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    FW: April 1948



    Today is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice & be glad in it.




    Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:33:14 -0700
    From: fuzzbuttdolls@yahoo.com
    Subject: FW: April 1948
    To: gogaitd123@hotmail.com



     

     

     

     


     

     

     

     

    Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years  ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and cattle ranch just outside  Roswell , New Mexico .  This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations. 
      
    However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born: 
      
    Albert A. Gore, Jr.. 
    Hillary Rodham 
    John F. Kerry 
    William J. Clinton 
    Howard Dean 
    Nancy Pelosi 
    Dianne Feinstein 
    Charles E. Schumer 
    Barbara Boxer 
      
    See what happens when aliens breed with sheep? 
      
    I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you.  It did for me. 
      
    No wonder they support the bill to help illegal aliens! 
      
    Now You Know. 
     


      






     


     

     


    April 30

    The Pastor's Ass



    From: fuzzbuttdolls@yahoo.com
    Subject: The Pastor's Ass
    Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:35:13 -0400
    To: gogaitd123@hotmail.com

    The  Pastor's Ass 

     The pastor entered his donkey in a race and 
    It won.. 
     The pastor was so pleased with the donkey 
    That he entered it in the 
    Race 
    Again, and it won again. 
     The local paper read: 

    PASTOR'S 
    ASS OUT FRONT. 

      The Bishop was so upset with this kind of 
    Publicity that he ordered 
    The 
    Pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. 
       The next day, the local paper headline 
    Read: 


    BISHOP 
    SCRATCHES 
    PASTOR'S 
    ASS. 

      This was too much for the bishop, so he 
    Ordered the pastor to get 
    Rid 
    Of the donkey. 
      The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a 
    Nearby convent. 
      The local paper, hearing of the news, posted 
    The following headline 
    The 
    Next day: 

    NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN. 

    The bishop fainted. 
     He informed the nun that she would have to
    Get rid of the donkey, so she
      Sold it to a farmer for $10.
      The next day the paper read: 

      NUN 
    SELLS ASS FOR $10. 

      This was too much for the bishop, so he 
    Ordered the nun to buy back 
    The 
    Donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run 
    Wild..
     
    The next day the headlines read: 

    NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE. 

      The bishop was buried the next day. 

      The moral of the story is . .. Being 
    Concerned about public opinion 
    Can bring you much grief and misery .. . 
    Even shorten your life. 

      So be yourself and enjoy life. 
      Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and 
    You'll be a lot happier 
    And 
    Live longer



     
     



    February 01

    kittens' personalities

    While kittens can be nerve wrecking at times,they have brought a lot of joy & laughter. Each one is developing their own personalities and they are so full of life and energy.
    Seally is still the talker. He is his mother's son. DE always has to anounce everything and isn't shy about saying "I want it & I want it now". He has also aquired her habit of sleeping with his head in the water dish. Maybe that explains why it seems like he goes out of his way to get baths. All the kittens have gotten baths but Seally & Frosty both needed 1 to remove poop stuck in their bloomers & then Seally needed one because he fell out of the truck & he got diesel fuel & grease all over him. I guess boys will be boys. LOL
    Frosty not only has out grown Seally but has taken over the roll of Mr Personality. As soon as he hears the lid come off the food canister,he comes running & jumps in & helps himself.He was also the first kitten to discover the top bunk & had no problems in joining his Uncle Flame & stealing his food. He is by far the best kitten out of the 9 looking from a show/breeder perspective.
    Rinty not only has caught up in size to his sister but now looks like a kitten & is a carbon copy of his Uncle Shy Boy.I really expect him to be the largest out of the litters at maturety. He spends more time in my lap than any of the others and can often be found sitting on my shoulder & snuggling into my neck. Just watch out for those love bites on the chin & ears!
    Tear Drop is Little Miss Attitude. She can be a little jumpy like her mother but will throw herself in the food dish & growl to keep the others away. Doesn't work but she tries. Don't know where this attitude came from in her. She's a sweety otherwise and the most likely to be curled up to me when I wake in the morning.
    The other female really hasn't set herself apart & I still haven't named her. Both girls have decided that Rinty had a good thing going with the lap & are spending more time in my lap.
    All the kittens have a blast with the tent. It's a miniture version of a people tent & I'm constantly having to set it back up as they move it all over & pull the poles out of the keepers. They also love climbing the safety net.
    It's just hilarious how they can be going like mad then 10 seconds later be out cold,just colapsing wherever they are at the moment,just light someone throwing a light switch. They are just as likely to nap beside me or on me.
    Dreamer,who just started acting like a kitten about the time these guys were born has just loved having playmates.
    January 03

    DE

    DE has been a hoot through her motherhood. As stated in an earlier post,she tried to drag Dreamer off when she first went into labor.As of Thrs AM her babies have been weaned although she is shareing Rinty with Misty. This morning she went & perched over Dreamer like she would over her kittens. To put this in perspective,Dreamer is 7 months old.
    December 31

