Happy Holidays!

Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special!

How touching to have the meaning of Christmas

brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer....

Who'd have ever guessed that

product consumption, popular entertainment,

and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?

~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

I don't think that I need to explain the humorous side in this joke... But for for those who can not appreciate it, I apologize if any offense has been taken. Please enjoy this time of year as it was meant to be. A time for God, family, friends, and memories. Although we all know Christ was not really born in December, may we remember the anniversary of one of the greatest gifts God ever gave the world. May humor, great peace, fellowship and all that you ask for be granted (and I don't mean gifts).

Judge or Love... can't do both!

If you judge people, you have no time to love them - Mother Teresa

The Remants of last night...

I started this post the "Remants of Last Night" and for some reason never finished it, so here is shot number two.

Last night I touched the Lord and felt his mighty touch.
I know is was the Lord cause no one makes me feel this way.

He held me close and told that all would be alright.

I did not understand how, it all had seemed so futile, the battle that I fought.

Then a still small voice said once again, "I did it perfectly last time what would change today?"

I smiled slightly and nodded, he was so very right, how could I forget that he is the same yesterday today and forever.

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Judged by ur Tears

If the world found out how much you cried, would you be judge as a wuss or soft hearted? Do tears show you have no back bone or do they show the delicacy of your nature? Are they overrated, or under apprecaited? Can you be strong alway yet cry often.

Wind of a great thought.

Okay, so I know that I am unique but I think that many people would be able to relate to the following situation. So I am lying in bed and this great thought that came to me, one that seemed like a revelation at the time. And I said to myself you need to blog that, so write it down for tomorrow. Nah, I am too tried to get up again and besides, with such a great thought I will remember it in the morning, right? Well, as I am sure that you can guess how this is going to go, wrong! I did not remember and now I am irritated at myself cause my blog is sorely lacking recently. For which I would like to take the time to apologize for right now. I will try to be more diligent in my posting.

Please stop talking!!!

Take a deep breath and fill your lungs, inhaling through your nose, hold for 3 seconds and release through the mouth slowly. Feel better? Now stop reading and just listen............(don't worry, I will wait for you). ....................................................................... What do you hear? Do you hear the world passing you by or you passing the world. I think that it is one of those glass half full, glass half empty things, you either see it or you don't. I think that we often get lost in the hustle and bustle, and we need a moment to take a deep breath and listen. Listen to the falling snow, the laughing kids, the singing mouths, the honking horns, listen to the smiles, the growing rose and the gathering rain. Now before you judge me and say that I must have it great sun shining day here in my world, let me say, I am STRESSED out. The roads are horrible despite the beautiful snow and work is driving me crazy despite the fact that they pay for my labor. That said I took a moment to listen to the snow fall, I took a moment to hear the smile in a mother's voice and I even took a moment to listen to the silence of being with God. So... please stop talking and listen with me to the quiet things.

Faithfully Quoting

“To a worldly man, a God-intoxicated person will appear mad and he will laugh at him, But to the God-intoxicated man, the worldly appear insane, foolish, misled, blind.” - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and those who live not seeking, or finding him. The first are rational and happy; the second unhappy and rational, and the third foolish and unhappy.” - Blaise Pascal

Carpets or Peace makers?

If you ever showed the world your true self, life as you know it would change. Moments would never be the same, feelings would change. If we reacted and moved with our every thought, whim, and compulsion, the life we live would change. In general do not know what to do with the real side. Even those who control their whims and cumpulsion, but show there feelings, emotions and thoughts often leave others in their wake wondering what just happened. We as humans have learnt that all thoughts must be checked and controlled to all degrees. I am not saying that you should be allowed to spout every thought that pops in to your head but we seem to be discouraged to some degree in communication. We must always be kind, courteous and almost carpet like. When did we decide that as people perhaps even as christians that we must except all, because we must show the love of Christ. Even among ourselves, we scorn the one who stand up. Can we balance or walk the fine line between standing ground with love and just erring on the safe side and baring it with a smile. Does God require this or have we decided that as humans we cannot practice the art of fine communication without judgement?


"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." - Matthew 5:9

Valentines Day!

For the single who wish to be couple - May cupids arrow shoot straight and true

For the couple who loves where they are - Cupid got you good enjoy it for all it's worth

For the single who is fine being single - May u be everyones valentine from your heart

For all those who are human - A simple I love you means more then money... - Frank Sinatra

What kind Lies?

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882)

Feelings... nothing but feelings!

Ever felt like this?

2008 - the year of Jelly Beans

Ronald Reagan put it this way, "You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jelly beans." - 40th U.S. president (b. 1911).

May I in 2008 eat only the good jelly beans!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

“There's more, much more, to Christmas then candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship that brightens all year. It's thoughtfulness and kindness, It's hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding, And for goodwill to men!” - Unknown

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!

Clean, Swear Free Comedy...

A Fearless Refuge

Proverbs 14:26 (Whole Chapter) He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.

Traitors

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt - William Shakespeare

Follow up on God, Decor and History

In regards to the last post I wanted to make it clear that it is simply an observation that people turn to religion in times of pain and suffering. Through out the history religion has been such large part of everyday life for so many and though they may find comfort in their current beliefs, whichever that may be. I still believe that there is only one God. His name his Jesus Christ, Jehovah, the Son of God, born of a woman named Mary. Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. God with us, the Almighty, the Everlasting Father, the great I am. The beginning and the end. If you have seen me you have seen the Father, John 14:9"Jesus said unto him, "Have I been so long a time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip? He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then,`Show us the Father'?". All these three are one. Not open for debate. Search the scriptures and see for yourself. Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little."

Base your knowledge on the whole book not just a segment.

God, Decor, History and Affect

Recently we have been studying the history of the church at our local congregation and I have found it quite interesting. I have also been taking a course in interior design in which we are currently learning interiors past and present. Now in anyone's mind you would say, so what does that have to do with church history, and with good cause. When studying the designs and decor of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and the people of the Middle Ages, you will find that they choose certain looks based on the things around them, things that matter or are significant. Which in those days tended to be things from the earth and the gods. Much of the architecture, sculptures, and furniture portray animals, plants and deity. Even as you follow it through the ages from the Egyptians to the Middle Ages you find that it appears to become more centered around their religious movement at the time, which became more prominent. The Egyptians were very superstitious in their offering of sacrifices, living in fear of angering the many gods and wearing of amulets for protection from spirits. As time progressed we turned to a more spiritualistic aspect in the sense that the Roman Catholic church came along and changed they way religion was viewed. As least during the Middle Ages, life was harshly controlled by those who reigned. It was a time of dependency, very dismal, and you can see that in the decor. Many of the great religious portraits and paintings were done in this time of great dependency on the church to get them through the hard times these people faced. As I sat in class and thought of these things, I then thought of the history of the church and realized that you can never take religion from life. You can never remove God from from the goings of life. I recently saw this book in Chapters, and I have unfortunately forgotten the name and would love to read but, it talks of how one particular scientist has discovered that contrary to popular belief we are hard wired for spiritualism by God. Everything that we have is being affected by the spiritual beliefs that we as individuals or society hold. You cannot remove it, so how do you change it? How important is the beliefs and feelings that we should hold so near and dear to our hearts? What can be more important than a belief so great that can effect all that we have and will remain for those behind us? Documented in time and design for all.

This thing we call Life

This thing we call life, taken so for granted yet the biggest part of who we are. It determines our emotions at times, our hopes and dreams at times,and causes us to believe that it shapes our future. Life is not who we are but something we must participate in. A calling for all who breath, who dare, a challenge for those who wish to maximize it's full potential. Life is the potential to be great, to be wise, to gain credibility. To say when you died, if you could write your own eulogy, that life was full. Full of great achievements, losses and gains, love, fun and giving. So say that you were loyal, honorable, trustworthy, and had a heart of gold. Life, the biggest part of who we are, used to our advantage, to make us the better people we should be.

Appreciate

Reading is like opera, you have to understand it to appreciate it. You understand it you enjoy it.