Tonight’s Thoughts

Will there ever be a day that I will not think about you Michelle? I think not and not sure I want to. I miss you so much.  I’m sorry you aren’t here for Jamie’s birthday, but on the other hand I remember how thrilled you were when you became a Grandmother. When God blessed you with three grandsons you were in awe and I think you learned a new kind of lov.. God is good.

I remember all the trips to the hospital and all the pain you were in your last few years. I can hear you say God has a plan. I remember one of your favorite things to do was to lay across my lap and have me rub your back even when you were a teenager.

I can see your big blue eyes and hear you laugh at the top of your lungs You had a wonderful sense of humor and I’m so grateful that you did some writing because I got to see a whole new side of you.

Because of you my relationship with God was enhanced and I thank the Lord for our time together on this earth and I praise Him because I know someday I’ll see you again. I can see you dancing in the clouds and hear you singing now.

I love you.

Mom

DO YOU & YOUR GRANDCHILDREN KNOW ABOUT THE DOLLAR BILL???

ABOUT THE DOLLAR BILL.I thought this information I recieved in an e-mail was too good to just let it pass......I confirmed the information through Wikipedia...

Who Was Haym Solomon?

Read this fascinating history of the $1 bill –

all the way to the bottom to know about Haym Solomon.

You may be in for quite a surprise!

On the rear of the One Dollar bill, you will see two circles. Together, they comprise the Great Seal of the United States.The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved.
If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid.




Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the west or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the Capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin 's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.


'IN GOD WE TRUST' is on this currency.




The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, 'God has favored our undertaking.'

The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, 'a new order has begun.'

At the base of the pyramid is the Roman numeral for 1776. (MDCCLXXVI)

If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States .

It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery , and is the centerpiece of most heroes' monuments.

Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States , and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean.



The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons:

First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it.

Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England .

Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own.

At the top of that shield there is a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation.

In the Eagle's beak you will read, ' E PLURIBUS UNUM' meaning, 'from many - one.'

Above the Eagle, we have the thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one.
Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.


An (untrue) old-fashioned belief says that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief. You will almost never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think about this:

America, which relies on God (not a number) to direct and lead, boldly chose:

13 original colonies,
13 signers of the Declaration of Independence ,
13 stripes on our flag,
13 steps on the pyramid,

13 letters in 'Annuit Coeptis',

13 letters in ' E Pluribus Unum,'
13 stars above the eagle,
13 bars on that shield,
13 leaves on the olive branch,

13 fruits, and if you look closely,

13 arrows.

And finally, notice the arrangement of the 13 stars in the right-hand circle.

You will see that they are arranged as a

Star of David.

This was ordered byGeorge Washington who, when he asked Haym Solomon, a wealthy Philadelphia Jew, what he would like as a personal reward for his services to the Continental Army. Solomon said he wanted nothing for himself, but he would like something for his people.The Star of David was the result. Few people know it was Solomon who saved the Army through his financial contributions...then died a pauper. Haym Solomon gave $25 million to save the Continental Army, money that was sorely needed to help realize America’s –our- freedom and independence from England .

Therein lies America’s Judeo-Christian beginning.

Most American children do NOT know any of this.

They are not taught because their history teachers do NOT know this.

[They were not taught!]

On America’s Freedom:

Too many veterans gave up too much to let the meaning fade.

Many veterans came home to an America that did not care.

Too many veterans never came home at all.

They served, they died for you … for me.

I hope you will share this page with many-so they can learn about the UNITED STATES DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands for.

America is at a critical juncture.

Let's do whatever we can to save her

while never, ever forgetting:

It is God in whom we put our trust!

May the Lord be magnified,

None Are So Deep In Sin That Christ Can’t Save Them & Restore Their Lives Ten Fold!!!!

This is a true story but the names have been changed to protect their anonymity.

Marion’s children were busy helping her prepare dinner as they eagerly awaited their dad’s arrival home from work. Their family had so much love you could see an aura shining off each of the family members.  When they walked down the street together they would remind me of a rainbow with their auras.

