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On New Year's Eve, Ann stood up in the local pub and said that it was
time to get ready.
At the stroke of midnight, she wanted every husband to be standing next
to the one person who made his life worth living.
As the clock struck - the bartender was almost crushed to death.
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There was once an elderly, despondent woman in a nursing home. She
wouldn't speak to anyone or request anything. She merely existed -
rocking in her creaky old rocking chair.
The old woman didn't have many visitors. But every couple mornings, a
concerned and wise young nurse would go into her room. She didn't try
to speak or ask questions of the old lady. She simply pulled up another
rocking chair beside the old woman and rocked with her.
Weeks or months later, the old woman finally spoke.
'Thank you,' she said. 'Thank you for rocking with me.'"
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As in many homes on New Year's Day, Janet and Nigel, a happily married
couple, faced the annual conflict of which was more important: the
football match on television, or the lunch itself.
Hoping to keep the peace Nigel ate lunch with the rest of the family,
and even lingered for some pleasant after-lunch chat before retiring to
the lounge to turn on the television.
Some minutes later, Janet looked in to see how he was and graciously
even bought a cold beer for Nigel. She smiled, kissed him on the cheek
and asked what the score was. Nigel told her it was half time and that
the score was still 0-0.
"See?" Janet said happily, "You didn't miss a thing."
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+------------ BIZARRE HOLIDAYS ------------+
January 1 is National Hangover Day and New Year's Day
January 2 is Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
January 3 Festival of Sleep Day, 3 Fruitcake Toss Day and Humiliation
Day
January 4 National is Spaghetti Day and Trivia Day
January 5 is National Bird Day
January 6 is Bean Day, Cuddle Up Day and Feast of the Epiphany -
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January 7 is Old Rock Day
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Junk Mail
What to do with all that junk you get in the mail:
Tired of getting all those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for
everything from credit cards to 2nd Mortgages, or trying to get you
to join their health or auto insurance?
If the answer is, "Yes!". Read on.
If "no," read on anyway.
Well, most if not all of those letters come with a postage "PREPAID"
envelope. So why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it
in these cool little envelopes! If you didn't get anything else that
day, then just send them their application back (TOTALLY BLANK)! Just
make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send
it back empty if you want. Keep 'em guessing that way. Eventually, the
banks will begin getting all their garbage back in the mail. Let's let
them know what's its like to get junk mail, and best of all they're
paying for it! Twice! Only in America!
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KITCHEN WISDOM.....
If a messy kitchen is a happy kitchen, then this kitchen is delirious.
No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression
he just cleaned the whole house.
If we are what we eat, then I'm easy, fast, and cheap.
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease
to be amused.
A clean house is a sign of a misspent life.
Help keep the kitchen clean - eat out.
Housework done properly can kill you.
Countless numbers of people have eaten in this kitchen and gone on to
lead normal lives.
My next house will have no kitchen --- just vending machines.
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A man and his wife were making their first doctor visit, the wife being
pregnant with their first child. After everything checked out, the
doctor took a small stamp and stamped the wife's stomach with indelible
ink.
The couple was curious about what the stamp was for, so when they got
home, the husband got out his magnifying glass to try to see what it
was. In very tiny letters, the stamp said, "When you can read this, come
back and see me."
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Sitting by the window of her convent, Sister Judy opened a letter from
home one evening.Inside the letter was a $100 bill her parents had
sent.Sister Judy smiled at the gesture.
As she read the letter by the window, she noticed a shabbily dressed
stranger leaning against the lamp post below.Quickly, she wrote, "Don't
despair. - Sister Judy," on a piece of paper, wrapped the $100 bill in
it, got the man's attention and tossed it out the window to him.
The stranger picked it up, and with a puzzled expression and a tip of
his hat, went off down the street.
The next day, Sister Judy was told that a man was at her door, insisting
on seeing her. She went down, and found the stranger waiting. Without a
word, he handed her a huge wad of $100 bills.
"What's this?" she asked.
"That's the $8,000 you have coming Sister," he replied. "Don't Despair
paid 80-to-1.
