With Christmas giving around the corner I thought this is great. Especially when we do not get what we want.
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.
Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the
Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?
Author Unknown
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL AND A DOLLAR BILL
One day, a one dollar bill and a hundred dollar bill got folded together and began talking about their life experiences.
The hundred dollar bill began to brag:
"I've had a great life," he said. "I've been to all the big hotels, Donald Trump himself used me at his casino, I've been in the wallets of Fortune 500 board members, I've flown from one end of the country to the other! I've even been in the wallet of two Presidents of the United States, and once when Princess Diana visited the US, she used me to buy a packet of gum."
In awe, the dollar humbly responded, "Gee, nothing like that has ever happened to me, ...but I have been to church a lot!"
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
The hundred dollar bill began to brag:
"I've had a great life," he said. "I've been to all the big hotels, Donald Trump himself used me at his casino, I've been in the wallets of Fortune 500 board members, I've flown from one end of the country to the other! I've even been in the wallet of two Presidents of the United States, and once when Princess Diana visited the US, she used me to buy a packet of gum."
In awe, the dollar humbly responded, "Gee, nothing like that has ever happened to me, ...but I have been to church a lot!"
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
Sunday, November 27, 2005
quote for the day
Yeah, life throws you curves, but you learned how to swerve.
These Days by Rascal Flatts
These Days by Rascal Flatts
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
May the ugliest dog R.I.P.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
prayer request
My cousin Hannah is 16 and her best friend died yesterday at a swim practice at school. Her name is Mackenzie and we request peace and strength during this sad time for the family. Thank you for all your prayers.
Howell High Swimmer Dies after Collapsing at Practice
By The Associated Press
November 22, 2005
HOWELL, Mich. - A high school swimmer collapsed at practice and later died, authorities said.
Mackenzie Watts, 15, was taking part in a series of noncompetitive relays that were part of the team's end-of-season practice when she became ill Monday.
An ambulance was called and medical personnel tried to resuscitate her using a defibrillator, but she died later at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell, Superintendent Chuck Breiner told the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.
School officials were unsure what caused the teenager's death or whether she had a pre-existing heart condition like Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer, who collapsed Monday night at Joe Louis Arena but was revived with a defibrillator.
Breiner said Watts, a sophomore, recently had the flu. She had earned her second varsity letter during the swim season.
"She was the hardest-working kid in the pool," said Zachary Kasprzak, her coach on the Howell High School team.
Kasprzak said Watts, who specialized in freestyle distance swimming, was a natural leader who quickly earned respect from the upperclassmen. He was considering her for captain of next year's team, a rare appointment for a junior, he said.
The team was celebrating a winning season with some fun relays when the incident occurred, Kasprzak said.
Fellow sophomore Elia Perry described Watts "as a friend to everybody."
Grief counseling was available at the school's media center.
Howell is located about 60 miles west of Detroit.
Howell High Swimmer Dies after Collapsing at Practice
By The Associated Press
November 22, 2005
HOWELL, Mich. - A high school swimmer collapsed at practice and later died, authorities said.
Mackenzie Watts, 15, was taking part in a series of noncompetitive relays that were part of the team's end-of-season practice when she became ill Monday.
An ambulance was called and medical personnel tried to resuscitate her using a defibrillator, but she died later at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in Howell, Superintendent Chuck Breiner told the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.
School officials were unsure what caused the teenager's death or whether she had a pre-existing heart condition like Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer, who collapsed Monday night at Joe Louis Arena but was revived with a defibrillator.
Breiner said Watts, a sophomore, recently had the flu. She had earned her second varsity letter during the swim season.
"She was the hardest-working kid in the pool," said Zachary Kasprzak, her coach on the Howell High School team.
Kasprzak said Watts, who specialized in freestyle distance swimming, was a natural leader who quickly earned respect from the upperclassmen. He was considering her for captain of next year's team, a rare appointment for a junior, he said.
