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¤°.....AYY ALL MY FAITHFUL JOURNAL READERS..LOL!!! I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD TAKE A LIL' TIME & UPDATE W/ SOME REALLY CUTE SHORT STORIES THAT MY MAMA GAVE ME. MAYBE ONE OF THEM CAN BE UPLIFTIN' TO YALL!! HOPE YUNS LIKE UM'!
*EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW*
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNO BOUT' LIFE, I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK...
*ONE* DON'T MISS THE BOAT. *TWO* REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. *THREE* PLAN AHEAD. IT WASN'T RAINING WHEN NOAH BUILT THE ARK. *FOUR* STAY FIT. WHEN YOU'RE 600 YRS OLD, SOMEONE MAY ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING REALLY BIG. *FIVE* DON'T LISTEN TO CRITICS; JUST GET ON W/ THE JOB THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. *SIX* BUILD YOUR FUTURE ON HIGHER GROUND. *SEVEN* FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, TRAVEL IN PAIRS. *EIGHT* SPEED ISN'T ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE. THE SNAILS WERE ON BOARD W/ THE CHEETAHS. *NINE* WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED, FLOAT A WHILE. *TEN* REMEMBER, THE ARK WAS BUILT BY AMATEURS, THE TITANIC BY PROFESSIONAL. *ELEVEN* NO MATTER THE STORM, WHEN YOU'RE W/ GOD, THERE'S ALWAYS A RAINBOW WAITING. *NOW* WASN'T THAT NICE. PASS IT ALONG & MAKE SOMEONE ELSE SMILE TOO!
*~CUTE LIL' SHORT STORY~*
..."JESUS & SATAN WERE HAVING AN ONGOING ARGUMENT ABOUT WHO WAS BETTER ON HIS COMPUTER. THEY HAD BEEN GOING AT IT FOR DAYS, & GOD WAS TIRED OF HEARING ALL OF THE BICKERING. FINALLY, GOD SAID, "COOL IT. I AM GOING TO SET UP A TEST WHICH WIL TAKE 2 HOURS & I WILL JUDGE WHO DOES THE BETTER JOB!"
...SO SATAN & JESUS SAT DOWN AT THE KEYBOARDS & TYPED AWAY. THEY MOUSED. THEY DID SPREADSHEETS. THEY WROTE REPORTS. THEY SENT FAXES. THEY SENT E-MAILS. THEY SENT OUT E-MAILS W/ ATTACHMENTS. THEY DOWNLOADED. THEY DID SOME GENEALOGY REPORTS. THEY MADE CARDS. THEY DID EVERY KNOWN JOB. BUT, 10 MINUTES B/F THE TIME WAS UP, LIGHTENING SUDDENLY FLASHED ACROSS THE SKY & THUNDER ROLLED. THE RAIN POURED &, OF COURSE, THE ELECTRICITY WENT OFF.
...SATAN STARED AT HIS BLANK SCREEN & SCREAMED EVERY CURSE WORD KNOWN TO THE UNDERWORLD.
...JESUS JUST SIGHED.
...THE ELECTRICITY FINALLY FLICKERED BACK ON, & EACH OF THEM RESTARTED THEIR COMPUTERS.
...SATAN STARTED SEARCHING, FRANTICALLY SCREAMING, "IT'S GONE! IT'S ALL GONE! I LOST EVERYTHING WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT!"
...MEANWHILE, JESUS QUIETLY STARTED PRINTING OUT ALL OF HIS FILES FROM THE PAST 2 HOURS. SATAN OBSERVED THIS & BECAME MORE IRATE. "WAIT! HE CHEATED! HOW DID HE DO IT?!"
...(YOU'LL LOVE THE PUNCHLINE...)
...GOD SHRUGGED & SAID,......."*JESUS SAVES*"
"*~"DRUGS"~
"I had a "DRUG" problem when I was a child & a teenager.
I was DRUG to church on Sunday mornings.
I was DRUG to church on Sunday night.