    Rinty

    Rinty is Misty's runt. While he has a sister close to the same size but her fur quality is so much better. Rinty looks like a long haired chihuahua.
    I weaned Misty's babies on Sunday but continue to let Rinty nurse. I left him out all night & woke up once to find him crashed ontop of Dreamer & her looking so proud of herself. I put him with his mother & he imediately latched on for a midnight snack. Later I awoke to find him nursing from DE.
    This morning when I put him away,his belly was twice as big as normal! That never slowed him down though as he faught his way to the food dish.
    He has been spoiled rotten & loves climbing under my chin where he'll chew & bat at me awhile & then curl up to go asleep.
    December 20

    Joys of a grandcritter

    There is something about witnessing a baby's "first" reguardless if human or animal.
    Some highlights for me with these current litters so far have been ....The day Seally begged & begged to be let out of the kennel & when I left him out he climbed right into my lap & went to sleep.... The kittens just started eating canned food on Monday. Today while feeding,1 of Misty's girls pounced on the first spoon full & when I tried putting more in she pushed at the spoon & started growling thinking I was tring to push her away from the food..... Tonight I witnessed 1 of Misty's using the litter box. I just added litter boxes yesterday........ Watching Rinty has been a blast. He still looks so pitifull but he's a fighter & he just loves climbing all over me. He might not look like much but he's going to make someone very happy. He loves being loved & is a little show off.
    December 04

    kitten personalities

    Kittens,like all animals,have their own personalities. What's been amusing to me is the difference in litter personalities.
    This is my first time having 2 litters at once. Not my plan but it took Misty 4 months to concieve & I wasn't going to miss breeding DE on the hopes Misty would finally produce.
    Both queens are first time mothers. Misty acted like an old pro in delivery.DE went into a blind panic.It didn't help that I kenneled her when she went into labor as she hates being locked up.
    Outside of opening the sack on 1 of Misty's babies,she needed no assistance. DE on the other hand had a dificult delivery. Her first kitten was deformed & still born & didn't want delivered. I had to tie & cut the umbilical cords on 3 kittens. She finally did the 4th herself after I started to remove it to do the job myself.
    Misty's kittens are quiet when she leaves the box. Now at 19 days old they'll adventure to the door but not come out. Today I took them out as they need to be moving around more. 1 went back into the box & went to sleep. 2 pretty much stayed in 1 spot while the 4th wandered all over creation. (She had 5 kittens but I gave the runt to DE to raise).
    DE's litter on the other hand is very vocal & have no problems leaving the kennel on their own (they are 15 days old).
    some other differences that may have something to do with why 1 litter is so laid back & the other "in your face". DE became standoffish while pregnant. Misty became more loving.
    Misty & family had to be evacuated 3 times. First time when DE went into labor. I thought I had about 2 weeks between litters,not 4 days & wasn't prepared. 2 times to clean out the kennel as Misty won't say she needs out & will pee in the kennel. Misty also has twice tried moving her kittens on her own.
    Misty has never has never bothered DE's babies where DE will leave her kennel & go straight to Misty's babies to feed them. Misty is content to spend more time away from her babies than DE is.
    Is it DE's over protectiveness that is giving her babies more confidence? Is it because they were handled more at birth? Maybe the stability of not being moved around? A combination of these things?
    What ever the reason. It is interesting to me to see how different 1 litter is from the other personality wise.
    November 19

    FW: New Preamble to the Constitution



    -----Original Message-----
    From: Dot Burns <burnsd33@bigplanet.com>
    Sent: 11/19/2008 4:26:31 AM
    To: JCPromisedLand@aol.com <JCPromisedLand@aol.com>, 'Whit Burns' <whitburns@neo.rr.com>, Ernest White <blanco27@yahoo.com>, 'Hoffmann, Robyn L.' <rhoffman@nd.gov>, Mark Lewis <sophiaskidder@yahoo.com>, melthurm@att.net <melthurm@att.net>, 'Marcella Kephart' <w8koqxyl@roadrunner.com>, Anna brown <gogaitd123@hotmail.com>
    Subject: FW: New Preamble to the Constitution


    OK, is this common sense, or just wishful thinking??



    _____

    FromSent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:29 PM
    Subject: FW: New Preamble to the Constitution





    NEW PREAMBLE

    TO THE CONSTITUTION


    This is probably the best e-mail I've seen in a long,

    long time. The following has been attributed

    to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from GA. This guy

    should run for President one day...



    'We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt

    to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more

    riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the

    blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our

    great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and

    establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt
    ridden,

    delusional, and other liberal bed-wetters. We hold these truths to be self

    evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and
    are so

    dim they require a Bill of NON-Rights.'





    ARTICLE I:

    You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form of

    wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is

    guaranteeing anything.





    ARTICLE II:

    You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on

    freedom, and that means freedom for everyone -- not just you! You may leave
    the

    room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.; but the world is

    full of idiots, and probably always will be.





    ARTICLE III:

    You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver
    in

    your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to
    make

    you and all your relatives independently wealthy.





