MEMORIES, OLD AND NEW: NO, THE PEARLIE GATES ARE OPENED WIDE..

SO THAT ALL THAT BELIEVE, IN HIM,

AND ASK HIS FORGIVENESS, AND GUIDANCE,

(*.*) MAY ENTER! (*.*)

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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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Give me a sense of humor, Lord.
Give me the ability to understand a clean joke,
(and not to listen to those that are not 'clean')

To love others, and to get some humor out of life,
And to pass it on to other folks
AMEN!!

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We spent the afternoon and evening down at Moms again today. I feel like we should have maybe even stayed the night to help keep "eyes on her" When I was on my way home, I felt like I really should have stayed, and ashamed and sorry for not staying. She has been going down hill for the past couple of weeks. Tonight however Rev Bill Gilliland came over and talked to her. She's been so afraid (of dying) lately.. (and a few other worries and issues for her) But she said (and told him) that she felt MUCH BETTER AFTER THEIR TALK AND PRAYER.. "thanks Rev Gilliland, and thank You God! Mom slept most of the day except for the 45 minutes or so while he was there, and we just had to wait until she woke up and call him, and he went out of his way to come out in all this cold and talk to her. THANK YOU SIR. John went home today, and Mom ask about him when she woke up, also about my kids, and about Norman singing for her. She ask earlier if Jenna and I had went to school today?? We told her "it's Saturday Mom" : ) Anyway, I am so glad that she (mentally and spiritually) is feeling much better and safer.. "GOD BLESS AND COMFORT PLEASE, AND ABOVE ALL, THY WILL BE DONE"

Also our brother came over today, she needed to see him, but once again she was sound asleep

when he got there : ( .. maybe next time, Lord's willing! But we are grateful that he came, and took a picture (via cell phone) to show her tomorrow.. "hope it helps" THANKS FOR COMING!

AND THANKS JOHN.. THANKS JENNA FOR THE PAST 3 1/2 MONTHS, THANKS FRANCES, THANKS JIM, THANKS SO MUCH TO MY PATIENT AND LOVING HUSBAND, AND THANKS EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS HELPED
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PLEASE PRAY ALSO FOR GARLAND AND HIS FAMILY,

FOR EVELYN AND HER FAMILY,

FOR BARBARA'S MOTHER AND BROTHER AND THEIR FAMILY

AND FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE SICK, HURTING, DYING, GRIEVING,

AND THEIR LOVING CAREGIVERS

GOD BLESS AND COMFORT EACH ONE OF THEM AND GRANT THEM

INNER PEACE, HEALTH, GRACE, AND EASE THEIR PAINS AND WORRIES..

ABOVE ALL, THY WILL BE DONE!

ALSO, PRAY PLEASE FOR ALL THE NEWBORNS AND PREEMIES AND

THEIR PARENTS. PROTECT AND GIVE THEM STRENGTH AND HEALTH,