AH, AH, AHHHHH CHOOOOO ))))) .....

 WE BOTH FEEL LIKE WE ARE COMING DOWN WITH THE WINTER BLAHHH!

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       ACTUALLY COLD?      ALLERGIES? OR SOMETHING... HATE IT! TO MUCH TO DO TO BE SICK!

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 A SIMPLE GLASS OF WATER... DOES IT CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK? COULD IT?

A Single Glass of Water (Written by Chris Cade)

after finishing dinner, with a quick swipe, the teacher intentionally knocked his glass of water onto the floor. Glass shattered everywhere, yet he remained calm.

Meanwhile, his student, Raha, became noticeably upset. With similar upset, an employee begrudgingly began to clean up the water and broken glass. Almost everybody in the restaurant was upset, except for the teacher.

While attempting to hide her anger, Raha asked: "Why did you do that?"

Her teacher replied, "What I do is far less important than what you do. Perhaps it might be more interesting to ask yourself why you feel the way you do right now."

These words affected Raha so deeply that she was immediately moved to action. Raha helped the employee clean up the mess, and the more Raha helped, the less anger she felt. And the more the teacher watched, the more his eyes filled with tears. After a few minutes, just as the table and floor had become clean, so had Raha's heart. With immense gratitude, Raha bowed slightly to her teacher and then walked out the door. What remained was no longer just a teacher, but rather, also a student once again seeking the Truth.

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I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME GOOD SPRING TIME.. AND SUMMER TIME... MY BONES ARE SCREAMING OUT FOR IT.. AND SO IS MY HEART AND  SOUL!!

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
(Although known most widely in its abbreviated form above, the entire prayer reads as follows...)
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.
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TRUTHFULLY, THE SUNSHINE EVERY TIME WE GET IT AND I ACTUALLY GET TO SEE IT DOES MY HEART SOME GOOD.. LOVING THE DAYS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL A LITTLE OF THE SUN'S WARM RAYS.. (mind you, I don't crave the HOT weather).. just a good HAPPY MEDIUM! AREN'T YOU GLAD THAT THE WEATHER DECISIONS ARE UP TO GOD RATHER THAN MAN? WE JUST WOULD PERSONALLY PICK THE KIND OF WEATHER THAT WE LIKE AND IT WOULD BE HARD ON CREATION NOT TO HAVE SOME MIXTURE! I WOULD HATE TO THINK THAT IT WAS UP TO ME TO TRY TO PLEASE PEOPLE.. I SEEM TO HAVE A HARD ENOUGH TIME PLEASING THE ONES THAT MEAN THE VERY MOST TO ME.. BUT THEN, IT'S ONLY GOD WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT... PHILIPPIANS 4:6 BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, BUT IN EVERYTHING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD: (7) AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS.
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 PRAYING FOR MRS TERRY (Norman's mother) as she lives this her 86th year of life)... PRAYING ALWAYS FOR ALL THE CHILDREN WITH EB OR ANY OTHER DREADFUL DISEASES, AND THEIR FAMILIES... PRAYING FOR EVERYONE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.. PRAYING FOR FRANCES DAD AND A QUICK AND FULL RECOVERY FROM A TERRIBLE FALL HE TOOK.. ALSO PRAYING FOR MY SISTERS FATHER N LAW, THAT HE TOO WILL QUICKLY AND FULLY RECOVERY... PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT GOD WILL BLESS AND GUIDE OUR LEADERS TO DO WHAT HE KNOWS IS BEST AND RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY.. PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS, THAT THEY WILL ALL SOON BE BACK HOME SAFELY WITH JOBS TO COME HOME TO AND FOR COMFORT AND INNER PEACE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES... PRAYING FOR ALL THE "UNSPOKEN PRAYERS" FOR EACH OF YOU AND ASKING THAT YOU'LL PRAY FOR OURS TOO.. SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR EACH OF MY CO-WORKERS , HELP US LORD TO ALL BE CLOSE, CARING AND HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER.. PRAYING FOR EVERYONE LOOKING FOR JOBS, PLEASE LORD HELP THEM ALL TO FIND A DECENT JOB, SUITABLE FOR THEM... PRAYING FOR BETTY JO, TIMMY AND KRISTIN, WISHING THEM THE VERY BEST AND HAPPINESS!... PRAYING FOR HAPPINESS, REST, LOVE, AND GOOD HEALTH FOR MY SISTER JENNA, SHES SO LOVING AND GIVING! .. PRAYING FOR SPECIAL GUIDANCE IN MANY THINGS "UNSPOKEN" AND INNER PEACE ... PLEASE GOD, WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND EACH OF THEM AND HELP THEM IN WAYS THAT ONLY YOU CAN DO.. SHOWER YOUR LOVE AND HEALING DOWN UPON EACH OF THEM PLEASE AND THANK YOU AND AS ALWAYS, WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE, HONOR, AND GLORY IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.