God's Positive Answer

A HANDY LITTLE CHART -

And God has a positive answer:

YOU SAY	GOD SAYS	BIBLE VERSES
You say: "It's impossible"	God says: All things are possible	(Luke 18:27)
You say: "I'm too tired"	God says: I will give you rest	(Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: "Nobody really loves me"	God says: I love you	(John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )
You say: "I can't go on"	God says: My grace is sufficient	(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: "I can't figure things out"	God says: I will direct your steps	(Proverbs 3:5- 6)
You say: "I can't do it"	God says: You can do all things	(Philippians 4:13)
You say: "I'm not able"	God says: I am able	(II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: "It's not worth it"	God says: It will be worth it	(Roman 8:28 )
You say: "I can't forgive myself"	God says: I Forgive you	(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: "I can't manage"	God says: I will supply all your needs	(Philippians 4:19)
You say: "I'm afraid"	God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear	(II Timothy 1:7)
You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"	God says: Cast all your cares on ME	(I Peter 5:7)
You say: "I'm not smart enough"	God says: I give you wisdom	(I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: "I feel all alone"	God says: I will never leave you or forsake you	(Hebrews 13:5)

PASS THIS ON.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY BE IN NEED

Pecans In The Cemetery

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.

"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me,' said one boy.
Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate.

Sure enough, he heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for you and one for me. He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off.

Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
‘Come here quick,' said the boy, 'you won't believe what I heard!
Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls'

The man said, 'Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk.'
When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.
Standing by the fence they heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for
you, one for me.'

The old man whispered, 'Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's
see if we can see the Lord.' Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.

At last they heard, 'One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's
go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done.' They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.

For Mommies and Grammies!!!

A 3-year-old tells all from his mother's restroom stall.

By Shannon Popkin

My little guy, Cade, is quite a talker. He loves to communicate and
does it quite well. He talks to people constantly, whether we're in the
library, the grocery store or at a drive-thru window.

People often comment on how clearly he speaks for a just-turned-3-year-old. And you never have to ask him to turn up the volume. It's always fully cranked. There've been several embarrassing times that I've wished the meaning of his words would have been masked by a not-so-audible voice, but never have I wished this more than last week at Costco.

Halfway, through our shopping trip, nature called, so I took Cade with
me into the restroom. If you'd been one of the ladies in the restroom
that evening, this is what you would have heard coming from the second
to the last stall:

"Mommy, are you gonna go potty? Oh! Why are you putting toiwet paper
on the potty, Mommy? Oh! You gonna sit down on da toiwet paper now?

Mommy, what are you doing? Mommy, are you gonna go stinkies on the potty?" At this point I started mentally counting how many women had been in the bathroom when I walked in. Several stalls were full ... 4? 5? Maybe we could wait until they all left before I had to make my debut out of this stall and reveal my identity.

Cade continued, "Mommy, you ARE going stinkies aren't you? Oh, dats a
good girl, Mommy! Are you gonna get some candy for going stinkies on the potty?

Let me see doze stinkies, Mommy! Oh. Mommy! I'm trying to see in
dere. Oh! I see dem. Dat is a very good girl, Mommy. You are gonna get some candy!"

I heard a few faint chuckles coming from the stalls on either side of
me. Where is a screaming newborn when you need her? Good grief. This was really getting embarrassing. I was definitely waiting a long time before exiting.

Trying to divert him, I said, "Why don't you look in Mommy's purse and
see if you can find some candy we'll both have some!" "No, I'm trying to see doze more stinkies. Oh! Mommy!" He started to gag at this point. "Uh oh, Mommy. I fink I'm gonna frow up. Mommy, doze stinkies are making me frow up!! Dat is so gross!!"

As the gags became louder, so did the chuckles outside my stall. I
quickly flushed the toilet in hopes of changing the subject. I began to
reason with myself: OK. There are four other toilets. If I count four flushes, I can be reasonably assured that those who overheard this embarrassing monologue will be long gone.

"Mommy! Would you get off the potty, now? I want you to be done going
stinkies! Get up! Get up!" He grunted as he tried to pull me off. Now I
could hear full-blown laughter. I bent down to count the feet outside my door.

"Oh, are you wooking under dere, Mommy? You wooking under da door?
What were you wooking at, Mommy? You wooking at the wady's feet?" More
laughter.

I stood inside the locked door and tried to assess the situation.
"Mommy, it's time to wash our hands, now. We have to go out now,
Mommy." He started pounding on the door. "Mommy, don't you want to wash your hands? I want to go out!!"

I saw that my "wait 'em out" plan was unraveling. I sheepishly opened
The door, and found standing outside my stall, twenty to thirty ladies
Crowded around the stall, all smiling and starting to applaud. My first
thought was complete embarrassment, then I thought, "Where's the fine
print on the 'motherhood contract' where I signed away every bit of my
dignity and privacy?" But as my little boy gave me a big, cheeky grin
while he rubbed bubbly soap between his chubby little hands, I thought,
I'd sign it all away again, just to be known as Mommy to this little
fellow.

