Well, most of the time when I receive e-mails that will aid in my good health I read and delete. Also, I do not push ideas on other individuals. Not this time. I was blown away as I read about what a cucumber can do for me so here it is, enjoy and feel free to try any of the ideas. Love and Hugs to all, Joyce

The Amazing Cucumber
This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the Home" series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems.

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8.. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

I needed a good laugh this morning and a friend sent this to me in an e-mail. My Hubby has been going through some withdrawals from medicine taken away and a new one added in its place. He was told it could take up to a month to get over it. Please pray for Him for the next couple of weeks.

CHURCH SQUIRRELS
We all need a laugh sometime.

There were five houses of religion in a small town:
The Presbyterian Church,
The Baptist Church,
The Methodist Church ,
The Catholic Church and
The Jewish Synagogue.

Each church and Synagogue was overrun with pesky squirrels.

One day, the Presbyterian Church
called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After
much prayer and consideration they determined that the squirrels
were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with
God's divine will.

In The BAPTIST CHURCH the squirrels had taken up habitation in
the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the
baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped
somehow and there were twice as many there the next week

The Methodist Church got together and decided that they were not
in a position to harm any of God's creation. So, they humanely
trapped the Squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of
town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

But The Catholic Church
came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized
the squirrels and registered them as members of the church.
Now they only see them on Christmas , Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday
and Easter.

Not much was heard about the Jewish Synagogue,
but they took one squirrel and had a short service with him called
circumcision and they haven't seen a squirrel on the property since.

Life is too short for drama & petty things, laugh insanely, Love
truly and forgive quickly

At times I feel like this woman. I have never been stopped like Her but, I have not given to much thought about how I am show Christ to others. This e-mail hit home. God has His way of getting my attention.

The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up.

He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, ''I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally... .I assumed you had stolen the car.''

Priceless.

All I need to know
I learned from the Easter Bunny!
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There's no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans.
Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.
To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.
May the joy of the season fill your heart.
AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
Happy Easter!

Today is a day of sadness for all of Christendom. We individuals of the 21st century know that in a very few days we will rejoice in the rising of Jesus the Son of God and our savior. I pray all will have a time of reflection for their lives and thanksgiving for their forgiveness done at the time of Jesus death on the cross. Rejoice, Rejoice our Lord Jesus Christ is risen.

This is a bit of humor about growing old. A cousin sent it to me in an e-mail and I what to share it with yoou.



A group of 40 year old girlfriends discuss where they should meet for dinner. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at the Sea Shack restaurant because the waiters there are totally hot.

10 years later, at 50 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at the Sea Shack restaurant because the food there is very good and the wine selection is good also.

10 years later at 60 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at the Sea Shack because they can eat there in peace and quiet and the restaurant is smoke free.

10 years later, at 70 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at the Sea Shack because the restaurant is wheel chair accessible and they even have an elevator.

10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at the Sea Shack because that would be a great idea because they have never been there before.

Fun Facts

A Fun Fact for Each State

ALABAMA ... Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968.

ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.

ARIZONA ... Is the only state in the continental U.S. that

doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time.

ARKANSAS ... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.

CALIFORNIA ... Its economy is so large that if it were a country,

it would rank seventh in the entire world.

COLORADO ... In 1976 it became the only state to

turn down the Olympics.

CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented

here at Yale University .

DELAWARE ... Has more scientists and engineers

than any other state.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... Washington

was the world's first planned capital.

FLORIDA

... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is

the U.S. 's largest city.

GEORGIA ... It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist

John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.

HAWAII .. Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer

than residents in any other state.

IDAHO ... TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.

ILLINOIS ... The Chicago River is dyed green every St.Patrick's Day

INDIANA .... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana,

which get a half million letters to Santa every year.

IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County .

Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.

KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of

the house in The Wizard of Oz.

KENTUCKY ... Has more than $6 billion in gold

underneath Fort Knox .

LOUISIANA ... Has parishes instead of counties

because they were originally Spanish church units.

MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles

as the other five New England states combined.

MARYLAND ... The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892.

MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after

Newton, Massachusetts.

MICHIGAN ... Fremont, home to Gerber, is the

baby food capital of the world.

MINNESOTA ... Bloomington 's Mall of America is so big, if you

spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.

MISSISSIPPI ... President Teddy Roosevelt refused to

shoot a bear here ... that's how the teddy bear got its name.

MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.

MONTANA ... A sapphire from Montana is in the

Crown Jewels of England .

NEBRASKA ... More triplets are born here than in any other state.

NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Birthplace of Tupperware,

invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.

NEW JERSEY ... Has the most shopping malls in one

area in the world.

NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear was rescued from

a 1950 forest fire here.

NEW YORK ... Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch,

started in 1747 in Montauk.

NORTH CAROLINA ... Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.

NORTH DAKOTA ... Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact

geographic center of North America .

OHIO ... The hot dog was invented here in 1900. OH !!!!

OKLAHOMA ... The grounds of the state capital are

covered by operating oil wells.

OREGON ... Has the most ghost towns in the country.

PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) was first used in 1980

by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University .

RHODE ISLAND ... The nation's oldest bar, the

White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673

SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County is home to the

world's largest gingko farm.

SOUTH DAKOTA ... Is the only state that's never

had an earthquake.

TENNESSEE ... Nashville 's Grand Ole Opry is the longest

running live radio show in the world.

TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.

UTAH ... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant

opened here in 1952.

VERMONT ... Montpelier is the only state capital

without a McDonald's.

VIRGINIA ... Home of the world's largest office building ....

the Pentagon.

WASHINGTON ... Has twice as many college graduates

per capita as any other state.

WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world's first brick paved street,

Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.

WISCONSIN ... The ice cream sundae was invented

here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting

ice cream from being sold on Sundays.

WYOMING ... Was the first state to allow women to vote.

I hope you enjoyed this. Just bits of triviavI found interesting. A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share it with my Blog friends throughout the United States.