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God is Busy

GOD Is Busy

If you don’t know GOD, don’t make stupid remarks!!!!!!

A United States Marine was taking some college courses between

assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan . One of

the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist, and a member of the

ACLU.

One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the

ceiling and flatly stated, GOD if you are real then I want you to knock me

off this platform. I’ll give you exactly 15 min.’

The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.. Ten minutes

went by and the professor proclaimed, ‘Here I am GOD, I’m still waiting.’

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his

chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the

platform. The professor was out cold.

The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.

The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there looking on in

silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at

the Marine and asked, ‘What in the world is the matter with you? ‘Why did

you do that?’

The Marine calmly replied, ‘GOD was too busy today protecting America ‘s

soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid stuff and act like an

idiot. So He sent me.’

The classroom erupted in cheers!

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Used vs. Loved

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked

up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In

anger, the man took the child’s hand

and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench. At

the hospital,

the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When

the child saw

his father…..with painful eyes he asked, ‘Dad when will my

fingers grow back?’

The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and

kicked it a lot of times.

Devastated by his own actions…….sitting in front of that

car he looked at the scratches;

the child had written ‘LOVE YOU DAD’.

The next day that man committed suicide. . . Anger and Love

have no limits; choose

the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life….. Things are to

be used and people are to

be loved, but the problem in today’s world is that, People are

used and things are loved…

During this year, let’s be careful to keep this thought in

mind: Things are to be used, but

People are to be loved … Be yourself….This is the only day

we HAVE. Have a nice day

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they

become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits they

become character;

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

I’m glad a friend forwarded this to me as a reminder… God

bless you; I hope you are

having a wonderful day! If you don’t pass this on to anybody,

nothing bad will happen; if you do,

you will have ministered to someone. The Will of God will never

take you to where the Grace of

God will not PROTECT you…

Stay FAITHFUL and Be GRATEFUL

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Here’s to US!!!!

No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us,

WE ARE AWESOME !!!!

OUR LIFE IS LIVING PROOF !!!!

To Those of Us Born

1930 – 1979

At the end of this email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno. If you don’t read anything else, please

read what he said.

Very well stated, Mr. Leno.

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE

1930’s, 40’s, 50’s,

60’s and 70’s!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn’t get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered

with bright colored lead-base paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes,

we had baseball caps

not helmets on our heads.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.

Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle an d no one actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren’t overweight. WHY?

Because we were always outside playing…that’s why!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on..

No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were OKAY.

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps

and then ride them down the hill,

only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem

We did not have Play stations, Nintendo’s and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD’s,

no surround-sound or CD’s,

no cell phones,

no personal computers,

no Internet and no chat rooms.

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping pong paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to report abuse.

We ate worms and mud pies

made from dirt, and

the worms did not live in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.

Those who didn’t had to learn

to deal with disappointment.

Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best

risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!

You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn’t it ?

~

The quote of the month is by

Jay Leno:

‘With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu an d terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?’

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us…go ahead and delete this.

For the rest of us…pass this on.

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A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee…

cofYou will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up; she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ‘ Tell me what you see.’

‘Carrots, eggs, and coffee,’ she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, ‘What does it mean, mother?’

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

‘Which are you?’ she asked her daughter. ‘When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so at the end, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you , to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendships you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.

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How Great is Texas?

Here is a list of actual places to travel in Texas:

Need to be cheered up?

Happy, Texas 79042

Pep , Texas 79353

Smiley , Texas 78159

Paradise , Texas 76073

Rainbow , Texas 76077

Sweet Home , Texas 77987

Comfort , Texas 78013

Friendship, Texas 76530

Love the Sun?

Sun City, Texas 78628

Sunrise, Texas 76661

Sunset, Texas 76270

Sundown, Texas 79372

Sunray, Texas 79086

Sunny Side, Texas 77423

Want something to eat?

Bacon , Texas 76301

Noodle , Texas 79536

Oatmeal , Texas 78605

Turkey , Texas 79261

Trout , Texas 75789

Sugar Land , Texas s 77479

Salty, Texas 76567

Rice , Texas 75155

And top it off with: Sweetwater , Texas 79556

Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!

Detroit , Texas 75436

Colorado City , Texas 79512

Denver City , Texas 79323

Nevada , Texas 75173

Memphis , Texas 79245

Miami , Texas 79059

Boston , Texas 75570

Santa Fe , Texas 77517

Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861

Reno , Texas 75462

Feel like traveling outside the country? Don’t bother buying a plane ticket!

Athens , Texas 75751

Canadian , Texas 79014

China , Texas 77613

Egypt , Texas 77436

Turkey , Texas 79261

London , Texas 76854

New London , Texas 75682

Paris , Texas 75460

Italy not far from Dallas

No need to travel to Washington D.C.

Whitehouse , Texas 75791

We even have a city named after our planet!

Earth, Texas 79031

And a city named after our State!

Texas City, Texas 77590

Exhausted?

Energy, Texas 76452

Cold?

Blanket, Texas

Winters, Texas

Like to read about History?

Santa Anna, Texas

Goliad, Texas

Alamo, Texas

Gun Barrel City, Texas

Need Office Supplies?

Staples, Texas 78670

Men are from Mars, woman are from

Venus, Texas 76084

You guessed it… it’s on the state line..

Texline, Texas 79087

For the kids…

Kermit , Texas 79745

Elmo , Texas 75118

Nemo , Texas 76070

Tarzan , Texas 79783

Winnie , Texas 77665

Sylvester , Texas 79560

Other city names in Texas , to make you smile….. :

Frognot , Texas 75424

Bigfoot , Texas 78005

Hogeye , Texas 75423

Cactus , Texas 79013

Notrees , Texas 79759

Best, Texas 76932

Veribest , Texas 76886

Kickapoo , Texas 75763

Dime Box, Texas

Telephone , Texas 75488

Telegraph , Texas 76883

Whiteface , Texas 79379

Twitty, Texas 79079

Valentine, Texas 79854

West, Texas

And last but not least. The Anti-Al Gore City

Kilgore , Texas 75662

“Muleshoe”, Texas

“Cut n shoot”, Texas

“Hoop And Holler”, Texas

“Ding Dong”, Texas

and don’t forget……

And get up at: Early, Texas

Farewell , Texas

Have a Good Day!

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Quiz

This is a quiz for people who know everything! I

found out in a hurry that I didn’t.

These are not trick questions. They are straight

questions with straight answers

1. Name the one sport in which neither the

spectators nor the participants know

the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is

constantly moving backward?

3. of all vegetables, only two can live to produce

on their own for several growing seasons. All other

vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the

only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. in many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy,

with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole

and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn’t been

cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with

the letters ” dw” and they are all common words.

Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English

grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never

sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other

form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your

feet beginning with the letter “S.”

Answers to Quiz:

1. The one sport in which neither the spectators

nor the participants know the score

or the leader until the contest ends Boxing

2. North American landmark constantly moving

backward. Niagara Falls (The rim is worn

down about two and a half feet each year because of

the millions of gallons of water

that rush over it every & nbsp; minute.)

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on

their own for several growing seasons.

Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside.

Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle?

It grew inside the bottle… The bottles are

placed over pear buds when they are small, and are

wired in place on the tree. The bottle

is left in place for the entire growing season. When

the pears are ripe, they are snipped

off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with “dw”;

Dwarf, dwell and dwindle.

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar.

Period, comma, colon, semicolon,

dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation

point, quotation mark, brackets,

parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen,

canned, processed, cooked, or in any

other form but fresh. Lettuce…

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet

beginning with “S”..

Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis,

skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.

PLEASE DO YOUR PART… Today is National Mental

Health Day.

You can do your part by remembering to send this

e-mail to at least one person.

Well, my job’s done!

Just don’t send it back to me. I’ve already

flunked it once.

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God’s 26 Guards

Here’s a message that will bring you chills:

Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and

Then just put it on a list and said,

‘I’ll pray for them later?’

Or has anyone ever called you and said,

‘I need you to pray for me, I have this need?’

Read the following story and may it change the way

That you may think about prayer and also

The way you pray.

You will be blessed by this….

A missionary on furlough told this true story while

visiting his home church in Michigan.

‘While serving at a small field hospital in Africa,

Every two weeks I traveled by bicycle

through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.

This was a journey of two days and

required camping overnight at the halfway point.

On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city

where I planned to collect money from a bank,

Purchase medicine, and supplies, and then begin

my two-day journey back to the field hospital.

Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting,

one of whom had been seriously injured.

I treated him for his injuries and at the same time

Talked to him about the Lord.

I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and

arrived home without incident….

Two weeks later I repeated my journey.

Upon arriving in the city,

I was approached by the young man I had treated.

He told me that he had known I carried

Money and medicines.

He said, ‘Some friends and I followed you into the jungle,

knowing you would camp overnight.

We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs.

But just as we were about to move into your camp,

we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.

At this, I laughed and said that I was

certainly all alone in that jungle campsite.

The young man pressed the point, however, and said,

‘No, sir, I was not the only person to see the guards,

my friends also saw them, and we all counted them.

It was because of those guards that

we were afraid and left you alone.’

At this point in the sermon,

one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and

interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the

exact day this happened.

The missionary told the congregation the date, and

the man who interrupted told him this story:

‘On the night of your incident in Africa,

It was morning here and I was preparing to go play golf.

I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you.

In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong;

I called men in this church to meet with me here

in the sanctuary to pray for you.

Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?’

The men who had met together to pray that day stood up.

The missionary wasn’t concerned with who they were,

He was too busy counting how many men he saw.

There were 26!

This story is an incredible example of how The Spirit of the

Lord moves in behalf of those who love Him…

If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it.

Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell.

I encourage you to forward this to as many people

as you know.

If we all take it to heart,

we can turn this world toward God once again.

As the above true story clearly illustrates,

‘With God all things are possible’.

More importantly, how God hears and

Answers the prayers of the faithful.

After you read this, please pass it on and

Give God thanks for the beautiful gift of your faith,

for the powerful gift of prayer, and for the many miracles

He works in your own daily life… And then pass it on.

Who says God does not move on the earth today?

I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today.

To guide you and protect you as you go along your way.

His love is always s with you, His promises are true, and

when we give Him our cares you know

He will see us through.

So when the road you’re traveling on seems

Difficult at best,

just remember I’m here praying,

And God will do the rest.

Pass this on to those whom you want God to bless

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Solution to Senior Health Care

While discussing the upcoming Universal Health Care Program with
my sister-in-law the other day, I think we have found the solution.
I am sure you have heard the ideas that if you’re a senior you
need to suck it up and give up the idea that you need any health care.
A new hip? Unheard of. We simply can’t afford to take care of you
anymore. You don’t need any medications for your high blood pressure,
diabetes, heart problems, etc.

Let’s take care of the young people. After all, they will be ruling the world very soon.
So here is the solution. When you turn 70, you get a gun and 4 bullets.

You are allowed to shoot 2 senators and 2 representatives.

Of course, you will be sent to prison where you will get 3 meals
a day, a roof over your head and all the health care you need!!!

New teeth, great!!! Need glasses, no problem. New hip, knee,
kidney, lung, heart? Well bring it on. And who will be paying for all of this ?

The same government that just told you that you are too old for health care.

And, since you are a prisoner, you don’t have to pay any income tax.

I really think we have a Perfect Solution!!!

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You You Reap What You Sow What You Sow

You Reap What You Sow

The man slowly looked up.  This was a woman clearly accustomed to the
finer things of life.  Her coat was new. She looked like she had never
missed a meal in her life.  His first thought was that she wanted to
make fun of him, like so many others had done before.

“Leave me alone,” he growled…  To his amazement, the woman continued
standing.  She was smiling — her even white teeth displayed in dazzling
rows.

“Are you hungry?” she asked.

“No,” he answered sarcastically. “I’ve just come from dining with the
president. Now go away.”

The woman’s smile became even broader.

Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm.  “What are you doing,
lady?” the man asked angrily. “I said to leave me alone.

Just then a policeman came up.  “Is there any problem, ma’am?” he
asked…

“No problem here, officer,” the woman answered.  “I’m just trying to get
this man to his feet. Will you help me?”

The officer scratched his head.  “That’s old Jack. He’s been a fixture
around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?”

“See that cafeteria over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get him
something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.”

“Are you crazy, lady?” the homeless man resisted. “I don’t want to go in
there!”  Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up.
“Let me go, officer. I didn’t do anything…”

“This is a good deal for you, Jack,” the officer answered. “Don’t blow
it.”
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got
Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner.  It
was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had
already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived.

The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table.  “What’s
going on here, officer?” he asked.”What is all this, is this man in
trouble?”

“This lady brought this man in here to be fed,” the policeman answered.

“Not in here!” the manager replied angrily. “Having a person like that
here is bad for business.”

Old Jack smiled a toothless grin.  “See, lady. I told you so. Now if
you’ll let me go. I didn’t want to come here in the first place”

The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled.  “Sir, are you
familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?”

“Of course I am,” the manager answered impatiently. “They hold their
weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.”

“And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly
meetings?”

“What business is that of yours?”

I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company.”
“Oh…”

The woman smiled again…  “I thought that might make a difference.”
She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a laugh.  “Would you like
to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?”

“No thanks, ma’am,” the officer replied. “I’m on duty.”

“Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?”

“Yes, ma’am. That would be very nice.”

The cafeteria manager turned on his heel.  “I’ll get your coffee for you
right away, officer.”

The officer watched him walk away.  “You certainly put him in his
place,” he said.
“That was not my intent…  Believe it or not, I have a reason for all
this.”

She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest.  She
stared at him intently.

“Jack, do you remember me?”

Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes.  “I think so — I
mean you do look familiar.”

“I’m a little older perhaps,” she said.  “Maybe I’ve even filled out
more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through
that very door, cold and hungry.”

“Ma’am?” the officer said questioningly.  He couldn’t believe that such
a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.

“I was just out of college,” the woman began.  “I had come to the city
looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything.  Finally I was down to
my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment…  I walked
the streets for days.  It was February and I was cold and nearly
starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could
get something to eat.”

Jack lit up with a smile.  “Now I remember,” he said.  “I was behind the
serving counter.  You came up and asked me if you could work for
something to eat.  I said that it was against company policy.”

“I know,” the woman continued.  “Then you made me the biggest roast beef
sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to
go over to a corner table and enjoy it.  I was afraid that you would get
into trouble.  Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my
food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all
right.”

“So you started your own business?” Old Jack said.
“I got a job that very afternoon.  I worked my way up.  Eventually I
started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered…”  She
opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished
here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons. He’s the personnel
director of my company.  I’ll go talk to him now and I’m certain he’ll
find something for you to do around the office.”
She smiled.  “I think he might even find the funds to give you a little
advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until
you get on your feet.  If you ever need anything, my door is always open
to you.”

There were tears in the old man’s eyes.  “How can I ever thank you?” he
asked.
“Don’t thank me,” the woman answered.  “To God goes the glory.  He led
me to you.”

Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance
before going their separate ways…  “Thank you for all your help,
officer,” she said.

“On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,” he answered.  “Thank you. I saw a miracle
today, something that I will never forget.  And…And thank you for the
coffee.”

Have a Wonderful Day. May God Bless you always and don’t forget that
when you “cast your bread upon the waters,” you never know how it will
be returned to you.  God is so big He can cover the whole world with his
Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart.

When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you fall, or
He’ll teach you how to fly!

The power of one sentence!  God is going to shift things around for you
today and let things work in your favor.  If you believe, send it.  If
you don’t believe, delete it.

God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close…
If you need God to open some doors for you…send this on.

Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing…
“The Task Ahead of Me is Never as Great as the Power Behind Me!!”

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ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND

ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND

It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes

harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When

you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and there’s nothing worse than

an oversensitive20woman.  My name is Ron. Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife,

Carol Anne. When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for Carol Anne to get a

full-time job, along with her part-time job, both for extra income and for the health benefits that we

needed. Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show her age. I

usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work

Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to rest

for half an hour or so before she starts dinner. I don’t yell at her. Instead, I tell her to

take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner on the table. I generally have lunch in the

Men’s Grill at the club, so eating out is not reasonable. I’m ready for some home-cooked grub

when I hit that door. She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating. But now it’s

not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after dinner.

I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening

that they won’t clean themselves. I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to

motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed…

Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think. For example, she will say

that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her lunch

hour. But, Boys, we take ’em for better or worse, so I just smile and offer encouragement. I

tell her to stretch it out over two, or even three days. That way, she won’t have to rush so much…

I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn’t hurt her any (if you

know what I mean). I like to think tact is one of my strong points…

When doing simple jobs; she seems to think she20needs more rest periods. She

had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the yard. I try not to make a

scene. I’m a fair man… I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed

lemonade and just sit for a while. And, as long as she is making one for herself, she may as

well make one for me, too. I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Carol Anne.

I’m not saying that showing this much consideration is easy. Many men will find it difficult.

Some will find it impossible! Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they

get older. However, Guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of your

aging wife because of this article, I will consider that writing it was well worthwhile.

After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Ron died suddenly on January 31 of a perforated rectum. The police report

says he was found with a Calloway extra-long 50-inch Big Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his

rear end, with barely 5 inches of grip showing, and a sledge hammer lying nearby. His wife

Carol Anne was arrested and charged with murder. The all-woman jury took only 10 minutes to

find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Ron, somehow without looking,

accidentally sat down on his golf club.

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5 Things You Should Know About Cell Phones

For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST

Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find Yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND

Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys In the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot From your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock.

Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you.

Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor’s Note:

Tried this and It works fine! Unlocked Our car over a cell phone!’

THIRD

Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.

FOURTH

How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following Digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.

When your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can’t use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

And Finally….

FIFTH

Free Directory Service for Cells

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.7 5 or more for

411 information calls when they don’t have to. Most of us do not

Carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem.

The best way to stop them from continuing to take advantage of their customers is for customers to file complaints with there Congressmen and State Utilities Commission etc.

This is the kind of information people don’t mind receiving, so

Pass it on to your family

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PRECAUTIONS FOR GPS AND CELL PHONES


GPS
This gives us something to think about with all our new electronic technology. GPS
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game.
Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard.  When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen.

The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean up the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.

MOBILE PHONE
I never thought of this……
This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet… Etc. was stolen. 20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says ‘I received your text asking about our Pin number and I’ve replied a little while ago. When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text ‘hubby’ in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account.

Moral of the lesson:
Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc…. And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back. Also, when you’re being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don’t reach them, be very careful a bout going places to meet ‘family and friends’ who text you.

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The Husband Store

A  store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a  husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how  the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of  the products incre ase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may  choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the  next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first  floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 – These men Have Jobs.

She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign  reads:

Floor 2 – These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

‘That’s nice,’ she thinks, ‘but I want more.’

So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 – These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

‘Wow,’ she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 – These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and  Help With Housework.

