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Posted on 06/30/2011 10:09:07 PM PDT by JustAmy
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My business has really picked up. I am busy also.
Very good
Surprise Tour
The owner of a manufacturing firm decided to make a surprise tour of the factory. Walking through the warehouse he noticed a young man lazily leaning against a packing crate.
The factory owner angrily said, “Just how much are you being paid?”
The young man replied, “A hundred dollars a week.”
The owner pulled out his wallet, peeled off five $20 bills and shouted at the young man:
“Here is a week’s pay—now get out and don’t come back!”
Without a word, the young man stuffed the money into his pocket and left.
The warehouse manager, standing nearby, stared in amazement.
“Tell me,” the boss asked him, “How long has that guy worked for us?”
“He didn’t work here,” replied the warehouse manager,
“He was just the Fed-Ex guy delivering a package.”
“A Special Place”
There is a special place in life,
That needs my humble skill,
A certain job I’m meant to do,
Which no one else can fulfill.
The time will be demanding,
And the pay is not too good
And yet I wouldn’t change it
for a moment — even if I could.
There is a special place in life,
A goal I must attain,
A dream that I must follow,
Because I won’t be back again.
There is a mark that I must leave,
However small it seems to be,
A legacy of love for those
Who follow after me.
There is a special place in life,
That only I may share,
A little path that bears my name,
Awaiting me somewhere.
There is a hand that I must hold,
A word that I must say,
A smile that I must give
For there are tears to blow away.
There is a special place in life
that I was meant to fill.
A sunny spot where flowers grow,
upon a windy hill.
There’s always a tomorrow and the
best is yet to be,
And somewhere in this world,
I know there is a place for me.
“Chess Playing Dog”
A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to find him playing chess with his dog. He watched the game in astonishment for a while.
“I can hardly believe my eyes!” he exclaimed. “That’s the smartest dog I’ve ever seen.”
“Nah, he’s not so smart,” the friend replied. “I’ve beaten him three games out of five.”
For College Students
Start Worrying When...
You consider McDonalds ‘real food’.
4.00AM is still early on weekends.
You’d rather clean than study.
Two miles is not too far to walk for a party.
Re-arranging your room is your favorite pastime.
You schedule classes around sleep and TV soaps.
There is less then $4.50 in your bank account at any given time.
The Visa cards are full and the overdraft is up to its limit.
Computer solitaire is more than a game, its a way of life.
You get excited when you find change that someone carelessly left in the drinks machine.
Ice Cream and Birds
A fellow walked into a Baskin & Robbins Ice Cream Parlor on a very hot summery day.
He ordered a double scooped chocolate cone, received it, and then walked away.
Outside on the sidewalk he paused for a bit, then he pulled out a pair of red birds, sat down on a nearby bench with his birds, and placed them on top of his fudgie.
A passerby who glanced over his way and noticed the curious sight, was prompted to ask “What’s happening, Bud, with your treat with two birdies alight?”
The fellow replied in a curious way, in an absolute serious tone, “I’m just trying, dear sir, as best I know how, to chill two birds with one cone.”
Needing Help
Sophie went to see a psychiatrist about her husband.
“Doctor, My husband has this problem. Almost every night now he’s dreaming he’s a refrigerator!”
“My dear, that is not really a problem! A lot of people dream that they are somebody or something unusual...”
Sophie leans forward as she softly whispers this confidence: “But you see doctor it is also a problem for me! Jake sleeps with his mouth open and the light keeps me awake!”
Pleasing?
When I was a child, I remember my Mom telling me, “Son, when you grow up, you can marry any girl you please.”
When I became a young man, I learned the sad fact was that I could not please any of them.
Real Faith: What It Is—What It’s Not
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1
It’s faith that enables us to live the Christian life. In order to know what faith is, let me tell you what faith is not.
Faith is not a hunch.
Faith is not positive thinking.
Faith is not responding to emotions, feelings, or icicles up and down your spine or miracles, signs and wonders.
Faith is not believing that God can do something.
Faith is knowing that God will. Faith is taking God at His word. Real faith dies to doubt. It is deaf to discouragement. It is blind to impossibilities. Now this is the kind of faith we need.
What kind of faith do you have? Do you have the faith that is small as a mustard seed, but can move a mountain? Ask God for it today.
‘Pawn’ star Harrison loses 115 pounds
LAS VEGAS (UPI) — Corey “Big Hoss” Harrison, a cast member of the Las Vegas-set reality show “Pawn Stars,” says he has lost about 115 pounds during the past year.
The History (formerly known as The History Channel) series follows three generations of a family that owns a pawn shop and deals in rare and fascinating items.
“I was watching this lawyer’s commercial and it was talking about the side effects of this drug and I was on that medication because of my weight,” Harrison told People.com. “I went and got a Lap-Band put in and the weight just started falling off. It was like someone took a backpack full of rocks off of you.”
Thanks to the Lap-Band, a protein-heavy diet and workouts with a trainer five days a week, Harrison told People.com he is now off of the medication and weighs in at about 250 pounds.
As we hurtle through the first part of this new century, we see an increase in people questioning time-honored standards. This was plainly detailed recently by a teen pop star—a girl who professes faith in Jesus.
While discussing standards for modesty in how she dresses, she discounted criticism of her skimpy clothing by saying, “That’s so old school.”
This young woman is both right and wrong. In a sense, she’s right. The standards of dress for Christians are “old school.” They were written down more than 2,000 years ago. But her attitude that suggests ancient standards can be set aside is wrong. In the truest sense, the principles in the Bible are not “old” as much as they are timeless. While written ages ago, they are still fresh and applicable.
As to the question of modesty, when the Bible says women should “adorn themselves in modest apparel” (1 Tim. 2:9), it is still true today that we shouldn’t dress to draw attention to ourselves. A more general principle, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed” (Rom. 12:2), is a 2011 command that can guide the question of how we dress.
So whether you’re a pop star or a pew sitter, don’t worry about being “old school” if what you are doing is done according to the Book.
Read: 1 Timothy 2:8-10;
You are most welcome, Dave. You and many others here at Amy’s fought for this man and he thanks all of you.
Thank you, Dubya!
Thanks, Dubya. I read it several times and each time tears welled up in my eyes.
Thank you for the good message today, Mr. Mayor.
Amen!
~Cherish This Beautiful Tuesday~
There are many that do not know God. Many by ignorant choice. Our government is taking God out of the public arena. We are on the verge of accepting Islamic readings in our main line churches. Evil is at the door. Pray to God for his help and forgiveness, in Jesus name
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