I was DRUG to church on Wednesday night.
I was DRUG to Sunday school every week.
I was DRUG to Vacation Bible School.
I was also DRUG to the alter to pray.
Those DRUGS are still in my veins, & they affect my behavior in *EVERYTHING* I do, say, & think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin. If our children had this DRUG problem, America would certainly be a better place!"
¤°.....WELL GUYS I GUESS THAT WILL BE ALL FOR TODAY. I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THIS UPDATE..I DID!! I REALLY THINK EVERY WORD OF EACH STORY IS VERY POWERFUL & WISE..THAT'S WHY I WANTEDTO SHARE UM' W/ YALL! I JUST WANT TO LEAVE YUNS W/ THIS LIL' QUOTE, IF YOU WILL, THAT I FOUND IN A BOOK THAT MY FATHER-N-LAW & MOTHER-N-LAW GAVE RATHER & I. I HAD A VERY POSITIVE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY W/ SOMEONE THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD EVEN HAVE A "DECENT" CONVERSATION W/..I THINK SHE WOULD AGREE TOO;)! WE BOTH COME TO AGREE THAT WE ARE BOTH SISTERS IN THE LORD & NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS SAY, WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING! I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS I HAVE EVER HAD!!! I REALLY THANK THE LORD FOR HELPIN' US KNOCK DOWN THAT HUGE "WALL" OF PRIDE & STUBBORNESS TO TAKE A STEP TOWARDS BEIN' FRIENDS. IT REALLY GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT WHEN YOU SERVE THE LORD HE CAN MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE!!! ANYWHO..HOPE YALL CAN TAKE THE SAME STEPS WE DID..B/C IF WE CAN, THEN ANYONE CAN!!!!
"....IF WE WANT PEACE IN OUR LIVES, WE MUST DISARM OUR WEAPONS...OUR PAINFUL WORDS, PRIDEFUL LOOKS, & HARMFUL ATTITUDES. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DIFFUSE CONFLICT W/ FAVOR OF UNITY, & GOD WILL FLOOD THEIR LIVES W/ HIS PEACE & LOVE..."
*EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW*
EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNO BOUT' LIFE, I LEARNED FROM NOAH'S ARK...
*ONE* DON'T MISS THE BOAT. *TWO* REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. *THREE* PLAN AHEAD. IT WASN'T RAINING WHEN NOAH BUILT THE ARK. *FOUR* STAY FIT. WHEN YOU'RE 600 YRS OLD, SOMEONE MAY ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING REALLY BIG. *FIVE* DON'T LISTEN TO CRITICS; JUST GET ON W/ THE JOB THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. *SIX* BUILD YOUR FUTURE ON HIGHER GROUND. *SEVEN* FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, TRAVEL IN PAIRS. *EIGHT* SPEED ISN'T ALWAYS AN ADVANTAGE. THE SNAILS WERE ON BOARD W/ THE CHEETAHS. *NINE* WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED, FLOAT A WHILE. *TEN* REMEMBER, THE ARK WAS BUILT BY AMATEURS, THE TITANIC BY PROFESSIONAL. *ELEVEN* NO MATTER THE STORM, WHEN YOU'RE W/ GOD, THERE'S ALWAYS A RAINBOW WAITING. *NOW* WASN'T THAT NICE. PASS IT ALONG & MAKE SOMEONE ELSE SMILE TOO!
*~CUTE LIL' SHORT STORY~*
..."JESUS & SATAN WERE HAVING AN ONGOING ARGUMENT ABOUT WHO WAS BETTER ON HIS COMPUTER. THEY HAD BEEN GOING AT IT FOR DAYS, & GOD WAS TIRED OF HEARING ALL OF THE BICKERING. FINALLY, GOD SAID, "COOL IT. I AM GOING TO SET UP A TEST WHICH WIL TAKE 2 HOURS & I WILL JUDGE WHO DOES THE BETTER JOB!"