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A lawyer, who had a wife and 8 children, needed to move because his
rental agreement was terminated by the owner who wanted to reoccupy the
home. But he was having a lot of difficulty finding a new house. When he
said, he had 8 children, no one would rent a home to him because they
felt that the children would destroy the place. He couldn't say he had
no children, because he couldn't lie.
So, he sent his wife for a walk to the cemetery with 7 of their kids. He
took the remaining one with him to see rental homes with the real estate
agent.
He loved one of the homes and the price was right -- the agent asked:
"How many children do you have?"
He answered: "Eight."
The agent asked, "Where are the others?"
The lawyer, with his best courtroom sad look, answered "They're in the
cemetery with their mother."
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Carol, a former nurse, went to the hospital to visit a friend. She had
not been in a hospital for several years and felt a little ignorant
about all the new procedures and technology.
A technician followed her onto the elevator, wheeling a large,
intimidating looking machine with tubes and wires and dials.
"Boy,", said Carol, would I hate to be hooked up to that thing,"
The man looked at Carol, smiled, and said, "So would I, It's the floor -
cleaning machine."
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Each Friday night I drove my wife to the train station, so she could go
visit her sister, who was ill. Ten minutes later, MY sister arrived by
train -- so that she could help with the house and kids over the weekend
while my wife was gone.
On Sundays this procedure worked in reverse -- my sister departing by
train, only 10 minutes prior to my wife's arrival.
One Friday evening -- after my sister left and while I awaited my wife's
arrival -- a porter sauntered over to me. "Mister," he remarked, "you
sure have some system going! But one of these days you're goin' ta get
caught!"
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Liz was discussing the various aspects and possible outcome of the
Insurance policy with the clerk at the Insurance Agency.
During the discussion, she asked, "Suppose I take the life insurance for
my husband today and tomorrow he dies? What will I get?"
The clerk eyed her suspiciously and replied, "A Life Sentence"
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A funeral service is being held for a woman who has just passed away.
At the end of the service, the pall-bearers are carrying the casket out
when they accidentally bump into a wall, jarring the casket.
They hear a faint moan! They open the casket, and find that the woman
is actually alive!
She lives for ten more years, and then dies.
Once again, a ceremony is held, and at the end of it, the pall bearers
are again carrying out the casket. As they carry the casket towards the
door, the husband cries out: "Watch that wall!"
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Life just isn't fair to men...
When we're born, our Mom gets the compliments and the flowers.
When we're married, our bride gets the presents and the publicity.
When we die, our widow gets the life insurance and winter cruises.
What do women want to be liberated from?
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>New Year Toasts
As we start the New Year,
Let's get down on our knees
to thank God we're on our feet.
~ Irish ~
Stir the eggnog, lift the toddy,
Happy New Year, everybody.
Here's to the bright New Year
And a fond farewell to the old;
Here's to the things that are yet to come
And to the memories that we hold.
As you slide down the banisters of life,
may the splinters never point the wrong way.
Here's to you a New Year's Toast
May your Joy ne'er see a Sorrow's Ghost.
In the New Year,
may your right hand always
be stretched out in friendship,
but never in want.
~ Irish ~
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May we live to learn well,
and learn to live well.
May you live as long as you want,
and never want as long as you live.
In the year ahead,
May we treat our friends with kindness
and our enemies with generosity.
Let us resolve to do the best
we can with what we've got.
~ William Feather ~
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May all your troubles during the coming year
be as short as your New Year's resolutions.
May it be the best year yet for you
And everything prosper you may do.
May the best of this year
be the worst of next.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring happy bells across the snow;
The year is going, let him go.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson ~
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>Another year is dawning
Another year is dawning,
Dear Father let it be,
In working or in waiting,
Another year with thee.
Another year of progress,
Another year of praise,
Another year of proving
Thy presence all the days.
Another year of mercies,
Of faithfulness and grace,
Another year of gladness,
The glory of thy face.
Another year of leaning
Upon thy loving breast,
Another year of trusting,
Of quiet, happy rest.
Another year of service,
Of witness for thy love,
Another year of training
For holier work above.
Another year is dawning,
Dear Father, let it be,
On earth, or else in heaven,
Another year for thee.
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...Amen! Thank you bunches LouiseAu!
