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¤°.....AYY GUYS!!! I JUST WANTED TO HOP ON HERE RIGHT QUICK & LEAVE MY WONDERFUL JESUS A VERY HUGE THANK YOU..OF COURSE I HAVE ALREADY TOLD HIM THANK YOU LIKE A MILLION TIMES TODAY, BUT I FIGURED I WOULD LEAVE A SONG ON HERE FOR HIM. HE HAS HELPED ME THROUGH WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A HUGE ORDEAL!!! HE MADE A WAY FOR ME THROUGH MY "PROBLEMS & I JUST CANT THANK HIM ENOUGH!!!! JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT IF YOU BELIEVE IN HIM & HAVE FAITH HE WILL GET YOU THROUGH ANYTHING..MAYBE NOT IN A WAY YOU WOULD EXPECT OR IN THE TIME THAT YOU WANT, BUT HE'LL MAKE A WAY.
¤°.....ANYWHO, I GOTTA JUMP OFF OF HERE & GO CATHER TO MY HUBBY & HIS FOOTBALL CREW..LOL...GO REDSKINS!! BUT I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS SONG FOR MY LORD..I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY FITTIN', GIVIN' MY SITUATION!! HOPE YALL LIKE IT!!
***GOD WILL MAKE A WAY***
God will make a way where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see!
He will make a way for me, He will be my guide,
hold me closely to His side with love ang strength for each new day.
He will make a way! He will make a way!
By the roadway in the wilderness You lead me, rivers in the desert will I see.
heaven and earth will fail but His word will still remain and He will do something new today.
God will make a way where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see!
He will make a way for me, He will be my guide,
hold me closely to His side with love ang strength for each new day.
He will make a way! He will make a way!
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**BORED TOO DEATH & WAITIN' ON THE KIDS TO FINISH THEIR MOVIE SO I AM DOIN' THIS..LOL...ENJOY!!!**
Where did you bring in the New Year? *IN MY LIVING ROOM*
Who were you with? *RATHER, KEVIN, BRANDI, RILEY, WALTER, VANNAH, PJ*
Did you kiss anyone at midnight? *YUP, MY HUBBY*
Did you make any resolutions? *JUST TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE LORD, BUT MUCH STRONGER THIS YEAR*
If so, did you keep them? *SO FAR*
2005 Friends and Enemies......
Did you meet any new friends this year? *OMGosh YEAH..ALL OF MY SCHOOL/NURSING FRIENDS*
Did any of your friendships end? *NO*
Did you dislike anyone? *NO*
Did you get into any fights? *NO I DONT THINK SO*
Did you make any new enemies? *NO, BUT I MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS*
Who was your closest friend? *JESUS*
2005....The Holidays!
Did you have a Valentine? *YUP, MY HUNNY BUNNY*
Did the Easter bunny visit you? *OF CORUSE*
Did you dress up for Halloween? *YUP, MY HUNNY & ME WERE A LIGHT SOCKET & PLUG IN..LOL*
What did you do for Thanksgiving? *I SPENT IT W/ MY FAMILY*
Did you make a list of gifts for the holidays? *NO*
Did you receive what you wanted? *YUP, TIME W/ MY FRIENDS & FAMILY, CAN'T GET ANY SWEETER THAN THAT*
Were you good this holiday season? *YUP*
2005 Your BIRTHDAY!!!
How old did you turn? *21*
Did you have a cake? *YUP*
What did you do for your birthday? *I WAS CAMPING IN GATLINBURG W/ MY IN-LAWS*
Did you have a party? *NAH*
Did you get any presents? *YUP*
2005......The Memories and Accomplishments!
Funniest Memory? *SHEW WAAAAAAAAAAAAY TO MANY*
Saddest Memory? *WHEN REGINA & JASON PASSED AWAY*
Best Accomplishment? *THE BEST BEST WAS ACCEPTING THE LORD AS MY SAVIOR. SOME OTHER *GOOD* ONES WERE GRADUATING THE NURSING PROGRAM`& BECOMING FRIENDS W/ JENNY*
2005.....FAVORITES!
Favorite TV shows? *LAGUNA BEACH*
Favorite song? *I REALLY DUNNO*
Favorite bands? *I DUNNO*
Favorite food? *EVERYTHING*
Favorite stores? *Hollister & WALMART*
Favorite restaurants? *RYANS*
Favorite piece of clothing? *ALL MY COMFY CLOTHES*
2005.....All about YOU....
Did you change at all this year? *LLOKS WISE...MY HAIR COLOR...PERSONALITY WISE..I LEARNED A LOT BOUT' MYSELF & WHO I REALLY NEEDED TO BE*
Was 2005 a good year? *FOR SURE*`
Did 2005 bring any new insights? *YEAH...LIFE IS WAY TO SHORT TO NOT SERVE THE LORD & HOLDING GRUDGES JUST ISN'T COOL..LOL*
Do you think 2006 will top 2005? *TIME WILL TELL*
Do you have any goals for 2006? *KEEP SERVING THE LORD*
Do you wish 2005 wouldn't end? *NAH*
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¤°.....AYY YUNS!!!!! I HAD A LIL' TIME TO MYSELF, SINCE THE KIDS WENT W/ KARIN FOR A LIL' WHILE & MY HUBBY IS AT WORK, SOOOOOOO IMMA GONNA UPDATE! THIS IS GONNA BE A SHORT ONE & I'M GONNA DEDICATE IT TO MY HANDSOME HUBBY. I JUST WANTED HIM TO KNO HOW MUCH I LOVE HIS GOOFY BUTT...LOL..I KNO HE'LL PROBABLY NEVER READ THIS, BUT HEY, WHO CARES..HEHE! I'M GONNA POST THIS SONG THAT WE LOOOOVE TO SING TO EACH OTHER. HE USED TO SING IT TO ME ALL OF THE TIME WHEN WE FIRST MET...SHEW, HERE I GO REMINISING (SP?)..BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME HE SANG IT TO ME..I THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY..BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT IT WAS PRECIOUS!
¤°.....ANYWHO, I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD & POST THIS SONG..I GOTS TO HEAD TO THA STORE...BRAN & KEVIN & A CPL OTHERS ARE COMIN' OVER TONITE TO BRING IN THE NEW YEAR W/ US..PLUS THE KIDS ARE HAVIN' A "PARTY" W/ MARCUS TONITE..LOL..THEY WANTED A LIL' SLUMBER PARTY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO..HEHE..CUTE AYY?! BUT YALL HAVE A SAFE & WONDERFUL NEW YEARS..I LOVE YALL!! MUAH!
Forever And Ever Amen
You may think that I'm talking foolish
You've heard that I'm wild & I'm free
You may wonder how I can promise you now
This love that I feel for you always will be
You're not just time that I'm killing
I'm no longer one of those guys
As sure as I live this love that I give
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die -- Oh baby
I'm gonna love you forever, forever & ever amen
As long as old men sit & talk about the weather
As long as old women sit & talk about old men
If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
I'll be happy to tell you again
I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever Amen
They say that time takes it's toll on a body
Makes a young girl's brown hair turn grey
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out well I'd love you anyway
They say time can play tricks on a memory
Make people forget things they knew
well it's easy to see it's happening to me
I've already forgotten every woman but you --- Oh darlin'
I'm gonna love you forever, forever & ever amen
As long as old men sit & talk about the weather
As long as old women sit & talk about old men
If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
Just listen to how this song ends
I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever
Forever & ever, Forever & ever Amen.
