Saint Paul’s Choir to perform Eryn’s arrangement of “My Last Days On Earth”

Please continue to pray for Mom as she is still an inpatient at The Mayo Clinic’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Please pray for this infection to clear up, stay away, and for them to figure out what Mom’s problem is and how to fix it.

On Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at 11:00 A.M., Saint Paul’s Church will have their All Saints Church Service (605 Reynolds St. Augusta, GA 30901). We are honored that The Saint Paul’s Choir will be singing my arrangement of “My Last Days On Earth.”

The video below is the audio of my band’s version of it from our “Hope” album. Bill Monroe wrote this mandolin instrumental decades ago. I learned this beautiful melody and felt inspired to write lyrics to it.

Hanging around Saint Paul’s Church, I’ve gotten even fonder of organ and choir music. I had an idea, and I approached their music director, Keith Shafer, about them singing “My Last Days On Earth.” He said, “Yes,” and it was so much fun for me to transcribe the melody, chords, and all of the harmony parts for the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass singers. Keith connected me with Paul Roberts (a retired music director from First Presbyterian Church) to take my handwritten sheet music and type it up for the organ & choir. We had a blast collaborating! This mash up of genres is a musical dream come true for me.

I am sooooo honored and excited for The Saint Paul’s Choir to perform “My Last Days On Earth” on Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at their 11:00 A.M. church service (605 Reynolds St. Augusta, GA 30901). It will be the first time my ears will hear it. Please attend, if you take a notion. If you can’t be there in person, you can listen in on the traditional radio at WGAC 580 A.M., you can stream that radio broadcast at www.wgac.com, or you can watch on Facebook Live by searching for “Saint Paul’s Church - Augusta, GA.”

“I see my time is drawing nigh,
Soon I’ll bid this earth goodbye;
For my Lord above is calling me home,
But I shall not travel alone.

In Heaven, forever I’ll live…
This life, I’ll gladly give…
I’ll fear not when my hour comes,
Though it be my last days on earth.

O, death, where is thy victory?
Christ has taken away thy sting;
He is The Way, The Truth, The Life,
And He is why I sing…

In Heaven, forever I’ll live…
This life, I’ll gladly give…
I’ll fear not when my hour comes,
Though it be my last days on earth.

(Lyrics written by: Eryn Eubanks…
Copyright Protected.)

Mom has been admitted to The Mayo Clinic’s hospital

We are grateful for y’all praying…

Mom is going to The Mayo Clinic!

Thank y’all for praying for Mom. Her appointment at The Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Florida) is on Monday (11/01/2021).

Mom hasn’t been out of the house since she returned from her hospital stay on October 2nd. She has gotten weaker and worse, and can’t get in her own car right now because she can barely stand up, let alone lift her foot/leg when she is upright. But, we’ve rented a van with a wheelchair lift, and we will be on the road to Jacksonville, Florida soon!

Here in Augusta, it is currently unknown what is wrong with Mom and why all of this has happened to her. Here in Augusta, it is currently unknown how to fix this problem. It has been a whole year since my mom has had her normal life. (Her cervical spine surgery was on 10/28/2020.)

So please pray that the Mayo Clinic will figure out what is wrong with her, and that this problem can be successfully treated. Please pray that she will be able to walk again, play music again, get back to her medical work of helping others, and get her life back. Please keep praying for The Lord to heal her. Thank y’all for caring and praying!​

The Family Fold & I look forward to a Harvest Season when we can dress up, fellowship, and play music for y’all again. (The photo below is that time when Mom was a blonde scarecrow. Isn’t she so cute?!)

Mountains & Problems

An update on our family and Mom’s upcoming appointment at The Mayo Clinic, plus Scriptures of faith & Spirit-filled hope. Thank y’all for caring & praying!

“Wash Me In Thy Precious Blood”

“Then, oh, my Lord, prepare my soul for that great day. Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood, and take my sins away.”

God bless you, and always remember…

God Loves You!!!