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Ingredients:
6 c. frozen shredded hash browns
1 1/2 c.shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups diced cooked ham
1/2 c. sliced green onions
8 large beaten eggs
Two 12-ounce c. evaporated milk
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
Arrange potatoes evenly in the bottom of the dish.
Sprinkle with cheese, ham and green onion.
In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt and
pepper. Pour egg mixture over potato mixture in dish.
Bake at 350 45-55 min.
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>OLD PERSON PRIDE
I'm passing this on as I did not want to be the
only old person receiving it. Actually, it's not a
bad thing to be called, as you will see.
...Old People are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of
the National Anthem. Old People remove their caps and stand at attention
and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in
them.
...Old People remember World War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Normandy
and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War,
the Jet Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peace-
keeping Missions from 1945 to 2005, not to mention Vietnam.
...If you bump into an Old Person on the sidewalk he will apologize. If
you pass an Old Person on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a
lady. Old People trust strangers and are courtly to women.
...Old People hold the door for the next person and always, when
walking, make certain the lady or child is on the inside for protection.
...Old People get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and
children and they don't like any filth or dirty language on TV or in
movies.
...Old People have moral courage and personal integrity. They seldom
brag unless it's about their children or grandchildren.
It's Old People who remove their hats while eating in a restaurant in
respect for the ladies and guests. It's the Old People who know our
great country is protected, not by politicians, but by the young men and
women in the military serving their country.
This country needs Old People with their work ethic, sense of
responsibility, pride in their country and decent values.
We need them now more than ever.
Thank God for Old People.
Pass this on to all of the "Old People" you know.
I was taught to respect my elders.
It's just getting harder and harder to find them.
AMEN...
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...HaHa! It's confirmed, I am an 'old' person! Thanks Linda!
Must be why I like President Trump - he's an 'old' person too!
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>-->In The Worldly News:
>From Our Friend Victor :)
This winter Sucks! Even Sharks Are Freezing to Death: Winter Rages
and the Nation Reels
https://tinyurl.com/y87rgh2q
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...Wow! Gotta Bundle up! Thanks Victor!
WhiteHouseNews:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/
Under President Donald J. Trump, Americans Are Getting Back To Work!
AMERICA’S ECONOMY IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS: President Donald J. Trump
has unleashed America’s economic growth engine and ushered in a new era
of economic optimism.
https://tinyurl.com/y9n68bsz
Latest At FoxNews:
http://www.foxnews.com/
Latest From MRC News:
https://tinyurl.com/ya6uruck
Latest From TrueDailyNews:
http://truedaily.news/category/news/
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>From BizarreNews:
A Missouri student's dedication is going viral thanks to a
photo of her finishing up a final exam while sitting in a
hospital bed preparing to give birth.
Nayzia Thomas, a sophomore at Johnson County Community
College, tweeted a photo that her mother snapped of her
finishing up her psychology final on Dec. 11 while in labor
at the hospital.
Thomas said she wanted to be done with the semester before
the birth of her son, Anthony Johnson, who arrived about
12 hours later on Dec. 12.
"It wasn't due until the end of the week," Thomas said.
"But my goal was to try to have everything done before.
[I thought] before all this gets crazy, let me hurry up
and finish this final."
"School is so important to me," she said. "I didn't want
[pregnancy] to be in the way. That's what people expect.
You're a teen mom, you're a young mother. That's why my
mom took that picture."
Thomas said that despite the extra hardships that come
with pregnancy, she finished the semester with a 3.5 GPA.
"It shows I follow through," she said.
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Some people just don't know when to say 'when.' You would
think that after a long and fruitful life that included
giving birth to 13 kids, a person would be satisfied. But
not this woman. She went out of the way, and out of the
country to have four more...at age 65!
Doctors in Germany say quadruplets born prematurely three
months ago to a 65-year-old woman are doing well and can
leave a Berlin hospital soon.
Charite hospital said that the babies all weigh more than
2.5 kilograms (88 ounces) and should be able to go home this
month. The quadruplets are a girl named Neeta and three boys
named Dries, Bence and Fjonn, who were delivered during the
26th week of pregnancy by cesarean section.
Mother Annegret Raunigk is believed to be the oldest woman
to have ever delivered quadruplets.
