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Dear to Me.... Dec 11, 2006 1:02 pm
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Dear to Me

Last night I was feeling down and thinking of all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows in my past.. So I began to pray Lord I wish that you could take away all of the heartaches, pains, and sorrows in my past... and leave me with just the things that are dear to me!...

The Lord came into my room and said: "Rod I am not a genie in a lamp that grants wishes for men, but your prayer has touched my heart, so I will give you what you have asked.. I will take away all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows of your past, and leave you with only the things that are dear to you"

I fell asleep just knowing that the Lord will do as He had said, and that all of my heartaches, pains, and sorrows of my past will be forever gone, there will only be the memories of the things that are dear to me.. what a joy I had in my heart just knowing this...

When I awoke in the morning things were the same still, so I thought "that's OK!.. sometime today the Lord will take away all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows of my past and leave me with just what is dear to me.. I don't know what time today He will do it, but I that He will, because He said that He would..

So I waited all day and into the night, but all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows of my past were still with me.. As I laid down for the night I prayed "Lord where were you today I thought you said that you were going to take away all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows of my past, and leave me with only the things that are dear to me?"...

Again the Lord came to me in my room and said: "Rod I tried to take away all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows of your past, and leave you with only the things that are dear to you!... but you see Rod I found that it is ALL dear to you"

I thought to myself "Lord why would you say this?.. why would all these heartaches, pains, and sorrows of my past be dear to me?"..

The Lord answered: "Well Rod when I looked at your life and saw the years that you did not follow me, it was those heartaches, pains, and sorrows that drew you to me...

..so you see Rod I couldn't take them away, because it is dear to you!.."

"..and when looked at your missed dreams, and business venture that failed, that caused you to stay in a place that I could use you to wittiness for me. You touched lives, and develop friendships that could only happen if you stayed there..

..so you see Rod I couldn't take them away, because it is dear to you!.."

"..then I saw the financial hardships that you have had through the years Rod, and how it had caused you to trust me and live humble, and not get caught up in the rat race of the bigger cars, bigger homes... you have stayed in the same home and where you could spend time with your sons and be the father that they needed..

..so you see Rod I couldn't take them away, because it is dear to you!.."

"..again I looked and I saw the pain of your failing marriage and divorce and I thought I can surly take this pain from you Rod..l then I saw how close you are to your sons and how it was through this pain that made you into the father that you are to them... it has been through this failing marriage that I have been able to show you what husband is to be to his wife.. and to trust me when it is time to look again for wife.. it has also put you in a place that I could use others to minister to you, and use you for them that are hurting just like you have been..

so you see Rod I couldn't take them away, because it is dear to you!.."

"Rod you think that all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows in your past have weakened you, but I see a man that has hung in there and not quit, but continued do do the best he could at hardest times of his life.."

"So you see Rod I could not take away all the heartaches, pains, and sorrows in your past, because they have made you who you are...

.. and you are dear to ME!..."

I looked up at my Lord, He looked sad that He couldn't help me buy taking away my pain... Then I noticed something that I had not seen earlier... there was scars on His forehead, hands, feet, and side... then I knew it was through His heartaches, pains, and sorrows that how really dear I was to Him..

Then I fell to His feet on my knees weeping and thanking Him for all heartaches, pains, and sorrows of my past..

because they are all dear to me...

James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers,
whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing
of your faith develops perseverance.
Perseverance must finish its work
so that you may be mature and complete,
not lacking anything.
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Rod's rantings... Nov 28, 2006 11:43 am
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I haven't posted in awhile and I wanted to explain to all my BC friends why that is.. if you want to leave a comment please think about what I have written before you do so.. I would hope that you, my friends would understand what I am trying to say here..

..well to start my last post was just a fun post, and I was being my goofy self, and a lot of you had joined in on the fun.. anyways some found that a few of the things said were unchristian like, and should be stopped..

As I do understand where these guys were coming from I firmly disagree with their comments.. what I witnessed was a few of the ladies letting their hair down a bit, and letting lose.. although some of the things that were said may have been a bit close to stepping over the line I do not feel that they deserved to be publicly reprimanded for what they had said!. and quite frankly this upset me.. we all here in BC have known these ladies for awhile, and we know that at times they like to let loose a bit for fun.. and we would NEVER question their faith, or their relationship with the Father.. because they also have shared their faith, and we know where they stand in Christ..

So my concern is that when we see something that may be offensive to us, or maybe to someone else shouldn't we as brothers and sisters in Christ have the respect for each other to confront them in private before we openly bash them for what WE believe to be wrong, or sin..

Well what I started to see on my post was Christians bashing Christians for what they thought was right or wrong... I have seen this happen in other blogs, and another BC blog brawl was not going to happen on my blog, I think that this kinda stuff is a lot worse in damaging the body of Christ then a few ladies and men getting a bit risque with their comments.. so I deleted the post to stop it!..

Now back to why I haven't posted lately.. you see even though I believe that there was nothing wrong with my post people were offended.. and this isn't the first time this has happen to me... some might think "well that's their problem".. I don't think that.. I am bothered greatly that my humor may offend a few here, and this is something that I do NOT want to do.. I believe that as a Christian man that it is my responsibility to be careful with what I say or write, so not to cause a brother or sister to fall..

Romans 14:21 - It is better not to eat meat or drink wine
or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall.

I'm not really sure what this means for me in the future here in the BC blogs.. I am NOT saying that I will leave the blogs, I have made so many good friends here, and their is no way that I would abandon the relationships that I have developed here..

a friend e-mailed me today about what was going on, and they made me think that there is a side of me that I have only shared just a bit of with you guys, and that maybe I should show a little more of that to you guys.. not sure if I can do that, but one thing for sure the post on my blog will be a bit different from now on...

..something else that I need to express here and that is in private emails I may have been a bit hard on my friend Duncan when I was trying to explain my opinion to him.. I see that he has turned off, or deleted his profile.. and for that I am truly sorry.. Duncan has been a blessing to me, and I'm sure to many of you also.. Him leaving was never what I wanted.. I have no way to reach him to try and repair our relationship, so if anyone has his private email please email it to me so that I may have a chance to set things right with a brother...

Your brother and friend in Christ
Rod
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GOOBER!......... Nov 11, 2006 2:49 pm
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This word Goober is being used a lot by some of the ladies here on BC... and it seems like I'm their latest target in this form of name calling..

..now I'm not really sure what it means, but I think I have an idea.. maybe some of you can help me out with the true meaning of what a Goober is!... lol
Rod you silly Gooper it is that flem in the back of your throat... lol
Gooper means your being a nut, you nut..... lol
Gooper is the word BC ladies use for men that have a big belly.. lol
No!.. Rod, Gooper means your very intellgent... for someone thats so gullible!.. lol
Its a code word for "Will you marry me you HOT hunk of a man you!"... lol
other...
another other!...
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I feel so lost..... Nov 1, 2006 4:46 am
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..without my little
silver ball...
how will I ever go on?... lol
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IT'S NOT FAIR!... or is it?..... Oct 27, 2006 8:36 am
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Life for me has been kinda hard for the last year... after the divorce I chose to keep our home so that the boys would not have to give up the only home that they have known... I do believe that it was a good decision on my part, because I think that the divorce didn't have as much of an impact on my sons as I have seen in other children of a divorce..

Emotionally, physically, financially has all been hard on me.. the emotional part God has really help me there, the sting of the divorce is still there, but it has been getting easier has time go on..

..the physical part has been hard also... trying to keep up with two boys.. cooking, cleaning, washing, you know the everyday things we HAVE to do!.. plus there is the upkeep of the home, painting, fixing, etc... the boys do help me, but their no different then any other kid, so at times I find it easier to do it myself rather then fight the battle..

