Happy Early Thanksgiving! ... :) Shangy! >Here are the details on our Yahoo ShangyFunList: To Subscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UnSubscribe send a blank email to ShangyFunList-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShangyFunList Through no fault of my own we suddenly became an adult club in the love and romance directory so you will have to confirm that you are an adult when you go here. 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' *~* HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY AND BLESSED WEEKEND AND THANKSGIVING! :) Many will have early Thanksgiving Celebrations so here we have some Great Thanks Living Bible Teachings From our friends at www.TruthOrTradition.com: _.-/`) // / / ) .=// / / / ) //`/ / / / / // / ` / || / \\ / )) .' jgs // / / 1 of 2 Thanks: The Joy of Thanksgiving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lifogbJpowo 2 of 2 Thanks: The Benefits of Thanks Living https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRJVZ3wN2FU A Key to Being Thankful: You Can Never Go Back, Don't Live in the Past, Be Present Minded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJt78NfS69E --- ...I Thank God For ALL Of You! Blessings My Sweet Friends! :) -<>- >-->In The 'Shangy' News! :) I'm Back! I had to go on the 12th for another eye surgery as the bubble didn't take with the first one on the 5th. The doctor said it was due to the trauma of having three surgeries done all at once. He had to re-align the cornea and b6ubble it again. I just went for a checkup Tuesday and have been given an 'all restrictions free' evaluation. All is going well and my sight in my left eye is now expected to continue improving. Before I couldn't even see the big E on the eye chart and now I can along with the two letters below it. Praise God! All is going well. While I was laid up, I had a figure in mind for the web site to have to generate daily to maintain it in my absence. I asked God for this and lifted it to Him. Every time I lifted it after that, I was reassured that Jesus Christ had it and not to worry. Web sites generate money according to their traffic and possible small percentages from proceeds from any sales from its ads. Each day can vary extremely from the next due to the unpredictable variables involved. You just never know how well it will do from day to day or month to month or even year to year. It has many ups and downs. It is very hard to even estimate. Yesterday I checked the daily proceeds adding them up and dividing that number by 13 - the number of days I was absent. Guess what the average of it turned out to be? If you know God, you will guess correctly. Yes, the daily average was the exact number I had asked God for! Not a dollar more or a dollar less but exactly that dollar amount! I was and still am in awe of how great and wonderful our God and Father is! When the bible says... Eph.3: [20] Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, You can believe it! What God did with the web site, no man could have possibly done! Only God! Praise be to God through Jesus Christ our savior! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS! It has been a hard go and now it will take me some time getting caught up with our Shangy group and my web site! Praise God I CAN Get Back to it now! HUGGUMS! And MUCH Blessings through Christ Jesus! :) =========================================================== >-->From Heartwarmers: .-""""-._.'| / '.| | / | / ( | -= | /| ) ( | |/`< ) ) ; -=| _| ______ \ \ / .' `. /) '._ _.-""-.< .' `\/) / / \ / ___ .--'`/| _ / | '-._( ____\ (____/_/=, ( \| \ -=/ /--;==============` ._,;'\==='-,..__/__/__.' `'--/,/ || ' \ / | / || ' \ \/ . || ; jgs / / || | | . || | / '=------| / ' ; ; ;| `-.___.___.___.___._/ >MAMA'S TREASURED RECIPES by Donna Hunter Churchwell I'm sure when mama put up her pear preserves in the summer of 2003, she didn't realize at that time she wouldn't live another year to make more. Nor did she probably realize either just how really special those pear preserves were going to be today. Or maybe she did. What makes them so special is because my mama made them. And having them around to eat makes me feel like my mama never left us because I'm still enjoying her cooking. Nothing tastes better in a homemade, hot, buttered biscuit than my mama's pear preserves. But now that I'm on the last jar of her preserves, I'm not eating them up so fast. I'm slowing down to savor, to cherish the last bit of pear preserves. For when that last jar is gone, so probably will the feeling I get when I eat them. Mama was not only famous for her pear preserves but she was famous for her Christmas fruitcake, too. I was never crazy about fruitcake because I really hated those little cherried fruit pieces that were in it. So when mama made her batch of Christmas fruitcakes, she'd always slice me a piece whether I wanted it or not and serve it to me with a cup of coffee when I visited with her and my dad. I'd always eat around the fruit and eat the nuts and the breading. But when