Zindagi Meri Nazar Se

Rollercoaster

2011-06-08T03:20:00.000-07:00

Life is not like a rollercoaster।
A rollercoaster is fun going down।
~Gary Wheeler~

Inconvenient

2011-06-08T03:18:00.002-07:00

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self,but the most inconvenient।
~Josh Billings~

The Secret of Success

2011-06-08T03:18:00.001-07:00

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success।
~Henry Ford~

More Important

2011-06-08T03:16:00.000-07:00

"We trust, Sir, that God is on our side।"
"It is more important to know that we are on God's side."
~Abraham Lincoln~

Simple Loyalty

2010-09-08T22:09:00.002-07:00

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great
theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
~Edwin Hubbel Chapin~

God Bless

2010-09-08T22:09:00.001-07:00

When entering a hotel (where she and her husband were staying),
Gladys, a devout Baptist, noticed a shabbily dressed man
lounging idly in front of the newspaper stand in the lobby.
She noticed that several men stopped to talk to him and gave him
a little money.

He seemed so cheered by the encounters. She impulsively put ten
dollars in an envelope, wrote "God Bless" on the outside,
and handed it to him.

The next day, the man stopped her on the street.
"Here's your $250," he said, cheerily.
"God Bless won, 25 to 1!"

The Most Troublesome Man

2010-09-08T22:07:00.000-07:00

I have more trouble with myself
than with any other man I've met.
~D.L. Moody~

The Three Butterfly Brothers

2010-09-08T22:05:00.000-07:00

There were once three little butterfly brothers, one white, one
red, and one yellow. They played in the sunshine, and danced
among the flowers in the garden, and they never grew tired
because they were so happy.

One day there came a heavy rain, and it wet their wings.
They flew away home, but when they got there they found the door
locked and the key gone. So they had to stay out of doors in
the rain, and they grew wetter and wetter.

By and by they flew to the red and yellow striped tulip, and
said: "Friend Tulip, will you open your flower-cup and let us in
till the storm is over?"

The tulip answered: "The red and yellow butterflies may enter,
because they are like me, but the white one may not come in."

But the red and yellow butterflies said: "If our white brother
may not find shelter in your flower-cup, why, then, we'll stay
outside in the rain with him."

It rained harder and harder, and the poor little butterflies
grew wetter and wetter, so they flew to the white lily and said:
"Good Lily, will you open your bud a little so we may creep in
out of the rain?"

The lily answered: "The white butterfly may come in, because he
is like me, but the red and yellow ones must stay outside in the
storm."

Then the little white butterfly said: "If you won't receive my
red and yellow brothers, why, then, I'll stay out in the rain
with them. We would rather be wet than be parted."

So the three little butterflies flew away.

But the sun, who was behind a cloud, heard it all, and he knew
what good little brothers the butterflies were, and how they had
held together in spite of the wet. So he pushed his face
through the clouds, and chased away the rain, and shone brightly
on the garden.

He dried the wings of the three little butterflies, and warmed
their bodies. They ceased to sorrow, and danced among the
flowers till evening, then they flew away home, and found the
door wide open.

~A German Folk Tale~

If A Dog Were Your Teacher

2010-09-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

IF A DOG WERE YOUR TEACHER .....

You would learn stuff like this:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to
be pure ecstasy.

When it's in your best interest - practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

Take naps and stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wiggle your entire body.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt
thing and pout - run right back and make friends.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.

Stop when you have had enough.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and
nuzzle them gently.

~Author Unknown~

Granted

2010-02-13T04:37:00.001-08:00

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity
for taking things for granted.

~Aldous Huxley~

Language Lesson

2010-02-13T04:34:00.000-08:00

A linguistics professor was lecturing to his class one day.

"In English," he said, "A double negative forms a positive.
In some languages, though, such as Russian, a double negative
is still a negative. However, there is no language wherein a
double positive can form a negative."

A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."

One or Two Letters

2010-02-13T04:24:00.000-08:00

Love Hurts...Love Hearts.
The difference is one or two letters.

Write one today.

~A MountainWings Original by Graham Lane, Italy~

Envy

2009-12-28T21:21:00.000-08:00

Beggars do not envy millionaires.

Though of course they will envy other beggars
who are more successful.

~Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)

Don't Be Afraid

2009-08-10T10:38:00.001-07:00

Don't be afraid to take a big step.
You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

A person who follows in another's track leaves no footprints.
Thus, the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen,
but to think what nobody yet has thought
about that which everybody sees.

~from ThinkTQ.com~

I AM

2009-06-14T11:46:00.000-07:00

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English
language.

I am - What?

The shortest sentence in the English language is both a
statement and a question.

The shortest sentence in the English language is one of, if not
THE most important question that you will ever answer.

God told Moses His name is "I am." God knew who he was.

We usually become that which we envision ourselves to be.

It's a short question with a long answer.

It's a short statement with a life long impact.

I am

Yes, you are.

What?

That's up to you.

p.s. Some say that single words such as "So?" or "Go!" are sentences.
That can be validly argued but as for sentences with a subject and
verb, "I am." has the distinction of being the shortest sentence.

I am.
So?
Go!

~A MountainWings Original~

High Cost

2009-06-14T11:45:00.000-07:00

The high cost of living ain't nothing like the cost of living high.
~from the song, "High Cost of Living" by Jamey Johnson

Be Kind

2009-06-14T11:41:00.000-07:00

I tell you to be kind to all you meet,
because everyone is fighting some kind of battle.

2009-06-14T11:10:00.000-07:00

How many countless hours have I spent cleaning? I used to spend atleast 8 to 12 hours every weekend making sure things were just perfect, "in case someone came over." Then one day I realized that no one came over; they were all out living life, having fun!

Now, when people visit, I find no need to explain the"condition" of my home; they are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I was away living life and enjoying it!

If you haven't figured this out yet, please heed this advice: Life is short - enjoy it while you can! And people don't care if your house is spotless just as long as they're welcome.