    ARTICLE IV: You

    do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most

    charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we
    are

    quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of

    professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of

    another generation of professional couch potatoes . (This one is my pet

    peeve...get an education and go to work....don't expect everyone else to
    take

    care of you!)





    ARTICLE V:

    You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but from
    the

    looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.





    ARTICLE VI:

    You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap,
    rape,

    intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us
    want

    to see you fry in the electric chair.





    ARTICLE VII:

    You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat,
    or

    coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if
    the

    rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't
    have

    the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.





    ARTICLE VIII:

    You do not have the right to a job. All of us sure want you to have a job,
    and

    will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take
    advantage

    of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to

    make yourself useful. (AMEN!)





    ARTICLE IX:

    You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you
    have

    the right to PURSUE happiness, which by the way, is a lot easier if you are

    unencumbered by an over abundance of idiotic laws created by those of you
    who

    were confused by the Bill of Rights.





    ARTICLE X: This

    is an English speaking country. We don't care where you are from, English is

    our language. Learn it or go back to wherever you came from! (Lastly....)





    ARTICLE XI:

    You do not have the right to change our country's history or heritage. This

    country was founded on the belief in one true God. And yet, you are given
    the

    freedom to believe in any religion, any faith, or no faith at all; with no
    fear of persecution The phrase IN GOD WE TRUST is part of our heritage and
    history, and if you are uncomfortable with it, TOUGH!

    If you agree, share this with a friend. No, you don't have

    to, and nothing tragic will befall you if you don't. I just think it's about

    time common sense is allowed to flourish. Sensible people of the United
    States speak

    out because if you do not, who will?



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    November 11

    FW: God vs Science



    -----Original Message-----
    From: Fuzz Butt Dolls <fuzzbuttdolls@yahoo.com>
    Sent: 11/11/2008 1:33:37 PM
    To: gogaitd123 <gogaitd123@hotmail.com>
    Subject: FW: God vs Science



    Subject: God vs Science

    This one will keep your attention to the end.......It really makes you
    think........

    A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students,
    "Let me explain the problem science has with religion." The atheist
    professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new
    students to stand.

    "You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

    "Yes sir," the student says.

    "So you believe in God?"

    "Absolutely."

    "Is God good?"

    "Sure! God's good."

    "Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

    "Yes."

    "Are you good or evil?"

    "The Bible says I'm evil."

    The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment.
    "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can
    cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

    "Yes sir, I would."

    "So you're good...!"

    "I wouldn't say that."

    "But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could.
    Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

    The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does
    he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to
    Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

    The student remains silent.

    "No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a
    glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

    "Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"

    "Er...yes," the student says.

    "Is Satan good?"

    The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."

    "Then where does Satan come from?"

    The student falters. "From God"

    "That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in
    this world?"

    "Yes, sir."

    "Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"

    "Yes."

    "So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything,
    then God created evil, since evil exists, and ac cording to the principle
    that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

    Again, the student h as no answer.

    "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things,
    do they exist in this world?"

    The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

    "So who created them?"

    The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question.

    "Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks
    away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.

    "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus
    Christ, son?"

    The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."

    The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to
    identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

    "No sir. I've never seen Him."

    "Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

    "No, sir, I have not."

    "Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your
    Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God
    for that matter?"

    "No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."

    "Yet you still believe in him?"

    "Yes."

    "According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,
    science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"

    "Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

    "Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has
    with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

    The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His
    own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

    "Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

    "And is there such a thing as cold?"

    "Yes, son, there's cold too."

    "No sir, there isn't."

    The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room
    suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. "You can have
    lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white
    heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We
    can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no
    heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as
    cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees."

    "Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits
    energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy.
    Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is
    only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.
    Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy Cold is not the
    opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

    Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding
    like a hammer.

    "What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

    "Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't
    darkness?"

    "You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of
    something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing
    light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called
    darkness, isn't it?

    That's the meaning we use to define the word. "In reality, darkness isn't.
    If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

    The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This w ill be
    a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?"

    "Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start
    with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

    The professor's f ace cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you
    explain how?"

    "You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You
    argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God.
    You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can
    measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought."

    "It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully
    understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be
    ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

    Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it."

    "Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a
    monkey?"

    "If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes,
    of course I do."

    "Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

    The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where
    the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

    "Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot
    even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching
    your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"

    The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has
    subsided.

    "To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me
    give you an example of what I mean."

    The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has
    ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter.

    "Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the
    professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to
    have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable,
    demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due
    respect, sir."

    "So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"

    Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face
    unreadable.

    Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll
    have to take them on faith."

    "Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,"
    the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

    Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it e
    everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in
    the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These
    manifestations are nothing else but evil."

    To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does
    not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like
    darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of
    God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man
    does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes
    when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

    The professor sat down.

