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WEEKLY FOOD FOR THOUGHT Need an inspirational thought...a chuckle or two... something to inspire you and get you through the day? Well, you've come to the right place. Check here at least weekly for new bits of inspiration. Sometimes more than once per week...sometimes not...but check often so you don't miss anything. * * * * * * * * *
* * (Sunday, January 23, 2005) Meeting a new friend is God's way of asking us to open our hearts a little wider, make a little more room to be thoughtful, and take a little more time to express His love. Long
years apart can make no breach a second cannot fill. I have a friend I love to laugh with. Her giggle makes me laugh, and my giggle makes her laugh. There are also times when we laugh so hard we don't make any sound at all. We think it's the greatest form of "quiet time"--proven to soothe everything from a bad day to a broken heart. The
most beautiful discovery that true friends can make is that they can grow
separately without growing apart. from a lifetime of Girlfriends: moments of connection by Bonnie Jensen * * * * * * * * * * (Saturday, January 22, 2005) Thoughts are the thermostat that regulates what we accomplish in life. My body responds and reacts to the input from my mind. If I feed my mind upon doubt, disbelief, and discouragements, that is precisely the kind of day my body will experience. If I adjust my thermostat forward to thoughts filled with vision, vitality, and victory, I can count on that kind of day. You and I become what we think. As [a man] thinks within himself, so he is. ~Proverbs 23:7 from Five Meaningful Minutes a Day by Charles R. Swindoll ********** and a chuckle...to alleviate the stress There are two kinds of women who will pay big bucks for a makeup mirror that magnifies their faces. The first ones are young models who need to be sure to cover every eyelash and define their lips. The second group are women who, without their glasses, can't even find their faces. from Humor Me by Barbara Johnson * * * * * * * * * * * (Monday, January 17, 2005) Won't
you let me be your servant; I
will weep when you are weeping; "Servant Song" by Richard Gillard; Scripture in Song, a division of Integrity Music, Inc. * * * * * * * * * * (Sunday, January 16, 2005)
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"Zits" by by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman * * * * * * * * * * (Tuesday, January 11, 2005) What did the Mexican fire chief name his sons? Jose and . . . . . . Hose B . * * * * * * * * * * (Monday, January 10, 2005)
'TWAS THE MONTH
AFTER NEW YEAR'
'Twas the month after New Year's, and all through the house
Nothing would fit
me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd
nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday
parties had gone to my waist.
When I got on the
scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the
store (less a walk than a lumber).
I'd remember the
marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and
sauces and beef nicely rared,
The wine and the rum
balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd
never said, "No thank you, please."
As I dressed myself
in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once
again to do battle with dirt---
I said to myself, as
I only can
"You can't
spend a winter disguised as a man!"
So--away with the
last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit
cake, every cracker and chip
Every last bit of
food that I like must be banished
'Till all the
additional ounces have vanished.
I won't have a
cookie--not even a lick.
I'll want only to
chew on a long celery stick.
I won't have hot
biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a
carrot and quietly cry.
I'm hungry, I'm
lonesome, and life is a bore---
But isn't that what
January is for?
Unable to giggle, no
longer a riot.
Happy New Year to
all and to all a good diet!
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Mikey's Thot for the
Day:
Blessed are those
who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.
* * * * * * * * * * (Saturday, January 8, 2005) BURNED OUT Lord, I let myself get caught up in doing too many things. I'm burned out, so burned out I don't want to go anywhere or do anything. Bitterness and resentment are creeping in. Forgive me, Lord, and heal me. During this time of weakness, let me wait on You. Renew my strength, Lord, that I too can mount like the eagle. Please clip my wings just a little to keep me nearer You, to learn my limitations. Let me put Your will first in my life, not the will of others. Give me the strength to say, "No thank you," in a loving, but firm way. Help me not to feel guilty. Perhaps I'm cheating others from the chance to serve. Grant me wisdom in setting the right priorities: You first, my family second, and others next. somewhere in there show me how to take time for me. You are the Holy One of my life. I wonder, as You run an entire universe, how can You be concerned with the likes of me? I praise You, O Lord, that You consider me a treasure and that You love me with Your unconditional and everlasting love. Give me time to mend. In Your own time, send me forth to work again for You. But for now, help me to lie back and absorb your healing strength. from
When I'm On My Knees...Devotional Thoughts on Prayer for Women * * * * * * * * * * (Friday, January 7, 2005)
It's Time To Party (excerpts)
By Mike Yaconelli
May/June 1989
It doesn't take much to make most of
us realize that we have become too serious, too tense, too stressful.
The result is that we have forgotten how to live life. It seems like the
older we get, the more difficult it is for us to enjoy living.
It reminds me of a description of
life given by Rabbi Edward Cohn: "Life is tough. It takes up a lot
of your time, all your weekends, and what do you get in the end of
it?"
I think that the life cycle is all
backward. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live
twenty years in an old-age home. You get kicked out when you're too
young. You get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until
you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You go to college; you
party until you're ready for high school; you go to grade school; you
become a little kid; you play. You have no responsibilities. You become
a little baby; you go back into the womb; you spend your last months
floating; and you finish up as a gleam in somebody's eye.
It's hard to imagine we were a gleam
in someone's eye once. What happened to the gleam in our eye? What
happened to that joyful, crazy, spontaneous, fun-loving spirit we once
had? The childlikeness in all of us gets snuffed out over the years...
..The sign that Jesus is in our
hearts, the evidence of the truth of the gospel is ... we still have a
light on in our souls. We still have a gleam in our eye. We are alive,
never boring, always playful, exhibiting in our everydayness the
"spunk" of the spirit. The light in our souls is not some
pietistic somberness, it is the spontaneous, unpredictable love of
life...I believe it's time for the party to begin.
* * * * * * * * * * * (Wednesday, January 5, 2005) A brand new year!!! May yours be filled to overflowing with God's blessings!!! RECIPE FOR A PROSPEROUS, PEACEFUL YEAR Take twelve, fine, full-grown months, see that these are free from all old memories of bitterness, rancor, hate and jealousy; cleanse them completely from every clinging spite: pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed as much as possible from the past. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. This batch will keep for just one year. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot in this way), but prepare one day at a time, as follows: Into each day put twelve
parts of faith, Put in about a teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humor. Pour in a generous amount of love and mix with a vim. Cook thoroughly in a fervent heat; garnish with a few smiles and a sprig of joy; then serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness, and a Happy New Year is certain. =========================== We
could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some
are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors...but they
all have to learn to live in the same box. Yeah,
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