Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I've Always Known.........

From the time I was born, I was raised to know about the Lord. My grandmother, took me to church every time the door was opened. All my childhood, was spent playing with my dolls and whatever toy, the family was able to afford for me. Remembering my grandmother, always telling me about God, and expressing how she hoped one day I would be a preacher, led me as a small child to feel special. I can remember playing church with my dolls and sitting them on the steps of the front porch, and leading them in church. Everything I had seen during service's was what I would perform, during my play session. I became the leader of songs, prayer and eventually preach a child like sermon, to my dolls. I would that today's children, enjoyed the innocence of the children years ago. To know God, with the innocence of a child is the beginning of real faith....

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Sunday Scripture

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Matthew 14: 35-36

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Mozdex Insurance

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He's gone.......

Paul Newman, known for his piercing blue eyes, boyish good looks ... Our Darling is gone..........

Paul Newman, known for his piercing blue eyes, boyish good looks and stellar performances in scores of hit Hollywood movies, is seen here in 2004.
Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as 'Hud,' 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'The Color of Money,' has died, a spokeswoman said Saturday. He was 83. Newman died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, of cancer. So long old friend.........we'll miss you......

I Got It.......

I remember how I was so ready for a change, and that my world had become stagnant and boring. I kept telling people, that something had to change, that I was in a rut. I definitely was in a rut!
Get up, get ready, go to work, get off work, drive to the local club, have a few brews, leave and get something on the way home to eat or wait till I got home and throw something together. Then watch enough TV to get sleepy and go to bed.........that was it. Nothing great or wonderful to enjoy or do!
Well, change does happen and it did........at first it was the most wonderful change I could have ever hoped for..........well, it was good while it lasted, but it didn't last long enough for me.........and the change once again reared it's ugly head......this time for the worse......and once again........I'm in a rut.........alone.......and bored........

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Rose......


The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, 'Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.
Can I give you a hug?'
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, 'Of course you may!' and she gave me a giant squeeze.

'Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?' I asked.
She jokingly replied, 'I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...'

'No seriously,' I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
'I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!' she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would
leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this 'time machine' as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, 'I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.'
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, ' We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do
anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.'

She concluded her speech by courageously singing 'The Rose.'
She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our
daily lives. At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had
begun all those years ago.
One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute
to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make
a Living by what we get. We make a Life by what we give. God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

'Good friends are like stars.......You don't always see them, but you
know they are always there.'

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Prayer Request....

My friends, I am going through a difficult situation, at the present and need your prayers. My spouse and I are breaking up and it's really hard to let him go. We've been together 2 years and it will be hard not having him around, making noise in the house. I know that it's probably for the best, but I sure thought this one was it.........Guess you never know about people and the way things happen in life.
Sincerely,
Nita

Monday, September 22, 2008

Love


My friends keep sending me this great stuff, that I feel needs sharing with you.......


Matthew 10:32

 No one falls in love by choice, it is by CHANCE.
No one stays in love by chance, it is by WORK.
And no one falls out of love by chance, it is by CHOICE
He did something for you, now do something for him.
Spread his word, and you'll be rewarded. How?
Matthew 10:32....'Whoever acknowledges Me before
men, I will acknowledge him before My Father in heaven. But whoever disowns
Me before men, I will disown him before My Father in heaven.'

Friday, September 19, 2008

Live Your Life..........

Powerful Women's Motto!

"Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says...

'Oh shit....she's awake!!'