    If you read it all the way through and had a smile on your face when you
    finished, mail to your friends and family with the title: God vs Science



    September 26

    FW: To meet such a man



    -----Original Message-----
    From: The Grays <quarterhorses@cableone.net>
    Sent: 9/26/2008 11:44:23 PM
    To: 'gogaitd123' <gogaitd123@hotmail.com>
    Subject: FW: To meet such a man






    -----Original Message-----
    From: Burton E. Youngs [mailto:beyoungs@yhr.com]
    Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 1:50 PM
    To: undisclosed-recipients:
    Subject: To meet such a man



    >> TO MEET SUCH A MAN
    >>
    >> I sat, with two friends, in the picture window of a quaint restaurant
    just off the corner of the town-square. The food and the company were both
    especially good that day.
    >>
    >> As we talked, my attention was drawn outside, across the street. There,
    walking into town, was a man who appeared to be carrying all his worldly
    goods on his back. He was carrying, a well-worn sign that read, 'I will
    work for food.' My heart sank.
    >>
    >> I brought him to the attention of my friends and noticed that others
    around us had stopped eating to focus on him. Heads moved in a mixture of
    sadness and disbelief.
    >>
    >> We continued with our meal, but his image lingered in my mind. We
    finished our meal and went our separate ways. I had errands to do and
    quickly set ou t to accomplish them. I glanced toward the town square,
    looking somewhat half-heartedly for the strange visitor. I was fearful,
    knowing that seeing him again would call some response.drove through town
    and saw nothing of him. I made some purchases at a store and got back in
    my car.
    >>
    >> Deep within me, the Spirit of God kept speaking to me: 'Don't go back to
    the office until you've at least driven once more around the square.'
    >>
    >> Then with some hesitancy, I headed back into town. As I turned the
    square's third corner, I saw him. He was standing on the steps of the
    store front church, going through his sack.
    >>
    >> I stopped and looked; feeling both compelled to speak to him, yet wanting
    to drive on. The empty parking space on the corner see med to be a sign from
    God: an invitation to park. I pulled in, got out and approached the newest
    visitor.
    >>
    >> 'Looking for the pastor?' I asked.
    >> 'Not really,' he replied, 'just resting.'
    >> 'Have you eaten today?'
    >> 'Oh, I ate something early this morning.'
    >> 'Would you like to have lunch with me?'
    >> 'Do you have some work I could do for you?'
    >> 'No work,' I replied. 'I commute here to work from the city, but I would
    like to take you to lunch.'
    >>
    >> 'Sure,' he replied with a smile.
    >>
    >> As he began to gather his things, I asked some surface questions. Where
    you headed?'
    >>
    >> ' St. Louis .'
    >>
    >> 'Where you from?'
    >>
    >> 'Oh, all over; mostly Florida '
    >>
    >> 'How long you been walking?'
    >>
    >> 'Fourteen years,' came the reply.
    >>
    >> I knew I had met someone unusual. We sat across from each other in the
    same restaurant I had left earlier. His face was weathered slightly beyond
    his 38 years. His eyes were dark yet clear, and he spoke with an eloquence
    and articulation that was startling He removed his jacket to reveal a
    bright red T-shirt that said, 'Jesus is The Never Ending Story.'
    >>
    >> Then Daniel's story began to unfold. He had seen rough times early in
    life. He'd made some wrong choices and reaped the consequences. Fourteen
    years earlier, while backpacking across the country, he had stopped on the
    beach in Daytona. He tried to hire on with some men who were
    >> putting up a large tent and some equipment. A concert, he t hought. He
    was hired, but the tent would not house a concert but revival services, and
    in those services he saw life more clearly. He gave his life over to God
    >>
    >> 'Nothing's been the same since,' he said, 'I felt the Lord telling me to
    keep walking, and so I
    did, some 14 years now.'
    >>
    >> 'Ever think of stopping?' I asked.
    >>
    >> 'Oh, once in a while, when it seems to get the best of me But God has
    given me this calling. I give out Bibles. That's what's in my sack. I work
    to buy food and Bibles, and I give them out when His Spirit leads.'
    >>
    >> I sat amazed. My homeless friend was not homeless. He was on a mission
    and lived this way by choice. The question burned inside for a moment and
    then I asked: 'What's it like?'
    >>
    >> 'W hat?'
    >>
    >> 'To walk into a town carrying all your things on your back and to show
    your sign?'
    >>
    >> 'Oh, it was humiliating at first. People would stare and make comments.
    Once someone tossed a piece of half-eaten bread and made a gesture that
    certainly didn't make me feel welcome. But then it became> humbling to
    realize that God was using me to touch lives and change people's concepts of
    other folks like me.'
    >>
    >> My concept was changing, too. We finished our dessert and gathered his
    things. Just outside the door, he paused. He turned to me and said, 'Come
    Ye blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom I've prepared for you. For
    when I was hungry you gave me food, when I was thirsty you gave me
    drink, a stranger and you took me in.'
    >>
    >> I felt as if we were on holy ground. 'Could you use another Bible?' I
    asked.
    >>
    >> He said he preferred a certain translation. It traveled well and was not
    too heavy. It was also his personal favorite. 'I've read through it 14
    times,' he said.
    >>
    >> 'I'm not sure we've got one of those, but let's stop by our church and
    see'. I was able to
    >> find my new friend a Bible that would do well, and he seemed very
    grateful.
    >> 'Where are you headed from here?' I asked.
    >>
    >> 'Well, I found this little map on the back of this amusement park
    coupon.'
    >>
    >> 'Are you hoping to hire on there for awhile?'
    >>
    >> 'No, I just figure I should go there. I figure someone under that star
    right there needs a Bible, so that's where I'm going next.'
    >>
    >> He smiled, and the warmth of his spirit radiated the sincerity of his
    mission. I drove him back to the town-square where we'd met two hours
    earlier, and as we drove, it started raining. We parked and unloaded his
    things.
    >>
    >> 'Would you sign my autograph book?' he asked. 'I like to keep messages
    from folks I meet.' I wrote in his little book that his commitment to his
    calling had touched my life. I encouraged him to stay strong. And I left
    him with a verse of scripture from Jeremiah, 'I know the plans I have for
    you, declared the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you; Plans to
    give you a future and a hope.'
    >>
    >> 'Thanks, ma'am,' he said. 'I know we just met and we're really just
    strangers, but I love you.'
    >>
    >> 'I know,' I said, 'I l ove you, too.' 'The Lord is good!'
    >>
    >> 'Yes, He is. How long has it been since someone hugged you?' I asked.
    >>
    >> 'A long time,' he replied
    >>
    >> And so on the busy street corner in the drizzling rain, my new friend and
    I embraced, and I felt deep inside that I had been changed. He put his
    things on his back, smiled his winning smile and said, 'See you in the New
    Jerusalem.'
    >>
    >> 'I'll be there!' was my reply.
    >>
    >> He began his journey again. He headed away with his sign dangling from
    his bedroll and pack of Bibles. He stopped, turned and said, 'When you see
    something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?'
    >>
    >> 'You bet,' I shouted back, 'God bless.'
    >>
    >> 'God bless.' And that was the last I saw of him. Late that evening as I
    left my office, the wind blew strong. The cold front had settled hard upon
    the town. I bundled up and hurried to my car. As I sat back and reached
    for the emergency brake, I saw them...a pair of well-worn brown work gloves
    neatly laid over the length of the handle. I picked them up and thought of
    my friend and wondered if his hands would stay warm that night without them.
    >>
    >> Then I remembered his words: 'If you see something that makes you think
    of me, will you pray for me?'
    >>
    >> Today his gloves lie on my desk in my office. They help me to see the
    world and its people in a new way, and they help me remember those two hours
    with my unique friend and to pray for his ministry. 'See you in the New
    Jerusalem,' he said. Yes, Daniel, I know I will...
    >>
    >> If this story touched you, forward it to a friend!
    >>
    >> 'I shall pass this way but once. Therefore, any good that I can do or any
    kindness that I can show, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way
    again.'
    >>
    >> This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached. Prayer is one of
    the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's
    continue to pray for one another. God bless and have a nice day!
    >>
    >> 'Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives and e-mail buddies
    reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of your love and power.
    Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
    Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is
    self-doubt, release a renewed confid ence through your grace, In Jesus'
    precious Name Amen.'