‘Oh, mercy me!’ she exclaims, ‘I can hardly stand it!’

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 – These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help  with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the  sign reads:

Floor 6 – You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on  this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible  to please.. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

PLEASE NOTE:

To avoid gender bias charges, the store’s owner opened a New Wives store  just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer.

The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.

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Stress

A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,

Raised a glass of water and asked;

‘How heavy is this glass of water?’

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, ‘The absolute weight doesn’t matter.

It depends on how long you try to hold it.

If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.’

He continued,

‘And that’s the way it is with stress management.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,

As the burden becomes increasingly heavy,

We won’t be able to carry on. ‘

‘As with the glass of water,

You have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.

When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.’

‘So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you’re carrying now,

Let them down for a moment if you can.’

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don’t pick it up again until after you’ve rested a while.

Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you’re the pigeon,

And some days you’re the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet,

Just in case you have to eat them.

* Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be

“Recalled” by their maker.

* If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,

It was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,

Because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can’t dance well.

Just get up and dance.

* When everything’s coming your way,

You’re in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you.

The more you have, the longer you live.

* You may be only one person in the world,

But you may also be the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons… Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

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Something Women Should Know and Remember

THE RIGHT ONE

First we must allow our Heavenly Father to do the

picking. And second, the decision for a mate must be

made on a spiritual and intellectual basis before it’s

made on an emotional one.

“What about love? Shouldn’t that be the third? you

ask. No, and I’ll tell you why. “The heart is

deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can

understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9).

The heart is willful and is driven by its own agenda.

It does not consider things rationally and

intelligently it just loves to please the flesh!

Therefore it has to be pointed by God in the right direction:

“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of

life” (Proverbs 4:23).

Whenever you meet a man, you need to get clearance

from God, check out his attributes, and then allow

your heart to engage.

Dating exists not for mating; it exists for collecting

data. I believe that the biblical design would be

friendship, courtship and then marriage.

Friendship is two people walking together in agreement

and accountability, learning and growing together.

Courtship follows the mutual agreement to commit to

one another exclusively – it is the decisive turning

toward the agreed-upon goal of the marriage altar. It

is a period of laying a foundation and preparing your

life together after marriage.

But dating? Well, if you do date, use the time wisely

to gather these facts.

1. Check out the fabric. Is the person mate material?

Does this man have an intimate relationship with the

Father through Jesus Christ? Does he care what God

thinks about his behavior? Is he accountable to God as

well as another co-laborer in the faith?

Accountability is an important factor. It is

imperative to maintaining a committed relationship. Is

your potential spouse a member of the same family –

the family of God?

You need to have common interests and values and agree

on the essentials of living day to day. You have a

similar spiritual walk. You eat the same spiritual

diet. You enjoy a lot of similar things. You have like

interests, like goals in life, like opinions on basic

life issues.

You have had like experiences in your background.

Though there is some truth to the idiom that opposites

attract, like-minded folks fare better together.

Furthermore, does he want to get married? If you want

to be married and your dreamboat isn’t interested,

don’t waste your time.

Remember, women fall in love and get married. Men

decide to get married and then look for a wife. Note

the difference in order. So if a guy says he’s not

looking for anything serious, take his words

seriously. If he’s not going in your direction, get

off the bus and wait for the right one.

2. Does this man want you? Is he pursuing you? The man

who is right for you will pursue you, and God’s hand

in the relationship will be clear. No guessing, no

fleeces, no dead ends.

Scripture says: “He who finds a wife finds what is

good and receives favor from the Lord” (Proverbs

18:22).

Note -who finds whom? THE MAN FINDS THE WIFE. From the

beginning of time, God has transported men and women

across the world in order to put them together.

At the RIGHT TIME, He will bring that man on the scene

and he will find you. In God’s perfect design, the man

is the one who recognizes his mate. Adam had no

problem recognizing that Eve was his missing rib. You

do not need to strategically place yourself anywhere.