Dust if you must but wouldn't it be better,

To paint a picture or write a letter,

Bake a cake or plant a seed,

Ponder the difference between want and need?

Dust if you must but there's not much time,

With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,

Music to hear and books to read,

Friends to cherish and life to lead.

Dust if you must but the world's out there

With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,

A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,

This day will not come around again.

Dust if you must but bear in mind,

Old age will come and it's not kind.

And when you go and go you must,

You, yourself, will make more dust.

Remember, a house becomes a home when you can write "I love you" on the furniture!

~Author Unknown~

All I Need is a Miracle

2009-06-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

A woman was walking along the beach when she stumbled upon a genie's lamp. She picked it up and rubbed it. Lo-and-behold a genie appeared. The amazed woman asked if she got three wishes.

The Genie said, "Nope. Due to inflation, constant downsizing, low wages in third-world countries and fierce global competition, I can only grant you one wish. So, what'll it be?"

The woman didn't hesitate. She said, "I want peace in the Middle East. See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting with each other."

The Genie looked at the map and exclaimed, "Gadzooks, lady! These countries have been at war for thousands of years. I'm good, but not THAT good! I don't think it can be done. Make another wish."

The woman thought for a minute. She said, "Well, I've been trying to find the right husband. You know, one that's considerate and fun, likes to cook and helps with the housecleaning, has a great sense of humor and gets along with my family, doesn't watch sports all the time, rich, super handsome, a great lover and is completely faithful and won't even think about another woman. That's what I wish for. A good mate."

The Genie let out a long sigh and said,
"Let me see that map again."

Tea Time

2009-04-28T00:38:00.001-07:00

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and
my brother, who is four years older than I am. I was maybe one
and a half years old and had just recovered from an accident
in which my arm had been broken, among other injuries. Someone
had given me a little tea set as a get-well gift, and it was
one of my favorite toys.

Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news and
my brother was playing nearby in the living room when I
brought Daddy a little cup of "tea," which was just water.
After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy
tea, my mom came home. My dad made her wait in the living room
to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was "just the
cutest thing!"

My mom waited, and sure enough, here I came down the hall with
a cup of tea for Daddy and she watched him drink it up.

She then asked, "Did it ever occur to you that the only place
that baby can reach to get water is the toilet?"

By Anonymous

Until We Can Be At Peace

2009-04-28T00:33:00.001-07:00

"We will never be at peace with the nations next to us
until we are at peace with the person who sleeps next to us."

~A MountainWings Original Quote by Nathaniel Bronner Jr.~

"Like wise, we will never be at peace with the person who sleeps
next to us until we can be at peace with the person we are."

~submitted by Moe Childs, Canada~

Can You See The Screen?

2009-04-28T00:30:00.000-07:00

Stop

Can you see the screen?

Of course you can or else you wouldn't be reading this.

Be Thankful

His Name Wasn't Fleming

2009-04-07T00:37:00.001-07:00

The story concerning Alexander Fleming and Winston Churchill
isn't really true. I wish it was because it's a beautiful story
and it does illustrate the principle that you reap what you sow

Actually you don't reap what you sow, you reap the fruits of
what you sow.

You don't sow a seed and reap a seed. You sow a seed and reap a
whole plant, be it quick, slow or in eternity.

~A MountainWings Original~

His Name Was Fleming

2009-04-06T01:19:00.000-07:00

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.

One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard
a cry for help coming from a nearby swamp. He dropped his tools
and ran to the swamp. There, mired to his waist in black muck,
was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself.

Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow
and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up
to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed
nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of
the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's
life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish
farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the
farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that
your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good
education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow
to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did.

In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's
Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known
throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming,
the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with
pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman?
Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

Husband Fact

2009-04-03T01:21:00.001-07:00

No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

The Obvious

2009-04-03T01:19:00.002-07:00

Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less
and less obvious as you begin to study the universe.

For example, there are no solids in the universe. There's not
even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuums.

There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines.

~Buckminster Fuller~

from The Mountain:
You do need to understand science to understand the truth of
Buckminster Fuller's statement.

No Psychiatrist

2009-04-03T01:19:00.001-07:00

I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one,
for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough,
he might become disturbed.
~James Thurber~

from The Mountain:
Although this was probably said as a joke, it has an underlying
truth. When you listen constantly to other's problems, those
problems have a tendency to permeate your world.

Be careful what you listen to on a constant basis.

What Do You Hear?

2009-03-25T09:26:00.000-07:00

Stop

Listen carefully

What do you hear?

This is what I hear

1. My computer's fan?
2. The refrigerator
3. Rain
4. My breathing
5. The keyboard clicking as I type
6. Every rustle of clothing and body as I move
7. Faint noises that I can't even identify

Be Thankful

~A MountainWings Original~

Seven

2009-03-25T01:13:00.002-07:00

"I wish I were seven," Christian said.

Christian (my six-year-old son) and I were going into my office
when he made the comment.

"Why do you wish you were seven?" I asked him.

"Because if I were seven, then I would be closer to eight,"
he replied.

Time sure does change how we look at age doesn't it?

We may not be getting closer to eight
but we are getting closer to The Gate.

Perhaps we should take a more "Christian" view:
we are not getting older,
we are getting closer to heaven.

~A MountainWings Original~

Not Me

2009-03-25T01:13:00.001-07:00

I am not me anymore,

...at least I'm not the same me that I was.

from the movie, The Motorcycle Diaries

Give Thanks

2009-03-25T01:07:00.001-07:00

It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same
moment.
~Naomi Williams~

In each of our lives, for whatever reason, there are times that
we are faced with things that just don't make sense to us.

And the more we struggle to understand our hardships,
the less any of it makes sense.

I have found that in every challenge and obstacle that we are
faced with there *can* be good that can come from it!
While it's almost never easy to identify, I assure you that it
is there, lying dormant just waiting for us to release it!

I urge everyone to spend your days looking for positives in your
life.
~Josh Hinds~

Just be grateful and you can't be depressed.