...SO SATAN & JESUS SAT DOWN AT THE KEYBOARDS & TYPED AWAY. THEY MOUSED. THEY DID SPREADSHEETS. THEY WROTE REPORTS. THEY SENT FAXES. THEY SENT E-MAILS. THEY SENT OUT E-MAILS W/ ATTACHMENTS. THEY DOWNLOADED. THEY DID SOME GENEALOGY REPORTS. THEY MADE CARDS. THEY DID EVERY KNOWN JOB. BUT, 10 MINUTES B/F THE TIME WAS UP, LIGHTENING SUDDENLY FLASHED ACROSS THE SKY & THUNDER ROLLED. THE RAIN POURED &, OF COURSE, THE ELECTRICITY WENT OFF.
...SATAN STARED AT HIS BLANK SCREEN & SCREAMED EVERY CURSE WORD KNOWN TO THE UNDERWORLD.
...JESUS JUST SIGHED.
...THE ELECTRICITY FINALLY FLICKERED BACK ON, & EACH OF THEM RESTARTED THEIR COMPUTERS.
...SATAN STARTED SEARCHING, FRANTICALLY SCREAMING, "IT'S GONE! IT'S ALL GONE! I LOST EVERYTHING WHEN THE POWER WENT OUT!"
...MEANWHILE, JESUS QUIETLY STARTED PRINTING OUT ALL OF HIS FILES FROM THE PAST 2 HOURS. SATAN OBSERVED THIS & BECAME MORE IRATE. "WAIT! HE CHEATED! HOW DID HE DO IT?!"
...(YOU'LL LOVE THE PUNCHLINE...)
...GOD SHRUGGED & SAID,......."*JESUS SAVES*"
"*~"DRUGS"~
"I had a "DRUG" problem when I was a child & a teenager.
I was DRUG to church on Sunday mornings.
I was DRUG to church on Sunday night.
I was DRUG to church on Wednesday night.
I was DRUG to Sunday school every week.
I was DRUG to Vacation Bible School.
I was also DRUG to the alter to pray.
Those DRUGS are still in my veins, & they affect my behavior in *EVERYTHING* I do, say, & think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin. If our children had this DRUG problem, America would certainly be a better place!"
¤°.....WELL GUYS I GUESS THAT WILL BE ALL FOR TODAY. I REALLY HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THIS UPDATE..I DID!! I REALLY THINK EVERY WORD OF EACH STORY IS VERY POWERFUL & WISE..THAT'S WHY I WANTEDTO SHARE UM' W/ YALL! I JUST WANT TO LEAVE YUNS W/ THIS LIL' QUOTE, IF YOU WILL, THAT I FOUND IN A BOOK THAT MY FATHER-N-LAW & MOTHER-N-LAW GAVE RATHER & I. I HAD A VERY POSITIVE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY W/ SOMEONE THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD EVEN HAVE A "DECENT" CONVERSATION W/..I THINK SHE WOULD AGREE TOO;)! WE BOTH COME TO AGREE THAT WE ARE BOTH SISTERS IN THE LORD & NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS SAY, WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING! I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL CONVERSATIONS I HAVE EVER HAD!!! I REALLY THANK THE LORD FOR HELPIN' US KNOCK DOWN THAT HUGE "WALL" OF PRIDE & STUBBORNESS TO TAKE A STEP TOWARDS BEIN' FRIENDS. IT REALLY GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT WHEN YOU SERVE THE LORD HE CAN MAKE ANYTHING POSSIBLE!!! ANYWHO..HOPE YALL CAN TAKE THE SAME STEPS WE DID..B/C IF WE CAN, THEN ANYONE CAN!!!!
"....IF WE WANT PEACE IN OUR LIVES, WE MUST DISARM OUR WEAPONS...OUR PAINFUL WORDS, PRIDEFUL LOOKS, & HARMFUL ATTITUDES. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DIFFUSE CONFLICT W/ FAVOR OF UNITY, & GOD WILL FLOOD THEIR LIVES W/ HIS PEACE & LOVE..."