STOPPING GOSSIP!
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Posted:May 18, 2009 2:56 am
Last Updated:May 18, 2009 3:14 pm 2233 Views
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Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business...Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused Frank, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.
She emphatically told Frank (and several others) that every one seeing it there WOULD KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING !
Frank, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny.
He said nothing...
Later that evening, Frank quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house ... walked home ... .and left it there all night.
(You gotta love Frank!)
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Just a Reminder - You Belong to Andy
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Posted:May 17, 2009 4:46 am
Last Updated:May 19, 2009 2:47 pm 2256 Views
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The day finally arrived. Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven.
He is at the Pearly Gates, met by St. Peter himself. However, the gates are closed, and Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.
St. Peter said,'Well, Forrest, it is certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must tell you, though, that the place is filling up fast, and we have been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The test is short, but you have to pass it before you can get into Heaven'
Forrest responds, 'It sure is good to be here, St. Peter, sir. But, nobody ever told me about any entrance exam. I sure hope that the test ain't too hard. Life was a big enough test as it was.'
St. Peter continued, 'Yes, I know, Forrest, but the test is only three questions.
First: What two days of the week begin with the letter T?
Second: How many seconds are there in a year?
Third: What is God's first name?'
Forrest leaves to think the questions over. He returns the next day and sees St. Peter, who waves him up, and says, 'Now that you have had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers'.
Forrest replied,'Well, the first one -- which two days in the week begins with the letter 'T'? Shucks, that one is easy.
That would be Today and Tomorrow.'
The Saint's eyes opened wide and he exclaimed, 'Forrest, that is not what I was thinking, but you do have a point, and I guess I did not specify, so I will give you credit for that answer.'
'How about the next one?' asked St. Peter 'How many seconds in a year?
Now that one is harder,' replied Forrest, but I thunk and thunk about that, and I guess the only answer can be twelve..'
Astounded, St. Peter said,'Twelve? Twelve? Forrest, how in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?'
Forrest replied,'Shucks, there's got to be twelve:
January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd ... '
'Hold it,' interrupts St. Peter.'I see where you are going with this, and I see your point, though that was not quite what I had in mind ... but I will have to give you credit for that one, too.
Let us go on with the third and final question. Can you tell me God's first name'?
'Sure,' Forrest replied,'it's Andy.'
'Andy?'exclaimed an exasperated and frustrated St Peter.
'Ok, I can understand how you came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in the world did you come up with the name Andy as the first name of God?'
'Shucks, that was the easiest one of all,'Forrest replied.
'I learnt it from the song,
'ANDY WALKS WITH ME, ANDY TALKS WITH ME, ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS OWN.' '
St. Peter opened the Pearly Gates, and said: 'Run Forrest, run!'
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MISUNDERSTANDINGS...
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Posted:May 16, 2009 8:47 am
Last Updated:May 20, 2009 4:21 am 2459 Views
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I had a new friend here and I apparently said something in what I thought was jest/humor, and I've insulted that person to a degree in which they wrote "HAVE A NICE LIFE" - in other words, the friendship is no longer wanted by them.
It's just so sad...
People - God wants us to LOVE each other...that's the point I start each day from, and do my utmost to love you all...
I'd never, ever say something to insult any of you! I want and need your friendship...let the world cut each other up - you and I have a higher calling...
And if the one whom I've insulted happens by and reads this, know that I am truly sorry that this rift happened, that I have a hurt heart, and I love you. I am SO sorry. I thought what I wrote would make you laugh...is it possible there are 'issues' you need to deal with/pray about? I will pray for you.
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BIG CHURCH BICKERING
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Posted:May 16, 2009 7:10 am
Last Updated:May 24, 2009 4:15 pm 2517 Views
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I've read the ongoing battle between two women - one calling the other a cult-member and the other bashing Catholics...and I do believe that both of these women are of the mind that their comments are serving God - both are truly passionate about their beliefs and their love of God - it's SO evident to me.
I do not side with either, as to do so would alienate the other...however, I have been reading my Bible and I get 'thumped upside my head' by His command to LOVE ONE ANOTHER. This is a walk of Love we are to be having, and it's with EVERYONE. The command is NOT to just the ones that believe like we do, it's to the world. LOVE everyone. But then He goes on to say, Love your BROTHERS & SISTERS ESPECIALLY.