mama died in December 2004, there were no more famous fruitcakes that Christmas or the next Christmas after that. I missed my mama's Christmas fruitcake. One day, during Thanksgiving holidays in 2006, while visiting with my dad I happened to come across my mom's recipe tin in her pantry. She had volumes of recipe books, loose recipe clippings from magazines and recipes shared from friends. But finding the recipe tin was like finding a treasure chest. It held mama's most beloved and treasured recipes. I brought the recipe tin to the table, sat down and started sifting through each recipe. There were many recipes handwritten by her and by my grandma who had died 12 years before. In that treasure trove I found grandma's famous recipe for "Pot dodgers." I'm not sure if that recipe was one that my grandma created from scratch or not but when I mention the word "pot dodger" around others, I always get the same question: "A what?" It happens to be a patty made of cornmeal and water and boiled in the juice of turnip greens. Maybe to others they're called something else but I grew up enjoying them simply known as "pot dodgers." As I dug deeper, I found my mama's famous Christmas fruitcake recipe. Ker-ching! Bless my sweet little heart! I had hit the recipe jackpot! I took the recipe tin back home with me and immediately wrote out a shopping list of items I would need to make the Christmas fruitcake. On the list was cherried fruit, of course. The first grocer I shopped at didn't have cherried fruit. So I shopped at other grocers until I found cherried fruit. I couldn't believe I was shopping for something that I hated for so long. But alas, I found it and put several containers of it in my cart. As I checked out at the register, I realized the expenses she had in making those Christmas fruitcakes. She didn't make just one fruitcake -- she'd make about a dozen at one time to share with friends and family. I also had to buy cheese cloth and bourbon. The cheese cloth was soaked with bourbon and then wrapped around each fruitcake to add its warm flavoring. Then each fruitcake was wrapped tightly in aluminum foil and placed in a cool, dry, dark place for a few weeks to ferment. After the preparations, I realized how much time, money and love she had placed into each of those fruitcakes to share with her family and her friends. A few weeks passed and it was time to sample the fruitcake. I was surprised at how much it tasted like her fruitcake but something still was missing -- my mama. Maybe unbeknownst to her, she did more than make preserves that day. She paved tradition. She ensured memories. She preserved her warmth and her love for her family. In every bite of pear preserves and every recipe in her recipe tin, her memory continues to warm our hearts and feed our bellies. That was my mama -- always thinking ahead about her family. -- Donna Hunter Churchwell ____________________________________________ Donna has enjoyed writing short stories to share with her family and friends since she was a child in the 70s. Today she lives with her two young children in middle Georgia. Though she has never embarked in trying to publish any of her stories, she continues to share them through email with family and friends. ____________________________________________ .---. /) .' `\/) / _ .'`/| jgs ,=( __\ (__/_/==, `==================` >THE PERFECT THANKSGIVING MEAL by Michael Jordan Segal I can still imagine the scents and the tastes -- steam coming from the crispy brown skin of the 25 pound Turkey bird, sweetness from the marshmallow covered yams, whipped mashed potatoes covered with gallons of thick gravy, and oven baked rolls as well as pies. As I was envisioning that perfect Thanksgiving meal, a smile came to my face. That smile became even broader as I remembered watching football games on TV after the meal. Well, even though those memories are nice ones, they are not actually mine. They might have been my "hallucinations" of what a perfect Thanksgiving would have been like growing up. See, my parents got married on Thanksgiving over 40 years ago. My mother stated she refused to cook on her anniversary. That meant no oven browned Turkey, no mashed potatoes; not even any yams. My mother was busy preparing for her anniversary. Growing up, I always felt "deprived" at Thanksgiving time. While other families were sitting around their dining room tables with a beautifully stuffed bird in the middle, my family always ended up at the same empty Italian restaurant ordering the same large cheese pizza. I always felt cheated near the end of November. However, that was many, many years ago. Now, I realize what the true beauty of the Thanksgiving meal is. Whether it's at your dining room table, a pizza parlor, or anywhere else in the world, the beauty of the Thanksgiving meal is having family and loved ones being together with each other. Looking back at my Thanksgiving meals with my family I realize that the turkey does not make the Thanksgiving meal -- the people do. Well, that and a good football game. -- Michael Segal ____________________________________________ Shot in the head during a robbery, Michael defied all odds by first surviving and then returning to college. He is a very popular inspirational speaker sharing his "recipe" for recovery, happiness, and success. You can visit his website at: http://www.inspirationbymike.com ========================================================== >-->From Our Friend Jacinto :) _..