The children were well behaved, excellent students in school. All the neighbors liked having them around because they were always quick to help someone out if they were in need. Their parents had taught them well about showing respect for others.

One day the children came home from school and there was a silence they had never experienced before. Their dad was at work but there was no sign of their mom. She was usually in the kitchen preparing dinner and setting out a little snack for them.  They didn’t know what to do so they got a snack, sat down at the table and started on their homework; they knew mom would be home soon.  

Time went by and dad came home from work but still no mom. Dad panicked and started calling around to the police station to see if maybe she had been in an accident, but to no avail. He called the hospital, still nothing. Being at a loss as what to do, he decided to feed the children and just wait. He was afraid to leave the house in the event something bad did happen.

Marion appeared a couple of days later, reeking of booze and looking like a trollop who came from the streets of who knows where. She had fallen in love with Jack Daniels the day she disappeared and he became number one in her life.  She walked away from her family; booze controlled her life for many years and took her too many places she never would have gone, leading her to do many things she never would have done if she were sober. She now lived on the evil side of life, a life filled with pain and a loneliness she had never known.

After many years of beating her head against the wall and crying out to God for help, the Lord answered her prayers. She wound up going to a meeting at the local Salvation Army where some of the people grabbed her by the arm and took her to a 12 step meeting and they never let go of her. Day after day the old Marion started to return, the part with the beautiful smile, the kind and loving soul, the shining eyes. The more she worked the steps the more her insides were cleaned out, the more the beauty from within came through.

She worked hard to change her life and God rewarded her greatly. It took a many years of sobriety for her children to come back into her life.  Today she gets to spend time with her children and grandchildren. To her that was the greatest gift ever, and I would have to agree.

She finds peace in her simplistic life today. Her happiness comes from serving God and serving others on a daily basis. Today her first love is the Lord Jesus Christ. If your life is like Marion’s was call upon the Lord and he will show you the way to a new life.

Study the book of John in the New Testament and find out how much God loves you. Give your life to the Lord Jesus Christ and let Him love you back to health.

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How To Consummate A Relationship With God—Easier, Softer Way to Sobriety

Are you one of those dysfunctional people trying to live a new way of life i.e., alcoholic, druggie, etc. Are you in a twelve step program because you’ve tried everything else and now you’re at the bottom of the barrel? You go to this meeting and this really big person tells you that you got to not drink for one day and you’ve got to turn your life over to God. The end of the line folks, nothing left, either a spiritual way of life or go on living they way you are living now.

Do you struggle with trusting God? Are you afraid to turn your will and your life over to Him? Why? I’ll tell you what I was told. You damn well better turn your will and your life over to the care of God because no one else wants the will and the life of a drunk.

What is the real problem? It is not that we can’t turn our will and life over to the care of God, it’s because we are so full of fear that we don’t know how to consummate a relationship with God and we don’t know how to trust him.

How many times do we hear people say I don’t know how to consummate a relationship? Well I’ll tell you what I was told. You know how to consummate a relationship with a man, no problem there so it shouldn’t be too hard to consummate one with God. Put Him first and put all other things aside. Go back through your life and write down all the things you went through and survived that was not humanly possible, things that you know only God could have brought you through.

I’ll guarantee you when do that, you will start realizing how much God loves you; you can’t help but fall in love with Him. It will be so easy to turn your will and your life over to God you will begin to wonder what you were afraid of.

Lack of knowledge always keeps us bound. Don’t ever give up on your spiritual growth. Have strong mentors around you that know have been successful in their own lives so that they can give you healthy spiritual and moral direction.

Don’t try to do these things alone because you will create and vacuum and God abhors a vacuum. There is strength in numbers.

May God Bless and keep you on your journey. I’ve been on a journey with the Lord in sobriety for thirty four continuous years and I have a wonderful life that I never would have dreamed of. All things are possible with Him.

How to Find Great Wealth And Be A Winner On A Daily Basis?

  

She had worked fervently in the latter part of the month to make sure she had covered her sales route thoroughly. She had to make sure she enough orders before the 1st of the month to pay the bills, to say nothing of the extras, like food. Above all else she wasn’t willing to allow her daughter to go to a public school, after all, the private Christian school was doing so much to enhance her education and hopefully was building her self esteem.