..the financial part has been hard, because with keeping my home, and with the boys living with me most of the time my bills have stayed the same as when our home had two incomes.. well now there is only my income now... plus in the last month things haven't been going well.. I wrecked my van $4,200 worth of damage.. praise the the Lord for insurance... and the furnace in my home went bad, so I had to have it replaced...

Well with all this going on I had been thinking "IT'S NOT FAIR!"... I didn't ask for the divorce nor did I want it... but it happened and there wasn't anything I could do about it... I see my X-wife who wanted the divorce seems to be living the LIFE... she lives with her boyfriend, so she has very little financial responsibility.. she goes on nice vacations.. out to eat, and other entertainment things all the time.. I guess I was thinking wheres the justice in all this, because I feel in my heart that I was a good husband, good father.. and have tried to live a good Christian life.. "IT'S NOT FAIR!"...

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I have said all this to so that I can give you the TRUE perspective that I have on all this.. last Monday was my birthday I turned 47 years old.. and can't remember EVER having a nicer birthday than that.. WHY?... because of my boys!.. Yes!.. my BOYS!.. they made me feel very loved.. they got me cards, gifts.. and yes one of the gifts was a great big 3lt bottle of 'FAYGO REDPOP'... so some might think "IT'S NOT FAIR!"... but not me the love and joy that I get from the relationship I have with my boys is worth all the HARD WORK, TIME, AND MONEY I have put in... I do believe that I have come out ahead...

I do need to make some changes in my finances, because I believe the Lord wants me to live within my means.. and to be honest with ya's I haven't been doing that this last year.. so one of the many changes that I'm going to make is at the end of the month I'm going to become a 'standard member'.. so I'll be losing my silver ball.. lol

God bless all my BC friends, you guys have been a very big blessing to me!.. THANKS!...

Rod

Proverbs 27:11 - Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart;
then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
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Who's OPINIONated is it anyways?...... Oct 20, 2006 8:33 pm
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Most of you probable already know that the BC blogs have another 'phony profile' among us.. this phony is a bit different than the others.. this phony seems to have won the hearts of many here.. and is growing quite quickly in popularity..

..this got me thinking.. who could this phony 'Opinionated' be?... it seems to me that the BCer's from downunder (Australia) always seem to grow in popularity very quickly here in the blogs.. so I wonder if it might be one of them?.. lol

So what Aussie do you think Opinionated is?.....
carolinehampton .... 'Caro'
eli_777 .... 'Eli'
serannade .... 'Netty'
Freeman81 .... 'Bruce'
duncan54 .... ' an Aussie want-a-be'.. lol
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I like...... Oct 11, 2006 8:32 am
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FAYGO REDPOP!...


.

..yesterday my son bought me a Faygo Redpop for no reason at all.. he came in and said "Here dad I got you a Redpop".. Yes for no reason at all he thought of his dad, and bought me a Redpop.. I know this sounds silly, but it really made me feel good that my son would think of me just out of the blue..

..then I thought of how God must feel when we just for no reason at all give Him a praise, or tell Him that we love Him!...

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Luke 10:27
He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
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This is what I have to say.... Oct 10, 2006 7:55 am
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PHAT PEOPLE RULE!...


.

...Fat Albert was cool..

"HEY.. HEY..HEY... ITS FAT ALBERT"

..Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids was one of my favorite cartoons growing up.. lol
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YES!... Christianity IS a faith of works... Oct 7, 2006 9:43 pm
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...and Jesus did ALL the work!
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Check this Babe out guy's......... Sep 21, 2006 7:18 am
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Isn't she beautiful


TTF02


... if your a guy between the ages of 30-42 check her out.. she's a catch, you would be blessed to have a girl as sweet as her... and I know this HOW?...

.. she is my niece!

so scammers stay away, and the rest of ya's better be nice to her.. or you'll get the wrath of Rod.. lol
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