The team was celebrating a winning season with some fun relays when the incident occurred, Kasprzak said.
Fellow sophomore Elia Perry described Watts "as a friend to everybody."
Grief counseling was available at the school's media center.
Howell is located about 60 miles west of Detroit.
God must have a sense of humor!
This is Thanksgiving week. A time to be cooking, preparing for meals, and spending time with the family. However, it is very difficult to be cooking and preparing meals when you have no fridge! I think that God said to himself on Saturday.....hmmmmm... I think Michelle needs some more fun in her life so I am going to allow her fridge/freezer to go out. Yep, that is real fun. Had to throw out all the food cause it must have happened Saturday night and did not find all the ice that was melting coming out of the door ice maker until Sunday on our way to church. Could do nothing then but throw towels down on the floor. Came home at 2 after dropping all the shoe boxes off and ended up throwing 99% of the stuff out. Now I am waiting for the repair guy to come ( more $ spent thanks since it is the holiday gift giving season $) and I pray that he has the part so that I can go and get some groceries and cook and prepare meals, especially since it is Thanksgiving. Oh God I know you are smiling down on me right now teaching me some kind of lesson, but next time could you do it when there is snow on the ground (put my stuff outside) and after the holidays. January would have been perfect!
OH OH a side note-my warranty runs out Dec. 1, 2005 so God must have known what he was doing. Just so happens that I don't think the part we need is under warranty. ;)
OH OH a side note-my warranty runs out Dec. 1, 2005 so God must have known what he was doing. Just so happens that I don't think the part we need is under warranty. ;)
Monday, November 21, 2005
does it matter???
This weekend we saw J.K. Rowlings' 4th novel put on the silver screen. I have read all the books thus far and I have to admit I was disappointed in the movie this time around. I am not sure if the director read the book and am surprised Rowling approved the script. Key characters and story lines were eliminated. Not sure what spell they used to do this with but I am disappointed and I am now left wondering how this will affect the next movie, Order of the Phoenix. I do understand that the book was over 700 pages and it would be impossible to fit in a 2 1/2 hour movie. But I wonder if it was more about the almighty $$. Vincent does not read the books so he thought the movie was great. The visual effects I applaud, but I was left wondering about next time. Yes I admit that I will probaby buy the dvd when it comes out. But this is why I always prefer the books. Dakota had just finished this book and was surprised that the movie left out so much. He did add though that the movie was awesome! There was lots of humor in the movie so perhaps the director was trying to show us the characters more? Spoiler warning-there was no Winky, Dobby, Ludo Bagman, Bertha Jorkins, or S.P.E.W. Less classroom time with less magic and a professor choses to throw chalk at a student rahter than pull out his wand. Longbottom did not give the gillyweed to Harry and the Quidditch World Cup was not given a chance at all. Nor did they touch Rita Skeeter being an animagus. What a disappointment! Oh well. I could probably go on much more about nothing, but I will leave it here!
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Friday, November 18, 2005
What is the deal with Wal-mart????
Okay in the media there has been a lot of mention of Wal-mart lately! Did you know that there is a movie out about Wal-Mart? A movie for good-ness sakes, and they have some showings in the Toledo area for anyone interested or you could buy it on dvd for $12.95. I also understand that you can host a showing in your church, home, or town hall?!?!?!? For those of you who did not know this week is Walmart watch week or something like that!?!?!??! With the movie being the start of changing Americans and the way they shop and think about Wal-Mart. There are even websites about Wal-Mart and their evil ways. I read one email about all the crime, drama, and suspense that goes on in Wal-Mart World. Like that only happens at Wal-Mart? I shop there occassionally, personally I prefer Meijer for their produce dept. (hated it when they were remodeling), but is there something to all this media attention thing with "wally-world" as some like to call it? I am not sure I guess I would have to do some research and I am not sure if I really have the time to do all that! If other people would like to educate me then please feel free to do so. Until then we will have to wait and see what happens at "where the world of low prices get lower"!
