My Greatest Prize... :) 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 or Web Site: http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/ShangyFunList.html Group email address: ShangyFunList@yahoogroups.com or email me here: bcrsystems@earthlink.net =============== *~* A REMINDER: PLEASE Send me sweet, interesting, funny, inspiring, family type forwards ANY TIME here... bcrsystems@earthlink.net I Need them, Love them, Use them, and Share them! THANK YOU!! AND For Facebook Users: Please Friend Me / Like Me here... http://tinyurl.com/cma6all AND For Google Plus Users: You can find me here... Shangy Bigham https://plus.google.com/106648555948034085752/posts AND Please Share This email with All Your Friends And Family! ^~^ May God SUPER BLESS You As You Do! THANK YOU! :) -<>- * NOTE: An easy way to adjust the size of print in email or any page is to hold down the Ctrl tab while moving the scroll button on the mouse. You can also use the keyboard to change the font size in your web browser or emails. Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the + key for larger text or the - key for smaller text! ================ __, ,__) __, ,__) __, ,__) (--|__| _ ,_ ,_ (--|\ | _ (--\ | _ _ ,_ _| |(_||_)|_)(_| _| \|(/_(_|_) \|(/_(_|| ( | | ,_| ( (__| *~* Wishing You A Most Blessed And Safe New Year Celebration! :) >My Greatest Prize It seems as each year ends, I look back and think of my friends, What I did right what I did wrong, Who came into my life and who is gone. But every year there are those who remain, Looking only for friendship nothing else to gain. They have stayed by me through good and bad, Smiled when I am happy held me when I've been sad. After so many years you begin to realize, That a friend is life's greatest prize, Not the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, That we seem to seek where ever we go. So as I grow older and begin another New Year's Day, I will thank God for those friends He sent my way. And my New Years resolution will always be, To thank Him again for every breath of life He's given me. Then I will pray He will show me the way, Give me wisdom and guide me through each day. And most of all at the end of each year, Keep by me those friends I will always hold so dear. And as I make new friends I'll treasure the old, For the first are silver the latter gold. by Janet Ritchie © 2002 --- ...You Are MY Greatest Prize! God's Best Blessings My Friends! :) -<>- >-->HOT Off The 'Shangy' Press :) _,._ .--. __.' _) / ,~p`-, <_,)'.-"a\ __/) \ \_.-"` /' ( \ __/` /) ) ( _.-----..,-' (`"--^ | d '-,.------. '`) ,/ ."\ // | `"-.__,' \-' / ( | (| `; , | | , ,` | / ) ; \ ;.----/ ,/ \, \----.; / / / / ) // / | |\ \ / ) ) `\ \\ ( ,/_."` /` \ \\`\ | |/ / / / / / // / /_)\ |___ \ \\ \ | |\/ "`=` "``=` ` '~~~~~` `" `" `"` ___ ,_) ____) ,_) ____) (-|_\ |_/ (-| _,,_,_,|_ (-(__ ',_ _ _| \(_|| \ _|__(_|| | ||_) ____)(_|_)|| |(/_ ( \_, ( |_, ( |_, This super scorcher from our friends Linda, PatDeE and LouiseA is sure to give you some smiles for your day. Pets try to please us but, like kids, if they think they can get away with something, they certainly will try! Here's some wonderful year end laughs for you... Pet Confessions! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/petconfessions.html --- ...This was so funny! Thanks my friends! =========================================================== >-->From Heartwarmers: ___ (\/_//`) /{ _ .=" "=._.---. / '/ <')_/ ) ." c ' Y'`p 0 0 \ /{ _ (_=)/ / , `. w_/ / \ <')_/ ) ="- | '-. / / / __/ \ (_=)/ _,..._\ )_-\ \_=.\ /, _/ \ \_ ="- `-....-'`------)))`=-'"`'" `-./ ) | ~^~ ( / _, ,__) ____ ____ ,_) (-|__| _ ,_ , (-|__) _ _, _ ,_ (-/ _` _ _,-|- _| |(/_| |/_) _|__)(/_(_|\/(/_| _\__)(_)(_| | ( |_, ( ( >A HUMBLE LOAF OF BREAD by Bobbi Hahn It seemed like the perfect gift for my father. You know how hard it is for adult children to select gifts for their parents. After all, what do they want and/or need, really? Flannel shirts and ties had been given in abundance over the years, and since he'd retired, shopping became even more difficult. He was passionate about photography, but I wouldn't have had the slightest idea of what sort of equipment he might like. He was a marvelous gardener, but the tiny garden at their row house in Philadelphia (before they were known as town homes) had no need of plants or seeds in December! I had discovered a wonderful cookbook called Visions of Sugarplums, by Mimi Sheraton, and decided to make something for him from it because it contained recipes from all the countries that celebrate Christmas. He was of Czech descent, and the recipe for a sweet, braided bread containing almonds sounded perfect because he loved anything I made, and he also had a sweet tooth. We purchased all of the ingredients, and my husband numbered the braids in the illustration so we'd be able