The retired schoolteacher already has 13 other children
aged 10 to 44 from five fathers. She traveled abroad to
have donated, fertilized eggs implanted, a procedure that is
illegal in Germany.
*----------- Just Like In The Movies -----------*
Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man who attempted
to evade deputies by clinging to the back of a semi truck.
Edwin Rivera captured video of a man standing on the ledge
at the rear of a tractor-trailer and clinging while the truck
drove at high speeds. "I thought about getting behind the
truck to get a better view, but then again, I thought real
quick and I said, 'What if this man falls? What if he jumps?'"
Rivera said. The Orange County Sheriff's Office identified
the man as Derrick Maestas, 20. They said Maestas was using
the truck as a getaway vehicle to try to avoid arrest
attacking a woman in connection with an argument on a Lynx
bus. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Jane Watrel said deputies
had an easy time tracking down Maestas thanks to numerous
calls from members of the public about a man riding on the
back of a truck.
*-- Investigators: New York man pretended to be doctor, prescribed
medication --*
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - A 43-year-old former flight attendant
was arrested Friday on charges he pretended to be a medical
doctor and psychologist, allegedly treating more than 100
patients from his basement apartment for the past three years.
Donald Lee-Edwards, of New York, never graduated medical
school or earned a doctoral degree to be licensed for either
profession, Acting Richmond County District Attorney Daniel
Master said. But he prescribed patients medications and took
blood and urine samples, investigators said.
"He merely bestowed upon himself the professional titles of
clinical psychologist and medical doctor," Master said. "He is
neither trained nor licensed to provide any mental health or
medical services."
Prosecutors said Lee-Edwards had been seeing patients since
2013, billing himself as having worked "extensively with family
members and victims of 9/11," although it was unclear if he
actually did.
Lee-Edwards' attorney Matthew Blum said there is no evidence
he ever harmed anyone.
"They're alleging he was some sort of doctor who was operating
on people," Blum said. "They're turning this guy into a monster.
He was really just trying to help some people in his community."
Investigators said Lee-Edwards came to the attention of law
enforcement after a patient became suspicious of his unorthodox
bedside manner, talking about other patients, bragging he
graduated high school at age 13 and saying he attended law
school.
*-- Autocorrect error puts 'wee blind girl' atop birthday cake --*
HAMILTON, Scotland - A Scottish mom's request for a "wee
blonde girl" atop her daughter's birthday cake led to an unusual
cake topper when autocorrect changed "blonde" to "blind."
Lanarkshire resident Emily Seggie shared a picture on Twitter
of her sister's birthday cake, which was topped with a "wee
blind girl" as a result of her mother's autocorrect mishap while
sending a text message to the baker.
The girl atop the cake has dark hair instead of the intended
blonde and her eyes are closed while she holds a toothpick as
a cane.
"The text must have autocorrected to 'blind girl' and when my
mum went to collect it she was wondering why it wasn't blonde.
They then realized what had happened after checking the text
and decided to leave it on as was funny. Hope no one is
offended," Seggie told Buzzfeed News.
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>Life's Creation
On the first day, God created the dog and said, sit all day by the
door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For
this I will give you a life span of twenty years.
The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only
ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
And God said that it was good.
On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain
people, do tricks, and make them laugh.. For this, I'll give you a
twenty-year life span."
The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty
long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"
And God again said that it was good.
On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into
the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have
calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will
give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for
sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
And God agreed it was good.
On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play,
marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me
my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back,
and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God, "You asked for it."
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and
enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to
support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to
entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the
front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm
doing it as a public service. If you are looking for me I will be on the
front porch.
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The symphony musicians had little confidence in the person
brought in to be their new conductor. Their fears were
realized at the very first rehearsal. The cymbalist,
realizing that the conductor did not know what he was doing,
angrily clashed his instruments together during a delicate,
soft passage. The music stopped. The conductor, highly
agitated, looked angrily around the orchestra, demanding,
"Who did that? Who did that?"
-<>-
I'm a driving examiner for the state of Indiana, and while
I was giving a road test to a young man, he went through a
red light without stopping. I told him that he had
automatically failed the test. We met up with his mother
back at the office, and I explained what had happened. At
first she was speechless. Then she asked incredulously, "He
ran a red light?"
