Seven Events for the Past Week

This was an interesting week. Some praises-Some old friends
1. I received an e-mail from a friend who was going through some depression and he said he is getting help and his humor is coming back. Thanks for the prayers.

2. A beautiful fall day for my husband to pick corn and the yield is better than he was expecting.

3. Our car was sent in for repair and came back as good as new. Now safe to drive

4. We have had a freeze here so the colors will come out better.

5. The sand hill cranes are here for their fall visit and fun to watch them fly.

6. Two young adults from Purdue Christian Campus House visited the Church we attend and gave a wonderful report on what they are doing and the work that is going on on Purdue's campus. A revival is going on through out the campus. Praise God

7. A fellowship after Church for the two from Purdue and a joy to watch them eat what they call home cooked food and the conversations that went on thought out the meal.

A Real Friend

This is Faithful Friday and I recevied this from a friend and thought it worth passing on. We all have real friends like this.

REAL FRIEND TEST !

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself (and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your ' coke/Pepsi drawer' with her foot!)

A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears..

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in their address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!

We have a true and real friend and His name is Jesus!!!!!

Thankful Thursday and Computers

I am very thankful today for help with a computer problem. My computer is OK, but a few weeks ago I helped a friend from the college I attended that needed some information I had on a ZIP disk. Well, she took the disk to campus to download on a flash drive, but could not find a computer on campus that had a Zip Drive. She called for help. I have another friend on campus who is the Computer TECH for a department. Thankfully he will be able to help her so all is well. What an awesome God to create all the new technology and individuals to teach that technology we have today.

Tuesday For Girls

A few years ago I started noticing what girls were wearing to college. For some of them it was short skirts and low cut tops. My girls are in their mid twenties and the style of clothes for them when they were teenagers was a more modest way of dress. When I started seeing what the girls were wearing I decided to take a look in stores in a mall that catered to their age group. The poor girls have no choice of what to wear. It was decided for them to wear short skirts and low cut tops. I decided to take a survey of freshmen collage girls and found out that a majority of them did not like the styles, but had very little choice from the stores they visited. One girl I meet had the opportunity to visit China and her parents gave extra money to buy clothes there. The Culture of China is a more Conservative drees country so she came back with clothes she was happy to wear. They were longer skirts, higher cut tops, and jeans that were not so tight. Maybe as mothers we must starting writing to designers for change.

Changing Seasons

Yesterday and today are simply beautiful days of fall in my part of Indiana. I found this written on the back of a Church Bulletin and want to share it with you. It was written by Nancy Otto Boffo. "As we look over our lives and the world around us we see constant change. It's autumn and the deep greens of summer leaves are changing into brilliant hues of red and gold. Soon the trees will be bare and temperatures will turn colder. Our lives will change as we adjust to these differences. In fact, each day we must adapt to the constant changes we face. How well we cope depends on our outlook, our openness to adjustments, and our faith in the One who never changes-God in Hebrews 13: 8 we read, "'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever(NIV)."' What a comfort to know that His live is constant and enduring. We are assured that no matter what we face our never-changing Lord is by our side to help us through the ever-changing seasons of our lives."

Sunday Seven and More

I am changing the Sunday Seven a little. These are the seven steps that our Minister preached on this morning. The sermon title was Seven Biblical Steps to Restoring a Broken Relationship. The scripture used was Philippians 4:2-4 This passage is about a conflict between two women in the Philippine church that Paul addresses.

1. Talk to God before you talk to the person
2. Take the initiative--Don't wait for the other party
3. Be a good listener--Be quick to hear and slow to speak
4. Acknowledge your part of the conflict
5. Attach the problem--Don't fix blame
6. Cooperate as much as possible--Make peace
7. Emphasize reconciliation not resolution--Focus on the relationship, not the resolution of the problem

An Out Door Saturday

God's color is just beautiful on the tress in my part of Indiana. This day is one of those Fall days that you want to be out of doors raking leaves, hanging clothes on the clothes line, taking a walk, or checking what is left in the garden. What a blessing God gives us with beautiful days in any season of the year. I always thought I liked Spring the best, but with a day like this in the Fall thoughts just go in a different direction.