January 2, 2012
FW: Another Reason to Not Jump
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December 29, 2011
FW: All I Need to Know about Life I Learned from a Snowman
- It’s okay if you’re a little bottom heavy.
- Hold your ground, even when the heat is on.
- Wearing white is always appropriate.
- Winter is the best of the four seasons.
- It takes a few extra rolls to make a good midsection.
- There’s nothing better than a foul weather friend.
- The key to life is to be a jolly, happy soul.
- It’s not the size of the carrot, but the placement that counts.
- We’re all made up of mostly water.
- You know you’ve made it when they write a song about you.
- Accessorize! Accessorize! Accessorize!
- Avoid yellow snow.
- Don’t get too much sun.
- It’s embarrassing when you can’t look down and see your feet.
- It’s fun to hang out in your front yard.
- Always put your best foot forward.
- There’s no stopping you once you’re on a roll.
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July 16, 2011
FW: God’s Butterflies
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.
We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!
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June 11, 2011
FW: Apartments to Avoid Renting From
Not the stairs you want to have leading to your top floor apartment!
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April 24, 2011
FW: All We Need to Know We Learned From the Easter Bunny!
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE
Volker Kraft decorates a tree with some 9,200 Easter eggs at the garden of Christa and Volker Kraft, in Saalfeld, eastern Germany. The Kraft family have decorated their tree with Easter eggs for more than 40-years during the Easter time.
All We Need to Know
We Learned From the Easter Bunny!
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There’s no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad “hare” day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off of other people’s jelly beans.
Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket.
To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.
May the joy of the season fill your heart.
AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
Happy Easter!
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May 4, 2010
FW: Live like an Eighty Year Old
This or something like it has circulated around but it’s always a nice reminder.
One day I had lunch with some friends. Jim, a tall, balding golfer type
about 80 years old, came along with them—all in all, a pleasant bunch.
When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups,
except for Jim who said, “Ice Cream, please. Two scoops, chocolate.
I wasn’t sure my ears heard right, and the others were aghast. “Along with
heated apple pie,” Jim added, completely unabashed.
We tried to act quite nonchalant, as if people did this all the time.. But
when our orders were brought out, I didn’t enjoy mine.
I couldn’t take my eyes off Jim as his pie a-la-mode went down. The other
guys couldn’t believe it. They ate their lunches silently and grinned.
The next time I went out to eat, I called and invited Jim. I lunched on
white meat tuna. He ordered a parfait.
I smiled. He asked if he amused me
I answered, “Yes, you do, but also you confuse me.
How come you order rich desserts, while I feel I must be sensible? He
laughed and said “I’m tasting all that is Possible.
I try to eat the food I need, and do the things I should. But life’s so
short, my friend, I hate missing out on something good.
This year I realized how old I was. (He grinned) I haven’t been this old
before.” “So, before I die, I’ve got to try those things that for years I had
ignored. I haven’t smelled all the flowers yet. There are too many trout streams I
haven’t fished. There’s more fudge sundaes to wolf down and kites to be
flown overhead.
There are too many golf courses I haven’t played. I’ve not laughed at all
the jokes. I’ve missed a lot of sporting events and potato chips and cokes.
I want to wade again in water and feel ocean spray on my face. I want to sit
in a country church once more and thank God for His grace.
I want peanut butter every day spread on my morning toast. I want un-timed
long distance calls to the folks I love the most.
I haven’t cried at all the movies yet, or walked in the morning rain. I need
to feel wind on my face. I want to be in love again.
So, if I choose to have dessert, instead of having dinner, then should I die
before night fall, I’d say I died a winner, because I missed out on nothing.
I filled my heart’s desire. I had that final chocolate mousse before my life
expired..”
With that, I called the waitress over.. “I’ve changed my mind, ” I said. “I
want what he is having, only add some more whipped cream!”
Be mindful that happiness isn’t based on possessions, power, or prestige,
but on relationships with people we like and respect. Remember that while
money talks, CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM SINGS!