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Hit The Deer

I can't believe what happened to me this week. When I drove to work early in the morning I hit the deer. I didn't saw him jumped in front of my car and the last thing I saw he was on the street lying because the car behind me hit him too. I am lucky that I got through that situation uninjured. I called the husband sounded so nervous, he told me not to worry about it he's going to fix my car what is more important I am safe. So, I keep on driving wondering how much damage my car would be. When I arrived to my work place I checked on my car quickly, thankfully was not totaled. Just my license plate was tearing apart. I really thought my car wrecked pretty bad.

Thank God, HE watched over me...


have a good night everyone!

Plans Your Vacation In Miami

It is hard to believe that is was only a year ago since our last vacation. It seems more like five years ago that we last had time to take a vacation and travel. I think the next trip I want to take is to Miami. I found a great website with cheap hotels south beach Miami. There are also some great airline deals this time of year. So we can travel to a very nice place and not spend a lot of money. I am sure though I will find a way to spend the savings by shopping at all the stores in Miami.

Arms Of Love

Let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. — 1 John 3:18

Many college students go on summer missions trips. But rarely does one come back with plans to rescue a baby. Mallery Thurlow, a student at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, went to Haiti to help distribute food. One day a mother showed up at the distribution center with a very sick infant in her arms. The woman was out of options. The baby needed surgery, but no one would perform it. Without intervention, the baby would die. Mallery took baby Rose into her arms — and into her heart.

After returning to the US, Mallery searched for someone to operate on baby Rose. Most doctors held out little hope. Finally, Rose was granted a visa to leave Haiti, and Mallery went back to get her. Detroit Children’s Hospital donated the $100,000 surgery, and it was successful. A little life was saved.

It’s unlikely that we will have such a dramatic impact on others. Yet challenged by this student’s willingness, we can find ways to provide help. She didn’t let circumstances, youth, or inconvenience stop her from saving Rose’s life.

Like Mallery, we are called to love “in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). Who needs you to be God’s arms of love today? — Dave Branon

When you see someone in need,

Love demands a loving deed;

Don’t just say you love him true,

Prove it by the deeds you do. — Sper

Spice Up Your Living Room

I have been thinking about ways to spruce up our living room. I want to add something that will give it a touch of class but is not so expensive. I am looking at candle sconces to put on the wall. I love to decorate and I love to burn candles so these might be the perfect solution. I can get a couple of them and really make me love to sit in my living room again. Sometimes I get tired of sitting in the living room all the time. So adding some sconces will be that change I long for.

Have A Nice One

It's been few days since I logged in to my blogs. Honestly, I really miss my blog hopping routine. Seemed I don't have anymore time to blog hop since I had my full time job. I have been so busy for the past few months especially with crazy over time days at work. I don't even have time to spend with my Babe Dako-:(
I wish I could make up with him eventually lol.....

have a good night everyone.

Till my next post.

Want To Get Rid Of Those Extra Fat?

Have you ever heard of conjugated linoleic acid? It is also often referred to as CLA. It is actually a natural fat that is used help burn the bad fat. So by taking it you can get rid of your fat. I know that we are all looking for ways to help burn those extra calories that we put on from that extra slice of banana bread we just ate. So taking a CLA supplement will give you that extra edge to take the fat off and keep it off.

Word Of Wisdom For Today

Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes. — Deuteronomy 8:11

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn said that he learned to pray in a Siberian concentration camp because he had no other hope. Before his arrest, when things were going well, he seldom gave God a thought.

Similarly, the Israelites learned the habit of depending on God in the Sinai wilderness where they had no choice; they needed His daily intervention just to eat and drink. But when they finally stood on the banks of the Jordan River, they awaited a more difficult test of faith. After they entered the land of plenty, would they soon forget God?

The Israelites knew little about the seductions of other cultures, having spent their lives in the desert. Moses was more afraid of the coming prosperity than the rigors of the desert — the alluring sensuality, the exotic religions, the glittering wealth. The Israelites might put God behind them and credit themselves for their success (Deut. 8:11, 17).

Ironically, success makes it harder to depend on the Lord. The Israelites did prove less faithful after they moved into the Promised Land. Again and again they turned their hearts to other gods.

Beware of the temptation that success brings. There is grave danger in getting what we want. — Philip Yancey

I blindly ask for what I crave

With haughty heart and will so stout;

He oft denies me what I seek,

But gives me grace to do without. — Anon.

READ: Deuteronomy 8:6-18

Have you ever thought about industrial computers?

Usually, when I think about using a computer is here at my desk with a simple PC. But really in life the biggest companies that use industrial computer are all around us making everyday products we use. So computers play an even bigger role in our lives than we realize. They are not just for entertainment but also put to hard work in factories around the world. Everyday they find new and hardworking ways to use computers in every industry imaginable.