Thursday, September 18, 2008

113 Years

Tomoji Tanabe is pictured in his home in Miyakonojo, southern Japan September 12, 2008. The world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday on September 18, 2008, telling reporters at his home about his joyful life and healthy appetite. Picture taken September 12, 2008.  REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN).  FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.
The world's oldest living man, celebrated his 113th birthday on Thursday, telling reporters about his joyful life and healthy appetite. Tanabe, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living male last year, eats mostly vegetables and believes the key to longevity is not drinking alcohol. "His favorite food is fried shrimp, but we've heard that he's cut back on oily foods. He says, he wants to live for another 10 years, that he doesn't want to die.
Japanese are among the world's longest-lived people, with the number of those aged 100 or older at a record 36,276, their women have topped the world's longevity ranks for 23 years, while men rank third after Iceland and Hong Kong, a government report last week showed

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Isle of Wight Hotel

Looking for a different but wonderful vacation site, to explore? Why not try the beautiful English countryside, with it's quaint thatched villages, sandy beaches, and record levels of sunshine. Located on the south coast of England the Isle of Wight is a beautiful site to behold. Isle of Wight Hotel located in Ventnor, it is ideal for walking holidays, close to Ventnor Park and the beautiful Botanical Gardens. St Maur was completed in 1876, and built by Michael Hodder Westdrop, an Irish man from Dublin, the eldest son of a wealthy family. Built as a family home for himself, wife and two children (a son and a daughter). He lived here for about ten years. The St. Maur hotel offers, short stays, such as a couple of nights, bed & breakfast or main stays, if your staying a full week. The relaxing atmosphere, will give you the break you need from your stressful work schedules.
St. Maur , has a background dating back to the 1800's and has been refurbished, down through the years to up-date and keep it in tip top shape. From
, the business was run by the Groocock family, who were able to finance refurbishments, plus, in 1971, built on extra rooms. The owners have continued to upgrade, refurbish and improve and today they are open 11 months of the year. An ideal holiday resort, it caters to young and old alike, they promise you a relaxing break with service from a friendly staff who have been with them for the past ten years and longer. Each suite includes in-room tea and coffee making facilities, to accommodate our tennants. Fragrant aromas to greet you as you walk the path to the front door of your suite, from their beautiful gardens. This hotel, is almost 98% full capacity, year round, except for the one month they are closed.
Go online to http://stmaur.co.uk and shop for your next get-away. Have a great time, just getting away, for a few days.




Hey God

Why are men so hard to get along with? I thought us women were supposed to be the big problem in this universe? No matter how hard we try, we just can't seem to do the right thing when it comes to saying or doing what we think they want. Just when we think we've got the right thing done, someone will throw a wrench in the soup and mess it all up. I'm so tired of walking on "egg shells", and not seeing daylight. This man is about to get on my last nerve and I can't even figure out what I did wrong until after he's pouted for an hour or so. Then it's hell to pay, and here I was trying to be nice. Many times I stick my own foot in my big mouth and don't even realize I did until he's mouthing off at me in some crude way. I'm just tired of being the bad guy, when I'm a woman. Can you help me on this....Please?
Nita

Monday, September 15, 2008

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Hello God......

One after the other..........now there's so many without homes and jobs........these disaster's are making a mess of things, and it's something.......that can't be controlled. I'm so worried that more of this will happen, since the hurricane season isn't over yet.......Dear Lord, I know that you can control these things, and I don't understand your ways, but I was wondering if you could ease up on us? I know this sounds like whining, and maybe it is.........but, many are the people, who have been affected by these storms. The Caribbean, waters have drenched the islands located in them...........with these hurricanes.........and loss of lives.......has been paramount. Many other areas of our world has had typhoons as well as a hurricane in the Pacific ocean...........we ask your help, Lord....so many are hurting.......
You said we could call on you in the time of need, and this is what we are doing.......
In thy name we ask...........
Amen


Sunday, September 14, 2008

Letter In the Night

THIS IS PRETTY DEEP AND DEFINITELY WORTH READING! YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, YOU'VE GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD! BE BLESSED!