to keep them straight. It smelled divine as it baked, and I was thrilled with its crusty golden color when I removed it from the oven. We were living in Ohio by that time, so I packed it carefully with their other Christmas gifts and sent it off to Philadelphia. I was not prepared for its reception. My father called with lavish praise for the bread, saying he couldn't believe his eyes when he opened the aluminum foil. With great emotion, he told me that when he and his brothers were very young boys, it was traditional for the bread -- called vanocka -- to be prepared every Christmas Eve. I had given him back a beloved childhood memory, all without thinking! Legend said that every living being in the house had to partake of the bread before midnight of Christmas Eve, for luck. So all the dogs and cats, the occasional mouse, and whatever other creatures lived under their roof had to have a morsel. That year, my husband and I began a tradition for our sons by preparing a vanocka for our home, as well. Cats and dogs were treated to a bite, much to the delight of our young sons. I made the bread each Christmas until my father died. That year, I just couldn't bring myself to make it because it brought back memories of how happy I'd made him with such a simple gift, and it broke my heart that he would no longer enjoy it. I haven't made it in the several years since. But this year, I'm going to have flour dust all over my kitchen again, and the scent of baking bread and roasted almonds will fill the air. Our youngest son and his wife will be sharing Christmas with us, and it's time to remember the joy a humble loaf of bread unwittingly brought to my daddy. -- Bobbi Hahn __________________________________________________ Bobbi is a freelance writer, poet and calligrapher who lives with her husband and two cats beside a lagoon on a barrier island off the coast of South Carolina. She says, "The book is still available, so if you're looking for some marvelous, traditional Christmas recipes, find a copy! It's amazing how similar some of the recipes are from one country to another, differing only by a few ingredients. One country might use almonds, another walnuts. I love these traditions!" =========================================================== >-->From Our Friend Jacinto :) ______ '-._ ```"""---.._ ,-----.:___ `\ ,;;;, '-.._ ```"""--.._ |,%%%%%% _ , '. `\;;;; -\ _ _.'/\ .' `-.__ \ ,;;;;" .__{=====/_)==:_ || ,===/ ```";,,,,,,,;;;;;'`-./.____,'/ / '.\/ '---/ ';;;;;;;;' `--.._.' / ,===/ '-. `\/ '---/ ,'`. | ; __.-' \ ,' jgs \______,,.....------'''`` `---` >Mother, Don't Cry, I am Not Hungry All are not lucky like us. Give value to that what you have got in life. There are lots of kids around us who are struggling to meet their basic needs of life. We really want do something for them but if we think about the statistics we come to know that such children can be counted in thousands. Hope we will find them and try to give our helping hands. It is in the psyche of an ordinary ?human? to get emotionally disturbed by such visuals. We feel sad and then forget it after reaching the next post on facebook or next moving on to next website. But the bottom line is that we are all shameless? powerless ?people to do anything concrete for them. Isn't it right that our consciences are dead that we don't care about such causes PROPERLY! At least we can contribute a small amount to such people and families. But will this small amount sustain them for two days? Don't they deserve more attention from us? If anyone can bring about any true change, then it is the Parliament which is the collective conscience of the Nation. --- ...Thank You Jacinto. _______ / /_ / -/- / / / / / / /_______/ / jgs ((______| / `"""""""` The bible teaches 2 ways to Best serve the poor... #1: Give All that you have to the poor and serve in Christ's ministry Matt.19: [21] Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. #2: Outreach to the poor and Preach the Gospel to them Matt.11 [5] The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Luke.4 [18a] The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; Luke.7 [22] Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. If we all would try to help our neighbor or neighbors around us that are without and downtrodden then soon there would be no poor among us. The world however shall always have poor and we are encouraged to 'do them good' as this bible story of Jesus teaches us... Mark 14: [3] And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. [4] And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? [5] For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. [6] And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. [7] For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. =========================================================== >-->From Our Friend Fran :) \\\\, / \\ '<' ) \- / _)_(_ .'