----...__ .-" `"-. | | |__.==========.____| | | .======. | | ____ | | | | | | _.-' ""--.._ |__| '======' |___ | .' 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Both care for us in pain but the only difference is that RELATIONSHIP doesn't have an expiry date. In life : 'Don't trust the people who change their feelings with time, Instead trust the people whose feelings remains same when your times change. Every problem is like a big door. Surely there is a solution like a small key, which can open it easily. Find the right key. Life is simple. Live it. It's not that you stop smiling as you grow old, The real thing is that you grow old because you stop smiling. Donate a Smile Today ... And Live Longer !!! The true secret about giving advice is that after you have honestly given it, You have to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not. A honey bee visits 2 million flowers to collect 500 mg of honey. So our workload is nothing as compared to them. Be cheerful and keep working. A man does not start turning old when his hair starts graying, but when his enthusiasm towards life and its joy start dropping. Just keep smiling! It is not that some people have will power and some do not. It is that some people are ready to change and others are not. Believe in yourself and change for your betterment. Everybody says that a mistake is the first step to success. But it is not true. Actually it is the correction of that mistake. Winners recognize their limitations but focus on their strengths. Losers recognize their strengths but focus on their weaknesses. --- ...Good thoughts! Thank you Jass! ========================================================== >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: _.-/`) // / / ) .=// / / / ) //`/ / / / / // / ` / || / \\ / )) .' jgs // / / >Two For One With God "Are you going grocery shopping today?" my husband, Roy asked when I picked up the telephone. "I plan to," I answered. Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. Everyone in our family would be coming to our house. My funds were limited, therefore my box of coupons awaited me in the car. I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day. I had to stretch every dollar. For a few seconds, Roy sat silently on the other end of the line. "Why do you ask?" I uttered, fearing what he might say. "Nancy, there's a family with a half dozen kids that will not have anything to eat for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five-years- old. " "So what are you saying?" I whispered. "While you're at the store could you possibly buy something for them?" Roy's words echoed in my heart. Groceries--a five-year-old--- eight in the family--- My head began to spin thinking about the fifty dollars I had reserved for our family's Thanksgiving dinner. In the back of mind I counted the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already Feeling defeated. There's no way possible, I thought. But the compassion I heard in my husband's' voice struck a nerve inside me. "Sure," I replied. "But only if God helps." "Thanks, sweetheart," Roy whispered. "Just do what you can." He then hung up the telephone. I finished my work and prayed all the way to the nearest grocery store. I entered the parking lot. I noticed a big sign in the grocery store window: Turkeys - 29 cents a pound. "This is the place, Lord" I whispered. I grabbed my box of coupons, went inside, secured two buggies, and headed to the frozen foods. The turkeys were indeed on sale, but I discovered one big problem. When I read the sign posted on the freezer door my heart sank. "Limit one." "But I need two," I uttered to myself. I decided to find the manager. I explained the problem. He made an exception. After tsing a turkey in each buggy, I began my shopping fury. It was amazing how many buy-one, get-one free items were being featured that day. The first item went into one buggy. The free item went in the other. In addition, I had all the right coupons to get exactly what both families needed for a hearty Thanksgiving dinner. I proceeded to the register and held my breath while the cashier rang up my groceries. To my surprise, I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old who had stolen my heart, even though I had never met her. Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home filled with children of all ages. I will never forget the smiles on The six kids' faces, as they made several trips from my car carrying numerous bags of groceries inside. This event reminded me of a story. Even though He only had a few loaves and fishes, Jesus multiplied them and fed five thousand people. And to top it off, there as food left over. I wondered if God was doing the same thing that day. By far, that was the greatest Thanksgiving Day of my life. My entire family shared a hearty meal with us. We had plenty to eat. We even Had enough food left over for the evening meal. That afternoon, when I had time to think about what had happened, I imagined a home, not far from where I lived. There was a mother and a Father and six children sitting around the kitchen table, laughing and rejoicing. They enjoyed the same meal that our family had shared together that day. Then I realized that miracles happen when we step out in faith and in steps God. For with us, some things are impossible. But with God, all things are possible. -<>- ####### ##[_]## ,;###########;, <<:{{\|@___@|/}}:>> <<:{{| ( /___\\) \}}:>> <<:{{/\ \\___/( /\}}:>> <<<<:{{| \ _.| |(_\/ |}}:>>>> <<<:{{|`\,'| '-' |'./`|}}:>>> <<<:{{|`\/ \___/ \/`|}}:>>> <<<:{{ \// ) ~ ~ ( \\/ }}:>>> <<:{{`{///' ~ ^ ~ '\\\}`}}:>>> <<:{{,=`. ~ ^.~.^ ~ .`=,}}:>> `-,__.__,-' \ | / jgs // \\ .---'( )'---. `---'-` `-'---` >A Thanksgiving Story It was the day before Thanksgiving - the first one my three children and I would be spending without their father, who had left several months before. Now the two older children were very sick with the flu, and the eldest had just been prescribed bed rest for a week. It was a cool, gray day outside, and a light rain was falling. I grew wearier as I scurried around, trying to care for each child: thermometers, juice, diapers. And I was fast running out of liquids for the children. But when I checked my purse, all I found was about $2.50 - and this was supposed to last me until the end of the month. That's when I heard the phone ring. It was the secretary from our former church, and she told me that they had been thinking about us and had something to give us from the congregation. I told her that I was going out to pick up some more juice and soup for the children, and I would drop by the church on my way to the market. I arrived at the church just before lunch. The church secretary met me at the door and handed me a special gift envelope. "We think of you and the kids often," she said, "and you are in our hearts and prayers. We love you." When I opened the envelope, I found two grocery certificates inside. Each was worth $20. I was so touched and moved, I broke down and cried. "Thank you very much," I said, as we hugged each other. "Please give our love and thanks to the church." Then I drove to a store near our home and purchased some much-needed items for the children. At the check-out counter I had a little over $14.00 worth of groceries, and I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates. She took it, then turned her back for what seemed like a very long time. I thought something might be wrong. Finally I said, "This gift certificate is a real blessing. Our former church gave it to our family, knowing I'm a single parent trying to make ends meet." The cashier then turned around, with tears in her loving eyes, and replied, "Honey, that's wonderful! Do you have a turkey?" "No. It's okay because my children are sick anyway." She then asked, "Do you have anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?" Again I replied, "No." After handing me the change from the certificate, she looked at my face and said, "Honey, I can't tell you exactly why right now, but I want you to go back into the store and buy a turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie or anything else you need for a Thanksgiving dinner." I was shocked, and humbled to tears. "Are you sure?" I asked. "Yes! Get whatever you want. And get some Gatorade for the kids." I felt awkward as I went back to do more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few yams and potatoes, and some juices for the children. Then I wheeled the shopping cart up to the same cashier as before. As I placed my groceries on the counter, she looked at me once more with giant tears in her kind eyes and began to speak. "Now I can tell you. This morning I prayed that I could help someone today, and you walked through my line." She reached under the counter for her purse and took out a $20 bill. She paid for my groceries and then handed me the change. Once more I was moved to tears. The sweet cashier then said, "I am a Christian. Here is my phone number if you ever need anything." She then took my head in her hands, kissed my cheek and said, "God bless you, honey." As I walked to my car, I was overwhelmed by this stranger's love and by the realization that God loves my family too, and shows us his love through this stranger's and my church's kind deeds. The children were supposed to have spent Thanksgiving with their father that year, but because of the flu they were home with me, for a very special Thanksgiving Day. They were feeling better, and we all ate the goodness of the Lord's bounty - and our community's love. Our hearts were truly filled with thanks. -- By Andréa Nannette Mejia (c) -<>- _,, _.-'` ',\ \ .-;`'(,____ \.