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Friday, December 14, 2012

Spread the Good News


In the wake of what happened in the small New England town of Newtown, Connecticut last Friday, many have asked, why did this happen and how could it have been prevented? With-out question, the reason this happened is a result of the evil forces of Satan controlling this young man’s life. This may have been caused by some sort of chemical imbalance in his brain from birth. It may have been caused by a misuse of drugs. It could have been caused by living in an abusive environment or some other reason. We may never know. The one thing we do know is that the antidote to all evil is found in God’s Word. But the question remains, how do we effectively communicate God’s Word to young people, and others, in such a way to change their lives for good in-stead of evil?

We do this by being an influence for good in the way we interact with them. This may require a sacrifice of valuable time and assets (Ezek 22:30). But once the door of their heart is opened then we can communicate God’s Word, which is the only thing that will change their hearts for good. Having a heart conditioned by God’s Word will cause one to react in the right way during critical moments in life.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Dueling Jingle Bells - 2010 Downs Family Christmas

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Songs for the Season - Matt Stansberry - The Christmas Song

True Meaning of Christmas


Merry Christmas to you and may your days ahead be filled with joy, health and happiness!


True Meaning of Christmas


This is what Christmas is all about!


Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was from him that I learned the greatest joy in life comes from giving, not from receiving.

It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I'd wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured Pa wanted a little extra time so we could read in the Bible.

After supper was over I took my boots off and stretched out in front of the fireplace and waited for Pa to get down the old Bible. I was still feeling sorry for myself and, to be honest, I wasn't in much of a mood to read Scriptures. But Pa didn't get the Bible, instead he bundled up again and went outside. I couldn't figure it out because we had already done all the chores. I didn't worry about it long though, I was too busy wallowing in self-pity.

Soon Pa came back in. It was a cold clear night out and there was ice in his beard. "Come on, Matt," he said. "Bundle up good, it's cold out tonight." I was really upset then. Not only wasn't I getting the rifle for Christmas, now Pa was dragging me out in the cold, and for no earthly reason that I could see.

We'd already done all the chores, and I couldn't think of anything else that needed doing, especially not on a night like this. But I knew Pa was not very patient at one dragging one's feet when he'd told them to do something, so I got up and put my boots back on and got my cap, coat, and mittens. Ma gave me a mysterious smile as I opened the door to leave the house. Something was up, but I didn't know what..  Outside, I became even more dismayed. There in front of the house was the work team, already hitched to the big sled. Whatever it was we were going to do wasn't going to be a short, quick, little job. I could tell. We never hitched up this sled unless we were going to haul a big load.

Pa was already up on the seat, reins in hand. I reluctantly climbed up beside him. The cold was already biting at me. I wasn't happy. When I was on, Pa pulled the sled around the house and stopped in front of the woodshed. He got off and I followed. "I think we'll put on the high sideboards," he said. "Here, help me." The high sideboards! It had been a bigger job than I wanted to do with just the low sideboards on, but whatever it was we were going to do would be a lot bigger with the high side boards on.

After we had exchanged the sideboards, Pa went into the woodshed and came out with an armload of wood - the wood I'd spent all summer hauling down from the mountain, and then all Fall sawing into blocks and splitting. What was he doing? Finally I said something. "Pa," I asked, "what are you doing?" You been by the Widow Jensen's lately?" he asked.

The Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and left her with three children, the oldest being eight. Sure, I'd been by, but so what?

Yeah," I said, "Why?" "I rode by just today," Pa said. "Little Jakey was out digging around in the woodpile trying to find a few chips. They're out of wood, Matt." That was all he said and then he turned and went back into the woodshed for another armload of wood. I followed him. We loaded the sled so high that I began to wonder if the horses would be able to pull it.

Finally, Pa called a halt to our loading, then we went to the smoke house and Pa took down a big ham and a side of bacon. He handed them to me and told me to put them in the sled and wait. When he returned he was carrying a sack of flour over his right shoulder and a smaller sack of something in his left hand. "What's in the little sack?" I asked. Shoes, they're out of shoes. Little Jakey just had gunny sacks wrapped around his feet when he was out in the woodpile this morning. I got the children a little candy too. It just wouldn't be Christmas without a little candy."