\___/'. /.-.___.-.\ [_________] | | ( | , | (\/) ) _\)_ | -|- | <_@__> _(/_ || | | | (/\)(\/) || || | | (\/) <_@_> || || | | <_@_>'(/\) || || | | (/\|/|-. || || .---------. _|_|_ || ||_,-'---------'-,__ |WWWWW| ___jgs|_|____________________|_\_____/__ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. --Thomas Jefferson -<>- >Tips: Never have food spoil again Honey: You can provide honey with a long shelf- life by storing it in a tightly sealed glass jar in a cool area. In fact, the sweet nectar is believed to be one of the longest lasting foods in the world. Eggs: Eggs can be frozen as other food products, so you should simply crack them into an ice cube container, with a little salt or sugar, in order not to become grainy, and use as needed. -<>- , _/ \_ _,--. < , > .-'.' /(/.\ .' .' .""". `/ ` / / / \ /) ; ; ,_.;._ _;-'}/ | | '. )( /' | | /'-._/\_.-' ; ; \_.' \ , \ \ / | _.'/ '. `'-\ /.-/.;,\ '-._ `"""""`_.|`"""`| jgs `"("\/")` |# | \(_/ `-...-' >A Marker On Your Heart For the last year, at a four-way stop sign I pass twice a day, I've seen a cross and flowers. It was a crude cross, constructed when someone was in deep grief. It wasn't pretty, but it's meaning was clear. The cross made a point. Someone died at that crossroad. Someone lost their life. Family members marked this spot to signify their loss. A couple days ago, as I went through this intersection once again, I saw an older couple. They had a new and very beautiful cross to replace the old one. They worked hard to erect the new memory of their lost loved one. Their work honored someone they loved. I admired their effort ...their love. I don't want that for me when I am gone. I don't need a marker. I don't need a headstone. I want to live on in your memories, my laughter and jokes to be remembered, my hugs to always be felt. I want my marker on your heart. -Michael T. Smith --- ...Thanks Fran! Perhaps that is why we do what we do with all our sharing and caring towards others - we want to leave a marker on the hearts of those we care about and hope we have touched their lives in some way to be in their remembrance. We may not be rich to give much money to help deliver people in need, but we can give some love and happiness through our forwards to perhaps make a little difference in their lives. Leaving behind a legacy of sorts - a marker on their heart. That's my goal with my web site and group list. To bless the people God gives me the best I can with His Word and some smiles. ============================================================ >-->From Our Friend Jo Ann :) * * *%%* ,,,,, *%%* *%%%%%* W*W*W*W *%%%%%* *%%%%%%%* {//"\\}*%%%%%%%* *%%%%%%%%%*{{/6.6\}}*%%%%%%%%%* *%%%%%%%%%%%*{{( = )}}*%%%%%%%%%%%* *%%%%%%%%%%%%*}}}}) ({{{{*%%%%%%%%%%%%* *%%%%%%%%%%%* {{{{ }}}} *%%%%%%%%%%%* *%%%%%%%%%* We are each of us *%%%%%%%%%* *%%%%%* angels with only one wing*%%%%%* jgs *%%* And we can only fly *%%* * embracing each other. * -Luciano Decrescenzo >Tips: Alternative Uses for Alka-Seltzer! Alka-Seltzer is made up of aspirin, citric acid, and baking soda which make it not only useful for medicinal purposes but a great cleaning product as well! Here are some OTHER uses for the “plop, plop, fizz, fizz“ you might not know about (I sure didn’t!): Safely Unclog A Drain A great natural solution for unclogging the drain! Just drop four Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain, followed by a cup of white vinegar and allow to stand for about ten minutes. Flush with a pot of boiling water. Doing this on a regular basis can help keep that drain clear. This also works to deodorize the drain. Clean a Toilet In A Hurry Drop two tablets in the toilet, wait 20 minutes for the citric acid to loosen the grime, scrub and flush. The bowl will be clean, shiny, and deodorized. Handy for a quick clean in case of uninvited, unannounced, surprise guests. An All-Purpose Cleaner Alka Seltzer can also be a good all around cleaner. Plop three tablets into 8 ounces of warm water. Once the fizzing stops, dip a sponge in the water (or you could fill a spray bottle) and wipe down counters, tiles and tubs. You can even place some in your sink and use as mop water. Just add five tablets to one half gallon of water. Soothe Insect Bites Drop two tablets in warm water, then soak a cotton ball in the solution. Place on the bite for 30 minutes for relief from the insect bites. Catch a Fish Fish love bubbles. Break a tablet in half and throw it out near your fishing line, or put a tablet inside your tube jig and cast off. The fish won’t be able to resist the stream of bubbles. Remove Burnt On Food From Bakeware Drop 5 tablets into a sink full of hot water and let your cookware soak for an hour or so. The burnt food will come off with ease. Whiten and Brighten Your Laundry