What positives have you given thanks for today?

25%

2009-03-14T07:28:00.000-07:00

I breathed in, just as the message said, but my breath was only
25% of what it should have been.

After years of smoking two packs a day, I gave myself emphysema.

To all your readers who are smokers, please stop!
For your own sake, please stop smoking before you end up like me!

You CAN quit! Just ask God for help, and you can do all things...

~A comment on the issue "Deep Breath."

To help you stop smoking read "Weeds and Seeds."
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1184.htm

The First and The Last Mile

2009-03-14T07:27:00.000-07:00

I just finished jogging.

It's 7:12 a.m.

During the run, many revelations came that paralleled this
Mmorning's run to life.

There are two very difficult miles to run no matter how long
the run.

The First and the Last Mile.

I usually run five miles or more.

The first mile is the hardest and the one most missed.
You see, you have to get started to run the first mile.

It's hard to get started.

I have to get out of bed.

Those first few steps that wake a sleeping body
are part of the first mile.

They are tougher than the steepest hill.

You have a race to run, a course to complete,
or a project that awaits you.

You too have a first mile.; Aand your first mile is tough,
just like mine.

When I take my first step outside most of my run is completed.
I've accomplished the hardest part.

I've gotten started and stepped out.

The next few steps bring out the stiffness of your body as the
muscles stretch and your lungs fill with the crisp, cool morning
air. It's still dark outside and menacing shadows reach out
from strange corners.

Darkness creates a different, somewhat eerie world.
There could be dangers in the shadows, but danger usually doesn't
get up this early.

If there are any aches and pains,
the first mile will bring them out.

The greatest probability that you will give up and turn back is
in the first mile.

The vast majority make new year's resolutions each year.
Most have broken them at the end of the first two weeks.
The first two weeks is the first mile.

Miles 2, 3 and 4 are usually uneventful, but the last mile is a
doozy. There is something about the last mile that's a real
strain, and it doesn't matter whether I am running 2 miles or 10
miles. The last mile is a real strain.

And so it is with life.

To get started is a strain.

To finish is a strain.

The First and The Last Mile

What's your first mile?

~A MountainWings Original~

What's Your Price?

2009-03-11T23:43:00.000-07:00

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
~George Washington~

Virtue begins when it can't be bought.
~Nathaniel Bronner Jr.~

Deep Breath

2009-03-11T23:30:00.002-07:00

Stop

Take a deep breath

Where you able to do it?

Did it hurt?

Be Thankful

~A MountainWings Original~

Over and Over Again

2009-03-11T23:30:00.001-07:00

"Successful people do what they need to do, when they need to
do it, over and over again, even when they don't feel like it!"
~Brian Tracy~

My Cup Has Overflowed

2009-03-11T23:24:00.000-07:00

I Drink From My Saucer

I've never made a fortune,
and I'll never make one now,
But it really doesn't matter
'cause I'm happy anyhow.

As I go along my journey
I'm reaping better than I've showed.
I'm drinking from the saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

I don't have a lot of riches,
And sometimes the going's tough
But with kin and friends to love me
I think I'm rich enough.

I thank God to the blessings
That His mercy has bestowed.
I'm drinking from the saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

He gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough,
I'll not ask for other blessings for
I'm already blessed enough.

May we never be too busy
To help bear another load.
Then we'll all be drinking from the saucer
When our cups have overflowed.

~(c) John Moore, 1970~

10 Good Quotes

2009-02-10T10:57:00.000-08:00

An ounce of emotion is equal to a ton of facts.
~John Junor~

An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.
~Robert A. Humphrey~

Annual income twenty pounds,
annual expenditure nineteen point six,
result happiness.
~Charles Dickens (1812-1870)~

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain
and most fools do.
~Dale Carnegie~

Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be
silly.
~Rose Franken~

As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
~Proverbs 23:7~

Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits
is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders.
~Bob Inglis~

Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
~Bette Davis~

Conversation would be vastly improved
by the constant use of four simple words:
" I do not know."
~Andre Maurois~

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
~Lucretius~

Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves,
for they shall never cease to be amused.
~Anonymous~

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time;
serenity, that nothing is.
~Thomas Szasz~

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
~Kin Hubbard~

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
~Samuel Paterson~

Count your blessings, they are more than you think,
and more than you are told.
~MountainWings~

The More You Do

2009-02-10T10:56:00.001-08:00

Where do you get the time?

Someone came to my house today who receives MountainWings.

They said, "I really enjoy MountainWings but where do you get
the time to write it?"

They know that I run two businesses, President of one and
Executive V. P. of another. Both are substantial businesses and
substantial responsibilities.

I am also the pastor of a church.

I also have a family (that may be the more demanding job).

They wanted to know, "where did I get the time to write
MountainWings?"

There are two points that I want you to understand,
the first one I will explain today.

"The more you do, the more you can do."

There is an old adage that goes,
"If you want something done, give it to a busy person."

By normal logic this would seem backwards.

It would appear that if you want to get something done you
should give it to someone who has plenty of free time on their
hands, someone whose schedule is open, someone with little
responsibility and ample room for more.

That would be the normal logic.

The truth is the reverse.

If you want something done, give the job to someone who is
already doing a lot. Don't give it to someone who has a lot of
free time on their hands and is just doing enough to get by.

Let me give you some simple examples on a personal level.

Who do you find in educational classes that are beyond mandatory
or college?

Check that crowd, it will usually be those with a lot of
knowledge already.

Go to a gym in July.
Don't go at the beginning of the year, you'll mostly find the
New Year's resolution crowd that will be long gone in two
months.

Who will you find that exercises the most and the hardest?
It will usually be those who are already in shape and
NEED the exercise the least. Those who exercise the most are
able to exercise even more. Those who are sedentary, get
softer and softer and are able to do less and less.

Go to a finance seminar. I'm not talking about a multi-level
marketing get rich quick seminar but a real honest financial
seminar on how to handle, invest and make more money. Who will
you find? Generally you will find those who are already
handling their money far better than average and have far more
than average.