ONE DAY A WOMAN NAMED LOUISE FELL ASLEEP IN HER BED AND DREAMED A VERY FITFUL DREAM. SHE DREAMED THAT SOMEONE IN HELL WROTE A LETTER TO HER, AND IT WAS TO BE DELIVERED TO HER BY A MESSENGER. TH E MESSENGER PASSED BETWEEN THE LAKES OF BURNING FIRE AND BRIMSTONE THAT OCCUPIES HELL AND FOUND HIS WAY TO THE DOOR THAT WOULD LEAD HIM TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. LOUISE DREAMED THAT THE MESSENGER WALKED TO HER HOUSE, CAME INSIDE, AND GENTLY BUT FIRMLY WOKE LOUISE. HE GAVE HER THE MESSAGE, SAYING ONLY THAT A FRIEND HAD WRITTEN IT TO HER FROM HELL. LOUISE, IN HER DREAM WITH TREMBLING HANDS, TOOK THE LETTER AND READ:

MY FRIEND, I STAND IN JUDGMENT NOW, AND FEEL THAT YOU'RE TO BLAME SOMEHOW. NEVER DID YOU POINT THE WAY. YOU KNEW THE LORD IN TRUTH AND GLORY, BUT NEVER DID YOU TELL THE STORY. MY KNOWLEDGE THEN WAS VERY DIM; YOU COULD HAVE LED ME SAFE TO HIM. THOUGH WE LIVED TOGETHER ON THE EARTH, YOU NEVER TOLD ME OF THE SECOND BIRTH, AND NOW I STAND THIS DAY CONDEMNED, BECAUSE YOU FAILED TO MENTION HIM. YOU TAUGHT ME MANY THINGS, THAT'S TRUE. I CALLED YOU "FRIEND" AND TRUSTED YOU, BUT I LEARN NOW THAT IT'S TOO LATE, YOU COULD HAVE KEPT ME FROM THIS FATE. WE WALKED BY DAY AND TALKED BY NIGHT, AND YET YOU SHOWED ME NOT THE LIGHT. YOU LET ME LIVE, AND LOVE, AND DIE, YOU KNEW I'D NEVER LIVE ON HIGH. YES, I CALLED YOU "FRIEND" IN LIFE, AND TRUSTED YOU THROUGH JOY AND STRIFE. AND YET ON COMING TO THE END, I CANNOT, NOW, CALL YOU "MY FRIEND."

MARSHA

AFTER READING THE LETTER, LOUISE AWOKE. THE DREAM WAS STILL SO REAL IN HER MIND AND SWEAT DROPPED FROM HER BODY IN POOLS. SHE SWORE SHE COULD STILL SMELL THE ACRID SMELL OF BRIMSTONE AND SMOKE FROM HER ROOM.
AS SHE CONTEMPLATED THE MEANING OF HER DREAM, SHE REALIZED THAT AS A CHRISTIAN, SHE HAD FAILED IN HER DUTY TO "GO OUT TO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL." AS SHE THOUGHT OF THAT, SHE PROMISED HERSELF THAT THE NEXT DAY, SHE WOULD CALL MARSHA AND INVITE HER TO CHURCH WITH HER.

THE NEXT MORNING SHE CALLED MARSHA, AND THIS WAS THE CONVERSATION:

"HELLO BILL, IS MARSHA THERE?" "LOUISE, YOU DON'T KNOW?" "NO, BILL, KNOW WHAT?" "MARSHA WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT YOU KNEW."

FELLOW CHRISTIAN, IS THIS YOUR TESTIMONY? ARE YOU WITNESSING TO YOUR FRIENDS THAT YOU ARE WITH EVERYDAY? OR WILL THERE BE FRIENDS OF YOURS IN HELL, ASKING YOU WHY YOU DID NOT TELL THEM ABOUT JESUS?
AS YOUR FRIEND. . . IF YOU DON'T KNOW JESUS, HERE'S HOW:
IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH AND BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR YOUR SINS AND GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, YOU WILL BE SAVED. (ROMANS 10:9 - 10) IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, JUST PRAY THIS PRAYER:
"DEAR GOD, I CONFESS WITH MY MOUTH AND BELIEVE IN MY HEART THAT JESUS IS YOUR SON AND THAT HE DIED ON THE CROSS FOR MY SINS. JESUS, FORGIVE ME OF MY SINS AND COME INTO MY HEART AND BECOME MY PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR. IN JESUS'S NAME,
AMEN."