To get rid of dingy yellow color on white cotton, soak your whites in a solution of a gallon of warm water and two Alka Seltzer tablets. Then hang your whites in the sun to dry to get rid of any lingering stains. Deodorize the Fridge For a clean, fresh smelling refrigerator, drop an Alka-Seltzer tablet in a cup of water and leave it in the refrigerator for a half hour. If there is still a smell in the refrigerator, then wash down the inside of the refrigerator with another Alka-Seltzer tablet in water. Clean a Glass Jar, Flower Vase or Thermos For those difficult to clean vessels with narrow-necks, and hard to reach places, drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets in, add hot water and swish it around until the tablets are dissolved and let it sit for an hour. Rinse, and the glass jar, vase or Thermos will be as clean as new. Restore Stained Plastic Containers Got spaghetti sauce stains on your plastic containers? Simply fill your container with warm to hot water and depending on the size drop 1-2 tablets into the water. Let sit for 30 minutes and the stains will disappear before your eyes. Polish Your Jewelry Drop two tablets in a bowl of warm water. Let your jewelry soak for about 20 minutes. It will look new again! (Note: This is not safe for pearls or opals.) Build Rockets For Kids Entertain little ones by heading outside with an empty film canister, filled halfway with warm water. Drop in half a tablet, snap on the lid and place the canister upside down on the sidewalk or driveway. Take a step back and watch your rocket blast off! Clean Your Coffeemaker Fill the water chamber of the coffeemaker and then drop in three tablets. When the Alka-Seltzer has dissolved, put the coffeemaker through a brew cycle. This will clean out all the internal components. Run through another plain water cycle before using the machine again for coffee. Help For Nicotine Addiction If you’re trying to quit smoking Alka-Seltzer can help. Take two tablets three times a day to relieve nicotine withdrawal symptoms and curb cravings. Cure Urinary Tract Infections Showing signs of a urinary infection? Take two tablets in a glass of water as soon as you notice symptoms. Results are almost immediate. Keep in mind that Aspirin is a main ingredient in Alka-Seltzer so those with Aspirin allergies shouldn’t use it. Clean and Deodorize A Cooler After an outing or trip, add about 1 inch of water to the bottom of your cooler, drop 4 tablets in, and let sit for an hour. After an hour, rinse and dry. All smells will be gone and it will be clean and ready for its next use. Clean Dentures Drop an Alka-Seltzer tablet into a glass of warm water, and then drop your dentures into the glass for about ten minutes. The citric acid and carbonation will remove the toughest stains from your dentures and other prosthetic dental work. This is an excellent substitute for more expensive denture cleanser products. --- ...Sweet reminder! Thanks Jo Ann! ========================================================--- >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: .-"""-. , (_ _ \ /| ____ _ )= `) ) ,"";, |(| ()___>===(()====( ( (//``;\\ (| ||~\__ `) ( ) ;|| || `==\--`.-; ;|| \\ / |`-._, ;\\ , `---;` / `._`\\ ,/| >~~~~`._ `"` |(| / ' `""---.....___ (| | '. ' _ . ``\ \ '-. '- . _ / \ '. - ._`\ '. '. '-.. _/ jgs '._ - ._ _/ `-..__ .-'` `"'""` >A HEAVENLY NEW YEAR Happy New Year, this is God. This year, as with every year, I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember, I do not need your help. If the devil happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it all in the SFJTD BOX. (Something for Jesus to Do) It will be addressed in my time, not yours. Please be patient. Once the matter has been placed in the box, do not hold onto it. Do not become impatient and take it back to see if you can find a solution. Holding on or removal will delay the resolution of your problem. You must surrender the problem to Me for proper resolution. If a situation you think you cannot handle arises, please consult Me in prayer. Together we will come up with proper resolution. If you do not receive what you anticipate as proper response from Me, remember--some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayer. Because I do not sleep, there is no need for you to lose any. Rest, my child...if you need me, I am but a prayer away. -Author unknown -<>- .~~~~. |2016| _|____|_ }-{ A P P Y (_,/\ \ \,~,/(`^ ^( ) /\/ E W \_/ ) \-' ) ( |\| (.-' '--.) \./ \( /(_)-(_) \ | E A R \\/ /\ /`\ \ \_/ / . \ // /'---'\`/_ _/ ^ ^ ;--; .--`| ^ ^ /` `), /` . \ ^ /` ) . '). ~^~`/ ( \^ / ( ' \^-~`-~ - ^ ~^- . )/ . ) '-.;~^-~^~- ~^~- / `\ - . ~^~ ,-.`~~^~^~^ ~- `^_~-~^-| \^ \~_~^ -~^~- ~^`~^ ^~ ~_jgs .