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¤°.....AYY EVERYONE!!! I JUST WANTED TO WISH YALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & REMIND EVERYONE TO WISH JESUS A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY. RATHER, MYSELF, & THE KIDS GOT HIM A CAKE & SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM THIS MORNIN'. THE KIDS REALLY ENJOYED IT & THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO DO IT, WHICH MADE ME VERY HAPPY. I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE *REAL* MEANIN' OF CHRISTMAS. ANYWHO, I ALSO WANTED TO TELL YALL BOUT' A NEW WEBSITE I JUST JOINED, IT'S CALLED *CrossDaily.com*. SO YALL GO CHECK IT OUT. I'M GOIN' TO ADD 2 PICS TO THIS UPDATE THAT I FOUND ON THE WEBSITE, THEY ARE 2 OF MANY BEAUTIFUL PICTURES.
¤°.....WELL, I GUESS THAT WILL BE ALL. I JUST WANNA SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAR LORD & LET HIM KNOW THAT I LOVE HIM W/ ALL OF MY HEART & SOUL. I ALSO WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HELPIN' ME THROUGH MY "SITUATION". IT TOOK A CPL DAYS FOR ME TO GET MY "ANSWER", BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH LORD!!!! AGAIN, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH & I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL OF YOUR BLESSINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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¤°.....WELL I HAVE DECIDED TO UPDATE YET AGAIN..I WAS AT MY MAMA-N-LAWS & I THOUGHT B/F I HEADED HOME I WOULD LEAVE A LIL' SOMETHING ON HERE. W/ CHRISTMAS COMIN UP & ALL I HAVE REALLY BEGAN TO MISS MY BROTHER...I MEAN I MISS HIM ALL OF THE TIME, BUT IT'S SPECIALLY HARD AROUND THE HOLIDAYS & ALL. SOOOOOOOOOOO, I WANTED TO LEAVE A LIL' UPDATE FOR HIM..ALTHOUGH HE WON'T EVER READ THIS, I STILL WANNA DO IT! SO W/O FURTHER DELAY..THIS IS FOR YOU BUB! I MISS YOU SO MUCH & YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO, MY FRIEND, MY BIG BROTHER! I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU *NO* MATTER WHAT!! I KNO THINGS ARE HARD FOR YOU & US, BUT GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR EVERYTHING & IN THE END IT WILL ALL BE CLEAR TO YOU & ME..JUST HANG IN THERE & NEVER FORGET..........I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
*MICHAEL, MY BROTHER*
~As kids, we lived together, We fought, we laughed, we cried. We did not always show the love, that we both had inside.
~We shared our dreams and plans, and some secrets too. All the memories we share, Is what bonds me now to you.
~We grew to find we have a love, that is very strong today. It’s a love shared by our family, that will never fade away.
~You are my brother not by choice, but by the nature of our birth. I could not have chosen a better one, you are the best on earth.
¤°.....I ALSO WANNA POST THIS SONG FOR MY BROTHER...IT REMINDS ME OF HIM..EVERYTIME I HEAR IT I CRY=(
*BROKEN, BY SEETHER*
~I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
~I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
~I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
~I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
~'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
~And I don't feel like I am strong enough
~‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome
~And I don’t feel right when you’re gone away
~The worst is over now and we can breathe again
~I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
~There’s so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
~I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
~'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
~And I don’t feel like I am strong enough
~‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome
~And I don’t feel right when you’re gone away
~'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
~And I don't feel right when you're gone away.
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¤°.....AYY EVERYONE!! SO YEAH, IT'S BEEN LIKE A YEAR SINCE I UPDATED, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD DO THAT RIGHT NOW WHILE I HAD A LIL' TIME. KAYLEE SENT ME THIS E-MAIL & I THOUGHT IT WAS A MUST THAT I POST IT. I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT SOME STORES DON'T SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS ANYMORE TO SHOPPERS AS THEY ENTER THEIR STORES..SEEMS IT OFFENDS SOME PEOPLE. I THINK THIS IS JUST THE MOST VILE THING EVER!! MY MAMA & I WERE TALKIN' BOUT' THIS THE OTHER DAY...IT'S LIKE I TOLD HER, IT OFFENDS ME THAT THEY DON'T SAY IT. SO I HAVE DECIDED THAT IF I GO INTO A STORE & THEY DON'T WISH ME A MERRY CHRISMAS, THEN I WILL LEAVE! WE HAVE GOT TO START STICKIN' UP FOR OUR LORD PEOPLE!!! HE DIED FOR US & WE CAN'T JUST SET BACK & LET THESE CRAZY PEOPLE RUN ALL OVER HIM!!! THAT'S RIGHT, I SAID CRAZY...IT JUST LEAVES ME SPEECHLESS!!!! I'M GONNA PRAISE HIM & SHOUT HIS NAME ANYWHERE & ANYTIME I WANT. WE CHRISTIANS HAVE GOT TO START FIGHTIN' BACK! WE NEED TO ALL STICK TOGETHER & TAKE BACK WHAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM OUR FATHER & US!!
¤°.....ANYWHO, THIS E-MAIL REALLY SPOKE TO ME, I HOPE YALL ENJOY IT, PASS IT ON TO EVERYONE!!! I'LL GO FOR NOW, BUT I HOPE TO UPDATE AGAIN SOON. MY LIFE IS JUST TOOOOO HECTIC RIGHT NOW..LOL! SO UNTIL NEXT TIME, MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS,MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
By Debbie Daniel
~I'm on a "Merry Christmas" mission and I'm in full throttle. My little yellow VW Beetle has turned into a Christmas billboard with Merry Christmas written across the back window. Yes, I've decided to trek off to work everyday on the public highways with a message that seems to offend people. At stop lights, I even turn my music up a little louder, and to top it off, I sing along with it. Don't I know that stopping at a red light to roll my windows down only to share the joy of Christmas carols on public streets is a No-No? Don't I fear the Christmas Gestapo and those who would have me remove the written message from my car?
~I'm sorry folks, but the only person I'm concerned about "offending" during this Christmas season is the Lord himself. LEAVE THAT MANGER ALONE! We've allowed the Baby Jesus to be kicked out of His lowly manger, and those offended by Christmas are still not happy. I refuse to let this happen. I'm going to do my part to make sure "Merry Christmas" doesn't become extinct. Because like it or not, if the believers in Christmas don't take a stand now, it's gone forever.
~Listen folks, the Christian community has been underestimated before; we will have to show ourselves again.
~I walked into a Wendy's Restaurant the other day and was rather exuberant with my "Merry Christmas" greeting to the manager. He didn't have much of a response and I said, "Where's your Christmas spirit?" He said, "We're not allowed to use the words "Merry Christmas" when greeting customers. We can only say "Happy Holiday."
~This morning I grabbed a quick breakfast at a Whataburger Restaurant. I noticed there wasn't a single decoration in the store. I asked the manager why they weren't decorated for Christmas. He told me
the corporate headquarters decided not to send any decorations to any of their stores, and he didn't know why.