There is a simple spiritual principle that reads,

"To those that have they shall get more added to them. To those
that don't have, even what they seem to have will be taken away
from them." Jesus said that, not me.

I didn't say it but I understand it.

I majored in chemistry.

It's called Markonikov's law in Chemistry.

The law is about hydrogen atoms and the carbon molecules that
the unattached hydrogen atoms move to. Markonikov's law states,
"them that has gits." The free hydrogen atoms go to the carbons
that already have the most hydrogen atoms.

The world puts it this way, "the rich get richer and the poor
get poorer." It's always been and will always be that way
whether you like it or not.

You may not think it's fair but it's the way it is and will be.

The thing is, it doesn't apply just to money.
It applies to anything.

Those who have an abundance of it already have a much greater
probability of getting more than someone who doesn't have any.

Anything

You name it: love, money, sex, health, peace, confidence,
spiritual enlightenment, etc., it applies. Anything

That also holds true for the negative things.
Those who are rich in negative things get even more negative
things.

So why am I harping on that?

To simply tell you this. . . GET BUSY!!!

When you start doing more, more things will come to you.
If you only do what the average does, you will get what the
average gets. That makes sense doesn't it?

SO GET BUSY!!!

Remember, the average person never reaches the mountaintop
because you can't get to the mountaintop on average effort.

You have to get busy.

~A MountainWings Original~

A Contented Mind

2009-02-10T10:48:00.000-08:00

To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom;
and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares;
but a contented mind is a hidden treasure,
and trouble findeth it not.
~Akhenaton~

A contented mind is a hidden treasure,
and trouble findeth it not.

An excellent quote for the times of today.

Various Thoughts On Love

2009-02-05T10:18:00.000-08:00

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and
persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual
affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment,
it will not be created for years or even generations.
Khalil Gibran

It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it,
but few have seen it.
Francois de La Rouchefoucauld

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss,
and ends with a teardrop.

Success is nothing, without someone you love to share it with.
Billy Dee Williams in the movie, Mahogany

Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who
receive it.
Dr. Karl Menninger

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking
outward together in the same direction.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or
burn down your house, you can never tell.
Joan Crawford

Love is the answer, but while you're waiting for the answer,
sex raises some pretty good questions.
Woody Allen

Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty
experiences go, it's one of the best.
Woody Allen (again)

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing;
a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

Age does not protect you from love but love to some extent
protects you from age.
Jeanne Moreau

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is
worth a pound of knowledge.
John Wesley

Better to have loved a short man than never to have loved a tall.
David Chambless

Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."
Erich Fromm

Absence is to love what wind is to fire;
it extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.
Comte DeBussy-Rabutin

A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life
to be thankful for a good one.
Mae West (1892-1980)

A man in love is incomplete until he is married.
Then he's finished.
Zsa Zsa Gabor

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything,
and two minus one equals nothing.
Mignon McLaughlin

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life;
love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

I recently read that love is entirely a matter of chemistry.
That must be why my wife treats me like toxic waste.
David Bissonette

There is only one kind of love,
but there are a thousand imitations.
Francois de La Rouchefoucauld

To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the wedding cup,
whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up.
Ogden Nash

The course of true love never did run smooth.
William Shakespeare

You can't buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.
Henny Youngman

Where there is marriage without love,
there will be love without marriage.

Men always want to be a woman's first love,
women like to be a man's last romance.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Never frown because you never know who might be falling in love
with your smile.
Justine Milton

No woman marries for money; they are all clever enough,
before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.
Cesare Pavese

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.
Josh Billings

No matter how lovesick a woman is,
she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.
Joyce Brothers

and finally. . .

On Valentine's Day give The Best Valentine's gift

Give two red roses, each with a note.
The first note says, "For the one I love"
and the second,
"For my best friend."

What Are YOU Waiting On?

2009-02-05T10:11:00.000-08:00

I was sitting at a prayer breakfast during the Trumpet Awards.
The guest speaker was Bishop Eddie L. Long. He spoke about a
private moment that he had with Barack Obama before he became
the President of the United States. Hundreds of community and
business leaders, clergy, members of the media and others were
in the audience.

Sitting in a room in New Orleans a year and a half before he
became the President, Bishop Long asked Obama,

"Why are you running for President?"

I have not seen President Obama's answer revealed in any other
media; although, it's easy for me to have missed it since I don't
generally read newspapers or watch the news.

This was Obama's answer:
"Because I believe God told me to do it."

Then he said, "I'd rather be wrong than sit back and not move."

This issue is not to debate politics at all so don't think in
the vein of politics. Think in this vein:

What has God told YOU to do?

In reply you've said:
It's too hard!
I don't want to do it!
It's not time!
Get someone else!
I've got too much to do!
I'm scared!
I'm not prepared!
It's not popular!
Your reason here_____________________________________!

The key is not if God told someone else something.
Too often we focus on what someone else is doing or not doing
instead of what WE are supposed to be doing. It's easy to focus
on what the "other" person is supposed to be doing.

The key and the big point of your life is: what has God spoken to
your heart, mind and spirit that YOU have failed to follow?

It's probably difficult and it's probably something that for
various reasons you are not particularly inclined to do. If it
were easy and something that you really wanted to do, you would've
most likely have already done it.

Are you sitting back and not moving on what God spoke to YOU?

NOW is the time for you to move even though it's difficult and
even though you've got one or more of the above reasons why you
haven't moved.

So what are YOU waiting on?

~A MountainWings Original~

Upside Down

2009-02-05T10:10:00.000-08:00

"Sometimes He has to turn your life upside down
so that you can live it right side up."

~from the movie, Not Easily Broken~

Gooberless

2009-01-06T00:23:00.000-08:00


I sat in the movies last night. Unfulfilled.

I was Gooberless.