"Yes," I replied.
"Well," persisted the mom, "how red was the light?"
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Since I had been selling water beds for almost four years,
I thought I had heard every question imaginable. But then a
customer asked me, "Can you deliver it filled with water?"
Stunned, I replied, "Are you kidding? It would weigh over
twelve hundred pounds!"
After a short pause, she said, "Could you do it if I helped
you carry it in?"
-<>-
"Are you all right?" my seatmate on the plane asked, after
noticing tears roll down my cheeks.
"I'm flying my husband's ashes home for burial," I explained,
"and it just struck me that this will be our last trip
together."
"I know how you feel," she said. "I had my horse for 20
years and just put him to sleep last week."
-<>-
A Sunday School teacher of preschoolers told her students
that she wanted each of them to have learned one fact about
Jesus by the next Sunday.
The following week she asked each child in turn what they
had learned.
Susie said, "He was born in a manger."
Bobby said, "He threw the money changers out of the temple."
Little Johnny said, "He has a red pickup truck but he doesn't
know how to drive it."
Curious, the teacher asked, "And where did you learn that,
Johnny?"
"From my Daddy," said Johnny. "Yesterday we were driving down
the highway, and this red pickup truck pulled out in front of
us and Daddy yelled at him, 'Jesus Christ! Why don't you learn
how to drive?'"
-<>-
>KEYS TO SUCCESS: Voice Mail
Never answer your phone if you have voice mail. People don't
call you just because they want to give you something for
nothing - they call because they want you to DO work for THEM.
That's no way to live. Screen all your calls through voice
mail. If somebody leaves a voice mail message for you and it
sounds like impending work, respond during the lunch hour.
That way, you're regarded as hardworking and conscientious
even though you're being a devious weasel. If you diligently
employ the method of screening incoming calls and then
returning calls when nobody is there, this will greatly
increase the odds that they will give up or look for a
solution that doesn't involve you.
The sweetest voice mail message you can ever hear is "Ignore
my last message. I took care of it." If your voice mailbox
has a limit on the number of messages it can hold, make sure
you reach that limit frequently. One way to do that is to
never erase any incoming messages. If that takes too long,
send yourself a few messages. Your callers will hear a
recorded message that says, "Sorry, this mailbox is full" a
sure sign that you are a hardworking employee in high demand.
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>Andy Says... Just Think About This! **
** "Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of friendship."
~Dorothy Parker
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** "Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought."
~Henri Bergson
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** In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are
a sure refuge. ~Aristotle
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** "Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and be
loved is the greatest happiness of existence. ~Sydney Smith
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** Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.
~~ Dr. Melba Colgrove, author
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** "People who think they know everything sure bug
those of us who do."
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** Don't watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going.
~~ Sam Levenson
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** Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to
success. ~~~ Henry Ford
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** Knowing the truth and living the truth are two different
things.
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** Nothing makes you realize you don't know what you
want more than getting what you want. ~~- Jane Wagner, actress
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** Worry a little every day and in a lifetime you
will lose a couple of years. If something is
wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself
not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.
~~ Mary Hemingway
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>Inspiration - “God-Given Resolutions”
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
they are the sons of God" - Romans 8:14
Many people make a New Year's Resolution to lose weight, exercise more,
read the Bible more, pray more, etc. Although these are good, when next
year rolls around you know that people will once again be making the
same resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, read the Bible more,
pray more, etc. A lot of people will be making the same resolutions
this year that they did last year(and likely the same next year). Why?
Because they didn’t keep their resolutions.
Thus comes the question of why didn't they keep it? I think the answer
can be found primarily in three answers:
1) We are not taking our resolution seriously.
2) We are having a problem with a lack of discipline.
3) It may be that your resolution wasn’t a God-given resolution - one
led by the Spirit.
Although I’m not against New Year's resolutions, I do feel God would
prefer us to live in “God-Given Resolutions”. By that, I mean that we
should resolve to live our best for God every day. Don’t wait for the
New Year (Jan. 1st) to make changes; make them as soon as God speaks
to your heart!