(Shannon Popkin is a freelance writer and mother of three. She lives
with her family in Grand Rapids , Michigan , where she no longer uses
public restrooms)

Growing older is mandatory.
Growing up is optional.
Laughing at yourself is therapeutic.

The Magic Wand

A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 35th wedding
anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table saying, 'For being such an exemplary married couple and for being so loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.'

'Oh, I want to travel around the world with my darling husband.'
The fairy waved her magic wand and - poof! Two tickets for the Queen Mary II appeared in her hands.

The husband thought for a moment: 'Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again. I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than I.'

The wife and the fairy were deeply disappointed, but a wish is a wish.
So the fairy waved her magic wand and - poof - the husband became 92 years old.

The moral of this story: Men who are ungrateful should remember fairies are female.

BUILD - A - BEAR

Last Saturday we took Bryce to Build-A-Bear to spend his gift certificate that he received from his friend Kendall for his birthday. Then Tamara and I chipped in to help Bryce buy an outfit for his little Build-A-Bear Dinosaur. Bryce named his little friend "Green" and wants everybody to know that he is a Triceratops. Then Bryce and Tamara received free Build-A-Bear shirts because, the store was giving them away. Bryce is very excited to take his friend "Green" to Vacation Bible School this summer back in Wisconsin because, our theme this year is Digging for Dinosaurs.

IT IS STRANGE ISN'T IT?

Isn't it strange
how a 20dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping?

Isn't it strange
how 2 hours seem so long when you're at church,
and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?

Isn't it strange
that you can't find a word to say when you're praying but,
you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?

Isn't it strange
how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible but
how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel or Magazine?

Isn't it strange
how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games but
they do whatever is possible to sit at the last row in Church?

Isn't it strange
how we need to know about an event for Church 2-3 weeks
before the day so we can include it in our agenda,
but we can adjust it for other events in the last minute?

Isn't it strange
how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others;
but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?

Isn't it strange
how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say but...
we question the words in the Bible?

Isn't it strange
how everyone wants a place in heaven but...
they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?

Isn't it strange
how we send jokes in e-mails and they are forwarded right away but
when we are going to send messages about God,
we think about it twice before we share it with others?

IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT?
Now that you've read this message, will you share it to anybody
that you consider a friend, family member or foe (enemy).

Feel free to copy and paste this to an email and send to all your Friends, Family Members, or Foe (Enemy)

They've Found Popeye's Mom ! ! (look below)

POPEYE

POPEYE' S MOTHER

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New SuperMarket

Bob in eastern Wyoming wrote me about a new supermarket that opened near his house.

"It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and you experience the scent of fresh mown hay.

In the meat department there is the aroma of charcoal grilled steaks with onions.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle, and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

The bread department features the tantalizing smell of fresh baked bread & cookies.

But I don't buy toilet paper there any more."

Presidential Elections

Well just when you thought things couldn't get any worst in the political world for the presidential elections Ralph Nader throws his name into the Hat. Ralph Nader declared yesterday that he will be running for a seat at the white house as a Third Party Ticket. (most likely the Green Party!)

I honestly don't know what to think of this upcoming election. You have John McCain who seems to have the Republican ticket secured. And unless he brings Mike Huckabee on as his Vice Presidential Running mate I don't think the Republicans stand a chance. In the Democrat or should I say Democrap world we have two very scary candidates who are scratching and clawing their way to get the Democratic ticket. I have a hard time believing our country is ready for a Female leader.....(just my personal opinion) and I seriously am worried if Barrack Obama gets in the office because, the US of A will become an Obama-Nation......No pun intended although if the shoe fits he will wear it. And now with everything in the mix Ralph Nader has to stir the pot just a little bit more.

So the question lies what way am I going to vote? Well let's just say that is yet, to be determined. But, I can almost bet you can figure out what party I AM NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR ! !

Billy Graham's Suit

Billy Graham is now 86 years old with Parkinson's disease. Leaders in
Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a
luncheon in his honor.

Billy initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with
Parkinson's disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, 'We don't expect a
major address. Just come and let us honor you.' So he agreed.

After wonderful things were said about him, Dr. Graham stepped to the
rostrum, looked at the crowd, and said, 'I'm reminded today of Albert
Einstein, the great physicist who this month has been honored by Time
magazine as the Man of the Century. Einstein was once traveling from
Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the
tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in
his vest pocket. He couldn't find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser
pockets. It wasn't there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn't find
it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn't find it.

The conductor said, 'Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you
are. I'm sure you bought a ticket. Don't worry about it.'

Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continued down the aisle
punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around
and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his
seat for his ticket.

The conductor rushed back and said, 'Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don't
worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don't need a ticket. I'm sure
you bought one.'

Einstein looked at him and said, 'Young man, I too, know who I am. What I
don't know is where I'm going.''

Having said that Billy Graham continued, 'See the suit I'm wearing? It's a
brand new suit. My wife, my children, and my grandchildren are telling me
I've gotten a little slovenly in my old age. I used to be a bit more
fastidious. So I went out and bought a new suit for this luncheon and one
more occasion.

You know what that occasion is? This is the suit in which I'll be buried.
But when you hear I'm dead, I don't want you to immediately remember the
suit I'm wearing. I want you to remember this:

I not only know who I am . . I also know where I'm going.'

FIND US FAITHFUL

THIS ONE IS DEDICATED TO MY WONDERFUL MOM ! ! !

Heart Rhythms

For the next several weeks on Thursday Nights I will be taking a class from 6pm - 10pm learning all the in's and out's of Heart Rhythms. I can look at a EKG strip and tell you what is what that part is easy.... But, the understanding of WHY? it looks the way it does is a whole another task in itself. So I will be putting in my 10 hour day in the Post Procedure Unit with my regular work schedule then whisk myself off to class for another 4 hours to learn about EKG's and all the particulars that go with it. So let me grab myself a Big Cup of Bronson's $7.00 Carmel Marvel Coffee and see if I can't learn me a thing or two.......

WHY MICHIGAN ?

It's winter here in Michigan
And the gentle breezes blow,
Seventy miles an hour,
At twenty five below.
Oh, how I love ole Michigan
When the snow's up to your butt.
You take a breath of winter and your nose freezes shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful
So I guess I'll hang around.
I could never leave my Michigan
Cause I'm frozen to the ground

Is your family safe?

Can you put a price tag on your family? It has been on my mind to get a Carbon Monoxide Detector for my home for sometime now. I hear and read time and time again about how families die because, their home was not detected for Carbon Monoxide. Tonight I finally decided to put my mind at ease and protect my family by buying a simple to use : Kiddie Nighthawk Carbon Monoxide Alarm, w/ Plug-In with 9Volt Battery backup, and digital display.

This item not only detects Carbon Monoxide but, also checks for gas leaks in the house. The cost was about $45.00 plus tax but, like I stated before: Can you put a price tag on your family? Now I can rest assured that my family will be safe from gases and Carbon Monoxide.

If you don't know much about Carbon Monoxide let me tell you just a few things: Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It is the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries. Exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the central nervous system and heart. Domestic carbon monoxide poisoning can be prevented by the use of household Carbon Monoxide Detectors such as the one I plugged in this blog. So be safe and keep yourself and family protected. The average household only needs one Detector.

New Knight Rider

I would hope that most of you would remember the old T.V. show "Knight Rider" with star actor David Hasselhoff from back in the 80's. Well last night NBC showed a new 2 hour movie "Knight Rider" with a new and much improved car (KITT) and some great action. I will have to admit that at first when I heard about this new movie coming out I was a bit optimistic but, in all seriousness I was utter most impressed. My wife and I throughly enjoyed the show and thought the movie had an excellent plot. I do hope this movie showing got good ratings and reviews because, I would love to see this movie become, a weekly show on T.V. and think it would make a great T.V. series. If anything they left it wide open in the ending of the movie to make another one. Well one can only wait and see.

Indoor Tent

This past weekend my wife and I bought Bryce an indoor tent that he can camp out in on the weekends in the living room. He absolutely loves it as you can see in the pictures above. This little tent kit came with the tent, sleeping bag, nice back pack, compass, water bottle all for $24.95 at Target (pronounced TAR-J).......LOL Well I am glad he likes it and I promised that I will by a real tent this summer so we can sleep outside sometime and maybe actually go camping....Yeah!

Top 10 countdown Rules of a Toddler !

10. If I like it, it's mine.

9. If it's in my hand, it's mine.

8. If I can take it from you, it's mine.

7. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.

6. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.

5. If I am doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.

4. If it looks like mine, it's mine.

3. If I saw it first, it's mine.

2. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically
becomes mine.

1. If it's broken, it's yours.

Legal Issue

In a small, Midwestern town, owners of a new tavern started a building to
open up their business. The local Baptist church started a campaign with
petitions and prayers to block the bar from opening.

Work progressed, however, right up until the week before opening, when a
lightning strike hit the bar and it burned to the ground.

The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, until the bar
owner sued the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately
responsible for the demise of his building, either through direct or
indirect actions or means.

The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the
building's demise in its answer to the court.

As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the pleadings at
the hearing and commented, "I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but
as it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner that believes in the
power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that does not."

(Moral: If you are praying for rain, believe it enough to carry an umbrella)