This Day in History

September 13: General Interest
1814 : Key pens Star-Spangled Banner

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." The poem, originally titled "The Defence of Fort McHenry," was written after Key witnessed the Maryland fort being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the sight of a lone U.S. flag still flying over Fort McHenry at daybreak, as reflected in the now-famous words of the "Star-Spangled Banner": "And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there."

Francis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779, at Terra Rubra, his family's estate in Frederick County (now Carroll County), Maryland. He became a successful lawyer in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and was later appointed U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

On June 18, 1812, America declared war on Great Britain after a series of trade disagreements. In August 1814, British troops invaded Washington, D.C., and burned the White House, Capitol Building and Library of Congress. Their next target was Baltimore.

After one of Key's friends, Dr. William Beanes, was taken prisoner by the British, Key went to Baltimore, located the ship where Beanes was being held and negotiated his release. However, Key and Beanes weren't allowed to leave until after the British bombardment of Fort McHenry. Key watched the bombing campaign unfold from aboard a ship located about eight miles away. After a day, the British were unable to destroy the fort and gave up. Key was relieved to see the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry and quickly penned a few lines in tribute to what he had witnessed.

The poem was printed in newspapers and eventually set to the music of a popular English drinking tune called "To Anacreon in Heaven" by composer John Stafford Smith. People began referring to the song as "The Star-Spangled Banner" and in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson announced that it should be played at all official events. It was adopted as the national anthem on March 3, 1931.

Francis Scott Key died of pleurisy on January 11, 1843. Today, the flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1914 is housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. More Article

Want To Shop With Good Deals?

It is time for all the kids to be back in school. When I was in school I used to wait until after school started to actually buy my supplies because that was when you found the best sale. A lot of teachers give out list of stuff you need for class before you get there but found out that most of the list was stuff you really don't need. So I would wait for class and see what was really needed. Once in awhile I would get in a bind and not have what I need for a class or two but most of the time there were not problems. Here in the US, I love to buy different stuff especially when they were on sale. It's nice feeling when you get a nice deal isn't?

Be Happy Attitudes

"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." – Philippians 4:12

Happiness! Elusive, isn't it?

How often have you thought: "If only I had that car…then I'd be satisfied!"

"If only I could find someone who truly loves me…then I'd be happy!"

"If only I wasn't under so much financial pressure…then I'd be content!"

Truth is, all of the "if only" in the world—even if they all came true—still don't guarantee us happiness. Neither do fame, fortune, recognition, or relationships.

So, where do we find happiness?

God's word offers us a solution in the "Beatitudes." These eight positive, attitude-adjusting principles come straight from the opening lines of Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5:3-10. And for over two thousand years their timeless truths have transformed the minds, moods, and manners of men and women worldwide.

Discover them! Apply them! And find happiness in living them!

Looking For The Finishing Touch Of Your Home?

Bed knobs and broom sticks is one of my favorite movies. But really, I know that there are many knobs around the house that we need. I found a great site online that has many plastic knobs. My Babe Dako was so excited because there was one that he could not find until he looked on this site. I never knew how excited he could be about knobs till this site. I like how it finishes those little things around our house.

Sounds Like Our Leader--

Roots or shoots?
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Because they had no root they withered away. — Matthew 13:6

In the life of trees, one key to survival is having more roots than shoots. In his book Oak: The Framework of Civilization, author William Bryant Logan says, “If a tree puts on a lot of top growth and few roots, it is liable to be weak-wooded and short-lived . . . If a tree puts down a great deal of roots and adds shoots more slowly, however, it is liable to be long-lived and more-resistant to stress and strain.”

People and organizations can be like trees. The rise to prominence is exhilarating, but anything that puts up shoots faster than it puts down roots is fragile and in danger of breaking, falling, or dying.

Jesus used a similar analogy in His parable of the sower. People who hear the Word and receive it joyfully are like seed sown on stony places; they spring up quickly but endure only a short time because they have no roots (Matt. 13:6, 20-21).

Roots aren’t at all glamorous, but they are the source of our strength. If our roots go deep in the knowledge of God (Jer. 9:24) and our lives are hidden in Christ (Col 3:3), we’ll be strong, resistant to blight, and more likely to survive the storms of adversity.

How deep are your roots? — Julie Ackerman Link

Lord, keep me from being envious of the beautiful and the seemingly powerful. May I use Your resources to put down roots that will make me strong rather than branches that will make me attractive. Amen.

READ: Matthew 13:6

The roots of stability, come from being grounded in God’s Word and prayer.