    June 20

    IN GOD WE TRUST------U. S. POST OFFICE




    From: adrian@alliancelink.com
    To: gogaitd123@hotmail.com
    Subject: Fw: IN GOD WE TRUST------U. S. POST OFFICE
    Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:37:38 -0400

     
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: julie dean
    Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:08 AM
    Subject: Fw: IN GOD WE TRUST------U. S. POST OFFICE



     






     
    WRITE IT ON THE BACK OFYOUR ENVELOPES or front!
    WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. WE'LL START WRITING IT ON THE FRONT OF OUR ENVELOPES,TOO! !  Including Bills

    You may have heard in the news that a couple of Post Offices inTexas
     have been forced to take down small posters that say

    'IN GOD
    WE TRUST ,'
    The law,they say, is being violated.

    Anyway, we heard proposed on a
    radio station show,that we should all write
    '
    IN GOD WE TRUST'
    on the back of all our mail. After all, that's our National Motto, and it's on all the money we use to buy those stamps. We think it's a wonderful idea. We
    must take back our nation from all the people who
    think that anything that offends them should be removed.  

    If you like this idea, please pass it on and DO IT. The idea of writing or stamping!
    'IN GOD WE TRUST'
    on our envelopes sounds good to us
    WE'RE HAVING A STAMP MADE TOO! Heck,lets use it as our signature on e-mails too!

    It's been reported that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore, we have a very hard time understanding why there's such a mess about having
    'In
    God We Trust!'
    on our money and having God in the pledge of Allegiance.

    Could it be that WE just need to take action and tell the 14% to 'sit down and shut up'?

    If you agree, pass this on, if not, delete!!! BUT REMEMBER IF YOU DELETE THIS,thats 1 reason why this world is in the mess we're in now.WE SIT BACK& LET IT HAPPEN!!

     


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    May 15

    FW: Old Man and the Dog

    This is an old one recerculating but I still love it.