http://walmartwatch.com/
http://www.walmartmovie.com/they have a trailer clip of the movie
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/
a quote from this webpage
Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest retailer. It's the world's largest company--bigger than ExxonMobil, General Motors, and General Electric. The scale can be hard to absorb. Wal-Mart sold $244.5 billion worth of goods last year. It sells in three months what
number-two retailer Home Depot sells in a year. And in its own category of general merchandise and groceries, Wal-Mart no longer has any real rivals. It does more business than Target, Sears, Kmart, J.C. Penney, Safeway, and Kroger combined. "Clearly," says Edward Fox, head of Southern Methodist University's J.C. Penney Center for Retailing Excellence, "Wal-Mart is more powerful than any retailer has ever been." It is, in fact, so big and so furtively powerful as to have become an entirely different order of corporate being.http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
http://walmartwatch.com/
http://www.walmartmovie.com/they have a trailer clip of the movie
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/
a quote from this webpage
Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest retailer. It's the world's largest company--bigger than ExxonMobil, General Motors, and General Electric. The scale can be hard to absorb. Wal-Mart sold $244.5 billion worth of goods last year. It sells in three months what
number-two retailer Home Depot sells in a year. And in its own category of general merchandise and groceries, Wal-Mart no longer has any real rivals. It does more business than Target, Sears, Kmart, J.C. Penney, Safeway, and Kroger combined. "Clearly," says Edward Fox, head of Southern Methodist University's J.C. Penney Center for Retailing Excellence, "Wal-Mart is more powerful than any retailer has ever been." It is, in fact, so big and so furtively powerful as to have become an entirely different order of corporate being.http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
Thursday, November 17, 2005
I love the season!
Today we had our Thanksgiving Luncheon for Thursday school. Such a success. The kids did some songs for the parents and guests. Soooooo cute with their hats and Indian bands with feathers. We had many different kinds of soups, chowders, and chili's. YUMMY! Then we had a pumpkin dessert. I am exhausted and I am sure all the other helpers and teachers are too! Thanks for feeding my hubby by the way, so I did not have to make him lunch when I went home. He helped clean up and got a meal a win-win situation for sure! Can't wait till Sunday for more fellowshipping when we share another Thanksgiving meal together as a church family. :)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Enjoy!
My dad just spent 6 weeks in his home town in Macedonia. When I was looking at the pictures I recalled the bible mentioning Macedonia. I thought it was cool to show some pictures of where people in biblical times may have walked.
the best week ever!
Last week I celebrated my anniversary and it could not have been planned any better. When you want the kids to go away and spend the night somewhere it just does not happen. Both my kids were gone for the day on Saturday, Nicholas to the UofM game and Kota to a cousin's house. Then both kids were asked to stay the night with the people they were with during the day. I surprised my hubby on Friday night (actually Saturday morn 1:30 am) when he got home from work with a special dinner. Then Saturday we spent the day together going to specialty shops around the area and in Ann Arbor. Then to dinner and Coldstone for dessert. Came back to town rented two movies and watched them. On Sunday we went to lunch after church in Dundee and then came home and took a nap :) Then on Monday (in honor of veteran's day Ford gives you a day) my hubby had the day off and it was so nice to have dinner as a family. ahh it is so great to spend time with family. can't wait for the holidays!
Monday, November 14, 2005
accident or intentional only God knows
We need to becareful! Water and electricity don't mix!
WACO, Texas (AP) -- A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning when he adjusted a nearby microphone while standing in water, a church employee said.
The Rev. Kyle Lake, 33, was stepping into the baptistery as he reached out for the microphone, which produced an electric shock, said University Baptist Church community pastor Ben Dudley.
Water in a baptistery usually reaches above the waist, said Byron Weathersbee, interim university chaplain at Baylor University.
Lake was pronounced dead at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, nursing supervisor Pat Mahl said. The woman being baptized apparently had not stepped into the water and was not seriously injured.
Pastors at University Baptist Church routinely use a microphone during baptisms, said Jamie Dudley, the wife of Ben Dudley and a business administrator at the church.
"He was grabbing the microphone so everyone could hear," she said. "It's the only way you can be loud enough."
About 800 people attended the morning service, which was larger than normal because it was homecoming weekend at nearby Baylor University, Dudley said.
Lake had been at the church for nine years, the last seven as pastor. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, a 5-year-old daughter and two 3-year-old sons.
At a remembrance attended by about 1,000 people Sunday night at First Baptist Church, Ben Dudley told the UBC congregation that they would move forward as a church.
"I don't know how, when, why, where or what's going to happen, but we will continue as a church in the community because that is what Kyle would have wanted," he said
WACO, Texas (AP) -- A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning when he adjusted a nearby microphone while standing in water, a church employee said.
The Rev. Kyle Lake, 33, was stepping into the baptistery as he reached out for the microphone, which produced an electric shock, said University Baptist Church community pastor Ben Dudley.
Water in a baptistery usually reaches above the waist, said Byron Weathersbee, interim university chaplain at Baylor University.
Lake was pronounced dead at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, nursing supervisor Pat Mahl said. The woman being baptized apparently had not stepped into the water and was not seriously injured.
Pastors at University Baptist Church routinely use a microphone during baptisms, said Jamie Dudley, the wife of Ben Dudley and a business administrator at the church.
"He was grabbing the microphone so everyone could hear," she said. "It's the only way you can be loud enough."
About 800 people attended the morning service, which was larger than normal because it was homecoming weekend at nearby Baylor University, Dudley said.
Lake had been at the church for nine years, the last seven as pastor. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, a 5-year-old daughter and two 3-year-old sons.
At a remembrance attended by about 1,000 people Sunday night at First Baptist Church, Ben Dudley told the UBC congregation that they would move forward as a church.
"I don't know how, when, why, where or what's going to happen, but we will continue as a church in the community because that is what Kyle would have wanted," he said
Friday, November 11, 2005
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND!
This weekend is my anniversary! I have been married 12 years and we have been together 18 years. God really knew what he was doing when he hooked us up together! oh and what a cute ring bearer! I wonder who it could be hee-hee?
veterans day
remember our fallen, our protectors, and our freedom fighters
Romans 13:7
Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
let us honor those who have served and are serving. Thank you!
Romans 13:7
Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
let us honor those who have served and are serving. Thank you!
Thursday, November 10, 2005
church bulletin errors
Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services
The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."
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Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands.
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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.
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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "Hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again," giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.
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The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir will sing: "Break Forth Into Joy."
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility
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Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.
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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge-now - Up Yours.
The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon tonight: "Searching for Jesus."
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Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands.
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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.
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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say "Hell" to someone who doesn't care much about you.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again," giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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Barbara remains in the hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of Pastor Jack's sermons.
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The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir will sing: "Break Forth Into Joy."
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
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At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
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Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
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The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility
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Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.
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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My Pledge-now - Up Yours.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
what love means.......
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4
Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7
Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
Cindy - age 8
My mommy loves me more than anybody .
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt."
Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren- age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
Karen - age 7
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry"
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4
Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7
Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
Cindy - age 8
My mommy loves me more than anybody .
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare - age 6
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
Elaine-age 5
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt."
Chris - age 7
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren- age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
Karen - age 7
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
Jessica - age 8
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry"
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
something that is annoying me right NOW!
Why do all former presidents go by "former president __________, and Mr. Bill Clinton is referred by the media and others as President of the United States or President Clinton. It is just annoying to me. Hello people he is no longer president! Yes he should be respected, but let's call him former president or whatever and quit addressing him as PRESIDENT please. Thanks I feel better now!
quote of the day
Each person must live their life as a model for others Rosa Parks, May she rest in peace
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