
with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness
and love will follow me all the days of my
life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
“This weeks Son Light”
This psalm has been a favorite of God’s
people through the ages with due reason: it
expresses as simply and clearly as any the role
of God, as our protector and provider in life.
God has something special just for you.
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Until next time...“The believer is an
honored guest, since the Lord prepares a table
for him.” (Verse 5)
Seeds from the Sower
By Michael A. Guido
A famous aerial acrobat suffered a terrible
fall from his high trapeze. At his bedside he
told the reporter that he’d resume his career as
soon as he recovered.
“Aren’t you afraid of another accident?”
asked the nurse.
“No,” he said, “I fell because I hesitated.
Hesitation is the number one killer in our
business.”
And that’s the number one killer of souls.
No one plans to perish. Everyone wants to
go to heaven. Why, then, do they perish? They
put off coming to God.
The Living Bible says, “Right now God is
ready to welcome you.”
So come now. Don’t put it off. Put it over.
Obituaries
Joyce Elizabeth
Brackeen
Joyce Elizabeth Brackeen,
80, of Cooper passed away
Sunday, August 1 after a
long and courageous journey
through Alzheimer’s disease.
Funeral services were held at
11:00, Tuesday, August 3 in
the First Baptist Church of
Cooper. Rev. MikeF ortenberry
officiated. Interment followed
in Oaklawn Cemetery under
the direction of the Delta
Funeral Home.
Joyce was born April 12,
1930 in the Cross Roads
Community. She was the
youngest daughter of Jinks
and Eula Stanley Hanna. She
married Mickey Brackeen on
November 7, 1948. Joyce and
Mickey farmed and raised
cattle in the Cooper area from
the time they were married
until present. In 1985, they
received the award of Farm
Family of the Year by Cooper
Chamber of Commerce.
Theirs was a true partnership
in every sense of the word.
Their years of marriage and
working together set a fine
example to follow.
Joyce’s chosen career
was help mate to Mickey,
mother to Cathy and Jo Ann
and grandma to Jay. She
was active for many years
at Antioch Baptist Church
where she taught Sunday
School to children, youth and
young women and served as
church secretary. She and
Mickey joined First Baptist
Cooper after Antioch Baptist
disbanded. She was an
excellent seamstress and had
a reputation far and wide for
baking-especially chocolate
pie and banana pudding.
She is survived by her
husband, Mickey Brackeen
of Cooper, two daughters
and son in laws: Cathy and
Freddy Daughtrey of Paris,
and Jo Ann and Ray La Fon
of Blossom, one grandson:
Jay Daughtrey of Paris, two
step grandsons: Lance and
Corby Daughtrey of Austin,
two sisters: Clara Burnett of
Terrell and Verda Carrington
of Sulphur Springs, a sister in
law: Wanda Talley of Cooper,
and a brother in law: Loyd
Anderson of Little Elm.
Pallbearers wifi be Don
Parks, Eugene Stanley, Eddie
Burnett, Ronnie Buchanan,
Sammy Lancaster, Gary
Anderson and Jeremy
Anderson.
Doyce Curtis Doolin
Doyce Curtis Doolin,
89, of Klondike passed
away Saturday, July 31 in
Commerce.
Funeral services were held
10 a.m. Wednesday, August
4, in the Delta funeral Home
Chapel. Rev. Gary Regan,
Rev. Ben Read and David
Gibson officiated. Interment
was in the Oaklawn Cemetery
with Military Honors.
Mr. Doolin was born on
June 9, 1921 in Snyder, TX,
the son of Virgil Clarence and
Virgie Taylor Doolin. He was
a veteran of the U.S. Army
Air Corps during WWII. He
retired after 34 years from the
Texas Department of Public
Safety in Houston and was
an honorary Texas Ranger.
He married Danny Donnell,
who preceded him in death
in 1983. He had lived in
Delta County for the past 13
years. He was also preceded
in Death by his parents and
brothers and sisters: Eugene
Doolin, Florence Doolin
Wickersham, Juanita Doolin
Moore, Clarence Doolin,
Daphana Little David, Willie
Little, Eva Lee Little Bell,
Charlie Little, Claude Little,
Dr. Alfred Little, and Winnie
Little Stringer.
He is survived by a sister:
Martha V. Doolin Choate of
Dallas, a brother: Rev. Arthur
Odell Little of Ludlowe, KY,
several nieces and nephews,
great nieces and nephews
and great-great nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were: Morris
Doolin, Gary Choate, Norris
Doolin, Harley Davis, James
Ripley, Randy Ripley, Frank
Crowther and Barry Jo
Ballard.
Honorary pallbearers
were: Charles Davis, Joel
Ballard, Kyle Wickersham,
Brad Wickersham, Clayton
Gene Doolin, Jason David
and Jaydee Lee Doolin.