My normal ritual is to go to the movies and purchase a pack of
Goobers (well two packs if you must know) and enjoy them while
I watch the movie. I often have a problem with my wife sticking
her hand out for some. I'm not a stingy man but those are MY
Goobers. Generosity has its limits.

I had to go to a different theater to see the movie and guess
what? They didn't sell Goobers. No other candy substitutes for
Goobers, so either it's Goobers or nothing.

I sat there and realized three MountainWings Moments.

1. I was a grown (supposedly mature) man sitting there
unfulfilled because of the lack of candy. A thing that I knew
beyond question was not healthy.

2. Who you hang around with influences you greatly. My wife
is now in love with Goobers and seriously threatens my supply.

3. Perhaps many of the things that we want and don't have it's
a doggone good thing that we don't have them.

Often, we are better off with nothing than something that's not
good for us.

Much better off.


~A MountainWings Original~

10 Things You Probably Didn't Know

2009-01-06T00:14:00.000-08:00

We often seek the great mysteries of life but often the most
insignificant bits of knowledge can lighten the spirit
instead of giving us more to think about.

10 Things I'll Bet You Didn't Know. . .

A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it
starves to death.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one
olive from each salad served in first-class.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until
the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

China has more English speakers than the United States.

Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't
wear pants.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a
calorie.

If you were counting, that's 12 things but maybe you knew two
of them.

Laugh for the day:

A bus load of politicians were driving down a country road
when all of a sudden the bus ran off the road and crashed
into a tree in an old farmer's field. The old farmer after
seeing what happened went over to investigate. He then
proceeded to dig a hole and bury the politicians.

A few days later, the local sheriff came out, saw the crashed
bus, and then asked the old farmer, "Were they ALL dead?"

The old farmer replied, "Well, some of them said they
weren't, but you know how them politicians lie."

Finding Richie

2008-12-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

My husband's brother had a birthday.

His brother Richie passed away 21 years ago, but this year he
weighed heavy on everyone's hearts. I went with my husband to
the cemetery which we hadn't been to in quite some time.
Once we arrived we couldn't find the headstone.

I called his mother to ask for some guidance in finding it but
then decided to walk up and down every isle until I could find
it for my husband who was visibly upset at forgetting. Those
headstones told so many stories while I walked among them, there
were mothers, fathers, husbands, wives and babies who had just
one day before God took them home.

When we finally found his headstone I felt no since of
accomplishment. It was marble with words. He wasn't there.

The good memories weren't there.

If we want to visit Richie, all we have to do is talk to his
parents or his brothers or his best friend. That's where we
should look, in people’s hearts.

We could move a thousand miles away and still visit Richie. The
part of our loved ones that we long for are much easier to find
than a headstone. I think we should visit those we loved often
with laughter, stories, and a shared love. I will tell my
children when they decide to visit me to just get together for
lunch or give each other a hug because that is where I will
always be.

Don't bother walking through the cemetery.

I won't be there.

~A MountainWings Original by Chandra Savage, Keller, TX~

Creation or Evolution?

2008-12-21T09:03:00.000-08:00

A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race come
about?"

The mother answered: "God made Adam and Eve and they had
children and so all mankind was made."

Two days later she asks her father the same question. The
father answered: "Many years ago there were monkeys, and we
developed from them."

The confused girl returns to her mother and says: "Mom, how is
it possible that you told me that the human race was created by
God and Papa says we developed from monkeys?"

The mother answers: "Well dear, it is very simple. I told you
about the origin of my side of the family, and your father told
you about his side.

A Very Deep Quote

2008-12-21T09:02:00.000-08:00

When you raise yourself above a servant,
you have just ranked yourself above Savior.

Out of Touch

2008-12-20T01:32:00.000-08:00

I've got 3 TVs, cable, and a satellite dish.

I have 3 phone lines in the house, a cell phone and one built in
the car, plus a pager.

I use 2 computers, 3 ISPs and a fax.

I subscribe to two daily papers and one weekly one.

I watch both the local and network news every evening.

And my kids have the nerve to tell me

I'm out of touch.

~Out of Touch Parent Unknown~

Do you know them?

Perhaps they need NoTalk.com.

So Many Problems

2008-12-19T22:34:00.001-08:00

There are so many problems!
I can't see an end in sight!
God, please, send me a sign that you are still there!

The above is a common theme in many prayer requests.
When you feel like speaking the above three lines,
take a DEEP BREATH, pat your stomach, and pull on your
clothes.

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul.
(Gen. 2:7 KJV)

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought
nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
(1 Tim. 6:6-8 NIV)

Ashamed

2008-12-19T22:24:00.000-08:00

The more things a man is ashamed of,
the more respectable he is.

~George Bernard Shaw~

You’re Fired!

2008-12-17T22:13:00.000-08:00

"You're fired." Some people let the phrase get to them. Others
use it as a launching pad to superstardom. In his book, "We're
Fired...and It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us,"
Harvey Mackay brings us some inspirational stories of rejects
turned-celebrities. Turns out the road to fame isn't so smooth.

Elvis Presley
The King got fired from a music studio in 1954. He was told,
"You ain't goin' nowhere, son. Go back and drive a truck." Tell
that to the thousands of Elvis impersonators who sing his tunes
decades after his death.

Walt Disney
Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper for lack of ideas. The
Walt Disney Company, with its animated movies, theme parks,
television stations and more, is now a multibillion-dollar
empire.

Joanne Kathleen (a.k.a. J.K.) Rowling
The author of the mega-popular Harry Potter books was canned
from a secretarial job after she got caught using the company
computer to write creative stories. She used her severance pay
to write Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, using grant
money to finish it after she ran out of cash. The Harry Potter
series became a global craze and Rowling became a billionaire.

Lance Armstrong
The French cycling team Cofidis dropped Lance Armstrong after he
began treatment for testicular cancer in 1997 (with just a 50
percent chance of survival). They even refused to pay his
remaining salary or his medical bills. Big mistake. Armstrong
not only beat the cancer, but he also won a record sixth
consecutive Tour de France in 2004.

