To those who believe,
no explanation is necessary.
To those who do not believe,
no explanation will suffice.
But even if your heart is as hard as stone,
the Lord will keep knocking.
Oh, yes, He'll keep knocking.
~ Unknown
Friday, November 24, 2006
Happiness
"Happiness doesn't come from what you have,
it comes from your ability to enjoy what you have."
~ Toyota commercial
it comes from your ability to enjoy what you have."
~ Toyota commercial
Questions to ask someone
Hometown
Age
Occupation
Marital status
Hobbies
Favorite weekend trip
Favorite vacation spot
Favorite food
Favorite car
Favorite ice cream
Favorite TV show
Favorite TV news
Pet Peeve
Favorite sports team
Music you love and hate
Sport you hate
Favorite book
Favorite movie
Celebrities (living or deceased) you would like to meet
Time travel destination
Time you would like to relive in your life
Thing you would like to see changed about the world
~ Unknown
Age
Occupation
Marital status
Hobbies
Favorite weekend trip
Favorite vacation spot
Favorite food
Favorite car
Favorite ice cream
Favorite TV show
Favorite TV news
Pet Peeve
Favorite sports team
Music you love and hate
Sport you hate
Favorite book
Favorite movie
Celebrities (living or deceased) you would like to meet
Time travel destination
Time you would like to relive in your life
Thing you would like to see changed about the world
~ Unknown
The Fiftieth Year Jubilee
"You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release through the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family. You shall have the fiftieth year as a jubilee; you shall not sow, nor reap its aftergrowth, nor gather in from its untrimmed vines. For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat its crops out of the field. On this year of jubilee each of you shall return to his own property."
Lev. 25:10-13
Lev. 25:10-13
Father's Beliefs
As a Scot and a Presbyterian, my father believed that man by nature was a mess and had fallen from an original state of grace. Somehow, I early developed the notion that he had done this by falling from a tree. As for my father, I never knew whether he believed God was a mathematician but he certainly believed God could count and that only by picking up God's rhythms were we able to regain power and beauty. Unlike many Presbyterians, he often used the word "beautiful." ...
My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things—trout as well as eternal salvation—come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy. ...
I knew already that [Paul] was going to be a master with a rod. He had those extra things besides fine training—genius, luck, and plenty of self-confidence. ...
He was never "my kid brother." He was a master of an art. He did not want any big brother advice or money or help, and, in the end, I could not help him.
A River Runs Through It, Norman Maclean
movie, seen May, 1995
Approaching Alzheimer's Persons
· Use a calming tone of voice.
· Try to maintain eye contact.
· Identify yourself.
· Ask "yes" or "no" questions.
· Speak slowly, and not too loudly.
· Allow plenty of time for a response.
· Stay calm.
· Be supportive and reassuring.
~ Alzheimer's Association, April 12, 1995
· Try to maintain eye contact.
· Identify yourself.
· Ask "yes" or "no" questions.
· Speak slowly, and not too loudly.
· Allow plenty of time for a response.
· Stay calm.
· Be supportive and reassuring.
~ Alzheimer's Association, April 12, 1995
Letting Things Speak About Themselves
"Human knowledge about Jesus results from God's revelation, not from conclusions drawn by seminars of self-appointed experts.
Speaking of Peter's confession "You are the Christ," Gillespie declared, "It is God who knows who Jesus is. And in that knowledge God identifies who Jesus is. ... Peter is one of the ways through whom this knowledge is revealed."
In contemporary society this approach makes some people very nervous. In response to these concerns he cited Thomas Torrance, who points out that this is how all knowledge is attained - letting things speak about themselves to us. In science it is called "discovery." In theology we call this mode of knowing "revelation."
Peter did not tell Jesus who he was, he acknowledged who Jesus is, through the knowledge revealed by God."