~After I heard about all the Macy's and Federated Stores taking down their Merry Christmas signs, the Target stores not allowing the Salvation Army to "Ring the Christmas bells," and the many incidents of children, choirs, and bands not allowed to play or sing Christmas carols, I realized it was happening right here in my own little Texas town. How can this be? Not Texas! We do, however, have a store, Hobby Lobby, that plays nothing but Christmas carols during the season. On Christmas Day they run a full
page ad in our local newspaper. That ad is not to promote the store, but uses the entire page to tell the story of Jesus' birth. Now that's taking a stand. We need to thank them. When I saw a news report the other evening of children being taught new words to a song we've sung for years - "We Wish You a Merry
Christmas" I was saddened to hear "We Wish You a Splendid Holiday." I know now that it's just a matter of time that the "Merry Christmas" greetings will be gone. Look around your town. Notice the "Holiday" greetings and not "Christmas." It's happening right before our very eyes. Start singing the songs; go down the streets of America singing to your heart's content. Get some of those wash-off markers that these
kids use to write on their car windows when they're rooting for their hometown football team. It's easy to do, and if a torrential rain washes it off, write it on there again.
~We've got to get this message out. "Go Tell It On the Mountain, that Jesus Christ is Born." Sing it, speak it, be a billboard for our Lord. The story of this "Baby Jesus" alone has brought about more goodwill at this time of year than any other day we celebrate. How can we sit back and allow Him to be snuffed out of our lives? Is it Jesus, or is it His followers that the "offended" don't like? What kind of revulsion galvanizes one to campaign so vehemently against the mere mention of His name, the mere singing of a carol, or the mere visual of a sign that says "Merry Christmas?"
~I can listen to my own boss at work use some of the vilest words and follow up with, "Excuse my French." I may cringe inside at his damning of God's name, but I tolerate it.(I AGREE W/ THIS WOMAN FOR THE MOST PART, BUT NOT ON THIS. I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE MY BOSS OR MY FATHER, YOU DO NOT USE MY LORD'S NAME IN VAIN AROUND ME!) So if you don't like me wishing you a "Merry Christmas," I'll say, "Excuse my joy." You may cringe that I celebrate the birth of Jesus, but just tolerate it. I cannot be concerned that "Merry Christmas" offends you. If I'm not careful, the day will come when saying I'm a Christian will offend
you. I'm offended that you're offended. How about that? When we get to a point that we can no longer take part in a tradition we hold dear, we have no choice; we either defend that tradition or we give it up to those who say NO. That's it . . period. So, which will it be?
~I'm not giving up my "Merry Christmas" joy to anyone. If I know of someone that celebrates another holiday during this time of year, I will be glad to wish them whatever holiday they want. Just tell me what it is and I'll shout it to the world and wish you a grand celebration.
~Just give me Christmas. To you merchants: Stop being so hypocritical and "filling your tills" on the back of Jesus! Who do you think is the symbol of giving at this time of year? It was the wise men bringing
gifts to the newborn Christ-child.
~You want your coffers full, but have ordered your employees to take down all the Merry Christmas signs. If that's the case, I'll buy gifts at a place that understands my joy. If you're worried about offending someone, you just did. The most recent Newsweek survey shows that 82% of Americans believe that Jesus is
the Son of God. So, in trying not to offend a few, you've offended many.
~It's okay to jump into the "Merry Christmas" spirit when it fills your cash register, but let's call it something else . . . and don't stop giving . . . and don't stop buying. . . we'll just change the name and
you'll never know the difference.
~I know the difference and I'm feeling it greatly. It's hard not to be aware that townships across our country have actually banned the singing of Christmas carols because it might offend someone. And it's not just the religious songs; it's the secular ones too. No more "Jingle Bells" or "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" because they're associated with Christmas. Boy, aren't we getting sensitive?
~If we're not celebrating Christmas for the hope it gives with the birth of our Savior . . . there is no hope!
~I noticed a few years ago that we changed the name of Abraham Lincoln's and George Washington's birthday so as to be all inclusive regarding the Presidents. Hark, if we should recognize anyone as exceptional. Now it's called Presidents' Day.
~Well, if we're going to be so all inclusive, next month I'll have to refer to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as Civil Rights Leaders' Day. We don't want to exclude great Americans like Rosa Parks or Cesar Chavez, do we? And to think that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton might be left out. We might need to change Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Grandparents' Day to All Parents' Day. Just lump them all together.
~It sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? So what's the difference? My freedom to celebrate Christmas in the tradition of the Christian religion is as much my right as it is your right to be offended by it. So what are we going to do? Did anyone hear me . . . what are we going to do? Do we defend a person's right to go forward with a time tested tradition (how about 2000 years?), or do we defend a person's right to end it all because they're offended? As long as we live in this great land and have the freedom to express ourselves and what we believe in, we will
always offend someone. If we try to make everything right for everyone, we won't have
anything for anyone.
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The Holy Alphabet... This is BeautifuL
Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow
God is forever able
Hold on to what you know
Imagine life without His love
J oy would cease to be
Keep thanking Him for all the things
Love imparts to thee
Move out of "Camp Complaining"
No weapon that is known
On earth can yield the power
Praise can do alone
Quit looking at the future
Redeem the time at hand
Start every day with worship
To "thank" is a command
Until we see Him coming
Victorious in the sky
We‘ll run the race with gratitude
X alting God most high
Yes, there‘ll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!
"I AM Too blessed to be stressed!" The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything. Love and peace be with you forever, Amen.
PS: GOD LOVES YOU...PASS THE WORD ON TO MORE FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO CONTINUE TELLING OTHERS THAT GOD LOVES THEM TOO. JUST THINK OF HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT COULD BE REACHED OUT TO AND BLESSED WITH THESE WORDS.
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This was written by an 8 year old, whose homework assignment was to explain God.
~EXPLANATION OF GOD~
*"One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way He doesn't have to take up His valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.
*God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.
*God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your Mom and Dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.
*Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in town. At least there aren't any who come to our church.
*Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.
*His dad God appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.
*You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time." *You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God. Don't skip church or do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong and besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.
*If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.
*But you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases. And that's why I believe in God."
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*A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while, His shirt was kind a shabby and his coat was worn and frayed, the man knelt, he bowed his head, Then rose and walked away.
*In the days that followed, each noon time came this MAN, each time he knelt just for a moment, A lunch pail in his lap. Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear, He decided to stop the man and ask him, "What are you doing here?" The old man said, he worked down the road, Lunch was half an hour. Lunchtime was his prayer time, For finding strength and power. "I stay only moments, see, because the factory is so far away; as I kneel here talking to the Lord, This is kind a what I say:
*"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD, HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY, SO, JESUS, THIS IS JIM
CHECKING IN TODAY."
*The minister feeling foolish, told Jim, that was fine. He told the man he was welcome To come and pray just anytime. Time to go, Jim smiled, said "Thanks."