    -----Original Message-----
    From: "The Grays" <quarterhorses@cableone.net>
    Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:51 PM
    To: "'gogaitd123'" <gogaitd123@hotmail.com>
    Subject: FW: Old Man and the Dog

     

     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Burton E. Youngs [mailto:beyoungs@yhr.com]
    Sent:
    Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:25 AM
    To: undisclosed-recipients:
    Subject: Old Man and the Dog

     

    "Watch out! You nearly broad-sided that car!"  My father yelled at me.  "Can't you do anything right?"                   
                             
    Those words hurt worse than blows.  I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenging him.  A lump rose in my throat as I averted my eyes.  I wasn't prepared for another battle.        
                                                       
    "I saw the car, Dad. Please don't yell at me when I'm driving."  My voice was measured and steady, sounding far calmer than I really felt.          
                                                                                
    Dad glared at me, then turned away and settled back.  At home I left Dad in front of the television and went outside to collect my thoughts.  Dark, heavy clouds hung in the air with a promise of rain. The rumble of distant thunder seemed to echo my inner turmoil.  What could I do about him?                       
                                                                    
    Dad had been a lumberjack in
    Washington and Oregon.  He had enjoyed being outdoors and had reveled in pitting his strength against the forces of nature.  He had entered grueling lumberjack competitions, and had placed often. The shelves in his house were filled with trophies that attested to his prowess.                                   
                                                                  
    The years marched on relentlessly. The first time he couldn't lift a heavy log, he joked about it; but later that same day I saw him outside alone, straining to lift it.  He became irritable whenever anyone teased him about his advancing age, or when he couldn't do something he had done as a younger man.                                
                                                                               
    Four days after his sixty-seventh birthday, he had a heart attack.  An ambulance sped him to the hospital while a paramedic administered CPR to keep blood and oxygen flowing. At the hospital, Dad was rushed into an operating room.  He was lucky; he survived.        
                                                       
    But something inside Dad died. His zest for life was gone.  He obstinately refused to follow doctor's orders.  Suggestions and offers of help were turned aside with sarcasm and insults. The number of visitors thinned, then finally stopped altogether.  Dad was left alone.                       
                                                                                 
    My husband, Dick, and I asked Dad to come live with us on our small farm.  We hoped the fresh air and rustic atmosphere would help him adjust.  Within a week after he moved in, I regretted the invitation.  It seemed nothing was satisfactory. He criticized everything I did.  I became frustrated and moody.  Soon I was taking my pent-up anger out on Dick.  We began to bicker and argue.  Alarmed, Dick sought out our pastor and explained the situation. The clergyman set up weekly counseling appointments for us.  At the close of each session he prayed, asking God to soothe Dad's troubled mind.  But the months wore on and God was silent.  Something had to be done and it was up to me to do it.                     
                                                       
    The next day I sat down with the phone book and methodically called each of the mental health clinics listed in the Yellow Pages.  I explained my problem to each of the sympathetic voices that answered.  In vain. Just when I was giving up hope, one of the voices suddenly exclaimed, "I just read something that might help you! Let me go get the article."  I listened as she read.  The article described a remarkable study done at a nursing home.  All of the patients were under treatment for chronic depression.  Yet their attitudes had improved dramatically when they were given responsibility for a dog.                   
                                                                               
    I drove to the animal shelter that afternoon.  After I filled out a questionnaire, a uniformed officer led me to the kennels.  The odor of disinfectant stung my nostrils as I moved down the row of pens.  Each contained five to seven dogs.  Long-haired dogs, curly-haired dogs, black dogs, spotted dogs, all jumped up, trying to reach me.  I studied each one but rejected one after the other for various reasons--too big, too small, too much hair.  As I neared the last pen a dog in the shadows of the far corner struggled to his feet, walked to the front of the run and sat down.  It was a pointer, one of the dog world's aristocrats.  But this was a caricature of the breed. Years had etched his face and muzzle with shades of gray. His hipbones jutted out in lopsided triangles. But it was his eyes that caught and held my attention. Calm and clear, they beheld me unwaveringly.                                  
                                                                                
    I pointed to the dog.  "Can you tell me about him?"  The officer looked, then shook his head in puzzlement.               
                                                                             
    "He's a funny one.  Appeared out of nowhere and sat in front of the gate.  We brought him in, figuring someone would be right down to claim him.  That was two weeks ago and we've heard nothing.  His time is up tomorrow."  He gestured helplessly.                           
                                                                               

    As the words sank in I turned to the man in horror. "You mean you're going to kill him?"                              
                                                       
    "Ma'am," he said gently, "that's our policy. We don't have  room for every unclaimed dog."                                   
                                                                              
    I looked at the pointer again.  The calm brown eyes awaited my decision.  "I'll take him," I said.                         
                                                                                
    I drove home with the dog on the front seat beside me.  When I reached the house I honked the horn twice.  I was helping my prize out of the car when Dad shuffled onto the front porch.                
                                                       
    "Ta-da! Look what I got for you, Dad!"  I said excitedly.                  