We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen's pretty much in silence. I tried to think through what Pa was doing. We didn't have much by worldly standards. Of course, we did have a big woodpile, though most of what was left now was still in the form of logs that I would have to saw into blocks and split before we could use it. We also had meat and flour, son we could spare that, but I knew we didn't have any money, so why was Pa buying them shoes and candy? Really, why was he doing any of this?

Widow Jensen had closer neighbors than us; it shouldn't have been our concern. We came in from the blind side of the Jensen house and unloaded the wood as quietly as possible, then we took the meat and flour and shoes to the door. We knocked. The door opened a crack and a timid voice said, "Who is it?" "Lucas Miles, Ma'am, and my son, Matt, could we come in for a bit?" Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. The children were wrapped in another and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that hardly gave off any heat at all. Widow Jensen fumbled with a match and finally lit the lamp.

"We brought you a few things, Ma'am," Pa said and set down the sack of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it. She opened it hesitantly and took the shoes out one pair at a time. There was a pair for her and one for each of the children - sturdy shoes, the best, shoes that wouldlast. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from trembling and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, but it wouldn't come out.

"We brought a load of wood too, Ma'am," Pa said. He turned to me and said, "Matt, go bring in enough to last awhile. Let's get that fire up to size and heat this place up." I wasn't the same person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I had a big lump in my throat and as much as I hate to admit it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept seeing those three kids huddled around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much gratitude in her heart that she couldn't speak.

My heart swelled within me and a joy that I'd never known before, filled my soul. I had given at Christmas many times before, but never when it had made so much difference. I could see we were literally saving the lives of these people. I soon had the fire blazing and everyone's spirits soared. The kids started giggling when Pa handed them each a piece of candy and Widow Jensen looked on with a smile that probably hadn't crossed her face for a long time. She finally turned to us. "God bless you,"she said. "I know the Lord has sent you. The children and I have been praying that he would send one of his angels to spare us."

In spite of myself, the lump returned to my throat and the tears welled up in my eyes again. I'd never thought of Pa in those exact terms before, but after Widow Jensen mentioned it I could see that it was probably true. I was sure that a better man than Pa had never walked the earth. I started remembering all the times he had gone out of his way for Ma and me, and many others. The list seemed endless as I thought on it.

Pa insisted that everyone try on the shoes before we left. I was amazed when they all fit and I wondered how he had known what sizes to get. Then I guessed that if he was on an errand for the Lord that the Lord would make sure he got the right sizes. Tears were running down Widow Jensen's face again when we stood up to leave. Pa took each of the kids in his big arms and gave them a hug. They clung to him and didn't want us to go. I could see that they missed their Pa, and I was glad that I still had mine.

At the door Pa turned to Widow Jensen and said, "The Mrs. wanted me to invite you and the children over for Christmas dinner tomorrow. The turkey will be more than the three of us can eat, and a man can get cantankerous if he has to eat turkey for too many meals. We'll be by to get you about eleven. It'll be nice to have some little ones around again. Matt, here, hasn't been little for quite a spell." I was the youngest. My two brothers and two sisters had all married and had moved away. Widow Jensen nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Miles. I don't have to say, May the Lord bless you, I know for certain that He will."

Out on the sled I felt a warmth that came from deep within and I didn't even notice the cold. When we had gone a ways, Pa turned to me and said, "Matt, I want you to know something. Your ma and me have been tucking a little money away here and there all year so we could buy that rifle for you, but we didn't have quite enough.

Then yesterday a man who owed me a little money from years back came by to make things square. Your ma and me were real excited, thinking that now we could get you that rifle, and I started into town this morning to do just that,but on the way I saw little Jakey out scratching in the woodpile with his feet wrapped in those gunny sacks and I knew what I had to do. Son, I spent the money for shoes and a little candy for those children. I hope you understand."

I understood, and my eyes became wet with tears again. I understood very well, and I was so glad Pa had done it. Now the rifle seemed very low on my list of priorities. Pa had given me a lot more. He had given me the look on Widow Jensen's face and the radiant smiles of her three children. For the rest of my life, Whenever I saw any of the Jensens, or split a block of wood, I remembered, and remembering brought back that same joy I felt riding home beside Pa that night. Pa had given me much more than a rifle that night, he had given me the best Christmas of my life.

Don't be too busy today. Share this inspiring message. God bless you!