He hurried to the door. The minister knelt at the altar, he'd never done it before. His cold heart melted, warmed with love, and met with Jesus there. As the tears flowed, in his heart, he repeated old Jim's prayer:
*"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, LORD,
HOW HAPPY I'VE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND EACH OTHER'S FRIENDSHIP AND YOU TOOK AWAY MY SIN. I DON'T KNOW MUCH OF HOW TO PRAY, BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY.
SO, JESUS, THIS IS ME CHECKING IN TODAY."
*Past noon one day, the minister noticed that old Jim hadn't come. As more days passed without Jim, he began to worry some. At the factory, he asked about him, learning he was ill, The hospital staff was worried, But he'd given them a thrill. The week that Jim was with them, Brought changes in the ward.
His smiles, a joy contagious, Changed people, were his reward. The head nurse couldn't understand why Jim was so glad, when no flowers, calls or cards came, Not a visitor he had. The minister stayed by his bed, He voiced the nurse's concern: No friends came to show they cared. He had nowhere to turn. Looking surprised, old Jim spoke up and SAID with a winsome smile:
*"the nurse is wrong, she couldn't know, that in here all the while everyday at noon He's here, a dear friend of mine. you see, He sits right down, takes my hand, Leans over and says to me:
*"I JUST CAME AGAIN TO TELL YOU, JIM, HOW HAPPY I HAVE BEEN, SINCE WE FOUND THIS FRIENDSHIP, AND I TOOK AWAY YOUR SIN. ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR YOU PRAY, I THINK ABOUT YOU EACH DAY, AND SO JIM, THIS IS JESUS CHECKING IN TODAY."
*If this blesses you, pass it on..Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave
footprints in your heart. May God hold you in the palm of His hand and Angels watch over you.
*But for those of us who are already His, He not
only holds us in the palm of His hand, but has
engraved our names there, and we are continually
in His sight (Isaiah 49:16)
*Please pass this page on to your friends & loved ones.
If you aren't ashamed. Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me," I will be ashamed of you before my Father."
*If you are not ashamed, pass this on. But only if you mean it.
*Yes, I do love God. He is my source of existence and Savior. he keeps me functioning each and everyday. Without him, I will be nothing. Without him, I am nothing but with him "I can do all things through christ that strengthens me." Phil 4:13
*This is too good not to share - So this is me ... Just Checking In!!!!
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***THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON ME*
The world looks around me as I struggle along, They say I have nothing, but they are so wrong.
In my heart I'm rejoicing, how I wish they could see. Thank You Lord for Your blessings on me.
There's a roof up above me, I've a good place to sleep. There's food on my table, and shoes on my feet. You gave me Your love Lord, & a fine family. Thank you Lord for Your blessings on me.
I know I'm not wealthy & these clothes are not new, I don't have much money, but Lord I have You, And to me You're all that matters tho' the world may not see, Thank you Lord for Your blessings on me.
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¤°.....JUST WANTED TO SEND SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES OUT TO SOME VERY SPECIAL MEN IN MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU FELLARS W/ ALL OF MY HEART & I AM SO THANKFUL THAT GOD SENT YOU GUYS TO ME. I HOPE YALLS' BIRTHDAYS ARE WONDERFUL!!!!!
**HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DADDY:NOVEMBER 18th** I LOVE YOU DADDY SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. THE ONLY MAN A GIRL CAN DEPEND ON..HEHE!
**HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LIL' BUBBY MARCUS:NOVEMBER 25th** I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MARCUS, YOU'RE GROWIN' INTO QUITE THE LIL' MAN...BUT NO MATTER HOW OLD YOU GET I'M ALWAYS THE *BIG* SISTER, SO DON'T FORGET THAT..HAHA!
**HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY CUTIE PIE BOSLEY:NOVEMBER 24th** I KNO, I KNO, YOU GUYS THINK I'M CRAZY, BUT HE IS JUST LIKE MY CHILD & I CAN'T HELP IT. I LOVE HIM SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!
**I ALSO WANT TO SEND A VERY BELATED BIRTHDAY WISH OUT TO ONE OF MY MAMA-N-LAWS, KIM! SHE HAD A BIRTHDAY IN OCTOBER & I MADE A COMPLETE FOOL OF MYSELF & TOTALLY DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING ON HERE FOR YOU & I AM VERY SORRY. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH & YOU MEAN A LOT TO ME & I HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS WONDERFUL FOR YOU ALSO!
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¤°.....AYY EVERYONE! I JUST WANTED TO ASK ALL OF YUNS THAT READ MY JOURNAL TO PLEEEEEEASE PRAY FOR MY COUSIN'S BROTHER-N-LAW & THEIR FAMILY B/C THEIR 9 MONTH OLD BABY WAS JUST DIAGNOSED W/ LUEKIMIA THE OTHER DAY. HE IS NOW AT ST. JUDES & AS OF NOW WE DON'T KNOW MUCH BOUT' HIS PROGNOSIS OR ANYTHING. THEY ARE SUCH WONDERFUL PEOPLE & I HATE TO SEE THEM GO THROUGH THIS..I WOULD HATE TO SEE ANYONE GO THROUGH THIS, SPECIALLY A BABY. *BUT* I KNO GOD WILL BE W/ THEM THE WHOLE TIME & WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE FAITH & PRAY THAT IT BE GOD'S WILL THAT HE GET HEALED. SO PLEASE EVERYONE SPREAD THE WORD AT YOUR CHURCHES & SO ON B/C PRAYER CAN & DOES CHANGE THINGS. ALSO, CRYSTAL (MY SAME COUSIN) IS PREGNANT & SHE IS HAVIN' A HARD TIME & SHE USUALLY HAS TO GO ON BED REST. SHE ALREADY HAS 2 LIL' ONES SO PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS!! I LOVE THESE PEOPLE W/ ALL OF MY HEART & I HATE TO SEE THEM ENDURE SUCH HARD TIMES...MAKES ME SEE JUST HOW BLESSED I REALLY AM. SO LIKE I SAID, PLEASE KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS & SPREAD THE WORD..THANX SOOOOOOOOO MUCH & GOD BLESS!
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¤°.....AYY FELLARS!! I KNO I UPDATED EARLIER TODAY, BUT I FOUND THIS REALLY SAD ARTICLE ON JESUS' CRUCIFIXION & I HAD TO POST IT. IT TRULY SHOWS THE UNDYING LOVE HE HAS FOR YOU & I EVEN THO NONE OF US DESERVE IT. IT REALLY BROKE MY HEART TO READ THE ARTICLE, BUT IT SHOWS THE DEPTH OF THIS MAN'S LOVE FOR ALL OF US, SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT W/ ALL OF YALL! I'M NOT GOIN' TO POST THE WHOLE ARTICLE, BUT IF YALL WANNA READ THE WHOLE THING YOU CAN GO TO THIS WEBSITE TO GET ALL OF IT. http://www.konnections.com/Kcundick/crucifix.html
¤°.....SO W/O FURTHER DELAY HERE GOES. HOPE IT TOUCHES YALLS' HEARTS LIKE IT DID MINE!
~A Physician Testifies About the Crucifixion
by Dr. C. Truman Davis~
*After the arrest in the middle of the night, Jesus was next brought before the Sanhedrin and Caiphus, the High Priest; it is here that the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier struck Jesus across the face for remaining silent when questioned by Caiphus. The palace guards then blind-folded Him and mockingly taunted Him to identify them as they each passed by, spat upon Him, and struck Him in the face.
