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I'm a prayerful working mom [small rehab practise] and full time parent for my 3 teens.......I live to laugh!

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PRAISE JESUS!!
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sos...............prayer request Dec 8, 2006 5:32 pm
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this charming young man with me...my son .......is facing police investigation..........actually his caregivers when he is away from home are..........my son is significantly developmentally delayed.................please pray for my family as there is significant paperwork and unpleasantness.........'the policewoman is actually very nice to us' but doing her job.......

the group home and it's umbrella organization has CIRCLED THE WAGONS...so to speak....and the policewoman was grateful that I was so cooperative........
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1 JOHN 3:18 Dec 8, 2006 5:36 am
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Let us stop just saying we love people;
let us really love them,
and show it by our actions.
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THE 'W' IN CHRISTMAS Dec 8, 2006 4:47 am
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The "W" in Christmas
Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful
experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations - extensive card
writing, endless baking, decorating and even overspending. Yet, still, I

found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments

and of course, the true meaning of Christmas.
My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an
exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing
songs
for his school's "Winter Pageant".
I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of
the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his
teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the
presentation. All Parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to
come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise. So,
the
morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes
early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the
room,
I saw several other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I
waited, the students were led into the room. Each class,
accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each
group, one by one, rose to perform their song.
Because the public school system had long stopped
referring to the holiday as "Christmas", I didn't expect anything other
than fun commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus,
snowflakes and good cheer.
So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was
slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all
of
his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters and bright
snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front row - center stage - held

up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song As the
class would sing "C is for Christmas, " a child would hold up the
letter
C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up
his
portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love."
The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly,
we noticed her - a small, quiet girl in the front row holding the
letter
"M" upside down - totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W". The
audience of the 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's
mistake, but she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood
tall,
proudly holding her "W".
Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter
continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together.
A
hush can over the audience and eyes began to widen. In an instant, we
understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in
the
first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our
festivities.
For when the last letter was held high, the message
read loud and clear:

"C H R I S T W A S L O V E"
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PRAYER FOR FAMILY Dec 7, 2006 8:50 pm
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Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot
of reward. (Did you pray?) Make sure you pray, and pray believing that God
will answer. This is your last opportunity before reading the poem.
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May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that
has been given to you....
May you be content knowing you are a child of God...
Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to
sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
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Isa 41:13 Dec 7, 2006 1:23 pm
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I am holding you by your right hand--I the Lord your God--and I say to you. Don't be afraid; i am here to help you.

praise Jesus
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one day at a time Dec 6, 2006 6:09 pm
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just for today I will be as happy as I make up my mind to be in God's grace.......

praise Jesus!!
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psalm 46:1 Dec 6, 2006 7:20 am
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Remember Good People Don't Go To Heaven,
Forgiven People Go To Heaven

GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." --Psalms 46:1
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letter from Jesus Dec 5, 2006 6:23 pm
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Dear child,
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season.
Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn't actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your
predecessors who decided to celebrate My birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival. Although I do appreciate being remembered anytime.

How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own.
I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth just, GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Now, having said that let Me go on.

If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santa's and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all My followers did that there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.

Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a "holiday tree" instead of a Christmas tree.
It was I who made all trees. You can and may remember Me anytime you see any tree.
Decorate a grape vine if you wish.
I actually spoke of that one in a teaching explaining who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks were.
If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.

If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My birth here is my wish list. Choose something from it.

1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know. They tell Me all the time.

2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally.
They just need to know that someone cares about them.

3. Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up...it will be nice hearing from you again.

4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.

5. Pick someone that's hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.

6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile It could make the difference. Also, you might consider supporting the local Hot-Line. They talk with people like that every day.

7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day, they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families.

8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary, especially one who takes My love and Good News to those who have never heard My name. You may already know someone like that.

9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive.
If you don't know them, buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Marines, the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me. They will make the delivery for you.

10. Finally if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian.
Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in My presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.

P.S
Don't forget; I am God and can take care of Myself.
Just love Me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest.
Check out the list above and get to work.
Time is short. I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court.
And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love.
And remember,

I LOVE YOU,
JESUS

Abundant Blessings!

"Where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them....Matthew 18:20"


I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't,
than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is.
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to the rescue..................... Dec 5, 2006 1:01 pm
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WET PANTS

Come with me to a third grade classroom... There is a eight-year old boy sitting at his desk ,and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between
his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to
stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened.

It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out
he will never hear the end of it.
When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, "Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now!
Five minutes from now I'm dead meat."

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes
that says he has been discovered. As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher
and

inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap.
The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself,
"Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the
boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children
are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk.
The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else -Susie. She tries to help, but they tell her to get out.
You've done enough, you klutz!"

Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispers back, "I wet my pants once too."

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to
do good. Remember.....Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any
more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

I only hope that in the coming years there will be many people with
fish bowls around me!!!
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Matthew 21:22 Dec 5, 2006 8:40 am
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And all things, whatsoever you ask in prayer,
believing you shall receive.

Matthew 21:22

day by day....God is good all ways, always!!
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