Patsy Jean Prater
Patsy Jean Prater, 76,
of Garland, passed away
Monday, July 26th in
Garland.
Funeral services were
Saturday , July 31st, at 1:00
p.m. at the Delta Funeral
Home Chapel with Ross
Hollingsworth officiating and
interment was in the Oaklawn
Cemetery.
Mrs. Prater was born in
Enloe, Texas, May 27, 1934.
She was the daughter of Lee
Roy Beckham and Lollie Mae
Iglehart Beckham. She retired
from Retail work in 1991.
April 12, 1952 she married
Ernest Junior Prater.
She is survived by
husband Ernest J. Prater of
Garland; three sons Brain
Prater of Garland, Joe Prater
of Nevada, Texas and David
Prater of Rockport; one
daughter, Victoria Prater
of Garland; two brothers,
Weldon Beckham of Malakoff
and Doyle Beckham. She had
eleven grandchildren and 12
great grandchildren.
What would you change?
Change - some people
dread it, and others can’t get
enough. It may be much like
the idiom, “One man’s trash is
another man’s treasure.” When
it comes to what we would
alter or why we would make a
modification, the answers vary
because we all have different
things we value, want, need
and consider important.
Unlike some empty nesters,
I’m one of those who can’t get
enough change. Even when
I’m not actively seeking it, I
feel a hunger for it. And this
often results in my imagination
working overtime, wondering
what I could change —
replace, remodel, reorganize
or improve and do differently.
Certainly, there are things
I would never trade about
my life. I adore my husband
— one fact that is firm and
fixed. Unfortunately, my dear
husband is one of those folks
who dreads change, so there
are times his feelings impact
the possibilities of what I
would and can change in my
own life.
Furthermore, sometimes
what I think I might like to
change and what I feel I can or
would are different. When this
happens to any of us, I think
it’s important to examine why
we feel we can’t or wouldn’t
make a change.
What’s stopping us?
When I mention to my
husband something I’m
thinking about changing, he
often responds with, “Why
now?” And my response to
him is always, “Why not?”
I think it’s the “Why
not?” question that must be
answered when we’re hesitant
to make a change. And when I
find my hesitancy is based on
a fear, that’s when I become
determined to conquer the
fear.
Many times in my life I’ve
let fear stop me from reaching
some goal or aspiration. Since
I can’t go back and change
all the things I wish I had
done, and living in regret is
completely pointless, today
my resolve is fierce when I’m
faced with a fear that is trying
to hold me back.
In short, I simply can’t
allow fear to be what stops
me from making a change!
Now, I do believe in making
informed and educated
decisions. And there could be
information that might stop
me from making a change.
It could also be that certain
changes really are better at
one time than at another. So,
if a desired change shouldn’t
happen today, it doesn’t mean
that at some point in the
future, that desired change
couldn’t or shouldn’t happen.
But one thing is for sure,
my friends - do not let fear
paralyze you with uncertainty,
indecisiveness and inaction.
We must stop fear before it
stops us.
It’s helpful to look at your
fear straight on and examine
what it is telling you. Perhaps
your fear is saying, “You can’t
do it or it wifi be too difficult. ”
“You’re afraid of what others
will think.” “You wifi fail.”
“You wifi be wrong.” “You
won’t like the outcome.”
Some people say that
fears can be rational and
logical and are a helpful
instinct that protects us from
danger. I don’t think it is fear
that makes decisions and
actions rational, logical and
safe, but rather knowledge,
understanding, common sense
as well as divine inspiration
and revelation that serve us
well.
At least from my own
experience, Eve found that
fear is irrational and baseless.
It is some illusive belief that
would stop me from making
my life better - happier, more
satisfying, more interesting,
more productive, more fun.
Changes are a natural — and
can be a progressive — aspect
throughout our life. Making a
well thought-out change need
not be feared but welcomed,
explored and enjoyed.
Asking ourselves “Why
not?” when considering some
change can be very telling. We
just may find that there really
isn’t a good enough reason
not to!
Annette Bridges is a
freelance writer who lives on
a north Texas ranch with her
husband, John. A mother and
former public and homeschool
teacher, she doesn’t think her
insights are any more special
than yours. But she believes
we need to share what we’re
learning with one another, and
we need especially to share
our insights with our children!
First published by the Dallas
Morning News after becoming
an empty nester when her
daughter left for college in
2001, she has since written
weekly columns for numerous
websites, newspapers and
magazines. Visit her website
and participate in her blog at
http://www. annettebridges.
com
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Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
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Community Church
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11:00 a.m. Worship Service
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10:45 a.m. Sunday Service
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11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
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7:30 p.m. Wednesday Service
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11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
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6:00 p.m. Evening Service
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10:45 Sunday Service
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11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
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6:30 p.m. Wednesday Service
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11:00 a.m. Sunday Service
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10:30 a.m. Sunday School
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6:00 p.m. Evening Service
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