You don’t have to help a guy out because he’s shy!

Men will do whatever they have to do to get what they

truly want. The man in your life should recognize you

as the pearl of great price in his life and be willing

to do whatever he must in order to gain your hand. If

he is passive about gaining your affections, take it

as a sign that he is not interested.

Many a woman’s mother has suggested that it is a good

idea to marry a man who loves you more than you love

him. As cold as that sounds, it actually might be

scriptural if you stop to think about it: “We love him

because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). Until then,

take the ultimate chill pill. You don’t need a bunch

of men in your life to make you feel all right about

yourself.

You need only one man – your man, the one God has

selected to select you. And trust me, the right man at

the wrong time can be just as awful as the wrong man

at any time. So trust God’s timing in this. He is the

ultimate matchmaker. Relax, sit pretty and allow

yourself to be found. Again – WAIT until the man

voices his intentions. He should take the lead in

establishing the relationship. You may have an inkling

that he is the one, but God will use the man to set

the tone of the relationship. Allow him the

opportunity to woo you – this is your first act of

submission. Jesus set the standard for all men to

follow. They should love us first. And they should

lead the relationship. And, God will confirm it to you.

3. The man in your life should not desire to move into

your house, only into your heart. A man who prepares

for your future has made his intentions clear. A man

who is husband material has the means to take care of

a wife. He is a responsible human being who

understands he needs to have something to offer. In

short, a man should have the means to be a suitable

lover for you.

4. Check out his buddies. Everyone knows birds of the

same feather flock together, yet most women fail to

see the connection between a man and his friends. A

man’s pals tell you a lot about the person that you

haven’t seen yet. They reveal things about the guy’s

character that might be hidden when he is on good

behavior. Everyone knows how to put his best foot

forward. Don’t stay focused on the foot, check out the

rest of the body!

5. Check out his relationship with his mother. How

does he treat her? This is your preview of how he will

treat you. There are lots of men who, because of a

negative relationship with their mothers, really don’t

like women, yet say they do. Unresolved issues between

mother and son continue between husband and wife.

6. Remember that a man’s family reveals the cloth from

which he’s cut. Take note and decide whether you want

your future with the man in your life to look like

his present family situation.

7. Check out the patterns of his life. Do you see

repeated cycles of drama in his personal kingdom?

Broken relationships? Problems in making commitments

–including the job market? Mood swings? Is a problem

always someone else’s fault? Does he embrace

responsibility or shirk it? Does he keep his promises?

Is he a man of good reputation? Remember all garments

look wonderful hanging in the store, but with wear,

some begin to unravel. Give yourself time and space to

check out the man in your life. Time will always

reveal whether or not he is made of the right stuff.

8. Does this man have a vision for his life? Is he

running with that vision? Remember, God decided Adam

needed help once Adam got busy DOING his assignment.

As we saw Adam, a man doesn’t need help until he is

busy doing what he was created and called to do. Is

the man in your life guided by sense of destiny and

purpose, or does he just allow life to happen around

him? A man who is not certain of his mission can be a

most miserable person – and you’ll be miserable too if

you know where YOU want to go in life.

A man who has vision is not intimidated by a woman

whose mission statement is clear. He will be your best

ally, cheerleader and assistant because he wants you

both to make it! A man who cannot be supportive of

your achievements because he is floundering in a sea

of uncertainty over his own life is not a healthy

partner to have and to hold forever.

Creating dependencies or feelings of obligation is not

the way to get the best out of your man. Somewhere

along the way, he will resent you and flee from the

smothering burden of obligation he associates you

with. You want a man who is firmly anchored in his

identity in Christ. Remember, we are looking for a man

who will be priest and leader of his home. His first

instinct should be to want to cover you, redeem you,

and provide for you. Your job is to decide if this is

the man God has ordained for you to complement.

9. Complimentary. Do your talents and gifts complement

his? Do his gifts, compliment yours? What about your

temperaments? Do you see the two of you as an

effective team capable of bringing blessing to the

lives of those around you? Do your futures mesh? Can

you coordinate your gifts in an attractive and

effective way?

This is why knowing your purpose is so important. Make

sure your hearts beat for mutual causes. When I go

shopping I always consider the fabric, the fit and

what I already have in my closet. Will my next

purchase be a complimentary addition to what I already

have? If I find that I am going to have to buy shoes

and matching accessories to go with a new outfit, I

leave it right on the rack. It is too expensive a

proposition. If the man you meet makes you feel that

you need to completely reinvent yourself, something is

wrong.

This is where I ask you to consider the relationship

in terms of cost. Is this relationship expensive

spiritually, emotional or physically? Does your

longing for a mate make you willing to forfeit who you

are in the process? Or does he see you as the gift

that you are? The man in your life should consider you

a rare find, a priceless jewel-because of you he is

getting ready to get blessed big-time! Any

relationship that causes you to feel unworthy,

unlovely, unacceptable, undesirable or that you have

to work for love, is too expensive!

God has called the man to cover, protect and provide

not only materially for a woman, but emotionally and

spiritually as well. You should be richer in mind,

body and spirit for your union with the man of your

dreams. The man in your life should make rich deposits

into your heart and spirit, not withdrawals.

10. Does he have a healthy love and acceptance of

himself? Make sure the man in your life has taken time

to heal from past relationships and has made peace

with himself. How he cares for himself is how he will

care for you.A man’s relationship with God is crucial

here. His love for himself will only be as strong as

his love for God. This is not something that you can

impart. You cannot be his savior or teacher. That is

out of spiritual order. In his rightful place as your

personal priest, he should be leading you to a richer

relationship with Christ.

If he is causing you to compromise your faith and

destabilize your walk, if he is leading you into

sexual sin or causing you to be distracted from your

commitment to Christ, the relationship is too

expensive. Offending the Lover of your soul, who

promises you eternal love, is too high a fare to pay

for a ride that has a limited run. If you and your man

can’t soar in the Spirit, when the force of your love

for another is tested by the pull or gravity of the

world, your union will not be able to survive.

So you decide. How much is your life worth? How much

is your love worth? You will be able to accept only

what you believe you deserve. God himself calculated

the worth of your love and decided it was worth His

life. He now pledges you His love for eternity. Yes,

Jesus sets the example for all others to follow when

He paid a ransom for His bride. Should you expect less

from a mortal man? Throughout the Biblical age, men

were willing to pay the cost for what they truly

desired. The truth of the matter is, everyone knows

that anything worth having, costs and no one gets a

ride in this life for free.

Our prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father,

I confess that I have not always been as careful as I

should’ve been with my heart. From time to time, my

desire for love has caused me to leave my heart in the

wrong hands. I now commit my heart into Your hands for

safekeeping. Please help me to stop being so impulsive

with what you deem so precious. As I learn to

celebrate Your love for me, let me learn from Your

example what a bridegroom should really be like. Help

me to never settle for less than what you desire for

me. As I embrace You as the Lover of my soul, keep my

affections in the haven of Your own heart. As I rest

in Your love, make me more discriminating of those who

approach me.

I ask that You take over this area of my life. Keep me

from those You know would hurt my heart. I invite You

to set a hedge around me and keep me from all who

would draw me into unfruitful relationships until the

day you present me to the mate that You have selected

for me. Grant me the discernment to recognize him as

he recognizes me. Cleanse me from the temptation to

typecast the men I meet according to what I see. Help

me to trust in Your knowledge and lean not on my own

understanding. I know that You know what is best for

me; therefore I yield to Your choice.

In Jesus Name.

Amen.

Ladies this is something you should definitely share

with a friend, whether you are single or married… It

is something to think about, When you ask is “He” the

one!

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