what a cold and windy day today!!! A perfect heart?? and kids take on love.. TO CUTE.. ENJOY

WHAT A COLD AND WINDY NIGHT AND DAY... ALL THE THINGS ON MY PORCH HAVE BEEN REARRANGED, BY THE WIND! I HAVE A SNOWMAN THAT MUST HAVE WENT OFF SOMEWHERE SOUTH AND Melted, BECAUSE I HAD IT OVER TO THE SIDE ON THE FRONT PORCH (waiting to be carried down into the basement) AND HE IS NO LONGER ANYWHERE IN SIGHT! WE LOOKED FOR HIM, BUT COULDN'T FIND HIM! OH WELL, I DIDN'T WANT SNOW ANYWAY! Geez... He was cute lit on my steps for Christmas???  MUST HAVE GOT TO COLD FOR EVEN HIM!




A Perfect Heart

A young man once stood on a street corner, opened his coat, and cried, “Look at my heart, look at my perfect, perfect heart.” A crowd soon gathered, impressed by his perfect heart. They stood in awe of a heart without blemish, perfect and complete in every way. Soon an old man walked by and paused to see what the commotion was all about. When he heard the young man proudly crying “Look at my perfect heart” the old man pushed his way to the front to get a closer look. And when he saw the young man’s heart he scolded him. “Son, that’s not a perfect heart. If you want to see a perfect heart you need to see mine.” With that the old man opened his coat to reveal and old, knotted and ugly heart. It was full

of bumps and holes, and pieces of it had broken off here and there. The crowd began to laugh, but the old man raised his hand and began to speak. “See this bump” he said, “That’s when I me my first love. Oh, how the sun shone that day, how bright the colours of the universe were, how sweet the swinging of the birds in the trees. What a wonderful moment it was…Ah, but see this hole, that’s when my first love and I broke up. How it pained me, and pains me still. But the hole once ran much deeper. The years have managed to fill it in a lot…See this bump, that’s when I me the woman who became my life partner. Oh, what a wonderful life we had – year after year of shared companionship, of laughter, tears and joy. This scratch here is when we had a blazing row that threatened to end our marriage – but we made up and moved on…Over here, this place where a piece of my heart has been broken off, this is when she passed away. Oh the ache – yes it still aches even today, for she took a part of my heart to the grave with her, but I trust she will return it to me someday…Ah, but here’s another great bump. This was when we began our family. You’ll notice the hole beside it. That’s when we learned we could not bear our own children. How hard it was to accept, how painful to live with. But the bump is when we got our adopted daughter – our very own beautiful little girl to raise as our own. And yes, there are scratches and indentations surrounding the bump – the times we fought and yelled. But always we learned to forgive, and so this bump grows ever bigger.” The old man went on to describe many other bumps and holes and scratches on his heart, and when he finished the crowd was silent. “You see son” he said, turning to the young man with the unblemished heart, “yours is not a perfect heart, for it has not lived, it has not been touched with joy and tears and laughter and love and pain and anguish and hardship and celebration. Only when you are an old man like me will you be able to look upon a gnarled and battered heart and be able to say, ‘yes, now that is a perfect heart.’”

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"LOVE AND LAUGHTER IS GOD'S HAND ON A TROUBLED WORLD"

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." — Billy, age four 

"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife." -- Tom, age 5

"Love? it gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble." -- Kenny, age 7

"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." -- Regina, age 10

"Most men are brainless, so you might have to try more than once to find a live one." -- Angie, age 10

"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time." -- Christine, age 9

"It isn't always how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything, and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet." -- Brian, age 7

"Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work." -- Dick, age 7

"Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough." -- Lynnette, age 8

"Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck!" -- Ricky, age 7

"Don't forget your wife's name. That will mess up the love." -- Erin, age 8

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Praying for you and yours tonight and nightly that God will wrap you in His loving arms and bless you spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, and with His love, grace, forgiveness, guidance, mercies and a special blessing each that only HE could possibly know that you need. Praying for anyone that doesn't have heat now due to power outages or whatever the cause may be. Praying for the homeless, that God will guide each of them safely to a homeless shelter. Praying for all the animals that have to be left out in the cold, God bless each of them please and thank You. Praying for the sick, hurting, and grieving, that God will bless each of them as only He can. Special unspoken prayer request about something I am supposed to do on Feb 23.. something I find scary and very uncomfortable... (or at least for me) Prayers for calm nerves, and a terrific outcome. Prayers for our country, that once again, we will turn to God and He will be with and bless our fine country. Praying also for our leaders, they (as well as each of them NEED, His guidance) Praying for safety and protection for our soldiers, that God will keep them safe and mentally sound, healthy and with inner peace. Praying for their families also. AND AS ALWAYS, GIVING OUR LOVE, THANKS, HONOR, PRAISE AND GLORY IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN.