Five Finger Prayer

I thought it was worth passing on. (Author Unknown).

1. Your Thunb is nearest you. So begin your prayer by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as c.c. Lewis said, a "sweet duty".

2. The next finger is the point finter, Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors and ministries. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.

3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.

4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger: as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak in trouble or in pain. They need our prayers day and night. You cannot pray to much for them.

5. And lastly comes our little finger, the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you". Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray fpr yourself more effective.
God Bless

Dear God

Out of the mouths of children. Have you every thought about some of these questions? You will laugh and you may even cry.

Dear God:
1. Dear God, Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now. Amanda

2. Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother but what I asked for was a puppy. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. Joyce

3. Dear Mr. God, I wish you would not make it so easy for people to come apart I had to have 3 stitches and a shot. Janet

4. God, I read the bible. What does beget mean? Nobody will tell me. Love Alison

5. Dear God, How did you know you were God? Who told you? Charlene

6. Dear God, Is it true my father won't get in Heaven if he uses his golf words in the house? Anita

7. Dear God, I bet it's very hard for you
to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it. Nancy

8. Dear God, I like the story about Noah the best of all of them. You really made up some good ones. I like walking on water, too. Glenn

9. Dear God, My Grandpa says you were around when he was a little boy. How far back do you go? Love, Denis

10. Dear God, Do you draw the lines around the countries? If you don't, who does? Nathan

11. Dear God, Did you mean for giraffes to look like that or was it an accident? Norma

12. Dear God, In bible times, did they really talk that fancy?
Jennifer

13. Dear God, How come you did all those miracles in the old days and don't do any now? Billy

14. Dear God, Please send Denis Clark to a different summer camp this year. Peter

15. Dear God, Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they each had their own rooms. It works out OK with me and my brother. Larry

16. Dear God, I keep waiting for spring, but it never did come yet. What's up? Don't forget. Mark

17. Dear God, My brother told me about how you are born but it just doesn't sound right. What do you say? Marsha

18. Dear God, If you watch in Church on Sunday I will show you
my new shoes. Barbara

19. Dear God, Is Reverend Coe a friend of yours, or do you just know him through the business? Donny

20. Dear God, I do not think anybody could be a better God than you. Well, I just want you to know that. I am not just saying that because you are already God. Charles

21. Dear God, It is great the way you always get the stars in the right place. Why can't you do that with the moon? Jeff

22. Dear God, I am doing the best I can. Really !! Frank

23. Dear God, I didn't think orange went
with purple until I saw the sunset you made on Tuesday night. That was really cool. Thomas

A Prayer

Dear God,

The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and strong, and I love her. Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up when she needs you the most, and let her know when she walks with you, she will always be safe. Love you all.

Dart Test

Lately I have been receiving many thought provoking e-mails and have been led to share some of them through this blog. I pray you will get something out of each I will be sharing in the next weeks.

Dart Test.

THIS IS A POWERFUL MESSAGE. PLEASE READ ALL OF IT...
In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking...

Dart Test...
A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith . She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day.

On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry , and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart. Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall.

Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus A hush fell over the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced.

Dr. Smith said only these words... 'In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me .'
Matthew 25:40.

No other words were necessary; the tears filled eyes of the students focused only on the picture of Christ.

This is an easy test; you score 100 or zero. It's your choice.

If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions..

Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you, before My Father.'


Isn't it funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell.

Isn't it funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says.

Isn't it funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says. Or is it scary?

Isn't it funny how someone can say 'I believe in God ' but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 'believes' in God ).

Isn't it funny how you can send a thousand jokes through e-mail and! they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord , people think twice about sharing.

Isn't it funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Isn't it funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week.

Are you laughing?

Isn't it funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me.

I have to share this with you after I read it. Please enjoy.

Breakfast at McDonald's

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree.
The last class I had to take was Sociology.
The teacher as absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.
Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.'
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.
I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake,
literally.

Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.
It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did.
I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.
As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.
As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling'
His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance.
He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.
The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation.
I held my tears as I stood there with them.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).
Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the
restaurant were set on me, judging
my every action.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.
I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you.'
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope.'
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope..'

We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.
We are not church goers, but we are believers.
That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.

I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand..
I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it.
Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?'
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class.
She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son,the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:

UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to

LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS -

NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.