As a matter of fact, some of you may need to let go of YOUR NEW YEAR'S
RESOLUTION and pick up on GOD'S RESOLUTION for you. It might be quite
different than YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION.
Also, as the year goes on, constantly be letting God work new changes
in you, then when January 1st rolls around next year, you will either
have no new resolutions to make or you’ll have one that just happens
to fall on January 1.
Good-bye New Year's Resolutions; hello to God's Resolutions!
-<>-
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>Too Late To Date **
After the death of a never-married 94-year-old spinster, the rector was
given a note from her personal belongings.
In the woman's handwriting were specific instructions for her funeral
service. Along with the suggestions for Scripture readings and music
were the following orders:
"There will be no male pallbearers. Since they wouldn't take me out when
I was alive, I don't want them to take me out when I'm dead."
-<>-
>Violin Practice **
Little Harold was practicing the violin in the living room
while his father was trying to read in the den. The family
dog was lying in the den, and as the screeching sounds of
little Harold's violin reached his ears, he began to howl
loudly. The father listened to the dog and the violin as
long as he could. Then he jumped up, slammed his paper to the
floor and yelled above the noise, "For pity's sake, can't
you play something the dog doesn't know?"
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>If I Were Santa
If I were ol' Santa, you know what I'd do?
I'd dump the silly gifts that are given to you,
and deliver some things just inside your front door,
things you have lost, but treasured before.
I'd give you back all your vigor,
and to go along with it, a neat tiny figure.
Then I'd restore the old color that once graced your hair
before rinses and bleaches took residence there.
I'd bring back the shape with which you were gifted,
so things now suspended need not be uplifted.
I'd draw in your tummy and smooth down your back
till you'd be a dream in those tight fitting slacks.
I'd remove all your wrinkles and leave only one chin,
so you wouldn't spend hours rubbing grease on your skin.
You'd never have flashes or queer dizzy spells,
and you wouldn't hear noises like ringing of bells.
No sore aching feet and no corns on your toes,
no searching for spectacles when they're right on your nose.
Not a shot would you take in your arm, hip or fanny
from a doctor who thinks you're a nervous old granny.
You'd never have a headache, so no pills would you take,
and no heating pad needed since your muscles won't ache.
Yes, if I were Santa you'd never look stupid.
You'd be a cute little chick with the romance of a cupid.
I'd give a lift to your heart when those wolves start to whistle,
and the joys of your heart would be light as a thistle.
But alas! I'm not Santa, I'm simply just me,
the most matronly matron you ever did see.
I wish I could tell you all the symptoms I've got, but
I'm due at my doctor's for an estrogen shot.
Even though we've grown older this wish is sincere,
best wishes to all and have a prosperous New Year!
-<>-
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>Ponder On These Things **
** How come wrong numbers are never busy?
** Do people in Australia call the rest of the world "up over"?
** Does that screwdriver belong to Philip?
** Does killing time damage eternity?
** Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
** Why is it that night falls but day breaks?
** Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
** Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address,
you turn down the volume on the radio?
** Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing
liquid made with real lemons?
** Are part-time band leaders semi-conductors?
** Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop?
** Daylight savings time - why are they saving it and where do
they keep it?
** Did Noah keep his bees in archives?
** Do jellyfish get gas from eating jellybeans?
** Do pilots take crash-courses?
** Do stars clean themselves with meteor showers?
** Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that
he just whipped out a quarter?
** Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
** Have you ever seen a toad on a toadstool?
** How can there be self-help "groups?"
** How do you get off a non-stop flight?
** How do you write zero in Roman numerals?
** How many weeks are there in a light year?
** If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he still hear his
Walkman?
** If Barbie's so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends?
** If blind people wear dark glasses, why don't deaf people wear
earmuffs?
** If cats and dogs didn't have fur would we still pet them?
** If peanut butter cookies are made from peanut butter, then what
are Girl Scout cookies made out of?
** If space is a vacuum, who changes the bags?
** If swimming is good for your shape, then why do the whales look
the way they do?
** If tin whistles are made out of tin, what do they make fog horns
out of?
** If you can't drink and drive, why do bars have parking lots?
** If you jog backwards, will you gain weight?
** If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times,
does he become disoriented?
