I'm Thankful For...

With Thanksgiving being this week I have been thinking about all of the things that I am thankful for.  First of all I want to say thank you Jesus that my parents obeyed his call to live for him, so that I could be raised in a Godly home!!  I am thankful for wonderful parents that loved me, taught me the truth, prayed for me when I was going wayward but also loved to have a great time, I have so many fun memories of things that we did as a family.  I am who I am today because of them, because they never stopped praying for their kids!  I am thankful that God has blessed me with a wonderful husband and three handsome boys.  Now it is my turn to love them, teach them the truth, pray for them and make sure that they have memories of the fun times when they get older.  I am also thankful for the great pastor that God has put in our lives, to love us, teach us the truth and pray for us.

Thank you Jesus for your many blessings!!

Mom and Dad

Arturo Lavenant III

Jonathan Harvey Lavenant

Benjamin Davis Lavenant

Harvey Davis born November 4, 1917

I would like to honor my dad, he was the best dad in the world!  He made life fun for us kids and was a great example of a christian.  I miss him and can't wait to see him again one day!!

Liberia Memorial Church

We were notified today that the construction on the memorial church to be built in Liberia in memory of my parents will begin in December of this year.  Excited to receive some pictures of the progress.  The picture below is of a church in Liberia that my dad drew and had some construct while they were there.

Memorial Service Audio Part 6

This is the audio of Bro. Mike Hearn that preached on Sunday night.  The message is titled "Don't Sell The Farm" and is a reminder to us to not let go of what we have been taught by our elders.  Thank you Bro. Mike and Sis. Saundra for taking time out of your schedule to come and be with us on this day.

Memorial Service Audio Part 5

This is the audio of my brother Randy Davis making remarks at the evening memorial service on November 14, 2010.  Thank you Randy, Jennifer, Jacqualine and Austin for coming to California to be in the services.  It meant alot to me to have you guys here!

Memorial Service Audio Part 4

This is the audio of Sis. Louise Blatto making remarks at the memorial service on November 14, 2010.  Thank you Sis. Louise you really helped us all to get an idea of what it was like in the Apostolic Jesus Name Church of Santa Ana in the 1950's.

Memorial Service Audio Part 3

This is the audio of a letter from Bro. & Sis. Bruce Herion that was read in the evening of the memorial service November 14, 2010.  Thank you Bro. & Sis. Herion for putting your thoughts into words to share with us.

Memorial Service Audio Part 2

The following is audio of a letter from Bro. Randy Sorah that was read in the evening service of the memorial service on November 14, 2010.  Thank you Bro. Sorah for taking the time to put your thoughts down in words.

Memorial Service Audio

Bro. Eugene Rushing preached the morning service on 11-14-2010, the title of his message was "Children in the Arms of a Pagan God".  I would like to say thank you to Bro. & Sis. Rushing for coming and to Bro. Rushing thank you for a great message.  I had to make the audio into a video file to be able to put it in the blog (with too much hassle), so there are some pictures of Bro. Rushing preaching and then it will go to a blank screen as the audio finishes.

Virginia Brooks Born January 14, 1927

My mother was born 84 years ago this Friday.  Born as Viriginia Jacqueline Brooks in Marmaduke, AR.  Here are some pictures of her through the years.  I miss my mother and thank God for the Godly example that she was to me!!!

School Class picture (last one on right, top row)

Virginia on the left

1941

Ruby Brooks (step mom), Jack Broooks (dad) & Virginia

With her sister Juanita



Sharon Davis & Virginia Davis 1993



Her beloved dog

Sharon Lavenant & Virginia Davis 6-29-1996

Memories

This is a picture of my dad at the Santa Ana church, this was given to me by Ernesto Lavenant.  Ernesto was a saint in the Santa Ana church (that is him on the right and my uncle Lee Davis on the left side).  If you have a picture or a story about my parents that you would like to send to me, I think that would be a great way to share the memories.  Send it to sharonsuelavenant@sbcglobal.net

Thank You!

I want to personally thank everyone that came or sent a message to the service honoring my parents.  I had a great day, and it is hard to describe the feelings that I had.  It was good to see everyone and it brought back a lot of good memories!