-'\ _\-` __.-; \_.-'_.-'0 \/ / .'0 __ | /_.' .'o \ / .-. ,;--._\___/--. __./ | .-/ \ ^_> |\ /\ \ / <;/ \ \_/ |___/__\__|` <; | |) \ o ( <; |__.\ |o \ <; \ \ / o _\ <\.)-'`| =====""` \ /\__/__/^\____.-; | | | | | / \____|\____/ |===||===| jgs __/[](_||__l[]_ / || '. \ '-----'-''-'-.__/ >Love in Action In her book, Living with Love, Josephine Robertson tells a story: "In 1883, a youthful clergyman, the Rev. Joe Roberts, arrived by stagecoach in a blizzard to minister to the Indians of Wyoming. This great, wild area had been assigned to the Protestant Episcopal Church by President Grant. Soon after Joe Roberts arrived, the son of the chief was shot by a soldier in a brawl, and Chief Washakie vowed to kill the first white man he met. Since this might mean the start of a long, bloody feud, young Roberts decided to take action. Seeking out the tepee, 15 miles away in the mountains, he stood outside and called the chief's name. When Washakie appeared, Roberts opened his shirt. "I have heard of your vow," he said, "I know that the other white men have families, but I am alone. Kill me instead." The chief was amazed and motioned him into his tent. "How do you have so much courage?" he asked. Joe Roberts told him about Christ, his death, his teachings. They talked for hours. When Joe left, the chief of the Shoshones had renounced his vow to kill and resolved to become a Christian. Washakie had seen love in action. Every group which calls itself Christian would do well to decide what it should do to make love visible in the home, church, community, and world. For unless love becomes visible, it is not love at all." -<>- >Links for Your Enjoyment: Give Praise! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/poems/praise.html Our Valuable Anchor http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/ouranchor.html The Giver And The Gift http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/BibleStudy/givergift.html 90/10 Principle http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/giving.html Attitude Is Everything 3 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/attitude3.html I Believe... http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/believe.html Thank You Lord! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/thanks.html Think Happy Thoughts http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/happythoughts.html Akiane Child Prodigy http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/prodigy.html Big Baby Big Dogs http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bigdogs.html Finger Monkeys http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/monkey.html Nanny Animals http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/nannyanimals3.html Wieliczka Salt Mine http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/saltmine.html World's Most Expensive Things http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/expensive.html 50's Concept Cars http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/conceptcars.html -<>- >From Our Friend Linda :) God Whispers https://www.youtube.com/embed/zf_0jzPQ8lo?rel=0 AeroMobil. Beautiful flying car. Beautifully integrated. Transforms in seconds from an automobile to an airplane. Gives you freedom to move. http://aeromobil.com/ --- ...Ooo, Sweet! Thanks Linda! Reminds me of this one... http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/transition.html 1,000 times stronger than Chelyabinsk meteorite: New asteroid may threaten Earth http://rt.com/news/201827-dangerous-asteroid-discovered-ur116/ --- ...Oh gee! Thanks Linda! Of course all this reminds me of this... http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/night2.html -<>- >From Our Friend Wesley :) Ray Stevens http://tinyurl.com/kqg4ymh Firefox Add-ons http://tinyurl.com/oqjzyd7 common misconceptions http://tinyurl.com/nay7qvo --- ...Most Interesting! Thanks Wesley! -<>- >From Our Friend LouiseA :) We all know cats are strange. Sometimes it's really hard to understand why they act the way they do. But if we could look through their eyes, and see what they see, maybe then I could figure out why my cat loves hair bands so much. This video makes a hilarious attempt at taking a peek through a cat's eyes. What does a cat see... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HFfgvtrLQaQ --- ...LOL! Thanks LouiseA! -<>- >From Our Friend Melody :) Amazing Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3h6--fMBA&feature=youtu.be --- ...Ooo, love the flute! So beautiful! Thanks Melody! -<>- >From Our Friend Geniann :) Guns? https://www.youtube.com/embed/_T-F_zfoDqI?rel=0 Over The Edge: Back to the Fifties - classic cars https://www.youtube.com/embed/GDEn3i6g3qo --- ...Wowsers! Thanks Geniann! This is spectacular live footage of the 3,000 round trip mile air assault upon the Japanese mainland, with 3 bomber wings and a host of P-51's. This is the real way to end a war. No matter what war footage you ever saw before, this is the real deal and will keep your undivided attention. The P-51 & B29 footage is