    Dad looked, then wrinkled his face in disgust. "If I had wanted a dog I would have gotten one.  And I would have picked out a better specimen than that bag of bones. Keep it! I don't want it" Dad waved his arm scornfully and turned back toward the house.                
                                                                                

    Anger rose inside me. It squeezed together my throat muscles and pounded into my temples.                                  
                             

    "You'd better get used to him, Dad.  He's staying!" Dad ignored me. "Did you hear me, Dad?" I screamed.  At those words Dad whirled angrily, his hands clenched at his sides, his eyes narrowed and blazing with hate.

                                                                                
    We stood glaring at each other like duelists, when suddenly the pointer pulled free from my grasp.  He wobbled toward my dad and sat down in front of him. Then slowly, carefully, he raised his paw.
                                                                                
    Dad's lower jaw trembled as he stared at the uplifted paw.  Confusion replaced the anger in his eyes.  The pointer waited patiently. Then Dad was on his knees hugging the animal.                                      
                                                      
    It was the beginning of a warm and intimate friendship. Dad named the pointer
    Cheyenne. Together he and Cheyenne explored the community. They spent long hours walking down dusty lanes. They spent reflective moments on the banks of streams, angling for tasty trout.  They even started to attend Sunday services together, Dad sitting in a pew and Cheyenne lying quietly at his feet.              
                                                                                
    Dad and
    Cheyenne were inseparable throughout the next three years. Dad's bitterness faded, and he and Cheyenne made many friends.  Then late one night I was startled to feel Cheyenne's cold nose burrowing through our bed covers.  He had never before come into our bedroom at night. I woke Dick, put on my robe and ran into my father's room.  Dad lay in his bed, his face serene.  But his spirit had left quietly sometime during the night.                                            
                                                       
    Two days later my shock and grief deepened when I discovered
    Cheyenne lying dead beside Dad's bed.  I wrapped his still form in the rag rug he had slept on.  As Dick and I buried him near a favorite fishing hole, I  silently thanked the dog for the help he had given me in restoring Dad's peace of mind.                                    
                                                                               
    The morning of Dad's funeral dawned overcast and dreary. This day looks like the way I feel, I thought, as I walked down the aisle to the pews reserved for family. I was surprised to see the many friends Dad and 
    Cheyenne had made filling the church. The pastor began his eulogy.  It was a tribute to both Dad and the dog that had changed his life.  And then the pastor turned to Hebrews 13:2. "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers." 
                                                                        
    "I've often thanked God for sending that angel," he said.                                                                    
                              
    For me, the past dropped into place, completing a puzzle that I had not seen before: the sympathetic voice that had just read the right article.                                        
                                                                               
    Cheyenne's unexpected appearance at the animal shelter, his calm acceptance and complete devotion to my father and the proximity of their deaths.  And suddenly I understood.  I knew that God had answered my prayers after all.

                                  
    Life is too short for drama & petty things, so laugh hard, love truly and forgive quickly.                 
                              
    Live While You Are Alive.                       
                             

    Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

                                                                
    Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

     

     

    April 08

    Poem will give you goosebumps





    Poem That Gives You Goosebumps...

     


    A drunk man in an Oldsmobile

     


    They said had run the light

     


    That caused the six-car pileup

     


    On 109 that night.

     


    When broken bodies lay about

     


    'And blood was everywhere,'

     


    'The sirens screamed out eulogies,'

     


    For death was in the air.

     


    'A mother, trapped inside her car,'

     


    Was heard above the noise;

     


    Her plaintive plea near split the air:

     


    'Oh, God, please spare my boys!'

     


    She fought to loose her pinned hands;

     


    'She struggled to get free,'

     


    But mangled metal held her fast

     


    In grim captivity.

     


    Her frightened eyes then focused

     


    'On where the back seat once had been,'

     


    But all she saw was broken glass and

     


    Two children's seats crushed in.

     


    Her twins were nowhere to be seen;

     


    'She did not hear them cry, '

     


    'And then she prayed they'd been thrown free, '

     


    'Oh, God, don't let them die! '

     

     Then firemen came and cut her loose, '

     


    'But when they searched the back, '

     


    'They found therein no little boys, '

     


    But the seat belts were intact.

     


    They thought the woman had gone mad

     


    'And was traveling alone, '

     


    'But when they turned to question her, '

     


    They discovered she was gone.

     


    Policemen saw her running wild

     


    And screaming above the noise

     


    'In beseeching supplication, '

     


    Please help me find my boys!

     


    They're four years old and wear blue shirts;

     


    'Their jeans are blue to match.''

     


    'One cop spoke up, ''They're in my car, '

     


    And they don't have a scratch.

     


    They said their daddy put them there

     


    'And gave them each a cone, '

     


    Then told them both to wait for Mom

     


    To come and take them home.

     


    'I've searched the area high and low, '

     


    But I can't find their dad.

     


    'He must have fled the scene, '

     


    'I guess, and that is very bad.'

     


    'The mother hugged the twins and said, '

     


    'While wiping at a tear, '

     


    'He could not flee the scene, you see, '

     


    'For he's been dead a year.'

