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"Safe Harbor" - it is a nautical term by the way and I just happen to be an ex-Navy girl - "is a place to come to when you've been damaged or beaten by the storms of life - it's a place of rest, refuge, and restoration - for a time - to receive healing or repair damages, and rest - in the Father's arms - no camping out here indefinitely - it will soon be time to get back out there and be about the Father's business. Yes, you can minister broken but how much more and better can you serve if you are restored and whole?"

"What a blessing was that stillness as He brought them safely into harbor." Psalms 107:30 NLT
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An offer for Wall Street ... a funny ... sort of ... Oct 1, 2008 3:12 pm
Mood: Hmmmmmm, 323 Views
I just got this in an email - and thought I would share it with you all - maybe it will lighten your day a bit:

Dear Wall Street,

Hi, this is the lobbyist for a group called The Taxpayers, Debtors, and Insured People of the United States. Now that we've rejected the first bailout plan, I'm sure that in the spirit of tough, free market capitalism, and spirited negotiations, you'll consider our second offer. Here are some terms that I'm SURE you will find reasonable:

1) We are willing to loan you money at a very low, introductory rate of 8.9%. If you are even one nanosecond late on your payment, your rate will go from 8.9% to 32.9% instantly. You will have no right to appeal this. The interest rate increase will be retroactive. None of this 'but I mailed it out Friday' nonsense. We must get it, and the check must clear, for your payment to count. A reminder: transactions that occur after 2pm are not credited until the next business day, so be sure to make your payments before then.

2) If you are late on any of your other payments to your other creditors, your rate will also be spiked to 32.9%. I know it has nothing to do with us, but if you are late paying someone else, then OBVIOUSLY you are a bigger credit risk to us.

3) We will send you onerous terms and conditions 148,000,000 pages long in 6 point font. Of course, those terms can change on a whim, at any time, so we'll be sending you hourly updates to the contract, which we expect you to read and keep up with. Sorry, we will be the only ones that can amend the contract; you cannot.

4) You will have a predetermined credit line, and if you go over it by even $1, your interest rate will spike to 54.9%. Sorry, it's in the contract on page 109,209,392.

5) The bankruptcy laws have now changed. If you get into a bind, I'm afraid you won't find much sympathy; no more silly excuses will be accepted. We are going to have the titles to all of your buildings and physical assets put in our name, so when the inevitable time comes and you trip up, we'll simply take everything from you. There will be no court hearing.

6) We'll be conducting a background check, driving records check, drug test, and disease risk check of all of the top executives of your firm. After all, you're a riskier loan if you have any of those afflictions, aren't you? Well, if we find ANYTHING wrong, your interest rate will skyrocket, instantly, and without notice.

7) If your business is located in a 'bad neighborhood', or a 'poor city', or a 'hurricane zone', or 'flood plane', or 'terrorist targeted city', as defined by us, we can raise your interest rates at any time, to any rate we choose.

For the last quarter century or so, you've imposed these terms, or some variation of them on us, when loaning us money or insuring us... arguing every single time that it's 'necessary' and that these sorts of changes 'will result in more profitable companies that will pass the savings along to consumers'. Well, now that we're in the role of lender, and you're in the role of borrower, we're sure that you'll find these same terms fair.

Wall Street, prove the cynics wrong and accept our new plan. Prove to everyone that you're not the hypocrites that everyone thinks you are.

Best regards,

THE TAXPAYERS, DEBTORS, AND INSURED PEOPLES OF THE USA

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I'm jumping up and down ... Oct 1, 2008 1:38 pm
Mood: Gleeful, 358 Views
I'm jumping up and down and praising God - again!! Well, you see last year when I had my yearly physical and bloodwork - they told me I had elevated glucose levels - normal is between 65-110 and mine was 138 - they said I needed to lose some weight and watch my sugars and fats. So I have been making healthier eating choices for myself and have been walking in the park behind my house on a regular basis since then.

So a year later - I've lost 15 pounds - and I go back for my 2008 physical yesterday - and my glucose level as of today is 82 - well within the normal limits!! Yay!! I'm so pleased with that number - they said ALL my bloodwork was between normal levels!! Hallelujah.

So even tho my nurse says I don't need to lose any more weight - I still want to lose a few more pounds. It wasn't that hard - just didn't eat all the ice cream and chocolate and crunchy Cheetos and cookies that I wanted too. Altho I did a huge pigout yesterday - 6 Klondike bars - a bag of vinegar & salt potato chips - pizza - and 2 glasses of wine. Guess I need to get back on track now. Still praising God for good health at 56 years old!! Amen & amen!!

Blessings to all!!
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