remarkable. The strafing runs by the P-51 pilots were incredible. There are several ?breaks? as the film canisters are changed, just wait for the count down http://www.archive.org/details/TheLastBomb1945 --- ...History Alive! Thanks PatDeE! -<>- >From Our Friend Karen :) We are Americans https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKsW6c_CgFY?feature=player_detailpage A Boy And His Dog http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/boy_dog.html This is so incredibly moving! This Brazilian ten-year-old has amazed the entire world. And he does not speak English....you can tell by the way he pronounces some of the words. Watch ‘til the end as it just builds and builds! Jose Antonio "Jotta A" Viana is a seventh grader, born and brought up in a Pentecostal family.His Dad is a Pastor of a local Assemblies of God church in Sao Paulo, Brazil.. Here, he is singing the song of Chris Tomlin's version of Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone). Jotta is simply talented and most of all anointed. He has turned Christian songs into a new breed and heights that are now becoming more and more popular even to the unbelievers. He is really a new singing sensation! He is 13 years old now.and also a most anointed child Gospel singer in the whole world.His mother tongue is Portuguese so forget his mispronunciation of the English words. May this Video be an inspiration/ motivation to our kids.Please share this video with your Kids & friends. Thanks for watching & God Bless You. http://tinyurl.com/nal7ym6 --- ...Sweet! Great Ones! Thanks Karen! Visit Melissa's Online Store You can get anything you want (except for Melissa ) at the online store http://pdhomes.net/mall/babylissa/mySTORES/ISELL4.html ========================================================== | | | _ | | <_> | | | | | `-._ | |`-._| | | _________________________________|____ `-._ `-._ | `-._ `-._ | kat `-._ `-._ >The Team Builder Story Editor: by Chris Kennedy Joyce Schowalter California, USA In the fall of 2010, I coached a fourth grade boys' football team in California. The boys were excited to play, including a boy whose family had just moved to America. Understandably, he had limited knowledge about American football... and by "limited," I mean "none whatsoever." "Bill" was challenging. He showed up late without cleats, mouth guard, or practice uniform. Playing a new sport, in a new country, in a second language, with strangers for a coach and teammates was hard enough. He also had to fit into an ultra-competitive group of boys, who weren't shy about pointing out mistakes. "Come on, you can't line up off sides, Bill!" Bill increased the workload I was already struggling to carry. I spoke slowly, instructed him individually on virtually every play...and still he often did things incorrectly. I limited his playing time in games because everything moves more quickly. Despite his lack of understanding, Bill always asked to go in. Bill's father wrote, concerned Bill wasn't learning enough because of limited playing time. I explained Bill had learning time at practice -- daily. Managing his game time was for his own sake and survival. With greater achievements he'd get more playing time...an expectation of every team member. His father understood... and Bill was beginning to. Even if he was blocking illegally, Bill seemed to find the joy football brings to a kid. In our final game I increased Bill's playing time. On one drive, he was penalized four times for jumping off sides. But he was trying hard. Towards the game's end, I put Bill at running back to give him the first carry of his career. "Dive Right." The quarterback's eyes brightened. A few teammates on the sideline overheard, and cheered. A parent walked over, "I don't know what you just called but it must be something special." The quarterback sprinted into the huddle with the play. Bill and a few teammates reared their heads back and looked at me with disbelief. Wide smiles nearly made their mouth guards drop. The boys rushed to the line. Bill lined up correctly. He received the ball -- no fumble -- and ran through a large hole created by his teammates blocking with all their might. Bill ran as fast as his excited body could for a five-yard gain. A large cheer erupted! His teammates ran to congratulate and guide Bill back to the huddle. The quarterback sprinted over, "That play worked coach! Can we do it again?" Then the game clock expired. We'd won by a touchdown. Many parents said the boys' reaction to Bill running the ball was the season's best moment. One said, "They looked like a team." A team. At every practice, every game, every teachable moment, I endeavored to impart the importance of teamwork. To be unselfish, sacrifice, and strive for something impossible to attain individually. Working together can defeat any barrier. Bill needed our help to become a football player. 