*In the early morning, battered and bruised, dehydrated, and exhausted from a sleepless night, Jesus is taken across the Praetorium of the Fortress Antonia, the seat of government of the Procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate. You are, of course, familiar with Pilate's action in attempting to pass responsibility to Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Judea. Jesus apparently suffered no physical mistreatment at the hands of Herod and was returned to Pilate. It was in response to the cries of the mob, that Pilate ordered Bar-Abbas released and condemned Jesus to scourging and crucifixion.
There is much disagreement among authorities about the unusual scourging as a prelude to crucifixion. Most Roman writers from this period do not associate the two. Many scholars believe that Pilate originally ordered Jesus scourged as his full punishment and that the death sentence by crucifixion came only in response to the taunt by the mob that the Procurator was not properly defending Caesar against this pretender who allegedly claimed to be the King of the Jews.
*Preparations for the scourging were carried out when the Prisoner was stripped of His clothing and His hands tied to a post above His head. It is doubtful the Romans would have made any attempt to follow the Jewish law in this matter, but the Jews had an ancient law prohibiting more than forty lashes.
*The Roman legionnaire steps forward with the flagrum (or flagellum) in his hand. This is a short whip consisting of several heavy, leather thongs with two small balls of lead attached near the ends of each. The heavy whip is brought down with full force again and again across Jesus' shoulders, back, and legs. At first the thongs cut through the skin only. Then, as the blows continue, they cut deeper into the subcutaneous tissues, producing first an oozing of blood from the capillaries and veins of the skin, and finally spurting arterial bleeding from vessels in the underlying muscles.
The small balls of lead first produce large, deep bruises which are broken open by subsequent blows. Finally the skin of the back is hanging in long ribbons and the entire area is an unrecognizable mass of torn, bleeding tissue. When it is determined by the centurion in charge that the prisoner is near death, the beating is finally stopped.
The half-fainting Jesus is then untied and allowed to slump to the stone pavement, wet with His own blood. The Roman soldiers see a great joke in this provincial Jew claiming to be king. They throw a robe across His shoulders and place a stick in His hand for a scepter. They still need a crown to make their travesty complete. Flexible branches covered with long thorns (commonly used in bundles for firewood) are plaited into the shape of a crown and this is pressed into His scalp. Again there is copious bleeding, the scalp being one of the most vascular areas of the body.
*After mocking Him and striking Him across the face, the soldiers take the stick from His hand and strike Him across the head, driving the thorns deeper into His scalp. Finally, they tire of their sadistic sport and the robe is torn from His back. Already having adhered to the clots of blood and serum in the wounds, its removal causes excruciating pain just as in the careless removal of a surgical bandage, and almost as though He were again being whipped the wounds once more begin to bleed.
In deference to Jewish custom, the Romans return His garments. The heavy patibulum of the cross is tied across His shoulders, and the procession of the condemned Christ, two thieves, and the execution detail of Roman soldiers headed by a centurion begins its slow journey along the Via De la Rosa. In spite of His efforts to walk erect, the weight of the heavy wooden beam, together with the shock produced by copious blood loss, is too much. He stumbles and falls. The rough wood of the beam gouges into the lacerated skin and muscles of the shoulders. He tries to rise, but human muscles have been pushed beyond their endurance.
*The centurion, anxious to get on with the crucifixion, selects a stalwart North African onlooker, Simon of Cyrene, to carry the cross. Jesus follows, still bleeding and sweating the cold, clammy sweat of shock, until the 650 yard journey from the fortress Antonia to Golgotha is finally completed.
Jesus is offered wine mixed with myrrh, a mild analgesic mixture. He refuses to drink. Simon is ordered to place the patibulum on the ground and Jesus quickly thrown backward with His shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire feels for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drives a heavy, square, wrought-iron nail through the wrist and deep into the wood. Quickly, he moves to the other side and repeats the action being careful not to pull the arms to tightly, but to allow some flexion and movement. The patibulum is then lifted in place at the top of the stipes and the titulus reading "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" is nailed in place.
The left foot is now pressed backward against the right foot, and with both feet extended, toes down, a nail is driven through the arch of each, leaving the knees moderately flexed. The Victim is now crucified. As He slowly sags down with more weight on the nails in the wrists excruciating pain shoots along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain -- the nails in the writs are putting pressure on the median nerves. As He pushes Himself upward to avoid this stretching torment, He places His full weight on the nail through His feet. Again there is the searing agony of the nail tearing through the nerves between the metatarsal bones of the feet.
At this point, as the arms fatigue, great waves of cramps sweep over the muscles, knotting them in deep, relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps comes the inability to push Himself upward. Hanging by his arms, the pectoral muscles are paralyzed and the intercostal muscles are unable to act. Air can be drawn into the lungs, but cannot be exhaled. Jesus fights to raise Himself in order to get even one short breath. Finally, carbon dioxide builds up in the lungs and in the blood stream and the cramps partially subside. Spasmodically, he is able to push Himself upward to exhale and bring in the life-giving oxygen. It was undoubtedly during these periods that He uttered the seven short sentences recorded:
The first, looking down at the Roman soldiers throwing dice for His seamless garment, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
The second, to the penitent thief, "Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise."
The third, looking down at the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John -- the beloved Apostle -- he said, "Behold thy mother." Then, looking to His mother Mary, "Woman behold thy son."
The fourth cry is from the beginning of the 22nd Psalm, "My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?"
Hours of limitless pain, cycles of twisting, joint-rending cramps, intermittent partial asphyxiation, searing pain where tissue is torn from His lacerated back as He moves up and down against the rough timber. Then another agony begins...A terrible crushing pain deep in the chest as the pericardium slowly fills with serum and begins to compress the heart.
One remembers again the 22nd Psalm, the 14th verse: "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels."
It is now almost over. The loss of tissue fluids has reached a critical level; the compressed heart is struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood into the tissue; the tortured lungs are making a frantic effort to gasp in small gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues send their flood of stimuli to the brain.
Jesus gasps His fifth cry, "I thirst."
One remembers another verse from the prophetic 22nd Psalm: "My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou has brought me into the dust of death."
A sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine which is the staple drink of the Roman legionaries, is lifted to His lips. He apparently doesn't take any of the liquid. The body of Jesus is now in extremes, and He can feel the chill of death creeping through His tissues. This realization brings out His sixth words, possibly little more than a tortured whisper, "It is finished."
His mission of atonement has completed. Finally He can allow his body to die.
With one last surge of strength, he once again presses His torn feet against the nail, straightens His legs, takes a deeper breath, and utters His seventh and last cry, "Father! Into thy hands I commit my spirit."
The rest you know. In order that the Sabbath not be profaned, the Jews asked that the condemned men be dispatched and removed from the crosses. The common method of ending a crucifixion was by crurifracture, the breaking of the bones of the legs. This prevented the victim from pushing himself upward; thus the tension could not be relieved from the muscles of the chest and rapid suffocation occurred. The legs of the two thieves were broken, but when the soldiers came to Jesus they saw that this was unnecessary.