So, to everyone that professes Christ as their Lord and Savior, I love you in Christ's name. You and I may not see eye to eye on everything, but until we get to the other side and all things are revealed, I will do my utmost to love and respect you.
A warning: Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Danny Gokey Gone!
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Posted:May 14, 2009 7:56 am
Last Updated:May 15, 2009 3:12 pm 2239 Views
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I have not always been, but I'm now a fan of American Idol and I've watched every episode this season...they just voted off the one I had routed for from the time he first auditioned. A wonderful, Christian widower from Milwaukee.
I can't believe it! It's down to Adam and Chris...I'm amazed and saddened.
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Victorious Living
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Posted:May 12, 2009 2:22 am
Last Updated:May 17, 2009 5:06 am 2304 Views
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Getting my thinking and attitudes right has been my focus of late. I've recently "attended" a Joyce Meyer conference - a DVD my local library had on the Battlefield of the Mind - a 4 hour conference she held in Ohio. I watched through the whole thing, then replayed it, this time taking notes, writing down the scriptures and then putting all my notes on my computer so that I can reference them time and time again.
I believe that this conference is life changing. I believe that had I learned these principles 30 or so years ago when I first became saved, I'd have spent a lot fewer years in "the wilderness".
You see, it's all about attitude and right thinking. When you get saved, your MIND doesn't get born-again. It's something WE have to do - train our minds to think right and line it up with God's Word. We need to KNOW God's Word and be ready to fight against the devil's darts that are 'bad thoughts' that we then allow to simmer in our hearts and minds, keeping us from a victorious Christian life. Oh, we may be saved and going to heaven one day, but without having all the promises that God says are ours in THIS life.
Well, I for one am tired of being defeated and am going to focus on right thinking, meditating on LOVE scriptures and keeping on top of any wrong thinking that comes into my mind, that I may have a full and rich life while here on earth.
The devil has stolen just way too much from me, and that's over.
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How Will You Spend Mother's Day?
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Posted:May 9, 2009 5:05 am
Last Updated:May 9, 2009 12:51 pm 2359 Views
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I'm curious to know how you will spend this Mother's Day...
I will go to church with Steve (my ex) and hopefully, our . Then I will probably get a bagel with my while Steve goes to visit his mom (and dad). Gus (that's my !) and I will hang out for a while and I'll figure out something for the guys to grill later in the day.
That's a pic of my & Beanie, who you've met.
I have a who has decided two years ago that she'd rather not speak to me, so she'll be missing from the celebrations. I miss her.
My own mother is spending the day with her boyfriend and his brother and sister in law, who were like parents to him. A bit weird, I think, but her choice. She & I will get together Monday and call it our "Mother's Day" celebration. Whatever.
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An AMAZING story!
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Posted:May 7, 2009 3:22 pm
Last Updated:May 8, 2009 2:43 am 2049 Views
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In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University .
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.
As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife,
after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.
The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments.
Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled.
Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.
Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged .
As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his Cameron were standing.
The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down.
The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant.
Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure.
He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.
The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
This is for everyone who writes those heart-warming BS stories.
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Happy Birthday Beanie
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Posted:May 6, 2009 2:42 am
Last Updated:May 8, 2009 2:44 am 2287 Views
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and Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!
I'm a day late and a dollar shy, but yesterday was my dog's tenth birthday.
He's a Boston Terrier - we got him when he was just 10 weeks old from a breeder just outside of Boston, Mass. She had just two dogs left to choose from. One seemed to have champagne in his blood, and THIS little guy was sooooo sweet...a bit timid, but a love.
Ten years later and I must say that he's been one of my favorite dogs of my life. When we brought him home, I took three months off of work to work with him, bond with him, train him. I'm so glad I did, too. He's obedient and very little 'trouble'.
I don't live with him anymore...when my husband and I broke up, Beanie stayed with him. I was the one to leave our family home. I still have my key, though, and can come and go.
And happy Cinco de Mayo to everyone else. I doubt, however, there were many margarita's downed by this group! 
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