Dr. Thomas Gillespie, President, Princeton Theological Seminary
"We Believe In One Lord Jesus Christ" theological convocation
Pittsburgh, April 19-22, 1995
The Criminal Mentality
the secular criminal mentality:
"It's not just winning the game that counts,
but making sure everyone else loses."
quote, on being arrested, from
a gang member in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
"It's not just winning the game that counts,
but making sure everyone else loses."
quote, on being arrested, from
a gang member in Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
Science of Character Building
POSITIVE vs. NEGATIVE
Politeness vs. Incivility
Ambition vs. Apathy
Cheerfulness vs. Despondency
Diligence vs. Slothfulness
Endurance vs. Weakness
Hope vs. Despair
Industriousness vs. Idleness
Optimism vs. Pessimism
Purpose vs. Indecision
Self-Confidence vs. Dependency
Success vs. Failure
Vigor vs. Feebleness
~ found in Grandmother P's Bible
Politeness vs. Incivility
Ambition vs. Apathy
Cheerfulness vs. Despondency
Diligence vs. Slothfulness
Endurance vs. Weakness
Hope vs. Despair
Industriousness vs. Idleness
Optimism vs. Pessimism
Purpose vs. Indecision
Self-Confidence vs. Dependency
Success vs. Failure
Vigor vs. Feebleness
~ found in Grandmother P's Bible
Intolerance
Bigot - "A person of strong conviction
who is intolerant of those who differ."
~ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
who is intolerant of those who differ."
~ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
DILBERT'S Rules of Order
01 - I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking good either.
02 - I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
03 - Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.
04 - Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue.
05 - Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If they aren't there the first time, chances are you won't be needing them again.
06 - I don't have an attitude problem, you have a perception problem.
07 - My reality check bounced.
08 - On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.
09 - I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier.
10 - You are slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.
11 - Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
12 - Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
13 - Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
14 - A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.
15 - Don't be irreplaceable-if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
16 - After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.
17 - The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.
18 - You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.
19 - Eat one live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
20 - People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't.
21 - If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
22 - When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
~ Scott Adams
02 - I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
03 - Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.
04 - Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue.
05 - Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If they aren't there the first time, chances are you won't be needing them again.
06 - I don't have an attitude problem, you have a perception problem.
07 - My reality check bounced.
08 - On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.
09 - I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier.
10 - You are slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.
11 - Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
12 - Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
13 - Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
14 - A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.
15 - Don't be irreplaceable-if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
16 - After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.
17 - The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.
18 - You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.
19 - Eat one live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
20 - People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't.
21 - If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
22 - When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
~ Scott Adams
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Lessons from a Sheep Dog on fearing God
from an Amazon.com book review of Lessons from a Sheep Dog
by Phillip Keller
"One valuable point I took away from the text was a different interpretation about what it means to fear the Lord contrary to Old Testament viewpoints. By the author's account, to fear God is to have such a loving respect for Him as to be afraid of bringing Him grief or disappointment."
Reviewer: B.P. "tilley_traveler" (Wisconsin, United States)
a parable from man's best friend, February 6, 2004
http://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Sheep-Dog-Phillip-Keller/dp/0849917654/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-5358541-3944924
by Phillip Keller
"One valuable point I took away from the text was a different interpretation about what it means to fear the Lord contrary to Old Testament viewpoints. By the author's account, to fear God is to have such a loving respect for Him as to be afraid of bringing Him grief or disappointment."
Reviewer: B.P. "tilley_traveler" (Wisconsin, United States)
a parable from man's best friend, February 6, 2004
http://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Sheep-Dog-Phillip-Keller/dp/0849917654/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-5358541-3944924
"We'll succeed unless we quit."
"We'll succeed unless we quit."
President George Bush speaking to U.S. troops in Hawaii about the Iraq war.
Jennifer Loven
Associated Press
Nov. 22, 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer
President George Bush speaking to U.S. troops in Hawaii about the Iraq war.
Jennifer Loven
Associated Press
Nov. 22, 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer
Lies and Truth
The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.
Criticism is prejudice made plausible.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them.
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists.
Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat, plausible, and wrong.