*Apparently to make doubly sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance through the fifth interspace between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into the heart. The 34th verse of the 19th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John reports: "And immediately there came out blood and water." That is, there was an escape of water fluid from the sac surrounding the heart, giving postmortem evidence that Our Lord died not the usual crucifixion death by suffocation, but of heart failure (a broken heart) due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium.
*Thus we have had our glimpse -- including the medical evidence -- of that epitome of evil which man has exhibited toward Man and toward God. It has been a terrible sight, and more than enough to leave us despondent and depressed. How grateful we can be that we have the great sequel in the infinite mercy of God toward man -- at once the miracle of the atonement (at one ment) and the expectation of the triumphant Easter morning.
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¤°.....AYY EVERYONE!!!!! I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE LORD FOR ALLLLLLLLL OF HIS MANY, MANY BLESSINGS THAT HE HAS SENT MY WAY. WE HAD SUCH A GREEEEEEAAAT SERVICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT CHURCH..IT WAS AMAZING. THE SPIRIT WAS REAAAAAALY MOVIN'! I ALSO WANTED TO THANK SOME "SPECIAL FRIENDS" THAT GOD HAS SENT IN MY DIRECTION. IT'S SO CRAZY HOW WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO, HE ALWAYS SENDS YOU THE RIGHT PERSON OR PEOPLE. IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT HE HAS SENT ME THIS ASSORTMENT OF PEOPLE, BUT IT'S GREAT! ANYWHO, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR LISTENIN' TO ME & CRYIN' W/ ME..IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME.
¤°.....WELL I GUESS THAT IS IT FOR NOW. I GOTTA GO GET READY FOR WORK & PRAY A LIL'. BEFORE I GO I WANT TO POST THIS SONG THAT I CAN REMEMBER SINGIN' AT CHRUCH WHEN I WAS A WHOOOOOOOOOLE LOT YOUNGER. THEY ALSO SANG THIS SONG AT MY MAMAW'S FUNERAL, SO IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME. IT BRINGS THE TEARS FOR MAAAAAAAANY REASONS, BUT IT IS WONDERFUL. I ALSO WANT TO POST A CPL VERSES FOR ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. I KNO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THE WAY THEY HAVE IN YOUR LIFE, BUT LIKE I TOLD YOU THE OTHER DAY, GOD HAS A PLAN FOR ALL OF US & IT'S NOT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND. IN DUE TIME YOU WILL SEE, JUST PRAY & LET HIM BE YOUR GUIDE. I LOVE YA HUN & I'M & *ALWAYS* JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY!!!!! LATER TATERZ!
~WHEN HE SEES ME~
LOOKING DOWN THROUGH THE AGES, GOD BEHELD A DYING SOUL.
SIN HAD BROUGHT SEPERATION & NEVER MORE COULD MAN BE WHOLE.
THEN CAME A LAMB, ONE WHO'S BLOOD ALONE COULD SAVE, BRINGING GIFTS TO THE FATHER FOR THE SOULS MADE WHITE AND CLEAN.
AND WHEN HE SEES ME, HE SEES THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. HE SEES AS ME AS WORTHY AND NOT AS I AM. HE GIVES ME A GARMENT AS WHITE AS THE SNOW. FOR THE LAMB OF GOD IS WORTHY AND HE WASHES THIS I KNOW.
HOW HE LEFT THAT HOLY CITY, TRAVLING ON TO THE CROSS, JUST TO BRIDGE THAT GULF TO GLORY AND TO RESCUE ALL THE LOST. BY HIS BLOOD HE ENTERED INTO THE THRONE ROOM OF OUR GOD. ON THAT MERCIFUL SEAT HE PLACED IT, SALVATION FOR US ALL.
AND WHEN HE SEES ME, HE SSES THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB. HE SEES AS ME AS WORTHY AND NOT AS I AM. HE GIVES ME A GARMENT AS WHITE AS THE SNOW. FOR THE LAMB OF GOD IS WORTHY AND HE WASHES THIS I KNOW.
*Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.
*Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord and He heard me; He delivered me from all my fears.
*Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work in us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
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¤°.....i just wanted to wish one of my best pals in tha whole wide world a very happy birthday!! we have been through some emotional times together..happiness, sadness, worry, heartache, excitement, etc... we have shared them all! we've sat & cried together & we've sat & laughed w/ each other till' we peed our pants..lmbo! i just want you to kno that i love ya bunches & i hope you have a wonderful b/day!! sit back & let jeff spoil ya=) muah muah!!
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¤°.....AYY ALL MY FAITHFUL JOURNAL READERS..LOL!!! I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD TAKE A LIL' TIME & UPDATE W/ SOME REALLY CUTE SHORT STORIES THAT MY MAMA GAVE ME. MAYBE ONE OF THEM CAN BE UPLIFTIN' TO YALL!! HOPE YUNS LIKE UM'!
*EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW*
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNO BOUT' LIFE, I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK...
*ONE* DON'T MISS THE BOAT. *TWO* REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. *THREE* PLAN AHEAD. IT WASN'T RAINING WHEN NOAH BUILT THE ARK. *FOUR* STAY FIT. WHEN YOU'RE 600 YRS OLD, SOMEONE MAY ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING REALLY BIG. *FIVE* DON'T LISTEN TO CRITICS; JUST GET ON W/ THE JOB THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. *SIX* BUILD YOUR FUTURE ON HIGHER GROUND. *SEVEN* FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, TRAVEL IN PAIRS. *EIGHT* SPEED ISN'T ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE. THE SNAILS WERE ON BOARD W/ THE CHEETAHS. *NINE* WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED, FLOAT A WHILE. *TEN* REMEMBER, THE ARK WAS BUILT BY AMATEURS, THE TITANIC BY PROFESSIONAL. *ELEVEN* NO MATTER THE STORM, WHEN YOU'RE W/ GOD, THERE'S ALWAYS A RAINBOW WAITING. *NOW* WASN'T THAT NICE. PASS IT ALONG & MAKE SOMEONE ELSE SMILE TOO!
*~CUTE LIL' SHORT STORY~*
..."JESUS & SATAN WERE HAVING AN ONGOING ARGUMENT ABOUT WHO WAS BETTER ON HIS COMPUTER. THEY HAD BEEN GOING AT IT FOR DAYS, & GOD WAS TIRED OF HEARING ALL OF THE BICKERING. FINALLY, GOD SAID, "COOL IT. I AM GOING TO SET UP A TEST WHICH WIL TAKE 2 HOURS & I WILL JUDGE WHO DOES THE BETTER JOB!"
...SO SATAN & JESUS SAT DOWN AT THE KEYBOARDS & TYPED AWAY. THEY MOUSED. THEY DID SPREADSHEETS. THEY WROTE REPORTS. THEY SENT FAXES. THEY SENT E-MAILS. THEY SENT OUT E-MAILS W/ ATTACHMENTS. THEY DOWNLOADED. THEY DID SOME GENEALOGY REPORTS. THEY MADE CARDS. THEY DID EVERY KNOWN JOB. BUT, 10 MINUTES B/F THE TIME WAS UP, LIGHTENING SUDDENLY FLASHED ACROSS THE SKY & THUNDER ROLLED. THE RAIN POURED &, OF COURSE, THE ELECTRICITY WENT OFF.
...SATAN STARED AT HIS BLANK SCREEN & SCREAMED EVERY CURSE WORD KNOWN TO THE UNDERWORLD.
...JESUS JUST SIGHED.
...THE ELECTRICITY FINALLY FLICKERED BACK ON, & EACH OF THEM RESTARTED THEIR COMPUTERS.
...SATAN STARTED SEARCHING, FRANTICALLY SCREAMING, "IT'S GONE! IT'S ALL GONE! I LOST EVERYTHING WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT!"
...MEANWHILE, JESUS QUIETLY STARTED PRINTING OUT ALL OF HIS FILES FROM THE PAST 2 HOURS. SATAN OBSERVED THIS & BECAME MORE IRATE. "WAIT! HE CHEATED! HOW DID HE DO IT?!"
...(YOU'LL LOVE THE PUNCHLINE...)
...GOD SHRUGGED & SAID,......."*JESUS SAVES*"
"*~"DRUGS"~
"I had a "DRUG" problem when I was a child & a teenager.
I was DRUG to church on Sunday mornings.
I was DRUG to church on Sunday night.
I was DRUG to church on Wednesday night.
I was DRUG to Sunday school every week.
I was DRUG to Vacation Bible School.
I was also DRUG to the alter to pray.
Those DRUGS are still in my veins, & they affect my behavior in *EVERYTHING* I do, say, & think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin. If our children had this DRUG problem, America would certainly be a better place!"
¤°.....WELL GUYS I GUESS THAT WILL BE ALL FOR TODAY. I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THIS UPDATE..I DID!! I REALLY THINK EVERY WORD OF EACH STORY IS VERY POWERFUL & WISE..THAT'S WHY I WANTEDTO SHARE UM' W/ YALL! I JUST WANT TO LEAVE YUNS W/ THIS LIL' QUOTE, IF YOU WILL, THAT I FOUND IN A BOOK THAT MY FATHER-N-LAW & MOTHER-N-LAW GAVE RATHER & I. I HAD A VERY POSITIVE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY W/ SOMEONE THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD EVEN HAVE A "DECENT" CONVERSATION W/..I THINK SHE WOULD AGREE TOO;)! WE BOTH COME TO AGREE THAT WE ARE BOTH SISTERS IN THE LORD & NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS SAY, WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING! I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS I HAVE EVER HAD!!! I REALLY THANK THE LORD FOR HELPIN' US KNOCK DOWN THAT HUGE "WALL" OF PRIDE & STUBBORNESS TO TAKE A STEP TOWARDS BEIN' FRIENDS. IT REALLY GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT WHEN YOU SERVE THE LORD HE CAN MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE!!! ANYWHO..HOPE YALL CAN TAKE THE SAME STEPS WE DID..B/C IF WE CAN, THEN ANYONE CAN!!!!
"....IF WE WANT PEACE IN OUR LIVES, WE MUST DISARM OUR WEAPONS...OUR PAINFUL WORDS, PRIDEFUL LOOKS, & HARMFUL ATTITUDES. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DIFFUSE CONFLICT W/ FAVOR OF UNITY, & GOD WILL FLOOD THEIR LIVES W/ HIS PEACE & LOVE..."
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¤°.....AYY MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS!! I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE W/ 2 MORE OF MY FAV SONGS..HEHE! THIS 1ST SONG IS ONE THAT RATHER & I USED IN OUR WEDDING WHEN OUR MAMAS WERE LIGHTIN' OUR CANDLES. I AM TELLIN' YOU WHAT PEOPLE, WE CANNOT GET THROUGH THIS SONG W/O THE WATER WORKS..LOL! WE WERE LISTENIN' TO IT TODAY & IT GOT US AGAIN! IT MEANS SO MUCH TO US B/C IT IS BOUT' OUR LORD & OF COURSE B/C WE USED IT IN OUR WEDDING. THE 2ND SONG REALLY MAKES ME WANNA SHOUT & DANCE! IT REALLY PUTS INTO WORDS HOW I FELT BEFORE I GOT SAVED & AFTER I GOT SAVED & ACCEPTED THE LORD AS MY SAVIOR! I LOVE THE LORD SOOOO MUCH & I CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR THE CHANGES HE HAS MADE IN MY LIFE. IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELIN'! OF COURSE I HAVE MY "DOWN" DAYS, BUT LIKE ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAV SONGS SAYS "HE NEVER PROMISED EVERY DAY WOULD BE PROBLEM FREE, BUT HE DID PROMISE TO BE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY." THAT IS A PROMISE HE HAS NEVER BROKEN. ANYWHO, I REALLY SUGGEST DOWNLOADIN' THE SONG!!!!!!
¤°.....ANYWHO, I ALSO WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNO THAT I AM USIN' THIS PAGE FOR PRAYER REQUEST ALSO..SO IF YA GOT SOMETHING YOU NEED ME TO PRAY W/ YA BOUT' THEN FEEL FREE TO WRITE BOUT' IT ON HERE OR JUST CALL ME IF YA DON'T WANNA SHARE IT W/ THE WORLD!!
¤°.....WELL I GUESS THAT IS ALL YALL. I COULD WRITE A BOOK BOUT' MY LORD..HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT!! I HAFTA DO BETTER BOUT' POSTIN' STUFF EVERY DAY. I KNO I SAID I WAS GONNA DO IT EVERYDAY & I GOTTA STAND TRUE TO THAT!!!! ANYWAY..I WILL GO, BUT BEFORE I DO YALL PLEASE REMEMBER MAMAW VONDA WHEN YALL PRAY..SHE IS HAVIN' BACK SURGERY TUESDAY FOR THE 3RD TIME & SHE IS SOOO NERVOUS. WE JUST PRAY FOR A SAFE TRIP & A SUCCESSFUL SURGERY!! LOVE YOU GUYS & HOPE YALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
**I AM BY NICOLE NORDMEN**
Pencil marks on a wall, I wasn't always this tall
You scattered some monsters from beneath my bed.
You watched my team win, and watched my team lose
Watched when my bicycle went down again
When I was weak, unable to speak, still I could call You by name
And I said Elbow Healer, Superhero, come if you can
You said, I Am
Only sixteen, life is so mean
What kind of curfew is at 10 pm?
You saw my mistakes and watched my heart break
Heard when I swore I'd never love again
When I was weak, unable to speak, still I could call You by name
And I said Heartache Healer, Secret Keeper, be my best friend
You said, I Am
You saw me wear white by pale candlelight
I said 'forever' to what lies ahead
Two kids and a dream, with kids that can scream
Too much it might seem when it is 2 am.
When I was weak, unable to speak, still I could call You by name
Oh, Shepherd Savior, Pasture Maker, hold on to my hand
You said, I Am
The winds of change and circumstance
Blow in and all around us
So we find a foothold that's familiar
And bless the moments that we feel you nearer
When life had begun I was woven and spun
You let the angels dance around the throne
Who can say when, but they'll dance again
When I am free and finally headed home
I will be weak, unable to speak, still I will call You by name
Creator, Maker, Life Sustainer
Comforter, Healer, My Redeemer
Lord and King, Beginning and the End
I Am, I Am
**SHACKLES BY MARY MARY**
Whoo!