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Are they in the wetter or the dryer?" -- Kellie Holland (Deanie's mom) of Essexville, Michigan Barb's granddaughter is in kindergarten. There was a boy in her class that wasn't listening to the teacher. The teacher said to him, "Since you don't want to listen, you sit at that table by yourself." After a few minutes, Barb's granddaughter raised her hand and said, "I don't want to listen either. Can I sit with him?" -- Barb Fratus of Pleasantville, Pennsylvania A few weeks ago when northeast Indiana was experiencing bad storms Darlene Frye's grandchildren, who live in Ossian, became worried about their grandparents when it was announced on TV that Kendallville was under a tornado warning. Darlene's daughter-in-law called to see if they were okay. She asked if Darlene could reassure the children. Darlene began talking to a very upset 7-year-old Collin. She told him they were fine, and as a matter of fact, the stars were out and the moon was shining bright. Darlene asked him if he could look out the window and see the moon. When he told her he could, she told him that they were looking at the very same moon at exactly the same time. Collin replied, "I already knew that... Because I can see your reflection!" -- Darlene Frye of Kendallville, Indiana Eileen's 2-year-old great-grandson was excited about having his birthday in a few days. When asked how old he would be, he always said he would be four and held up four fingers. His mother tried to explain that he would be three, that three came after two but he wasn't convinced. He told her that he had to be four because when he tried to hold up three fingers the fourth came up too. -- Eileen Fulton of northeast Indiana .--. {\ / q {\ { `\ \ (-(~` { '.{`\ \ \ ) {'-{ ' \ .-""'-. \ \ {._{'.' \/ '.) \ {_.{. {` | {._{ ' { ;'-=-. | {-.{.' { ';-=-.` / {._.{.; '-=- .' {_.-' `'.__ _,-' jgs |||` .='==, As they leave home Lisa and her son Nolan usually say goodbye to the trees and the grass and the fence and the cows, etc. One day Nolan, 3, got in the car to go to Lisa's sister's house. As they were driving down the driveway he said, "Bye, bye house, can't go with us." -- Lisa Billingsley of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina Lisa is expecting a new baby in April and they have been talking to Nolan, 3, about the arrival of his new baby sister. In church Nolan asked, "Where is little bitty Chloe?" Lisa responded that she is in her belly. Nolan got the bottom of Lisa's shirt and in front of the whole congregation raised it and said, "Let me see." Here's another one from Lisa. When Lisa was asked what they will name their second child, Nolan, 3, responded, "Little Bitty Chloe in Momma's Belly." Told that if it was a boy the baby's name would be Boone Andrew, Nolan said, "Baby Boone in Daddy's belly." Lindy was baby-sitting grandson Jake when he was about 4. They were outside swinging on his slide swing. They were just talking and talking. Then he became very quiet and was looking straight up into the sky, so Lindy said nothing and waited. What came out of his mouth next she will treasure forever: "You know, Grandma, this is just like we are on a little date!" -- Linda Swartz of Trabuco Canyon, California _,--"^^"-.,_ _.-"~^`~-. .-~`^~"-._ ,="`"-._ .----. _.-"`"=, ;_ "-. (0 )( 0) .-" _; .' `~"=,_ '.\ \/ /.' _,="~` `. ;_ "-. _.-) (-._ .-" _; : ^~"-.,___.' ( ) `.___,.-"~^ ; : _: `--' :_ : '._,-~"` :': :': `"~-,_.' '.,_.-`. .'`-._,.' jgs :__.-`-.______.-'`-.__; // \\ (((~ ~))) Breann, 3, was singing "Jesus Loves the Little Children" with her mother. When they got to the part that goes, "Jesus died for all the children," Breann asked, "Mom, did Jesus diaper ALL the little children?" -- Velma Feltner of Kendallville, Indiana, grandmother of Breann, daughter of Wayne and Paula McKillip of Huntertown, Indiana The board of directors of Junior Achievement met at Rome City School for lunch in the school cafeteria to learn about JA programs there. The board includes Kendallville Mayor Suzanne Handshoe. While the board members were waiting to get their food in the cafeteria one of the students came up to Handshoe and asked with awe, "Are you the mayor?" Handshoe replied, "Yes." Then, referring to the other board members standing near to Handshoe, the student asked, "Are these your bodyguards?" Pat and John flew to Florida last spring to visit their kids and 3-year-old granddaughter, Charis, and to meet for the first time their 3-month-old grandson Caleb. Charis came with her father to the airport, but she was quite shy and would not even say, "Hi." Pat got in the back seat with Charis and John got in the front seat with Charis' dad. After about 10 minutes of travel in total quiet, Charis felt comfortable enough to utter her first words of welcome: "Grandpa, you and Caleb need more hair!" -- Pat and John Cannon of Auburn, Indiana Danielle wore a Medieval gown with a laced bodice for Halloween. She didn't really know what Medieval meant. After she put her costume on, she started to snarl and walk around like a monster. Her mother asked her what she was doing. "I'm Mad and Evil!" Danielle said. -- Sally Morris (mother of Danielle) of Wellington, Florida .