It was one of those months when all the footwork seemed to be for naught and there was only one more day left before the end of the month. The next day she awoke early in the morning knowing that today was the day, her last chance; she just had to come up with the rent, utilities, etc. Upon awakening she suddenly felt a sharp, familiar pain; somehow she knew she had contracted a kidney infection, the pain was so great she could not get out of bed. Oh no, she cried with tears streaming down her face and in total fright, what am I going to do? How am I ever going to be able to take care of my daughter and her next thought was, oh God I hope I don’t lose custody of her. One more time fear was closing in on the woman and trying to take over her life.
At that point she cried out to God and said Lord I can’t get out of bed and I don’t know what I am going to do, please help me. Needless to say she did the only thing she could that day which was to stay in bed and drink lots of water in the hope of flushing the poisons out of her kidneys. She was running a high fever so she slept most of the day and when awake she drank water continually.
A strange thing happened while she was sleeping; her phone started ringing off the hook and orders started to pour in for the product she was selling. Since the woman was sleeping she had no idea what was going on because she had turned the ringer off to the phone and the message recorder was set to low, therefore, she couldn’t hear them. When she was finally able to get out of bed, she checked her messages and lo and behold she discovered that there were enough orders to meet all her needs, there would even be a little left over. The Lord had supplied everything she needed while she was sleeping.
I wrote this story in the hope that someone during these hard economic times will be encouraged enough to surrender their heavy load to the Lord. I feel strongly about surrendering to win because the woman in the story was me. I had worked so hard for the month before I had contracted the kidney infection and nothing had come to fruition. It seemed like the harder I worked the worse things got. I just knew that the Lord had deserted me. I gave up in total despair that day. When I wasn’t sleeping from the fever that I was crying out, God why have you deserted me? I believe God allowed me to get sick that day so he could show me that he would take care of me. All I had to do was the footwork and to quit worrying about the end results. I needed to surrender it all to Him.
I believe the moral of the story is; to surrender to God is to win. He will meet your every need, not your every want. Become a daily winner, surrender all to the Lord.
The lesson I had to learn is in the Holy Bible, Matthew, chapter 6, verses 31-34 and Mark, chapter 5, verse 34. Check it out it; hopefully it will help you win in your earthly journey too.
May God bless and keep you as you trudge the road to happy destiny.

Is It Possible To Overcome Depression, Panic Attacks, Fear, Etc In Our Lives?

Have you ever watched people who struggle with depression, panic attacks, fear, etc? I find it amazing that some of them can even manage to go from one day to the next. If you watch these people you can see how so many of them allow fear to devour and rob them of their very lives, yet many of them claim to be happy and content just the way they are. I have a hard time understanding how they can live that way but it is in trying to acquire understanding about their situation that I am able to get through my own depression and draw closer to God.

Lately I’ve been fighting off the funk of depression and it is a real struggle because I’ve always been such an upbeat person. It used to be that when I would get knocked down I’d get up and go another round until I succeeded, however, the depression I’m experiencing now is caused by a disease I have in my brain in which the spark plugs don’t fire quite right. The Dr. is in the process of adjusting my medication but it takes time. This minor setback has given me a new understanding and much greater empathy for people who have clinical depression. Clinical depression is much different than people, who sit around and feel sorry for themselves, and it can usually be controlled by medication if taken the way it is prescribed, but make no mistake about it, it is very real.

Going through this depression has been good for me because it has made me get back into the scriptures more and has softened my heart towards people with depression. Proverbs 4 talks about acquiring wisdom and understanding and the softening of your heart. It is in trying to gain wisdom we acquire understanding and from that comes peace. It is not my peace but a peace that only the Lord can give His peace.

I try to remember to praise God daily. When I do he restores His joy within me. There are many scriptures about giving praise to the Lord. A good one for me today was Psalms 105:1-5. I find my healing in praise to Him.

If you or someone you know is going through depression, clinical or otherwise, seek medical help and consider seeking the wisdom of God, because through His wisdom comes healing.