It sure is hot out here
Ya know?
I don't mind though,
Just glad to be free
Know what I'm saying, uh!
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise you
(What'cha wanna do?)
I just wanna praise you
(Yeah, yeah)
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
(Uh feel me?)
And I'm gonna praise you
(What'cha gon do?)
I'm gonna praise you
In the corners of mind
I just can't seem to find a reason to believe
That I can break free
Cause you see I have been down for so long
Feel like the hope is gone
But as I lift my hands, I understand
That I should praise you through my circumstance
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise you
I just wanna praise you
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
And I'm gonna praise you
I'm gonna praise you
Everything that could go wrong
All went wrong at one time
So much pressure fell on me
I thought I was gon' lose my mind
But I know you wanna see
If I will hold on through these trials
But I need you to lift this load
Cause I can't take it anymore
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise you
I just wanna praise you
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
And I'm gonna praise you
I'm gonna praise you
Been through the fire and the rain
Bound in every kind of way
But God has broken every chain
So let me go right now
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise you
I just wanna praise you
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
And I'm gonna praise you
I'm gonna praise you
Take them off
What'cha gonna do, yeah
Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
I just wanna praise you
I just wanna praise you
You broke the chains now I can lift my hands
And I'm gonna praise you
I'm gonna praise you
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¤°.....AYY MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS! I WAS TAKIN' A LUNCH BREAK FROM WORK & I GOT TO THINKIN' BOUT' HOW ***AMAZING*** JESUS & HIS LOVE FOR US REALLY IS.....SOOOOOOO I WANTED TO LEAVE HIM A LIL' "THANK YOU" IF YOU WILL IN MY JOURNAL! I FOUND THIS SONG & IT REALLY HAS A POWERFUL MESSAGE. I MEAN RATHER & I JUST SET AROUND SOMETIMES & TALK BOUT' HOW AMAZING HE IS & HOW MUCH HE DOES FOR US. IT'S SO INCREDIBLE THAT HE LOVED US SOOOOOOO MUCH TO INDURE ALL OF THAT PAIN & SUFFERING. THE MOVIE PASSION OF CHRIST THAT CAME OUT AWHILE BACK WAS SOOOO HEART BREAKING. I MEAN IT DIDN'T EVEN SHOW HALF OF HOW BAD HE WAS TORTURED, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. RATHER & I CRIED & CRIED THROUGH ALMOST THE WHOLE MOVIE. HE SUFFERED SO MUCH & SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE SUCH A TERRIBLE PERSON B/C I FEEL LIKE I JUST DON'T DO ENOUGH FOR HIM!!!! I JUST WISH THAT EVERYONE COULD FEEL THE WAY THAT I DO...AND IF YOU DO THAN I AM SOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU & SO GLAD TO KNO THAT YOU LOVE JESUS AS MUCH AS I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO I SAID ALL OF THAT TO SAY THIS...****THANK YOU LORD SOOOOOOOO VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BLESSED ME WITH. I AM NOTHING WITHOUT YOU & I AM SOOOOOOO THANKFUL TO HAVE YOU IN MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! WITHOUT YOU I DO NOT KNO WHERE I WOULD BE****
¤°.....WELL I GUESS I WILL POST THIS SONG FOR YOU GUYS. I LOVE IT BOUT' AS MUCH AS "ABOVE ALL THINGS"! IF YOU'RE READING MY UPDATE THEN *PLEASE* READ TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ENTRY. THIS SONG IS AWESOME. ONE MORE THING BEFORE I GO..I WILL BE POSTING AN ENTRY EVERYDAY..WHETHER IT BE A SONG, BIBLE VERSE, OR QUOTE. I FIGURED THAT MAYBE BY DOIN' THIS I COULD WIN SOME MORE HEARTS TO THE LORD! IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO FOR ALL HE'S DONE FOR ME!!!
***ALL YOU DIED FOR ME TO BE***
I've had trials and I've had doubts
I've felt your presence
And walked it out
Every step of my life
You've been here with me
And as we walk together
Down a road I cannot see
I want to live
All you died for me to be
I want to walk
In all you bought on the Tree
'Cause you suffered so much pain
You didn't suffer that pain in vain
'Cause I want to live
All you died for me to be
Now this road isn't easy
You know it's true
When they laugh at me, I know
They laughed at you
And when they say I've gone too far
I'm not the way I used to be
I ask myself this question
Did you go too far for me?
I want to live
All you died for me to be
I want to walk
In all you bought on the Tree
'Cause you suffered so much pain
You didn't suffer it in vain
'Cause I want to live
All you died for me to be
Help me take my eyes off my problems
And take a look at what you faced
When they raised that hammer high
And they held those nails in place
When I see Calvary it's all different
When I see Calvary it's all changed
And I know I can overcome
Just because you overcame
I want to live
All you died for me to be
I want to live
All you died for me to be!!!
LOOK HOW MUCH HE SUFFERED FOR US...HIS LOVE IS SO OVERWHELMING TO ME!!
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¤°.....AAAYYYYYY YUNS!!! I GOT TO LOOKIN' THROUGH MY OLD JOURNAL & I FOUND SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF FROM ONE OF MY OLD UPDATES. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, THESE ARE WORDS TO LIVE BY. THEY REALLY HELP TO SUM UP HOW I FEEL BOUT' MY LORD & SAVIOR. HOPE THEY CAN DO SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS B/C THEY REALLY HELP ME TO FEEL BETTER WHEN I AM DOWN.
*He is the only one who will listen through anything.
*He is the only one who will be there by my side through everything.
*He is the one who will guide me to happiness and pureness.
*He is the one who will be there when im in need of a friend.
*He is the one who I sing to in the winse hours of day.
*He is the one who I give all my heart and time to.
*He is the one who I will give my life to.
*He is the one who will take my hand, and help me through the walk..
*He is MY God.*
*FOOTPRINTS*
*One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scenes, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it
"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you the most you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My son, My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."...THIS IS BY FAR ONE OF MY FAVORITE LIL' STORIES =)
¤°.....WELL I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.....BUT BEFORE I GO I WANTED TO LET YALL KNO THAT I ADDED SOME REALLY COOL BLINKIES TO MY PHOTOBUCKET ALBUM...FEEL FREE TO CHECK THOSE OUT & USE THEM IF YA SEE ONE YOU LIKE..JUST GOT TO http://photobucket.com/albums/b252/ShellLouise/ & IT'LL TAKE YA RIGHT TO IT! HOPE YALL LIKE UM'!! I'M OUT THO...LATER TATERZ..MUAH!
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-Someone will always be prettier.
-They will always be smarter.
-Their house will be bigger.
-They will drive a better car.
-Their children will do better in school.
-And their husband will fix more things around the house.
-So let it go, & love you & your circumstances.
-Think about it....
-The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart.
-And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.
-And the richest woman you know, She's got the car, the house, the clothes....might be lonely.
-And the word says if "I have not Love, I am nothing."
-So, again, love you.
-Love who you are.
-Look in the mirror in the morning & smile & say "I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!"
-Winners make things happen.
-Losers let things happen.
-Be Blessed ladies & pass this on to encourage another woman.
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