** Why do the signs that say "Slow Children" have a picture of a
running child?
-<>-
>Male Chauvinism Is Dead **
Mary was married to a male chauvinist. They both worked full time,
but he never did anything around the house and certainly not any
housework. That, he declared, was woman's work! But one evening
Mary arrived home from work to find the children bathed, a load of
wash in the washing machine and another in the dryer, dinner on the
stove and a beautifully set table, complete with flowers. She was
astonished, and she immediately wanted to know what was going on.
It turned out that Charley, her husband, had read a magazine
article that suggested working wives would be more romantically
inclined if they weren't so tired from having to do all the
housework, in addition to holding down a full-time job.
The next day, she couldn't wait to tell her girlfriends at the
office. "How did it work out?" they asked. Mary said. "Charley even
cleaned up, helped the kids with their homework, folded the laundry
and put everything away. I really enjoyed my evening."
"But what about afterward?" her friends wanted to know. "It didn't
work out," Mary said. "Charley was too tired."
-<>-
>The Blonde Woman Drives... Well, Sort Of **
A truck driver tried to edge his semi past the lady driver on the
road ahead of him as she was obviously having difficulty deciding
which lane she wanted to be in. Finally, her mind made up, the
woman veered into the truck driver's lane and jammed on her
brakes, which resulted in a slight collision.
Unhurt but obviously harried, the lady driver rushed over to the truck
driver and started to bawl him out, barking, "You knew I was going to
do something idiotic. Why didn't you stop to wait and see what it was?"
-<>-
>How To Work A Husband **
While I was visiting my sister one evening, I took out
a breath mint dispenser that was shaped like a miniature
person.
"How does that thing work?" she asked.
As I turned the figurine's arm to pop the mint out, my
sister laughed. "I see..it's a lot like my husband,"
she said. "You have to twist his arm to get anything
out of him."
-<>-
>Learning Fractions **
Miss Figpot was teaching her class of young students about the
usefulness of fractions. It was a math lesson that the children were
enjoying immensely.
After numerous children answered the questions posed to them
correctly, it was now Little Johnny's turn.
Miss Figpot asked, "Johnny, if your father earned $100.00 and gave
half of it to your mother, what would she have?"
"A heart attack!" replied Little Johnny.
-<>-
>The Tombstone **
Remember man, as you walk by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so shall you be,
Remember this and follow me.
To which someone replied by writing on
the tombstone:
To follow you I'll not consent,
Until I know which way you went.
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Revisiting...
Disney goes goofy over mention of 'God'
10-year-old girl stunned when she tries to thank Creator
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Yes, anti-Christian bigotry is going on more often then we think!
Time we start standing up for Christianity!
-<>-
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>From Our Friend LouiseAu :)
Meryl Streep, Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Olivia NewtonJohn & Cher sing
'What A Wonderful World' as an anthem of hope for our beautiful planet.
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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. 2017 was
another good year for me and my family and I’m looking forward to 2018
being a good year as well. I hope you enjoy this video and that each New
Year is better than the last for you. Happy New Year!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtajxo8d7js
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I don't know how popular he was. He only had 12 followers."
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that smells like whiskey. I think my dad's been wearing
that cologne for 40 years." -Jimmy Fallon
"It is officially one week until Christmas. That means if
you're a guy, you have six days until you have to start
shopping." -Conan O'Brien
"Ninety-nine percent of the eggnog purchased all year is
purchased during the week before Christmas. And 99 percent
of that eggnog is poured down the drain during the week
after Christmas." -Jimmy Kimmel
"A new study shows that young adults suffering from insomnia
are at higher risk of a stroke. So, that information should
help you finally get some sleep." -Seth Meyers
"I was thinking about Santa Claus. When you really think
about it, this has to be the biggest, most elaborate prank
in the history of the world. It's like we're all in on a
huge joke we're playing on kids. And eventually they figure
it out and they start lying to their kids, too." -Jimmy Kimmel
"Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You
know, the birth of Santa." -Matt Groening
"There was an 11-hour power outage at the airport in Atlanta
yesterday. And people were stranded on the tarmac for six
hours. Don't worry, though, flight attendants came through
every hour with a thimble-size cup of room temperature water."
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