     


    'The cop just looked confused and asked, '

     


    'Now, how can that be true? '

     


    'The boys said, ''Mommy, Daddy came '

     


    'And left a kiss for you.'' '

     


    He told us not to worry

     


    'And that you would be all right, '

     


    And then he put us in this car with

     


    'The pretty, flashing light. '

     


    'We wanted him to stay with us, '

     


    'Because we miss him so, '

     


    'But Mommy, he just hugged us tight '

     


    And said he had to go.

     


    He said someday we'd understand

     


    'And told us not to fuss, '

     


    'And he said to tell you, Mommy, '

     


    'He's watching over us.'

     


    The mother knew without a doubt

     


    'That what they spoke was true, '

     


    'For she recalled their dad's last words, ' ' I will watch over you.'

     


    The firemen's notes could not explain

     


    'The twisted, mangled car, '

     


    And how the three of them escaped

     


    Without a single scar.

     


    'But on the cop's report was scribed, '

     


    'In print so very fine, '

     


    An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109.

     


    'The 7 Second Prayer, Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves.

     


    'Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless my

     


    family, my home, my friends, and me. Amen. '

     


    Pass this message to 7 people {EXCEPT YOU AND ME}.

     


    You will receive a miracle tomorrow.

     


    He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare.

     


    This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven, He saw me, and

     


    He asked: 'My child, what is your greatest wish for today?' I responded:

     


    'Lord please, take care of the person

     


    who is reading this message, their family and their special friends.

     


    They deserve it and I love them very much.

     

     ' The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginning,

     


    but not its end. This message works on the day you receive it.

     

     

     


    ANGELS EXIST but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS.

     


    Pass this on to your friends.

     


    Something good will happen to you; something that you have been waiting to hear.

     


    Do not break this prayer; send it to a minimum of 5 friends

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    February 14

    So God made a farmer




    I am sure some of you have seen or heard this before but I wanted to share it. Shellie
    So God Made a Farmer
    And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker." So God made a farmer.

    God said, "I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the field, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the township board." So God made a farmer.

    "I need somebody with arms strong enough to wrestle a calf and yet gentle enough to cradle his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs, tame cantankerous machinery, come home hungry, have to wait for lunch until his wife's done feeding visiting ladies, then tell the ladies to be sure to come back real soon and mean it." So God made a farmer.

    God said, "I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt and watch it die, then dry his eyes and say,'Maybe next year,' I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from an ash tree, shoe a horse, who can fix a harness with hay wire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. Who, during planting time and harvest season will finish his 40-hour week by Tuesday noon and then, paining from tractor back, up in another 72 hours." So God made the farmer.

    God had to have somebody willing to ride the ruts at double speed to get the hay in ahead of the rain clouds and yet stop in mid-field and race to help when he sees the first smoke from a neighbor's place. So God made a farmer.

    God said, "I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bales, yet gentle enough to help a newborn calf begin to suckle and tend the pink-comb pullets, who will stop his mower in an instant to avoid the nest of meadowlarks."

    It had to be somebody who'd plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed, brake, disk, plow, plant, strain the milk, replenish the self-feeder and finish a hard week's work with an eight mile drive to church. Somebody who'd bale a family together with the soft, strong bonds of sharing, who would laugh, and then sigh and then reply with smiling eyes when his family says that they are proud of what Dad does. "So God made a farmer."


    February 12

    HOT CHOCOLATE






    Words of Wisdom for the day. Have a wonderful one!






    A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a
    reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired.
    During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in
    their work and lives. Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went
    into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an
    assortment of cups - porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some
    expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the hot
    chocolate.

    When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said,
    "Notice that all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, leaving behind
    the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best
    for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. The cup that
    you're drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate. In
    most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we
    drink. What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you
    consciously went for the best cups...and then you began eyeing each other's
    cups."

    "Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position
    in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The
    cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have.
    Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot
    chocolate. The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just
    make the best of everything that they have."

    Live simply.
    Love generously.
    Care deeply.
    Speak kindly.

    And enjoy your hot chocolate!







    January 12

    Helping hand

    Last night another driver asked me to hep guide her into a dock. After she made several tries I finally backed the tailer in for her. Having trained drivers I can tell you she was not ready to be on her own. I then helped her check her oil & water. She ended up calling me an angel for helping her & went on to tell me how the men would not help her & the discrimination she faced because she was hispanic. While I don't concider myself an angel I do believe God orcrestrated our meeting.
    December 12

    5 yr old kills bear

    News today. 5 yr old in Arkasas kills a 400+ lb bear.
    Last year @ 4 he killed 3 deer.
    December 06

    Calling all Christians

    Check out shoutlife.com if you want a good clean "space" site.
    November 20

    Not much to say

    I know it's been awhile since my last entry. Not much to say unless I want to turn this into a complainer's page. While I've enjoyed 2 Newsboys concerts,time with friends, & being elected onto the BOD for RRHC, I have been hit hard by other matters. Until next time.
    October 21

    ragdoll kittens at second stage of growth.

    I noticed last night that Misty had blood on her. Investigating I found a tooth in her fur so started checking mouths. Shy Boy has lost his first baby tooth. He is the oldest so I can look many more lost teeth to come.