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Ike Makes A Mess

Bret Simon walks along the sea wall as the second half of Hurricane ...

This man walks along the sea wall as the second half of Hurricane Ike moves through Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

Windows are broken in a downtown Houston building as debris ...

Windows are broken in a downtown Houston building as debris litters the street after Hurricane Ike passed through early Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.

A Prayer


GOD WANTS ME TO TELL YOU..

Everything that is going wrong in your life today shall be well with you
this year. You have been destined to make it and you shall surely achieve
all your goals this year. For the remaining months of this year (200
8),
all your agonies will be diverted and victory and prosperity will be
incoming in abundance. Today God has confirmed the end of your sufferings,
sorrows, and pains because HE that sits on the throne has remembered you.
He has taken away the hardships and given you JOY. He will never let you down.
I knocked at heaven's door this morning, God asked me... My child! What
can I do for you? And I said, 'Father, please protect and bless the person
reading this message'... God smiled and answered...
'Request granted.'


Thursday, September 11, 2008

911........

In this Sept. 18, 2001 file photo, a red crane looms over the ... Dear Lord,
Today marks the 7
th year, since the horrible attack on America. We ask that you be with the families and friends of the victims during this time of remembrance. Place your comforting hand on them and lead them in paths of love and service. Thank you for all the healing that you have brought to a suffering Nation and World. Many world people died in this disaster, not just Americans. Bring peace and comfort to all and most of all our Nation.
Amen

Sunday, September 7, 2008

St. Theresa's Prayer

Saint Theresa's Prayer

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 confident knowing you are a child of God. Let this 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.

Sent to me by a good email friend.............

Dear Lord Help is Needed.........

We have more hurricanes, attacking your people and the lands of the nation and other countries, bringing devastation in their paths..

Ike roared across low-lying islands Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain and misery to already waterlogged communities.
A man walks through a rice field during flooding from Tropical ... Devastation is everywhere and it's just getting worse. People have nothing left, no food, water, clothes or shelter.
Dear God, where will these poor people go for the needed help? Our country is trying to help, and it is also under attack from these storms.

Residents wade through an area flooded by Tropical Storm Hanna, ... We pray for your help, in this time of need and ask that you place your comforting hand on all that have suffered and are trying to endure.
Strong waves caused by Tropical Storm Hanna break against the ... As we put our faith and trust in you, we ask your help for our fellow man, and the properties, being torn apart by these storms. In you precious name we ask,
Amen




Why Go To Church?

A friend sent me this email and I loved it and wanted to pass it on to you........

If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!
Why Go To Church?

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday.(or Saturday) 'I've gone for 30 years now,' he wrote, 'and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all'
This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:
'I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals But I do know this.. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!' When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!
All right, now that you're done reading, if you're of a mind, send it on! I think everyone should read this! 'When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, 'Jesus, could you get that for me?'

Sunday's Scriptures

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
Proverbs 6:16-19

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Scriptures

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him," O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

Matthew 14:30-32

Dear God


The eyes were all on the Gulf of Mexico, this weekend as the hurricane came ashore to tear up properties, that had been torn up three years ago, by another hurricane. Many lives were lost during this storm's assault, in it's path. We are at a loss, why these things happen, and we know you have your reasons. We ask that you place your hands on these families, that have lost loved one's and give them strength, courage and comfort during this tragic time. We also ask that you give finances and needed help to these people, when trying to rebuild their lives and homes, and businesses. There are 2 other hurricanes in the Gulf as well, ready to reek havoc on properties and lives. Please take these weather related subjects and control their possibilities, for destruction.
Thank you for your love and guidance during these times,
In thy precious name we ask,
Amen