---. |_X_| ___ [_____] / _ \ // \\ | / \ | | " | || " || __\___/__ __\\_//__ /\_______/\ / | U | \/ _ : _ \ ( (|___|) )/ \ : / \ \ \_ / \ _/ \ /=====\ / / /| |\ './___:___\.' ; | | ; | | | | | | | | | | | \_____/ | |--|--| '._______.' |LI|LI| jgs \/ \/ \_/ \_/ When Corey and Casey were 4 and 3 (they are now 26 and 25) a pregnant woman stood in front of them at the grocery check-out line. Casey gently poked his little finger into the woman's tummy and in a loud stage whisper said, "She's growing a baby in there." On the way home, there were many questions as to just how that baby got in there. Their mother explained that when a Mommy and Daddy would like a new baby, they ask God to help them. Casey asked how God knows they want a baby. A very grown-up Corey said, "Casey, they call the special (telephone) number!" -- Roseann Dunteman (mother of Corey and Casey) of Paradise Valley, Arizona The temperature has started getting cooler and children are starting to wear their jackets to Head Start. One cool morning Cassie noticed a 3-year-old little girl shivering. She was wearing a light sweater and Cassie commented that the sweater wasn't keeping her very warm. Cassie asked her if she had anything heavier in her backpack. The 3-year-old replied, "My lunch box is heavier!" -- Cassie Campbell of Paris, Kentucky One day one of Cassie's little ones was acting up. Cassie had spoken with him several times, but nothing worked for long. The children were getting exasperated. One of the other boys looked at Cassie and said, "You need to call his Dad." Cassie said, "Calling his Dad might not work." The boy answered, "Then you can call my Dad. He'll spank him!" Sickness is a common hazard in the preschool classroom. Unfortunately, Cassie cannot handle the sight of a child vomiting. One day, as she was helping a child get settled at the lunch table, he threw up all over Cassie. Cassie's assistant took him and got him cleaned up and Cassie rushed out to get cleaned up and to settle her stomach. While Cassie were gone, one of the kids asked the staff member who was watching the class what happened to the sick child. She answered, "He got sick, but Ms. Judy has him and he'll be all right." He looked at her and said, "O.K., but who has Ms. Cassie?" .:. .:. \|/ .:. _ \\,/// \|/ | \|/ _/_\_ ___ \\|/// <#> | \|<#> | (") /.-.\ (")\\ \|<#>|/ \| / _ //U\\ |(")| //-\\\ | \| /<#>/ ( ) _ \|_|/ /)v(\ <#>_/|_|/\\ \ |/ |/ \| (_` )_('> | | \/~\/ |||\\\ \| | |/ (__,~_)8 ||| //_\\ ||| \\ |/ \| / \| / jgs _YY_ _[|]_ /_____\ _[|]_ \| |/ |/ """"""""'""'""'"""""'""""'""'"""'"""""''"'"""^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Here is a story from Santiago, Chile. Diego's mother used to help him organize his notebooks, books and snacks in his backpack... But invariably Diego would forget it. As his classmates started to take notes, he would look out the window and see his mom standing there with his backpack. Finally, his teacher got tired of letting him go out to get his backpack from his mother, and she figured out a solution to this daily problem -- she wouldn't let Diego enter the classroom each morning unless he had his backpack! -- Diego Reyes L?pez (now 23 and an engineering student in Santiago) Cali, 4, was sitting beside the wall. She bonked her head twice and told her mom, "I hit the wall and then the wall hit me back." -- Cathy of Dillard, Georgia ========================================================== >-->THANKSGIVING by Kathy Whirity Thanksgiving is that time of year, when glasses are lifted to toast with good cheer. As autumn leaves fall softly to the ground, we take a moment to reflect on all the blessings we've found. So happy for this season and a reason to recall, that it's the little things in life that mean the most of all. For my children I give a prayer of praise, for all the joyful memories of happy, hopeful days. A husband who makes my life worthwhile, who never ceases to make me smile. I'm thankful for this time of year when leaves crunch under our feet, for all the friends I have yet to meet. Thank you Lord for providing me with an abundant life, of being a mother, friend, sister and wife. This is such a beautiful time of year, filled with family and friends who are always near. Turkey day dawns with more than enough to eat drink and be merry, filled with all the love and happiness our grateful hearts can carry. On this day we'll gather round the table, and feast on big meals while our men watch football on cable. We'll prepare a meal of turkey and dressing, while we give thanks to God for his unending blessing. And whether we express it vocally or not, most of all we'll give thanks for all that we've got. Peace to you this Thanksgiving day, may this feeling of togetherness never lose its way. At this time of year I'm reminded to thrive with a positive attitude, that for everything in life there is reason for gratitude. God bless and keep you in his care, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to give and share. 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