Larry King
Before he ruled CNN, Larry King wrote a column for the Miami
Herald. The Herald's editor fired him for being too chummy with
his subjects. His way with people paid off, though; few
politicians or celebrities ever bypass "Larry King Live."

Burt Reynolds
"You can't act," Burt Reynolds was told when he was fired from
one of his acting jobs. He later became the No. 1 box office
draw for five consecutive years.

Steve Jobs
He co-founded Apple Computer in his garage, and then got fired
from his own company. Jobs picked up the pieces and bought a
majority share in Pixar in 1986. Nine years later, he won an
Oscar for Toy Story. In 1996, he was back at Apple.

Abraham Lincoln
Abe Lincoln failed in business 1831 and again in 1833. In the
meantime, he ran for state legislator and lost. His sweetheart
died in 1835, and he had a nervous breakdown the next year. He
lost the nomination to Congress in 1843, was defeated again for
Congress in 1848 and 1855 and lost the vice presidency of the
United States in 1856. Then he ran for Senator in 1858 and lost.

In 1860 Abe Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
The rest is history.

~By Laura Morsch, CareerBuilder.com~

Doesn’t Last

2008-12-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

People often say that motivation doesn't last.

Well, neither does bathing,

that's why we recommend it daily.

~Zig Ziglar~

Ready to Learn

2008-12-17T22:04:00.000-08:00

Personally, I'm always ready to learn,
although I do not always like being taught.

~Sir Winston Churchill~

Types of Doctors

2008-12-17T21:51:00.000-08:00

The superior doctor prevents sickness;
the mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness;
the inferior doctor treats actual sickness.
- Chinese Proverb -

2008-11-08T22:29:00.000-08:00

Happy people never count hours as they pass.
~Chinese Proverb~

A Lesson Learned From A Bug

2008-11-08T22:22:00.000-08:00

I pulled out of my driveway heading for my mom's and noticed a
katydid on my windshield. This is rare for the area I live in
since it is more city than farm or wooded area. For those of
you who do not know what a katydid is, it is similar to a
grasshopper. It is green but has a flat (up-down) body
whereas the grasshopper has a round body and is more brown
colored.

As I accelerated, I noticed the wind was making his body flutter,
but the legs were securely attached to the windshield. I was
sure he would lose his battle to the wind, but he kept hanging
on body fluttering in the wind. He did this for a couple of
miles. As I slowed down one time he tried to re-adjust his
footing. He released his grip on the windshield with just one
leg and it was all over, he was gone.

That was a MountainWings Moment.

The wind is our trials.

The windshield is like the word of God.

When we hold on to our "windshield" securely, we are secure.

When things start to settle down we often loosen our grip on
God’s word. We start to rely on our strength and understanding
rather than staying in God’s word. That’s when the trials come
back and catch us unprepared and the trials drag us away.

If we hold firm to God's word, we will be ready for the trials
as they come.

~A MountainWings Original by Mike Stull, Chino, CA~

Who's Your Daddy?

2008-11-01T11:31:00.001-07:00

Today is National Boss Day. With most, it is not a holiday on
par with Mother's Day. Most don't know (or care) that it's
National Boss Day.

It is extremely important to recognize your boss. Not just the
one who is your immediate supervisor on your job but the REAL
boss of your life.

Who or what controls or highly influences what you do?

Love makes a good boss; jealously and hate makes a bad one.

The desire to help others makes a good boss, greed a bad one.

So many things try to control or boss your life.
Do you let them?

The first few commandments of the ten state that you shall only
have one boss.

So on National Boss Day,

who's your daddy?

~A MountainWings Original~

Capacity

2008-11-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

I was at a funeral in Chicago with a work colleague of mine, Maggie Ocasio. She commented,

“I've never seen a sign in a cemetery that said FULL.”

Come to think of it, neither had I.

The leech has two suckers that cry out, "More, more!"
There are three other things - no, four! - that are never
satisfied: the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert,
the blazing fire. (Prov 30:15-16 NLT)

~A MountainWings Original~

Hard to Accept

2008-10-31T22:47:00.000-07:00

The hardest fact in the world to accept is the inevitable mixture of evil with good in all things.

~Austin O'Malley~

7 Qualities of a Good Leader

2008-10-31T22:21:00.000-07:00

1. A good head to be able to evaluate the quality of ideas and suggestions presented to him.

2. A good heart to be able to be compassionate and fair with the people.

3. A good spirit to be able to hear the voice of God. Some paths God will lead you down don't make head and heart sense at the time.

4. A good eye to be able to see things other people cannot.

5. A good tongue to be able to communicate the vision to the people and motivate them to follow.

6. A good hand to be able to do the things that need to be done. Knowing the right way is not the same as doing it.

7. A good foot to set an example for the people. A minor flaw can outshine a major mission in the eyes of small minds.

~A MountainWings Original by James Bronner~

2008-09-17T04:19:00.000-07:00

Its Attitude and not Altitude that determines a person.

The Gift of Goodbye

2008-09-16T23:04:00.000-07:00

"Whenever someone leaves, let them go and focus all of your
energy on those who remain; waste no energy on those who leave."

Be Still and Know

2008-09-11T00:44:00.000-07:00

In my life I have faced many struggles.

I am human and by nature I have grown sin weary and overburdened.

My hands have worked alone, in vain to build masterpieces
that always fall short of perfection.

In the midst of despair, I place my discouraged heart
in the hands of the one who softly whispers,
“Be still and know that I am God.”

I place my confidence in the one who faithfully works
to do what is positively right for me.

I rely on the perfect knowledge that keeps Him from doing
anything in my life that is not exactly what I need.

He is the Lord of creation, and yet He is committed to gently
knocking at the door of my heart.

I adore the God whose love is so pure that He sent His son to
live a perfect life for me. His love is so holy that He sent
His son to shed His blood on the cross for me.

I treasure the God who will never stop forgiving me.

My hope is in the one who knows the depths of my heart and still
loves me so passionately and watchfully.

The one who softly whispers,

“Be still and know that I am God.”

~A MountainWings Original poem by Billi Jo Bentley, Albany, OH~
Based on Psalms 151

A. A. A. D. D.

2008-09-11T00:24:00.000-07:00

Do you have A. A. A. D. D.?

I have recently been diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D.
(Advanced Absentminded Attention Deficit Disorder)

This is how it goes:

I decide to wash the car; I start toward the garage and notice
the mail on the table.

OK, I'm going to wash the car, but first I'm going to go through
the mail.

I lay the car keys down on the desk, discard the junk mail, and
notice the trashcan is full.

OK, I'll just put the bills on my desk and take the trashcan
out, but since I'm going to be near the mailbox anyway, I'll pay
these few bills first.

Now, where is my checkbook?
Oops, there's only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk.
Oh, there's the coke I was drinking.
I'm going to look for those checks.
But first I have to put my coke further away from the computer,
or maybe I'll pop it into the fridge to keep it cold for awhile.

I head towards the kitchen and my flowers catch my eye; they
need some water.

I set the coke on the counter, and uh oh.
There are my glasses. I was looking for them all morning.
I'd better put them away first.

I fill a container with water and head for the flower pots.

Uh oh.....someone left the TV remote in the kitchen.
We'll never think to look in the kitchen tonight when we want to
watch television, so I'd better put it back in the family room
where it belongs.

I splash some water into the pots and onto the floor, I throw
the remote onto a soft cushion on the sofa and I head back down
the hall trying to figure out what it was I was going to do?

End of the Day: The car isn't washed, the bills are unpaid, the
coke is sitting on the kitchen counter, the flowers are half-
watered, the checkbook still only has one check in it and I
can't seem to find my car keys.

When I try to figure out how come nothing got done today, I'm
baffled because I KNOW I WAS BUSY ALL DAY LONG!!!!!

I realize this is a serious condition and I'll get help, but
first I think I'll check my email................

Please send this to everyone you know because I DON'T REMEMBER
TO WHOM I'VE SENT THIS!!!!!!

Author Forgotten

Differently

2008-09-11T00:13:00.000-07:00

Study of a group of elderly people 95 and older were asked the
question,

“What would you do differently if you had your life to live over?”

The central theme of all of the responses was,
“I would have done more with my life.”

The three most common answers:

I would have thought more
I would have risked more
I would have done more things that would live on after I die.

When You Are Dealing With

2008-09-11T00:10:00.000-07:00

When you are dealing with

...children,
...the hurt,
...the sick
...or the upset

you must use extra gentleness and care

no matter what the age or the area of hurt.

2008-09-11T00:07:00.000-07:00

Life comes at you, ready or not; it's best to be ready.

2007-11-08T05:45:00.000-08:00

"It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived
notions." - Charles F. Kettering

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -
T.S. Eliot

"Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can
get what they want through their own efforts. Interdependent people combine
their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success." -
Stephen Covey

"One man with courage is a majority." - Andrew Jackson

Second Opportunity

2007-11-08T05:42:00.000-08:00

"Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once
and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can
handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to
consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the
essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces."
- Joseph Sugarman

Break the Worry Habit

2007-08-23T10:09:00.001-07:00

You'll break the worry habit
the day you decide
you can meet and master
the worst that can happen to you.
~Arnold Glasow~

Can You Handle The Truth?

2007-08-23T09:54:00.001-07:00

We often don't want the truth.
We want someone to simply hear our side
and take our side.
~Rev. Rodney B. Jackson~

More Painful

2007-08-23T09:45:00.000-07:00

There is only one thing more painful than learning from
experience, and that is not learning from experience.
~Laurence J. Peter~

Diamonds

2007-08-23T09:28:00.000-07:00

Diamonds are nothing but chunks of coal
that stuck to their jobs.
~Malcolm Forbes~

Temptation

2007-07-04T21:33:00.001-07:00

Opportunity may knock once,
but temptation bangs on your front door forever.

Simple Solution - Complicated Problem

2007-07-02T21:46:00.000-07:00

1. "I'm sorry."
2. "I love you."
3. "Forgive me."
4. "You were right."
5. "Maybe mama was right."
6. "I'll just let it go."
7. "It's not really that important."
8. "It's just ego, I'm acting like a baby."
9. "Let me just calm down."
10."Let me look at it from their point of view."

Opportunity

2007-05-29T01:54:00.000-07:00

Opportunity will knock,
but it won't knock your door down.

~Nathaniel H. Bronner Jr.~

Only Then

2007-05-29T01:49:00.000-07:00

Only when he has ceased to need things
can a man truly be his own master
and so really exist.

~Anwar Sadat~

So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
~Paul in 1 Tim 6:8 NLT~

The First Day

2007-03-19T21:37:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of spring.

Spring is heralded by the vernal equinox.
An equinox happens when day and night are exactly equal.Equinoxes occur twice each year.

On this day, light and darkness are equal.

In our lives,
we often have a tendency to let the darkness overpower the light.

Remember,
there is just as much light as there is darkness.

The thing about spring, from tomorrow forward, the light ofeach day increases while the darkness decreases.

Remember that.

You can choose which part you live in.
You can choose which part you will focus on.

Which part will you live in and focus on?

...light or darkness?

The light is increasing.

Remember that.

Computer Life Keys

2007-03-12T21:10:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we need to use computer keys in our lives.

Like when things go wrong or we get upset at someone,
we need to use the
DELETE key to rid ourselves of that.

We need to
SHIFT our thinking and
SPACE ourselves,
INSERT some love, think of an
ALTERNATE route.

BACKSPACE and
ENTER into God's presence so that we can go
HOME in the
END

By Their Friends

2007-03-11T23:06:00.001-07:00

Very few established institutions, governments and constitutions are ever destroyed by their enemies until they have been corrupted and weakened by their friends.