~ H.L. Mencken
www.quotationspage.com/quotes/H._L._Mencken/
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.
Criticism is prejudice made plausible.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them.
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
Men are the only animals that devote themselves, day in and day out, to making one another unhappy. It is an art like any other. Its virtuosi are called altruists.
Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them.
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
There is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat, plausible, and wrong.
~ H.L. Mencken
www.quotationspage.com/quotes/H._L._Mencken/
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Tom and Katie's vows
"NEWLYWEDS Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are on honeymoon in the Maldives after tying the knot in a fairytale wedding at an Italian castle. ...
Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed the couple had a traditional Scientology marriage service attended by about 150 relatives and friends. ...
During the vows the minister asked Holmes: "Do you take his fortune at its prime and ebb and seek with him best fortune for us all? Do you?" The bride replied: "I do."
The minister said: "Good, then. I am sure you will and surer yet that you'll fare well and staunchly as a wife."
To Cruise, he said: "And when she's older, do you keep her still? Do you?" Cruise replied: "I do."
The medieval Odescalchi Castle was decked out in red and white in honour of the couple's beliefs, and glowed with thousands of candles.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sang Ave Maria to guests at the reception as a wedding gift."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20785944-661,00.html
Herald Sun, Australia
Tom and Katie's fairytale wedding
Fiona Hudson, Rome
November 20, 2006 12:00am
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Vows:
"As part of the ceremony the minister asks them to make a pact -- that they will never close their eyes in sleep without healing any breach of understanding with communication. By this, the love and understanding they have created will remain a reality throughout their future years."
http://www.scientologywedding.org/wedding-ceremony.html
Church of Scientology Official Site
Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed the couple had a traditional Scientology marriage service attended by about 150 relatives and friends. ...
During the vows the minister asked Holmes: "Do you take his fortune at its prime and ebb and seek with him best fortune for us all? Do you?" The bride replied: "I do."
The minister said: "Good, then. I am sure you will and surer yet that you'll fare well and staunchly as a wife."
To Cruise, he said: "And when she's older, do you keep her still? Do you?" Cruise replied: "I do."
The medieval Odescalchi Castle was decked out in red and white in honour of the couple's beliefs, and glowed with thousands of candles.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sang Ave Maria to guests at the reception as a wedding gift."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20785944-661,00.html
Herald Sun, Australia
Tom and Katie's fairytale wedding
Fiona Hudson, Rome
November 20, 2006 12:00am
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Vows:
"As part of the ceremony the minister asks them to make a pact -- that they will never close their eyes in sleep without healing any breach of understanding with communication. By this, the love and understanding they have created will remain a reality throughout their future years."
http://www.scientologywedding.org/wedding-ceremony.html
Church of Scientology Official Site
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Love and Marriage
Marriages don't last. When I meet a guy, the first question I ask myself is: is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?
Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times.
I admire the Pope. I have a lot of respect for anyone who can tour without an album.
I don't plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet.
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.
I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk.
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?
Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to.
My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.
My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.
Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them.
Never play peekaboo with a child on a long plane trip. There's no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib and said, "Look, it's always gonna be me!"
Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping up and down.
To attract men, I wear a perfume called "New Car Interior."
We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.
When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always.
~ Rita Rudner
Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times.
I admire the Pope. I have a lot of respect for anyone who can tour without an album.
I don't plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet.
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours.
I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk.
It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.
Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?
Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to.
My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.
My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.
Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them.
Never play peekaboo with a child on a long plane trip. There's no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib and said, "Look, it's always gonna be me!"
Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping up and down.
To attract men, I wear a perfume called "New Car Interior."
We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.
When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always.
~ Rita Rudner
Man and Woman
If God has made us all to love one another,
Is it not true that any man can love any woman,
And that any woman can love any man?
Husband, why be discontent with your wife?
Wife, why be discontent with your husband?
Whoever you are, God has made you for love.
There is no such thing as a bad marriage.
