Friday, April 27, 2007THE MOST OF THE BESTThe greatest Joy...............................Giving The greatest loss.................Loss of self-respect The most satisfying work................Helping others The ugliest personality trait......................Selfishness The most endangered species...................Dedicated leaders The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement The greatest problem to overcome.............Fear Most effective sleeping pill..............Peace of mind The most crippling failure... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, April 24, 2007WHAT HAPPENED IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS?ALABAMA... Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968. Also the first to have PBS ALASKA... One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license. ARIZONA... Is the only state in the continental U.S. that doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time. ARKANSAS... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S. CALIFORNIA... Its economy is so large that if it were a country, it would rank seventh in the entire world. COLORADO... In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics. CONNECTICUT...... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, April 23, 200750 WAYS TO GO GREENAt the supermarket Be picky about produce Download the "Shoppers' Guide to Pesticides in Produce" at ewg.org. The wallet-size list sorts out the fruits and veggies that tend to be higher in pesticides (like apples and spinach) from produce with a lower count (like bananas and peas). Choose "certified" coffee Yuban coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified (that means it's grown in a way that preserves the ecosystem). A Fair Trade Certified brand is Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. (Both brands are... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, April 22, 2007WOW, WHAT A WAKE UP CALL!Dear God: Why didn't you save the school children at?. Bath, Michigan 1927 Houston, TX 1959 Moses Lake, Washington 2/2/96 Bethel, Alaska 2/19/97 Pearl, Mississippi 10/1/97 West Paducah, Kentucky 12/1/97 Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97 Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/98 Edinboro, Pennsylvania 4/24/98 Fayetteville, Tennessee 5/19/98 Springfield, Oregon 5/21/98 Richmond, Virginia 6/15/98 Littleton, Colorado 4/20/99 Taber, Alberta, Canada 5/28/99 Conyers, Georgia 5/20/99 Deming, New Mexico 11/19/99 Fort Gibson,... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, April 21, 2007THREES ARE IMPORTANT3 Things things in life that, once gone, never come back 1. Time 2. Words 3. Opportunity Three things in life that can destroy a person - 1. Anger 2. Pride 3. Unforgiveness Three things in life that you should never lose 1. Hope 2. Peace 3. Honesty Three things in life that are most valuable 1. Love 2. Family & Friends 3. Kindness Three things in life that are never certain 1. Fortune 2. Success 3. Dreams Three things that are truly constant Father - Son - Holy Spirit I ask the Lord to bless... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 19, 2007WHAT YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP Gal 6.7The Seed A successful Christian business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you." The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today -... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, April 18, 2007IT'S THE KIDS AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT ANGELSI only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold. -- Gregory, 5 I hear angels all the time in my dreams. And I'm sticking with that no matter how many people tell me I'm crazy. -- Molly, 8 Everybody¹s got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget why but scientists are working on it. --Olive, 9 Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something else. -- Mitchell, 7 My guardian angel helps me with math, but he's not much good for science. -- Henry, 8 Angels... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, April 13, 2007TODAY IS FRIDAY THE 13thTitanic This Day I n History 1943: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. 1964: Sidney Poitier becomes the first African American actor to win an Academy Award, for his performance in Lilies of the Field. Learn more about Sidney Poitier. 1970: An oxygen tank explodes aboard the U.S. lunar landing mission Apollo 13 as it nears the moon, forcing the astronauts to return to Earth. Learn more about the... Sign in to see full entry.WHAT MAN WOULD DO THATDisclaimer: This blog is mostly e mails I receive. This speech occured less than 40 miles from where I live. If you are offended by it check it out. I was not there so I can't tell you without a doubt that it is a fact! My opinion is that it is a worthy read! >> Jack Tilley, a Sergeant Major of the Army, was with a >> group of people who recently were visiting wounded >> soldiers at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, >> DC. >> >> He saw a Special Forces soldier who had lost his right >>... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, April 9, 2007IF IT IS THE TRUTH YOU'RE AFTER ASK A CHILD!A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: God is like. BAYER ASPIRIN He works miracles. God is like. a FORD He's got a better idea. God is like. COKE! He's the real thing. God is like. HALLMARK CARDS He cares enough to send His very best. God is like. TIDE He gets the stains out that others leave behind. God is like. GENERAL ELECTRIC He brings good... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, April 6, 2007COUNTRY BOB’S ETERNAL TRUTHS OF LIFE:1. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don’t have film. 2. By the time you make ends meet, they move the ends. 3. Bills travel through the mail twice the speed of checks. 4. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. 5. Once over the hill, you pick up speed. 6. Men are from earth, women are from earth, deal with it! 7. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist trade places. 8. Dogs have owners, cats have staff. 9. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 5, 2007IRAQ HAS BEEN A BUSY PLACE1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq. 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization! 3. Noah built the ark in Iraq. 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq. 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq! 6. Isaac's wife Rebekah, is from Nahor, which is in Iraq! 7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq. 8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq. 9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel. 10. Amos cried out in Iraq! 11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, April 4, 2007JUST THOUGHT YOU MIDHT LIKE TO KNOWThe only two things we do with greater frequency in middle age are urinate and attend funerals. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket. To err is human, to forgive: highly unlikely. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have millions of old ladies running around with tattoos and pierced navels? (Now that's scary!) Money can't buy happiness--but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than a Kia. After a certain age, if you don't wake up... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, April 1, 2007~~~GOTTA HAVE PROBLEMS~~~5 Reasons Why God Uses Problems T he problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life: 1.God Uses Problems To DIRECT U S ometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving.... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, March 31, 2007KILL, KILL, KILL! WHAT IS WRONG WITH KILLING A MOUSE?Defiant mouse steals dentures The Associated Press WATERVILLE, Maine - Never underestimate a mouse's determination. There's a mouse in Bill Exner's house that he says he has captured three times. Each time, the mouse escaped, and the last time the rodent made off with his lower dentures. Exner, 68, said he and his wife Shirley scoured his bedroom after the dentures disappeared from his night stand. "We moved the bed, moved the dressers and the night stand and tore the closet apart," he said. "I... Sign in to see full entry. |