“Scrambled Eggs”

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” ~ 1 John 1:9, The Holy Bible ~

A Song & A Praise Report

Mom is home from the hospital. We are so happy! We praise God, and we are grateful for y’all praying for us all along the way.

Please keep on praying for us as we all heal up from COVID and prepare for the trip to the Mayo Clinic. We’re going to need strength for the journey to Jacksonville, Florida in 4-weeks.

We hope you enjoy one of our Family Fold
classic gospel favorites… “By The Mark.”

Please pray for our guys!

Mom & I need you to pray for the wonderful men in our lives. Dad & Greg tested positive for COVID today, too. Thanks again for praying for us all.

Urgent Prayer Request for Our Family

Please continue to pray for my family. Dad is feeling better after his pneumonia diagnosis last week. Mom, Greg (my husband), & I developed a hacking cough yesterday morning. I kept saying, “We will go to Prompt Care on Monday,” since waiting in the ER can be rough. But Mom wasn’t strong enough to get in the car to go to Prompt Care this morning, so we called an ambulance around 6:00 A.M.

I got myself ready for another possible hospital stay with Mom. But before going to the hospital, Dad took me to Prompt Care so I could get some help for my cough. I was shocked when the lady said I had COVID. And then a test result from Mom’s MyChart came to my phone saying that she has COVID, too. There’s a good chance that Greg has it as well. He will be tested this afternoon. Dad will be going to his primary care doctor for a follow up after his pneumonia medicines, and he may be able to get another COVID test, too, just in case. (He was negative for COVID last week.)

Mom has been admitted to University Hospital and is being treated there for her COVID. I have been prescribed medicines and vitamins, and I just finished my monoclonal infusion (which I was a candidate for due to my mechanical aortic valve/heart history). I am to quarantine at home… Which is what my little family has pretty much been doing already for this whole pandemic! Lord knows, we certainly have been more careful than a lot of folks are being, and we’ve been stickin’ to ourselves. And we’ve been vaccinated, too, but this virus is just crazy.

It really hurts me not to be able to be there for my mom while she is in the hospital. I’ve taken care of her this past year, and y’all know how amazing she is when it came to taking care of me through my open heart surgery. I love my mom! I wish I could fix it all and take every problem of hers away. I’ve tried very hard to protect her this year.

My last bit of news that I want to share is that Mom is scheduled for an appointment at The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida on November 1st. So we’ve all got to get better! Please, please, please keep on praying for us.

And I pray you all stay safe and well.

With gratitude and love to you all,

Eryn

Prayer Request for Dad

Please pray for my dad, Patrick Eubanks. He had to go to prompt care this week. Dad does not have COVID, thank God, but he does have pneumonia. He was sent home with 5 different medicines, so please pray that those will do the trick and knock out this sickness. We want Dad back to 100%.

Thank you for praying for him, and for all of the prayers y’all have said for my mom. We are grateful for you remembering our family, and we send our prayers for y’all as well today.

“Faith Cometh By Hearing”

August 31st, 2021 ~ Eryn Eubanks shares a song (“The B-I-B-L-E”), a health update on her mom, and a message from The Bible. Scriptures used are Isaiah 55:11, Romans 10:17, Hebrews 4:12, Isaiah 41:10, and Romans 8:28.

Eryn’s video on “Thru The Bible”

I was absolutely honored that “Thru The Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee” shared my video on their Facebook page… Wow! Y’all may remember me sharing this video a few months ago.

August’s Memory Lane

This weekend, we are strolling down Memory Lane and recalling the fun times we’ve had in August through the years. The first cluster of photos are from an annual event that The Family Fold has been honored to play for several, several years… “A Southern Evening for Life.”

You may remember the eclipse that happened a few years ago. Even Imelda (the Doberman) enjoyed that amazing event!

Mom & I are still in the hospital. Dad says that her basses miss her. We are so grateful for your prayers, and we believe that there will be more fun musical memories made in the future. We hope you can be a part of those times. Good Lord willing… In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

“Unclouded Day” - Eryn Eubanks & The Family Fold, with Imelda May Eubanks.

Weekend Medical Tests for Mom

We are very thankful for all of the love and prayers for Mom. We are still in the hospital. (I am staying with her here, and I wouldn’t have that any other way!) She is having several neurological tests done this weekend. They have already begun. Naturally, it plays on Mom’s nerves since some of these tests involve more lumbar puncture, so please pray for The Lord to give her extra comfort this weekend. We still don’t know just yet what’s been wrong with Mom, but we believe we are getting closer to finding out. Please continue to pray with us that the problem will be found and that there will be a good solution for it. Thank y’all so much for caring!

Among many things she is longing to do, Mom is ready to get back to playing music like she does in the video below. We always love her bass solo in this tune!

Ricie Prayer Update, from the hospital

Mom was admitted to the hospital and taken to her room on Sunday around 4:30 A.M. after a night in the ER. She had a spinal tap yesterday, and is starting today off with a brain MRI. I am staying with her in the hospital. We are so grateful for y’all praying for us. Please keep on! And please don’t forget to send us your prayer requests (and praise reports, too). Let’s keep praying for one another, rejoicing with one another, and being here for each other.

Prayer Request from the ER for Mom

I am at the ER with my mom. Please pray for her. She is in need of more medical tests. Please pray that good solutions can be found to the problems she has suffered with. Thank y’all.

Prayer Request for Oma & Opa

Well, those “rare, breakthrough cases” have struck my family… Please pray for Opa & Oma. We found out that they have COVID along with Strep Throat. They had their vaccine, they were still careful about who they were around, and they have been doing all of the right things.

Now, all of my grandparents have been touched by COVID. We are hopeful and prayerful for Oma & Opa to beat this, but we all carry sadness that Mimmie died from COVID. Back when she became sick with it, vaccines weren’t available, but one of the last things that she said a couple of days before she died was, “I want my shot!”

Anyways, please pray for my Oma & Opa, and please continue to pray for all of my little family on the home-front here in Augusta (Greg, Mom, and Dad). We are doing our best to get Mom better, and each of us have been through a health scare in our lives.

We also pray that you will stay safe & well. We are doing our best to be careful. We are doing our best to be understanding and considerate of others. We take COVID very seriously. It hits close to home for me. And even without a pandemic, big scars on my chest remind me of how scary it is to almost die from an infection.

We thought you would enjoy this video from a few years ago. Mom is playing the flute with her mother and her brother, and this is the kind of music she grew up studying.

Our family is extremely grateful for your prayers for all of us! Please keep on, and we are praying for The Lord to shield you all and fill you with His peace.

“I Heard About His Healing”

Sunday, July 25th, 2021 ~ Eryn Eubanks shares a verse of an old hymn, a prayer update, and a message from The Bible. (Scriptures are Matthew 13:58, John 11:40, and Mark 9:14-27.)

Facebook Group: “Family Fold Church & Prayer Chain.”

If you’re on Facebook… I just created the group, “Family Fold Church & Prayer Chain,” on Facebook. If it’s something you would like to be a part of, please search for us and send us a request.

Disclaimer… Don’t let the “church” word scare you. Our group has always tried to be a supplement to the church you’re already attending, not “steal you away” from your local congregation. 🙃

And if you don’t attend a local church, but you think you might like what we do, come on and send us a request. It’s just us! What ya’ see is what ya’ get with The Family Fold.​

Happy Mandolin Anniversary to Me!

Happy Mandolin Anniversary to Me! On July 14th, 2000, I started playing the mandolin. It has been the fastest, funnest 21-years of my life so far. I thank God for every detail and person He lined up on my path. I pray to Him that I get to share music with you all for many, many more years to come. Thank you for being a part of my journey! God bless you, and always remember… GOD LOVES YOU!!!