Any marriage, between any man and any woman,
Can be good if God is the master.
from Celtic Praise: A Book of Celtic Devotions
ed. Robert Van de Weyer
Abingdon Press, 1998
Is it not true that any man can love any woman,
And that any woman can love any man?
Husband, why be discontent with your wife?
Wife, why be discontent with your husband?
Whoever you are, God has made you for love.
There is no such thing as a bad marriage.
Any marriage, between any man and any woman,
Can be good if God is the master.
from Celtic Praise: A Book of Celtic Devotions
ed. Robert Van de Weyer
Abingdon Press, 1998
A Soldier to His General
When I come to God to confess my sins,
Do I need to lie face down on the ground?
Should I grovel and abase myself before him?
He allowed sin and evil into this world;
He gave me freedom to choose good or bad;
He put selfish desires in my breast.
The challenge of sin is the purpose of life;
The war against sin give life its zest.
Without evil I could not know goodness.
I come to God as a soldier to his general;
I ask him for stronger weapons in battle,
He inspires me to fight --
My head is held high.
from Celtic Praise: A Book of Celtic Devotions
ed. Robert Van de Weyer
Abingdon Press, 1998
Do I need to lie face down on the ground?
Should I grovel and abase myself before him?
He allowed sin and evil into this world;
He gave me freedom to choose good or bad;
He put selfish desires in my breast.
The challenge of sin is the purpose of life;
The war against sin give life its zest.
Without evil I could not know goodness.
I come to God as a soldier to his general;
I ask him for stronger weapons in battle,
He inspires me to fight --
My head is held high.
from Celtic Praise: A Book of Celtic Devotions
ed. Robert Van de Weyer
Abingdon Press, 1998
Monday, November 13, 2006
Dog Philosophy
Subject: Dog Philosophy
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
~ Anonymous
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
~ Ann Landers
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
~ Will Rogers
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
~ Ben Williams
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
~ Josh Billings
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
~ Andy Rooney
We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare.
And in return, dogs give us their all.
It's the best deal man has ever made.
~ M. Acklam
Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people,
who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
~ Sigmund Freud
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
~ Rita Rudner
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance,
and to turn around three times before lying down.
~ Robert Benchley
Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
~ Franklin P. Jones
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
~ James Thurber
If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.
~ Unknown
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can.
That's almost $21.00 in dog money.
~ Joe Weinstein
Ever consider what our dogs must think of us?
I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow.
They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
~ Anne Tyler
Women and cats will do as they please,
and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you;
that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
~ Mark Twain
You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, "Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!"
~ Dave Barry
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
~ Roger Caras
If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them.
~ Phil Pastoret
My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.
(from the Internet)
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
~ Anonymous
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
~ Ann Landers
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
~ Will Rogers
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
~ Ben Williams
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
~ Josh Billings
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
~ Andy Rooney
We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare.
And in return, dogs give us their all.
It's the best deal man has ever made.
~ M. Acklam
Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people,
who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
~ Sigmund Freud
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
~ Rita Rudner
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance,
and to turn around three times before lying down.
~ Robert Benchley
Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
~ Franklin P. Jones
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
~ James Thurber
If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.
~ Unknown
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can.
That's almost $21.00 in dog money.
~ Joe Weinstein
Ever consider what our dogs must think of us?
I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow.
They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
~ Anne Tyler
Women and cats will do as they please,
and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you;
that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
~ Mark Twain
You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, "Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!"
~ Dave Barry
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
~ Roger Caras
If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them.
~ Phil Pastoret
My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.
(from the Internet)
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Thank God You are Something
It is the root of all religion that a man knows that he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something.
~ G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
~ G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Prayer When Worried
By Norman Vincent Peale
Dear Lord, I’m worried and full of fear. Anxiety and apprehension fill my mind. Could it be that my love for Thee is weak and imperfect and, as a result, I am plagued by worry?