-./__/\__`\-. ~^_-~^- ~^- ^~ `-^~=~-`=~-~=-' ~ >Let Go of Your Grudges As we approach the New Year, it’s a good time to clean out the clutter in our lives. That means disposing of useless papers and unused stuff but also throwing away old grudges. The prevalence and durability of grudges proves Maya Angelou’s observation that people don’t always remember what you said or did, but they do remember how you made them feel. Grudges are nothing more than toxic memories of how someone made us feel. But Confucius taught that “To be wronged is nothing unless we continue to remember it.” So why do so many of us choose to consciously preserve and revisit toxic feelings that detract from our happiness? Perhaps we fool ourselves into thinking we can inflict some sort of pain on the person who wronged us. In fact, holding on to a grudge is like holding on to a hot stone. It doesn’t hurt the stone or the person who gave it to us; it only hurts the one holding it. Carrying a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee. It doesn’t matter how justified the bitter feelings are or how right we are. Holding on to a grievance turns pain into suffering. In a peculiar way it empowers the wrongdoer to hurt us again and again. So start out this New Year by giving yourself a great gift. Muster the good sense and strength to root out and release deep-seated and long-held resentments. If you can, forgive and forget. But all that’s really necessary is a firm decision to let go of -Michael Josephson -<>- o . . o . , . o__ L\ o .-""-. (==) |\_ / (--> \ |~~| o .\ \'--.)_>_=/_( | | . \ )`-._/|_,( | | o _| \ (_ ( \ /|()| o . , `.\ ) \_/\ \//` `\ ____/ ;`__/\ (__'./ \ |===/, ==\======/==|; ____ ; \ _,' o . '-..-' o /||` `|| `'-.__ o' __.-'` || _/\_ || `'..'` ||` `|| || ||PARTY!|| || || || jgs || | \____/ | _.' '._ | | < > \_.-""-._/ `""""""` `""""""` >A Cure For Loneliness People do strange things! I heard of a man who occasionally swallowed coins -- enough to make him sick! Which, as it turns out, was the whole idea. When asked why he made himself sick swallowing coins, he replied that he enjoyed the affection and attention the staff showed him in the hospital! He was lonely. Many of us are lonely. When asked, "What is life's heaviest burden?" one lonely old man answered, "To have nothing to carry." A cure for loneliness is to carry the burden of another. Get involved with their problems. Visit others who are also lonely. Listen to someone else's troubles. Find people who need you and do some­thing for them. Carrying another's burden will lighten the load of your loneliness. I know a woman who gave each person in her family a golden angel lapel pin one Christmas. "Wear it on your collar or shoulder," she said, "to remind you that your guardian angel is always looking over your shoulder." Her brother noticed his pin had a broken wing. He held up his damaged angel and quipped, "It figures. My guardian angel is missing a wing. She can't even take care of herself!" Two years later he died of cancer. As I thought of the pain his family must be feel­ing, I was struck with how his broken angel is like each of us. We each hurt. We all experience loss. At times we are lonely. Like that angel, we are each broken in some way, even if our damage is interior and in­visible to others. But we're each like his broken angel in an­other way, too. As it has been so beautifully said, "We are all like angels with just one wing. We can only fly by embracing each other." You see, we will heal best by hanging on to one another. And we will overcome lone­liness best by putting an arm around someone else and going it with them. This family embraced each other. And as they carried one another's burdens, their own loads were lightened. It's a solution for loneliness -- and a formula for happiness. By Steve Goodier -<>- >Links for Your Enjoyment: __, ,__) __, ,__) __, ,__) (--|__| _ ,_ ,_ (--|\ | _ (--\ | _ _ ,_ _| |(_||_)|_)(_| _| \|(/_(_|_) \|(/_(_|| ( | | ,_| ( (__| .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. * Some of our New Year's Links... Jesus Clinic! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/clinic.html TSA's Calendar Gals! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/tsa.html Red Hat! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/redhat.html Life Train! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/lifetrain.html New Year Train! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/newyeartrain.html Advice For Living! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/advice.html Best Friends! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/poems/bestfriends.html Friends! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/friends.html Friends And Health! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/friendhealth.html Friendship! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/friendship.html What Friends Are! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/whatfriendsare.html What Friends Are For! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/poems/whatfriends.html Dreamy Ladies!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/dreamy.html Here's Your Frog!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/frog.html Drink Responsibly!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/drink.html Dick Clark's House!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/dclark.html Medical Health Test!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/medical.html Angels Are Watching!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/angelswatching.html Top Reasons To Smile!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/smile.html Journey Through Life!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/journey.html Playboy Bunny Calendar!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/calendar.html Advice For The New Year!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/newyear.html Yearly Friendship Renewal!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/renewal.html Would You Care? http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/care.html Old Barns, Old People, Old Friends http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/barns.html God's Little Love Notes! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/notes.html Pay It Forward! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/payitforward.html Three Old Men! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/oldmen.html No Words Needed! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/nowords.html One Word Essay! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/essay.html Playing With Words! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/wordplay.html Amazing Human Progress! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/humanprogress.html Amazing Human Progress 2! http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/humanprogress2.html New Office Policy! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/office.html Truth About Work! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/work.html Until We Write Again! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/write.html Quit Smoking http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/quitsmoking.html Shangrala's FULL Bible Study Menu http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/BibleStudy.html -<>- >From RightAlerts: http://rightalerts.com/# United States Army Band Nails Legendary Christmas Song That Will Make You Proud To Be An American! http://tinyurl.com/nq2vn2q -<>- >From Our Friend Geniann :) For You Wine Lovers Out There...Probably the best trick I've ever seen!) This trick has me stumped! Can you explain how he hides the bottles? Or the glass? https://www.youtube.com/embed/DRmD5l37Q7k Cat Explains The Weird Things Humans Do During The Superbowl http://tinyurl.com/hk6u3xp --- ...Teehee! Thanks Geniann! This is pretty amazing. Just type in your address and look through the window at the snow falling on your home today. Also try your address when you were a kid. http://pusher.com.au/clients/pusher-christmas-2012/ --- ...Wow! Thanks Geniann! I expected a current photo but got a past one! That surprised me! -<>- >From Our Friend LouiseA :) Mr. Bean is a lovely person, well... some of the time. But he may not be the best person to introduce to royalty. Watch as Rowan Atkinson once again makes us laugh without uttering a word. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JizFAhEpiEc Auld Lang Syne performed live by Sissel as part of a Happy New Year video greeting card. This New Years video features some beautiful scenery and of course a wonderful rendition of a timeless song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Rtajxo8d7js --- ...Beautiful! Thanks LouiseA! -<>- >From Our Friends Kay And Val :) Happy New Year! http://tinyurl.com/juq9rvn --- ...awww, such a nice ecard! Thank You my friends! -<>- >From Our Friend Fran :) Policemen http://tinyurl.com/njq6ndo --- ...Sweet! Thanks Fran! -<>- >From Our Friend Melody :) Daredevil climbs 140-feet up frozen Niagara Falls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Uh_b8Ru8A Girlfriend Falls Off Cliff Moments After Her Boyfriend Proposes http://elitedaily.com/news/world/woman-falls-cliff-dies-ibiza-proposal/920982/ Could You Pass a Driving Test? http://www.autoinsurance.org/driving_test/ Penguin Jump Game - Play Free Online http://www.flasharcade.com/sports-games/play/penguin-jump-game.html --- ...Cool! Thanks Melody! 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 ========================================================== _..---.._ .' .-'''-. '. / .' _..._'. \ __ : : /`;' ) : : _,="`\ ,--''` ``'.; : |; ,-; : ; __..==""==.,_| `-, `; .\; / ^\ _,.="// '-,_.--._ '.(;_.'__/`_.-'`\ ,.--''`` _..=. `'--.