Elnut and the Man upstairs...

[mhall]

Nice post Woody, I'm very happy for you, carry on.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Thanks for all the kind words from everyone. Been fighting 15 surgeries, staff infections, internal bleeding, collapsed lungs, pneumonia and other health problems pretty much on a daily basis by myself (no dis-respect to my wife, family, hens, bud and others that have supported me) but the actual physical and mental part of it has been on me. Literally if I could get my foot to my behind I would kick myself for not looking up long before now. My wife said it best, "Maybe I had to be driven to my knees before I looked up". Steve Headrick said that "Is it better to live our natural 70 some years of life believing and then passing and finding out there is not an afterlife, or not believing for 70 some years only to die and find out that there was an eternity of peace and happiness". That hit home and along with an accumulation of peoples efforts, My loving wife Krista, My Dad, My Mom, My buddy Cliff, Mark Bell, Even Mark's friend Aaron who I only shared a boat with one day back in February, Mike Wiley, Pastorbass - Jeremy, my current pastor Rick Shannon, the UK pastor's that came to see me, the Pastor at St. Joe East and many others that have prayed for not only my health, my salvation but my family as well have all helped me to see what I was missing and I can't thank each of them enough.

[csparks643]

Thanks for all the kind words from everyone. Been fighting 15 surgeries, staff infections, internal bleeding, collapsed lungs, pneumonia and other health problems pretty much on a daily basis by myself (no dis-respect to my wife, family, hens, bud and others that have supported me) but the actual physical and mental part of it has been on me. Literally if I could get my foot to my behind I would kick myself for not looking up long before now. My wife said it best, "Maybe I had to be driven to my knees before I looked up". Steve Headrick said that "Is it better to live our natural 70 some years of life believing and then passing and finding out there is not an afterlife, or not believing for 70 some years only to die and find out that there was an eternity of peace and happiness". That hit home and along with an accumulation of peoples efforts, My loving wife Krista, My Dad, My Mom, My buddy Cliff, Mark Bell, Even Mark's friend Aaron who I only shared a boat with one day back in February, Mike Wiley, Pastorbass - Jeremy, my current pastor Rick Shannon, the UK pastor's that came to see me, the Pastor at St. Joe East and many others that have prayed for not only my health, my salvation but my family as well have all helped me to see what I was missing and I can't thank each of them enough.

what church is it in lawrencburg, i have a bunch of good friends that attend a christian school at a church in lawrenceburg.

[elnutsmalljaws]

what church is it in lawrencburg, i have a bunch of good friends that attend a christian school at a church in lawrenceburg.

Alton Baptist Church, "The Church on the Hill". Rick Shannon is the preacher it is up on the hill on the left if your are traveling south on 127 out of Frankfort after you pass the New McDonalds and before you reach the Old McDonalds.

[steemer1]

Elwood,
It is great that you accepted the LORD as you personal savior. I have been reading and enjoying your posts for awhile now. I grew up with Rob and roomed with him in college and fished with him a bunch. He has kept me up on your health. I just wanted you to know that I will be praying for you and your health, along with your walk with GOD. i am having surgery at UK on Monday 12-22-08 on my neck. Hopefully after I recover maybe we can all get together and go fishing. Ask Rob about Bill Dance calling him to fish Greenbo with him.
Alan

[roadrunner]

Elnut:
God bless you and your family. You know they can baptize you in Dale Hollow and I think it would be appropriate.

[thebassman30]

No doubt...Dale Hollow would be the deal and I'll volunteer to do it. It's cold, but I don't care. Anything for you bro!
Mark

[elnutsmalljaws]

No doubt...Dale Hollow would be the deal and I'll volunteer to do it. It's cold, but I don't care. Anything for you bro!
Mark

Be a little bit chilly right now and I don't want to wait for the water to warm up. Not to mention that between my family and my wife's family plus my friends that are going to show up, we may need a bigger church. Pretty much all are welcome and I will post the exact date on this post when the time comes. Waiting on my wound to close up and be closed for a couple of weeks, maybe around the end of January.

[roadrunner]

Elnut

I understand not waiting for nice weather. However I think you could sneak a mason jar full of holler water and add it to the baptismal water.

[bassin_bug]

Be a little bit chilly right now and I don't want to wait for the water to warm up. Not to mention that between my family and my wife's family plus my friends that are going to show up, we may need a bigger church. Pretty much all are welcome and I will post the exact date on this post when the time comes. Waiting on my wound to close up and be closed for a couple of weeks, maybe around the end of January.

That is wonderful news and you will always be glad you were baptized. I don't want to steal your thread but want to share something that happened when I was baptized. My brother was a minister and I asked him to baptize me in a lake near our childhood home. We've always been a family that hugs each other often. The lake was in a State Park and it was a hot Sunday afternoon with lots of people enjoying the water. We waded out into the water, he prayed and then baptized me. I wiped the water out of my face and burst into tears and stood there hugging him. When I looked around the lake full of strangers were watching, wide-eyed, wondering what was going on between 'that woman' and the preacher. We walked out of the water holding hands and I looked at one particulary interested woman and said, "It's okay, the preacher is my brother," to which she replied, "Well, I sure was having trouble figgern' that one out."

I cannot tell you how proud I am that it was my brother who baptized me. He died in an automobile accident last Christmas.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Sunday is the day. January 25th, 2009 and I will be baptized around noon. Looking forward to it. Have not felt this good EVER mentally and physically feel better than I have been in 20 years. Elnut

[mhall]

Sunday is the day. January 25th, 2009 and I will be baptized around noon. Looking forward to it. Have not felt this good EVER mentally and physically feel better than I have been in 20 years. Elnut

Awesome!