I have tried to reassure myself that there is nothing to worry about. But such reassurances do not seem to help. I know that I should just rest myself confidently upon Thy loving care and guidance. But I have been too nervous even to do that.
Touch me, Dear Lord, with Your peace and help my disturbed mind to know that You are God and that I need fear no evil. In Christ’s name, I offer this prayer.
Amen.
Dear Lord, I’m worried and full of fear. Anxiety and apprehension fill my mind. Could it be that my love for Thee is weak and imperfect and, as a result, I am plagued by worry?
I have tried to reassure myself that there is nothing to worry about. But such reassurances do not seem to help. I know that I should just rest myself confidently upon Thy loving care and guidance. But I have been too nervous even to do that.
Touch me, Dear Lord, with Your peace and help my disturbed mind to know that You are God and that I need fear no evil. In Christ’s name, I offer this prayer.
Amen.
Thank God for your problems
“Thank God for your problems, rejoice in them, for you are never more alive than when, with God’s help, you call on your creative power to solve them.”
~ Norman Vincent Peale
~ Norman Vincent Peale
Friday, November 03, 2006
God is who he says he is
God is who he says he is.
God can do what he says he can do.
I am who God says I am.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
God’s Word is alive and active in me,
and I am believing God.
Amen.
~ Beth Moore, Believing God
God can do what he says he can do.
I am who God says I am.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
God’s Word is alive and active in me,
and I am believing God.
Amen.
~ Beth Moore, Believing God
Far Short of Perfection, but Better and Happier
Benjamin Franklin's thoughts on goal setting and time management in the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin:
"I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order. But on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of attaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and happier man ..."
"I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order. But on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of attaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and happier man ..."
Grow Wings and Fly
"I love the recklessness of faith.
First, you leap, and then you grow wings."
~ William Sloan Coffin
First, you leap, and then you grow wings."
~ William Sloan Coffin
The Offer of Food Is Love
"My husband once wrote a beautiful poem for me called The Offer of Food Is Love. The title alone told me everything I need to know in the world."
~ Kathy Stevenson
"Cooking has lessons for life"
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 24, 2006
~ Kathy Stevenson
"Cooking has lessons for life"
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 24, 2006
Stupidly Over-Competitive with Myself
"I've always been stupidly over-competitive with myself."
~ Vince Gill
"Creative Outburst Puts Vince Gill Out Front"
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 19, 2006
~ Vince Gill
"Creative Outburst Puts Vince Gill Out Front"
Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 19, 2006
Adapt, Flee, or Die
Options considered by a survivor of 9/11/2001, recounted in an interview with a newspaper reporter on 9/11/2006.
The Commission
I asked the Lord to help my neighbor,
And carry the gospel to distant lands,
And to comfort the sick, but He said to me,
“If you love Me, be My Hands.”
I asked the Lord to go to the dying,
And the orphan on the street,
And visit the prisoner, but he said to me,
“If you love Me, be My Feet.”
I asked the Lord to look to the poor,
And watch over each babe that cries,
And see each man’s need, but He said to me,
“If you love Me, be My Eyes.”
I said to the Lord, “I want to serve You,
But I don’t know where to start,”
“To love is the answer,” He said to me
“If you love Me, be My Heart.”
~ by G. Shirie Westfall, "Extreme Devotion"
The Voice of the Martyrs, 2001
Copyright-1998
And carry the gospel to distant lands,
And to comfort the sick, but He said to me,
“If you love Me, be My Hands.”
I asked the Lord to go to the dying,
And the orphan on the street,
And visit the prisoner, but he said to me,
“If you love Me, be My Feet.”
I asked the Lord to look to the poor,
And watch over each babe that cries,
And see each man’s need, but He said to me,
“If you love Me, be My Eyes.”
I said to the Lord, “I want to serve You,
But I don’t know where to start,”
“To love is the answer,” He said to me
“If you love Me, be My Heart.”
~ by G. Shirie Westfall, "Extreme Devotion"
The Voice of the Martyrs, 2001
Copyright-1998
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