// `` \ `--, '` `- |_\ '-. | `-._ _.;--`-..___,.-'` `'-...-_:',;`==,| \ _.--',=" / /"=;="=, _.' ,=".-'` .' /| ,=" _.--' .-' "=, : .' | ", `;._ .--'.' .-' .' . ; ,;;\_ . '._.'--'` -' / ,;;;._ '-._ .''.__.' `\_ .' '._ / '._ .(` jgs '._ ';./ `;` >Then An Angel Appeared Story Editor: by Linda Conklin Joyce Schowalter California, USA I was driving. It was midnight. I was lost. Suddenly I heard a load noise and I was blind. Everything was white. An hour, or maybe a minute later I reached out and touched white and it resisted, then quickly became soft like a cloud. It folded and dropped. The air smelled burnt. Understanding dawned: airbag smoke. An accident? I lowered the automatic windows to let smoke out and warm air in. I thought, "Don't be afraid." Then an angel appeared, next to my window. She was dressed in white, with a white scarf across her throat and down her back, rather like folded wings. She spoke in a soft voice. "Are you OK?" Yes. "Are you drunk?" No. "High?" No. "Can you drive?" Yes. "You must leave now." What?! -- I'm lost. "Listen you must roll up your windows. Can you do that?" Confused, I fumbled for controls in the unfamiliar rental car, noticing young men gathering around the passenger side. Though thinking rolling up the window might appear rude to them, I did as I was told. I was no longer a professional woman in control of her life. I was a middle-aged woman-child in a strange city at night in a scary situation. I was vulnerable; at the mercy of strangers. "Your back window is down. Roll it up!" she commanded. She raised her voice, "Nothing for you to see. Everyone's all right. I'm handling this." She asked where I was going; I gave the hotel's name. She turned to a shadow who looked like he wanted to escape. "He'll give you directions". From the other side came, "Hey lady, I can tell you how to get there." She said, "Don't listen to them." To them, she said "I'm taking care of her, you don't need to hang around. There's nothing to see." Her escort nervously gave me directions. She made me repeat them. Then, "If you can drive, go! Now!" I thanked her and went! Finally in my hotel room, I began to shake. Was I really in danger? She and her companion believed so. She put herself at risk to help me, a stranger. And by confronting the young men, made herself the focus of attention instead of me. How easy it would have been for her to look the other way, watch from the sidewalk or call 911, tell herself she'd done her part and walk away. What courage it to confront the men she obviously regarded as dangerous. I think of her as an angel. That thought struck me when I saw her next to me in her white dress. But I know she's more than an angel, she's an extraordinary woman of courage, who put herself in danger for a complete stranger. I often wonder if I can measure up to the standard she has set, if I'm called upon to be an angel for someone else. I can only hope that the memory of her courage will be enough. =======HeroicStories======= >-->From Kidwarmers: >THE FUNNIEST THINGS KIDS SAY -=====- -=====- _..._ _..._ .~ `~. .~` ~. ,_ / } { \ _, ,_\'--, \ _.'`~~/ \~~`'._ / ,--'/_, \'--,_`{_,} -( )- {,_}`_,--'/ '.`-.`\;--,___.'_ _'.___,--;/`.-`.' 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"They are all for some 'Joy' lady - WHO is Joy?" -- Tricia Olmstead of Michigan Dave and his son Zack, 9, were at a restaurant that had a photo of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig on the wall. Dave asked Zack who the two Yankees were. His answer was, "Babe Ruth and I don't know who the other guy is." So, Dave gave him a hint. "The other guy was almost as famous as Ruth and he has a disease named after him," Dave said. Zack thought for a second and then guessed, "Al Zeimer?" -- Dave Zimmerman of Los Angeles, California Cherie recently flew with her 6-year-old son. She could tell that the pressure change during take-off was bothering his ears. "Are your ears popping?" Cherie asked. He replied, "No, Mommy, my ears have the hiccups!" -- Cherie Newman of Fort Worth, Texas _..@._ .' `\ / - - | / a a /, , | ^ D) ) ||\ , \ .__, /'. '. |\`,'/ .-';`-.___..;.-'\ \ \ _| / | .` _.; | -.`| \ _.-'| | \ ' \ 2 | . .' | | '._/`; 0 \ / /___\. / \ 1 \ | .`;,' _\_ | \ 6 '.| _/___|_/_|_}_ /\__ ' `'. '; \___________/ | ',`'-.,_'. \ | | \/`'. ._,;`'. \ | HAPPY | \ `\.' `| \ || NEW | | .' /-`\/| YEAR! | ;.' . _.'` / || | .' ,-' / / ;`-------`; / .'