MERRY CHRISTMAS
and HAPPY NEW YEAR

A Different Christmas Poem


The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.


The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.


The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.


Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.


'What are you doing?' I asked without fear,
'Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!'
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..


To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said 'Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night.'
'It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.


No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,'
Then he sighed, 'That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers.'
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.


I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.


I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.'


' So go back inside,' he said, 'harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right.'
'But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
'Give you money,' I asked, 'or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son.'


Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
'Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.'

Christmas Shopping


There's a story of a woman who was Christmas shopping with her two children.  After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves and other things in the store, she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids. 

She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time of the year. Overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, getting that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list, making sure we don't forget anyone on our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent us a card. 

Finally the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in the car.  She pushed her way into the car and dragged her two kids in with her and all her purchases. When the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and stated, "Whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up and shot." 

From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet calm voice respond, "Don't worry, we already crucified him."  For the rest of the trip down the elevator it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. 

Don't forget this year to keep the One who started this whole Christmas thing in your every thought, word, deed and purchases. Keep Christ in Christmas!  If we all do,  just think of how different this whole world would be.


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Monday, November 26, 2012

Its in Your Hands


A basketball in my hands is
worth about $19.
A basketball in Michael Jordan's hands is worth
about $33 million.
It depends whose hands it's in. 



A baseball in my hands is
worth about $6.
A baseball in Roger Clemens' hands is
worth $475 million.
It depends on whose hands it's in.





A tennis racket is useless
in my hands.
A tennis racket in Andre Agassi's
hands is worth millions.
It depends whose hands it's in. 



A rod in my hands will keep away
an angry dog.
A rod in Moses' hands will part the
mighty sea.
It depends whose hands it's in. 





A slingshot in my hands
is a kid's toy.
A slingshot in David's hand is a
mighty weapon.
It depends whose hands it's in.


Two fish and 5 loaves of bread
in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in Jesus'
hands will feed thousands.
It depends whose hands it's in. 



Nails in my hands might
produce a birdhouse.
Nails in Jesus Christ's hands will
Produce salvation for the entire world.
It depends whose hands it's in. 






As you see now, it depends whose
hands it's in.
So put your concerns, your worries,
your fears, your hopes, your dreams,
your families and your relationships in
God's hands because...
It depends whose hands it's in. 




This message is now in YOUR hands.
What will YOU do with it?
It Depends on
WHOSE Hands it's in!

"In GOD We trust"

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING: FRIENDLY INDIAN?


We've all heard the story of how the Pilgrims, landing in Massachusetts on the Mayflower in 1620, were ill equipped to survive the harsh winters of the New World. We've also heard how they met an Indian of the Pawtuxet tribe named Squanto who befriended them, taught them how to survive in their new wilderness home, showed them how to plant crops, and acted as an interpreter with the Wampanoag tribe and its chief, Massasoit.

The fact that he already knew English before the Pilgrims landed is what is remarkable.

Squanto probably was present at the first Thanksgiving celebration held by the Pilgrims. He was certainly was there by 1621 -- after the winter when the Puritans lost half of their population to starvation and diseases -- when another Indian, Samoset, introduced Squanto to the Pilgrim settlers, and he became a member of their colony. Because Squanto could speak English well, Governor William Bradford asked him to serve as his ambassador to the Indian tribes.

But it was over a decade before the Pilgrims landed that Squanto was captured from Massachusetts and taken, along with other Indians, by an English ship captain and sold into slavery in Málaga, Spain.

There, Squanto was bought by a Spanish monk, who treated him well, freed him from slavery, and taught him the Christian faith. Squanto eventually made his way to England -- where he either learned or improved his English -- and worked in the stables of a man named John Slaney. Slaney sympathized with Squanto's desire to return home, and he promised to put the Indian on the first vessel bound for America.

It wasn't until 1618 -- ten years after Squanto was first kidnapped -- that a ship was found. Finally, after a decade of exile, Squanto returned home. There he learned that his tribe had died from an epidemic, probably of smallpox brought by the earlier English colonists. It was while he was living among the Wampanoag near present-day Plymouth, MA that his friend Samoset introduced him to the new Pilgrim settlers.


In 1622, as Squanto lay mortally ill with fever while scouting east of Plymouth, the Pilgrim leader William Bradford knelt at his bedside.

