Enoch Brown School Massacre, (1764), Columbine High School Massacre, (1999), Millard South High School Killing, (2011)

These are all headlines from various periodicals over the years. I could not believe another school killing has occurred.  I love kids so much and this week I am teaching  Jr. High School.  The kids  are so innocent and endearing and how any adult or child could do this is so far beyond my comprehension.  I started looking up when school killings started being reported and the 1st one I found was 1764 in Franklin County , PA. I never realized how long this had been going on until I started to research it.  When you have a family of your own you begin to look at life a little differently.  I would like to pray for all of the schools and teachers and children of the world today directly from 1 John 3: How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! ...
...Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous...  
...The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work...
... We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother...
...Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth
...believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
AMEN

Whores, profanity, murder, disease, pestilence...

It's everywhere!!!  IN the BIBLE, on the INTERNET. I went to look up something on the Internet this morning and the name of the website that came up was so profane and anti-president, that I could not believe that someone actually used it and someone else allowed that for a domain name!!!!!!! ARGH!!!! "What is this world coming to?", I thought.  So I said to myself, "self, why don't you just do some Bible reading and you will calm down."  Guess what?  It was all over the Bible also!!! I am no saint by any means and have had my own dealings with these things in the past, but I really am surprised that the information out there in an innocent search is so readily available for little eyes to see.  I pray for a more innocent time and pray for the little ones coming up in this world that God protects them from all that is SO easily accessible today, in Jesus name.

DANCE, DANCE, DANCE

I found 25 references to "Dance" in the Bible. Dance for joy, let them praise his name in the dance, praise him with tambourines and dance, the young women will dance for joy, wild goats will go there to dance, and sadly enough, our dance is turned into mourning.  My favorite is in Ecclesiastes 3.  There is even a song that was written about it. Great message and really great video I would like to share. Have a blessed day!

New Years Resolutions...

I resolve to stop eating broccoli, Brussels sprouts, liver, Limburger cheese, and Ghost peppers. Does that sound like a few of your resolutions for the year??  Look below.  I found this 1915 New Years Resolution postcard on Wikipedia.  These resolutions actually seem like a great way to live your life and I hope you enjoy it.



 I should now get back to my own :  I resolve to do everything in moderation, to be a better mother and wife, to pray to God every morning in Jesus' name and love my life no matter what.

Read between the lines .......

.....so you understand the difference between listening to the words and hearing what is said.  SO often we say we are listening to each other, but when asked to repeat what a person said, many times we cannot even grasp the subject properly.  What ever happened to taking turns talking?  What ever happened to discussions without the use of cell phones, computers, TV, radio or other worldly distractions?  My friend told me his favorite time was after WW II when all of the houses had porches and everyone used to sit on the porch and talk.  Neighbors would come by and visit.  You didn't need a holiday or an event to come together and talk.  For 2011, I am going to make a conscious effort to visit with people without bringing my phone to text someone else. I am going to try to let someone else talk until they are done trying to get their complete message out without interrupting or sitting on the edge of my chair waiting until they are finished so I can put in my 2 cents. These are acquired skills and I must confess that my skills need a little polishing.  I pray that everyone has a GREAT New Year and we can come together as friends, family, and community. Let's relax and start enjoying all of the people in our lives, LISTEN to each other, and stop worrying. "Don't sweat the small stuff and remember EVERYTHING is small stuff"!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We made it through another year WHEW!!!!.

Lets start the new year with off with an,

 ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE !!!!

THANK YOU LORD !!!!

 For giving us ....

....love,

....friendship,

....family,

.... a sense of humor,

....food,

....shelter,

....health,

....prosperity...... and the list goes on.

These are just a few of the things that I am grateful for!!! Make your own gratitude list and see how your disposition can change.  May the Lord bless you with all of these things and more in the New Year!!