There is an Angel sent to watch over you.
In order for her to work, you must pass this on to the people you want watched over.

An angel wrote:

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
To handle yourself, use your head..
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

A Lick and A Promise

A Lick and a Promise....

How many do you remember?
Ah,
yes! I remember them well! Sigh, back in the day.

A LICK AND A PROMISE

'I'll just give this a lick and a promise,' my mother said as she quickly mopped up a spill on the floor
without moving any of the furniture. 'What is that supposed to mean,' I asked as in my young mind I envisioned someone licking the floor with his or her tongue.
'It means that I'm in a hurry and I'm busy canning tomatoes so I am
going to just give it a lick with the mop and promise to come back and do the
job right later.

'A lick and a promise' was just one of the many old phrases
that our mothers, grandmothers, and others used that they probably heard from
the generations before them. With the passing of time, many old phrases become
obsolete or even disappear. This is unfortunate because some of them are
very appropriate and humorous. Here is a list of some of those memorable old
phrases:

1. A Bone to Pick (someone who wants
to discuss a disagreement)

2 An Axe to Grind (Someone who has a hidden
motive. This phrase is said to have originated from Benjamin Franklin who told a
story about a devious man who asked how a grinding wheel worked. He ended up
walking away with his axe sharpened free of charge)

3. One bad apple spoils the whole barrel
(one corrupt person can cause all the others to go bad if you don't remove the
bad one)

4. At sea
(lost or not understanding something)

5. Bad Egg (Someone who was not a good person)


6. Barking at a knot
(meaning that your efforts were as useless as a dog barking at a
knot.)

7. Barking up the wrong tree
(talking about something that was completely the wrong issue with the wrong
person)

8. Bee in your bonnet
(To have an idea that won't let loose )

9. Been through the mill (had a rough time of it)

10.Between hay and grass (Not a child
or an adult)

11. Blinky (Between
sweet and sour as in milk)

12.Calaboose (a jail)

13.Catawampus
(Something that sits crooked such as a piece of furniture sitting at an angle)

14.Dicker (To barter or trade)

15 Feather in Your Cap (to accomplish a
goal. This came from years ago in wartime when warriors might receive a
feather they would put in their cap for defeating an enemy)

16.Hold your horses (Be patient!)

17.Hoosegow ( a jail)

18.I reckon (I suppose)

19.Jawing/Jawboning (Talking or
arguing)

20. Kit and caboodle (The whole
thing)

21. Madder than an wet hen
(really angry)

22. Needs taken down a notch or two
like notches in a belt usually a young person who thinks too highly of
himself and needs a lesson)

23.No Spring
Chicken (Not young anymore)

24.Persnickety
(overly particular or snobbish)

25.Pert-near
(short for pretty near)

26.Pretty is as pretty
does (your actions are
more important than your looks)

27.Red up (clean the house)

28.Scalawag (a rascal or unprincipled person)

29.Scarce as hen's teeth (something difficult
to obtain)

30.Skedaddle (Get out of here
quickly)

31 Sparking (courting)

32.Straight From the Horse's Mouth (privileged
information from the one concerned)

33.Stringing around, gallivanting around, or piddling (Not doing anything
of value)

34.Sunday go to meetin' dress (The
best dress you had)

35.We wash up real fine
(is another goodie)

36.Tie the Knot (to get
married)

37.Too many irons in the fire (to be
involved in too many things)

38.Tuckered out
(tired and all worn out)

39. Under the weather
(not feeling well this term came from going below deck on ships due to sea
sickness thus you go below or under the weather)

40.Wearing your 'best bib and tucker' (Being all dressed up)
41. You ain't the only duck in the pond

(It's not all about you)
Well, if you
hold your horses, I reckon I'll get this whole kit and caboodle done and sent
off to you. Please don't be too persnickety and get a bee in your bonnet because
I've been pretty tuckered out and at sea lately because I'm no spring
chicken. I haven't been just stringin' around and I know I'm not the only
duck in the pond, but I do have too many irons in the fire. I might just be
barking at a knot, but I have tried to give this article more than just
.....
A lick and a
promise.

Hello

Just a note to say I am doing well and will have another test for my heart. That will be done the end of March. This test will tell what will happen next. Please pray.