According to Bradford's diary, Squanto asked him to "pray for him, that he might go to the Englishmen's God in heaven." Squanto died November 1622, having bequeathed his possessions to the Pilgrims as remembrances of his love."

Declaration of Thanksgiving


NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States, to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be: That we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favourable interpositions of His Providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; --- for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed; --- for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish Constitutions of Government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; --- for the civil and religious Liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; --- and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He hath been pleased to confer upon us.

And also, That we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; --- to enable us all, whether in publick or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us); and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.

(signed) G. Washington"

Thanksgiving Turkey

Thanksgiving traditions revolve around family, football, and eating turkey. Your family probably has a traditional way of preparing the turkey too. If you are looking for a new perspective or information, go on over to one of these places on the web.

LouAna - louana.com
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National Turkey Federation - eatturkey.com

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Niagara Falls 100 years ago.

Niagara Falls 100 years ago.

Niagara Falls 100 years ago

   
In Laura Ingalls-Wilder's series of books "The Little House on the Prairie" she described living through this 1911 freeze in Nebraska .



It was one of her many fascinating stories telling a true historical background of an American family in "the good old days". 



Her writings rival Mark Twain.

Margaret writes:
 
Her mother had a cousin living in Niagara Falls that year. She told the family that she and her neighbors woke up in the night feeling something was wrong. 

It took a while but they finally realized that it was the lack of noise. They had all become so used to the roar of the falls that the silence was unusual enough to alert their senses. Of course at that time nearly all the houses were near the falls. 


Amazing pictures! Almost 100 years old. Can you imagine walking on Niagara Falls ? 

 
   
   
 
         1911 Photos of Niagara Falls


  
 
   
 




 



 









  
  
    


Friday, November 09, 2012

Einstein was right

Einstein was right..
A GENERATION LOOKING WITHOUT SEEING AND HEARING WITHOUT LISTENING
Having a Coffee...

Get-together in a restaurant...

Enjoying the beauty of a museum...

Pleasantly chatting in a cafe ...
Enjoying a day at the beach...

At the stadium supporting the team...


A couple spending quality time together

Appreciating the city in a convertible ..

Einstein was right!!
Albert Einstein:
"I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots."


Sunday, October 14, 2012

BEATITUDES

The Beatitudes –

Jesus began his so-called "Sermon on the Mount" with what we now refer to as "The Beatitudes."   The word "beatitude" means "blessedness" or "declaration of blessedness."   You will find The Beatitudes in the fifth chapter of Matthew, verses 3 through 10.   I hope you will take time to read these verses later today.

The Devil's Beatitudes –
The devil does not have his beatitudes in print but if he did, they would probably go something like this:
  1. Blessed are those who are too tired, too busy, too distracted to spend an hour once a week with their fellow Christians – they are my best workers.
  2. Blessed are those Christians who wait to be asked and expect to be thanked – I can use them.
  3. Blessed are the touchy who stop meeting with their brothers and sisters in Christ – they are my missionaries.
  4. Blessed are the trouble makers – they shall be called my children.
  5. Blessed are the complainers – I'm all ears to them.
  6.  Blessed are those who are bored with the minister's mannerisms and mistakes – for they get nothing out of his sermons.
  7.  Blessed is the church member who expects to be invited to his own church – for he is a part of the problem instead of the solution.
  8. Blessed are those who gossip – for they shall cause strife and divisions that please me.
  9. Blessed are those who are easily offended – for they will soon get angry and quit.
  10. Blessed are those who do not give their offering to carry on God's work – for they are my helpers.
  11. Blessed is he who professes to love God but hates his brother and sister – for he shall be with me forever. 
  12. Blessed are you who, when you read this, think it is about other people and not yourself – I've got you too!
These were presented to make you think.   Do some of these apply to you once in a while?   I'm ashamed to admit that some of them apply to me.   My attitude and my actions sometimes cause Satan to be very proud of me.   That is NOT what I want!

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith... 1 Peter 5:8-9

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7

Don't just GO to Church; BE the Church

Saturday, October 13, 2012

E-Flower DeliveryADELE

I truly believe in this. How many flowers end up at the funeral home and how many flowers did the  deceased person enjoy while they were alive?
Here's an e-flower from me!
Enjoy your day!
PLEASE READ TO THE BOTTOM


F
lower Delivery ...
I would rather have one rose and
a kind word from a friend
while I'm here, than a whole
truck load when I'm gone .