`; \ ( '._ _.' \ ( \ ` )`'`( \_,()))) jgs .' '. `"""""""""` A few days before Christmas Stetson, 5, was riding with his father. They spotted a dead deer on the side of the road. Throwing his arms up into the air, Stetson lamented, "Are they crazy? Who would kill a reindeer this close to Christmas? What if Santa needed another one?" -- Stetson's Aunt Amy of Pennsylvania MacKenzie, 5, visits her grandmother on a regular basis. Noting that her Grandma told her that she always makes things "from scratch," she promptly went home and told her Daddy, "Do you know that Grandma always makes everything with a scratch?" -- "Great-Aunt Rose" of South Lyon, Michigan Justin, 5, came home from preschool singing "America" this way: "Land where my fathers died, Land where the children cried!" (Land of the Pilgrim's pride.) -- Mary Satterfield (grandmother of Justin) of Albuquerque, New Mexico A very well-organized teacher had everything just so when she was told in mid-year that she was getting a new student. She was disappointed; then she looked at the timid child at the door and welcomed him in spite of herself. Her classroom had a picture of Jesus with the Apostles at the Sea of Galilee. The new boy asked her, "Did you take that picture?" -- Sister Lita Camozzi, SOS Toronto, Canada . . : . '.@.' /^\ / \ /2016 \ @@@@@@@@@ / 6 6 \ ( ^ ,) \ __, /-._ `._____.'\ `--.__ \\/ `/``"""'-. / ) / : | /\ | .--. : / /\2`\ \/ `.__.:.____.-. / / /`\0`\`/ .-"..____.-. \ jgs _.-' /_/ `\1`\ \-. \ `=----' `\6`\--------'""`-. \ `" `-./ `" Just in time for winter, Christal came down with a cold and had sneezing and coughing "fits." She was doing her son Kyle's school clothes laundry when a "fit" took hold. She called out to Kyle's dad, and said, "You know what that means, don't you?" Perplexed, he said, "Are you coming down with a cold, Sweetie?" Christal said, "No, it means I'm ALLERGIC to LAUNDRY!" They both had a good laugh. Then Kyle, 6, spoke up from his room and said, "No, Mom, you are not ALLERGIC to LAUNDRY -- you just have a cold!" -- Christal Bricker of Colorado Springs, Colorado Debra was babysitting for her nephew Dustin, 3. She took him grocery shopping with her in a large store. As they were strolling down an aisle, a voice came over the speaker system saying, "I need a price check at checkout 2." Debra didn't pay any attention until she noticed Dustin looking up at the ceiling. "What are you looking for?" Debra asked. "I think that was Jesus," Dustin said. Then Dustin continued, "What did you just say, Jesus?" -- Debra Titsworth of Bakersfield, California Note: You are welcomed to use, copy and share these stories, but please reference http://www.funnykids.com as the source. ========================================================== >-->From Our Friend LouiseA :) ^ _...._ ^ .' '. _...._ ^ / \' '. |X / \ -. \ |X | ^ .-. |'.-. .' \ / \;/ `/\` '. .' / \ ( `/\` / \ \ ^ `) ^ / \ ) ( ^ /'-...-'\ ( \ /-.__ __.-\ ) jgs '._ ` _.' ^ / `"""""` >Entering This New Year (By Honoria A. Groves) I enter this year without burdens Freed from a mountain of care For last night I gave them to JESUS Who PROMISED my burdens to bear! This year will not be without problems There may be many to face BUT I can approach them with courage SUSTAINED by God's marvelous GRACE! I enter this New Year with gladness For JESUS restored my JOY He filled me with PEACE and ASSURANCE That Satan CANNOT destroy! I left the old year in repentance For living a life of defeat Leaving my fear and my failures At my Heavenly Father's feet! I enter this year with a purpose To minister Christian LOVE To needy souls ALL around me And lift them to God above! Now with eager anticipation With FAITH instead of fear And the PRESENCE OF CHRIST, my SAVIOR I will enter this New Year!!! -<>- ^ _...._ ^ .' '. _...._ ^ / \' '. |X / \ -. \ |X | ^ .-. |'.-. .' \ / \;/ `/\` '. .' / \ ( `/\` / \ \ ^ `) ^ / \ ) ( ^ /'-...-'\ ( \ /-.__ __.-\ ) jgs '._ ` _.' ^ / `"""""` >New Year's Wishes (By Frances Ridley Havergal) What shall I wish thee? Treasures of earth? Songs in the springtime Pleasures and mirth? Flowers on thy pathway Skies ever clear? Would this ensure thee A Happy New Year? What shall I wish thee? What can be found Bringing thee sunshine All the year 'round? Where is the treasure Lasting and dear, That shall ensure thee A Happy New Year? FAITH that increased Walking in LIGHT; HOPE that abounded Happy and bright; LOVE that is perfect, Casting out fear; These shall ensure thee A Happy New Year! PEACE in the Savior REST at His feet, Smile of His countenance Radiant and sweet, JOY in His Presence! Christ ever near! This WILL ENSURE thee A Happy New Year! --- ...Absolutely! Thank You LouiseA! * ) * ) * ( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) ) * ) ) ( ( ( ( * ) H ) ) [ ] ( ( * |-| * ) ( * ) |_| . ) ( | | . ) / \ . ' . * ( |_____| ' . . ) | ___ | \~~~/ ' . ( * | \ / | \_/ \~~~/ ) | _Y_ | | \_/ ( * jgs |-----| __|__ | * `-----` __|__ __, ,__) __, ,__) __, ,__) (--|__| _ ,_ ,_ (--|\ | _ (--\ | _ _ ,_ _| |(_||_)|_)(_| _| \|(/_(_|_) \|(/_(_|| ( | | ,_| ( (__| *~* May You All Have A Most Blessed CHRIST FILLED 2016 NEW YEAR! (¯`v´¯) `*.¸.*´ ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•. 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