Lessons of The Heart

2007-03-11T23:02:00.000-07:00

Love is not the latest ballad on the radio
It is the song of a lifetime

Love is not the rock on the finger of the girl you plan to marry
It is the size of the boulder you move to repair the marriage

Love is not the fairy tale that ends with happy ever after
It is the hand that wipes away the tears

Love is not in the spotlight
It is waiting in the shadows

Love is not winning the argument
It is listening with an open heart

Love is not flowers or candy
It is truth and honesty

Love is not the ease of the quest
It is the commitment to the relationship

Love is not expensive restaurants
It is the sacrifice made to feed a child

Love is not the dream come true
It is chasing nightmares away

Love is not the success of money
It is the failure to find fault

Love is not sweet nothings whispered in the ear
It is accepting the thoughts of others

Love is not the perfect picture
It is the flaw that makes us who we are.

7 Amazing Simple Home Remedies

2007-03-07T02:02:00.000-08:00

1. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
2. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
3. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
4. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.
5. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.
6. Have a bad headache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the headache.
7. Sometimes, we just need to remember what the rules of life really are: You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.

NOTE: Of course this is a joke, please DO NOT try ANY of these amazing home remedies except for perhaps #7.

Yes, I did have to say that.

March Forth

2007-03-06T20:43:00.000-08:00

If you want something you've never had,
you've got to do something you've never done

You've got to boldly go where you've never gone before.

One definition of a fool is a person who keeps doing the samething and expecting different results.
We often stand on the dock but are afraid to launch out into thedeep. Afraid to go into space, afraid to move, afraid to speak,even afraid to dance.
If you want something you've never had...

Do you?
Want something you've never had.

Boldly go where you've never gone before.
You've got new life to discover.

March Forth!

The Trap

2007-02-08T21:07:00.000-08:00

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmerand his wife open a package.
What food might this contain?He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning,"There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in thehouse!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said,"Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it isof no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.
"The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrapin the house.
"The pig sympathized but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse,but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured youare in my prayers.
"The mouse turned to the cow. She said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'msorry for you but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected toface the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house; like thesound of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In thedarkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail thetrap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to thehospital and she returned home with a fever. Everyone knows youtreat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took hishatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.
But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors cameto sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmerbutchered the pig.
The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many peoplecame for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered toprovide enough meat for all of them.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and thinkit doesn't concern you, remember when one of us is threatened,we are all at risk.
In the book of Genesis, Cain said this about Abel, his brother,to our God: "Am I my brother's keeper?"

We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

REMEMBER: EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

On One Hand or The Other

2007-02-08T01:29:00.000-08:00

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand;
he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both;
but he that gives good advice and bad example,
builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

Thanks

2007-02-03T09:11:00.000-08:00

He who does not thank for little

...will not thank for much.

Be Careful What You Ask For!

2007-01-25T03:08:00.001-08:00

A married couple, both 60 years old, were celebrating their 35th anniversary.
A fairy appeared to congratulate them and grant them each onewish.
The wife wanted to travel around the world.The fairy waved her wand and the wife had tickets in her handfor a world cruise.
Next, the fairy asked the husband what he wanted.He said, "I wish I had a wife 30 years younger than me.So, the fairy picked up her wand and obliged.
The husband was immediately 90.

MORAL of the story: Next time you wish for something, be careful about what you are asking for.

Stressed?

2007-01-25T03:04:00.000-08:00

It’s no accident that stressed spelled backwards is desserts.
Perhaps we should all reverse some things.

SIL

2006-12-03T21:28:00.000-08:00

Life is full of disappointments, frustrations and things thatdon’t go like we planned.
The only way we can stop those things is to stop doing things and that in itself creates frustrations and problems.
Face it, life has problems, disappointments and issues.
In every area, in every form, sometimes every day.

Such is life.

There are the problems but there are also the beautiful parts,and there are plenty of both.
We must also understand that delay is not denial.Disappointments and JoysProblems and SolutionsFriends and Difficult RelationsShortfalls and Sufficiency

SIL

You Alone

2006-11-27T03:42:00.000-08:00

Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect.
There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it.
There is someone who would miss you if you were gone.
There is a place that you alone can fill.

Where They Are

2006-11-08T21:40:00.000-08:00

Far too many can never see where they should or could be...
because they are blinded by where they are.

The Easier Way

2006-11-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

Sometimes there is no easy way out,
but there is always an easier way out and a harder way out.

Choose wisely.

Never Argue

2006-11-07T07:05:00.000-08:00

Never argue with an idiot.

They will drag you down to their level
and beat you with experience.

How do you face your problems?????

2006-11-07T06:59:00.000-08:00

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you -
depending on how you respond to them.

Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use
problems for good in their lives.  They react foolishly and
resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what
benefit they might bring.

Here are five ways God wants to use the problems in your life:

1. God uses problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving.
Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to
change.  Is God trying to get your attention?  Sometimes it
takes a painful situation to make us change our ways.
Proverbs 20:30

2. God uses problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside
them, just drop them into hot water!  Has God tested your faith
with a problem?  What do problems reveal about you?  When you
have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy,
because you know that these troubles test your faith and this
will give you patience. James 1:2-3

3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely
that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove.
But you probably learned by being burned.
Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health, money,
a relationship... by losing it.  It was the best thing that
could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to
your laws. Psalm 119:71-72

4. God uses problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from
being harmed by something more serious.  Last year a friend was
fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had
asked him to do.  His unemployment was a problem - but it saved
him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when
management's actions were eventually discovered.  You intended
to harm me, but God intended it for good... Genesis 50:20

5. God uses problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders.
God is far more interested in your character than your comfort.
Your relationship to God and your character are the only two
things you're going to take with you into eternity.

We can rejoice when we run into problems... they help us learn
to be patient.  And patience develops strength of character in
us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally
our hope and faith are strong and steady. Romans 5:3-4

Here's the point:
God is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it
or understand it.  But it's much easier and profitable when you
cooperate with Him.

Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons
learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way.