These Are For You !!!

Don't you know the phrase .....
'Stop and Smell the Flowers'
 !!!

Happiness keeps you Sweet,

Trials keep you Strong,

Sorrows keep you Human,

Failures keep you Humble,

Success keeps you Glowing,


Thank you my friend for being a part of my life,
whether you are a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Lots of love to all of you!!

Gratitude


WHAT  HAPPENS IN HEAVEN WHEN WE PRAY?

I  dreamed that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me  around.  We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.  My angel guide stopped in front of the  first section and said, "This is the Receiving Section.  Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received."

I  looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.

Then we  moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.

The angel then said to me, "This is the  Packaging and Delivery Section.  Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them."

I noticed again how busy it was there.  There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

Finally  at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station.  To my great surprise, only one  angel was seated there, idly doing nothing.  "This is the  Acknowledgment Section," my angel friend quietly admitted to me.  He seemed embarrassed.

"How is it that there is no work going on here?" I asked.

"So sad," the angel sighed.  "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments."

"How does one acknowledge God's blessings?" I asked.

"Simple,"  the angel answered.  Just say, "Thank you, Lord."

"What  blessings should they acknowledge?"  I asked.

"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof  overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this  world.  If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy."

"And if  you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity."

"If you  woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day."

"If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 700 million people in the world."

"If you can attend a church/synagogue without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are envied by and more blessed than three billion people in the world."

"If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm.  You're unique to all those in doubt and despair."

"Okay.  What now?  How can I start?'


Have a  good day.  Count your blessings.  And if you care to, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

I thank  God for everything, especially all my family and  friends.

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Pray for our Country

I think this is an excellent prayer guide. 
Scriptures To Pray For Our National Election


It is critical that Christians pray for the coming presidential election.  There is amazing power in united prayer.   Pray
with others whenever possible.  The power of prayer can overcome any obstacle or ungodly influence and, indeed, do great things!  

         II Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, will heal their land.
  Acts 17:30 - Pray for repentance for yourself and for our nation.

Psalm 32:6-7 - Pray that Christians will be motivated to pray faithfully for this election and that the Lord would deliver us from the wrong leaders.

Proverbs 16:13 - Pray that our nation will listen to the truth and not be led astray.

Psalm 125 - Pray that those who trust in the Lord will not be shaken.

Psalm 86:14-17 - Pray that the Lord would defeat those who have no regard for Him in this election.

II Kings 13:16 - Pray that the Lord would put His hands on the man of His choice for president (and his team) and guide them in this election.
 
Luke 12:54-57
– Pray that God's man and our nation will be discerning and do what is right.

Psalm 16:7-8 - Pray that the Lord would give wise counsel and guidance to His choice for president in this campaign.

Proverbs 1:5-6 - Pray that God's man will listen with discernment, add to his knowledge, and receive wise counsel in this campaign.

John 16:33 - Pray that the man of God's choice would be given wisdom and ability from the Lord to overcome any obstacle or difficulty during this campaign.

Philippians 4:13
- Pray that the Lord's choice for President will have special strength and unusual ability from God.
    
Psalm 18:32-36
- Pray that the Lord would arm the man of His choice with strength; would guide him in battle (this election); and would sustain him and give him victory.
 
Hebrews 11:32-34
– Pray that God's man could, through faith, persevere and maintain his courage throughout this election.
    
2 Corinthians 12:9
– Pray that the Lord would empower and enable his man in any area of weakness.
 
Habakkuk 1:5 and 3:2
- Pray that the Lord would do something that would utterly amaze us and give His servant victory.

  Keep Praying

Thursday, October 11, 2012

A visit to the Clinic

A VISIT TO THE CLINIC...



















Yesterday is History
Tomorrow is a Mystery
Today is a gift~~~
That is why we call it the Present.



Thursday, October 04, 2012

Have You Ever Read A Story Without Words?????

Which proves that there are still many good women out there. 

Posted by Jean D. Beard
Surviving Spouse of: Wiley M. Beard USAF (Ret.)
Military Retiree Grass Roots Group (MRGRG FL-11)

Have you ever read a powerful story with no words