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30 November 2008

Billy Todd passes away

Posted in: Obituaries — Daniel J. Mount @ 4:49 pm

Stewart Varnado of the Dixie Echoes just sent out a press release announcing that former Dixie Echoes and Florida Boys bass singer Billy Todd passed away this morning:

It is with a heavy heart that I write this email to let you know that my friend and former Florida Boys & Dixie Echoes bass singer, Billy Todd, passed away this morning (November 30th), after a long battle against alzheimers.

Arrangements are still pending. They will be available at www.singingnews.com once they have been finalized.

I have just uploaded a “Remembering Billy Todd” page on our website that consists of a brief biography along with many pictures of Billy throughout the years.

Please keep the Todd family in your prayers.

God Bless you all!
Stewart Varnado
Dixie Echoes

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Sony’s Thoughts: Creative Thanks

Posted in: Sony's Devotionals — Sony @ 2:06 pm

When I gave the challenge to praise God instead of asking for things, I didn’t realize just how hard it would be. I spend a lot of my “prayer time” on a daily basis praising God for His goodness to me but I guess I never realized how much I ask God for on a daily basis too.  Not that it’s wrong to ask for things (In fact, Jesus tells us to ask) but this past week, I really wanted most of my time to be spent praising Him and I began to realize how much I ask for that He has already promised me. That realization reminded me how much more I can thank Him for than I do.

One thing people often pray is that God will be with them or be with a loved one. God has already promised to be there. (”I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” ~ Hebrews 13:5) Therefore, that is something I can thank Him for–the fact that no matter what I’m going through, He is right there with me.

I also found myself thanking Him for His covering, protection, wisdom and guidance. Although I often pray for these things, the fact is He has been providing those things and I need to remember to thank Him for that and trust that He will continue to do so.

Although Thanksgiving is the time of year that reminds people to give thanks, we need to do so on a daily basis. We have so much to be thankful for all year long. As a song the Freemans sang says, “I want to thank Him for all that I’ve already thanked Him for.” I don’t think we can praise Him too much.

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