A Quote - A Granddaughter - An Award - A Lunch with my bloger friend

"To be nobody

but yourself

in a world

which is doing its best,

night & day,

to make you everybody else

means to fight

the hardest battle

which any human being can fight;

& never stop fighting......"

e.e.cummings

All, and any of us, who have learned to be "who God intended us to be" knows the truth of this quote.

Our lovely 14 year old grand daughter, Oksana, sitting at her grandfathers computer.

This child HATES for me to take her picture, so this side view is the best I could get!!

Thursday we took Aric home after spending his usual Wednesday and Wednesday night with us, and picked up Oksana to spend some one-on-one time with us.

A rare and very pleasant treat.

The first thing we did was go to the new antimated movie, UP. It was really cute and had a good message. Grandma (that's me) even shed a tear or two!!!

I could have done with a little less of the vicious dog scenes, but I thought the rest of the movie was good and enjoyable.

Mickey & I never go to movies but this is what Oksana wanted to do and this was her day.

Next she picked Ched*dar's for dinner. It was very good and we didn't even have to wait to be seated. Oksana had Chicken Wraps, Grandpa had 1/2 a rack of baby-back ribs, and Grandma had the appitizer of Baken Potato Skins.

All were delicious. We ended up taking 1/2 of Oksana's home in a carry out box.

Gramps and I enjoyed it yesterday for lunch!!!! Oksana didn't take it home with her because she said she probably wouldn't eat it.

Then we came home and watched a little TV together.

Friday morning, after lounging around and her being on the computer some,

we went to Cow*eta's Sticky Buns (of Aric fame!)

where Oksana had biscuit & gravy and grandpa and I shared a pecan roll.

It was a nice, fun time for the 3 of us. We took her home around noon.

I was just awarded this lovely award by Barbara of Ramblings from an English Garden. This award means a lot to me because it came from Barbara and because I truly endeavor to exalt Christ in all I do and say on this blog and in my daily walk with HIM.

I wish to pass this award on to 2 lovely bloggers who I have recently "met". Debra of And It Came To Pass and Sharon of Blogs of Blessings. Both of these gals Exalt Christ on their blogs. I invite you to visit them if they are "new" to you.

Last, but not least, I was privileged to have lunch Tuesday with Sohailah. She is a blogger who lives in this area and we meet via the blog 2 years ago. She is "out of town" a great deal. Working in Hawaii, being a tour guide to Washington, D.C. and recently returned from some Mission work in Africa and will be going back for 3 more months in September. We had shared lunch twice before 2 years ago and it was such a joy and treat to reconnect with her again. As usual we had a lovely lunch at Pan*era Br*ead and our usual 2 hour conversation. I didn't take any pictures.....can you believe it?!!!! but visit her blog and get to know Sohailah.

SOOO another busy, blessed enjoyable week.

WONDERFUL QUOTES

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER

By Maya Angelou

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ

That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say...'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean living,'

I'm whispering 'I am lost, Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say...'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride,

I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say...'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong,

I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success

I'm admitting I have failed, and need God to clean my mess.

When I say...'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,

My flaws are far to visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say...'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain...

I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say...'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou.

I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

TODAY IS BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTERS DAY

I received this from a Beautiful Christian Sister

I'm supposed to send this to BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.

That's why I've placed it here!!!

People May Not Remember exactly what you did, or what you said,

~BUT ~ THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE

THEM FEEL

My father always and consistently told me,

'Beauty is as Beauty does'

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'I'm not self confident,

I'm God confident'

By: Francis Frangipane

UNDENIABLE TRUISMS

On this day when our government is "Fast tracking" the President's Budget these truisms are even more undeniable!!!

1. It's a shame two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. - John Adams


2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. - Mark Twain.


3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But then I repeat myself - Mark Twain


4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. - Winston Churchill


5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. - George Bernard Shaw


6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. - G. Gordon Liddy


7. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner - James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)


8. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. - Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University.


9. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'rourke, Civil Libertarian


10. Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)


11. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. - Ronald Reagan (1986)


12. I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts - Will Rogers


13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. - P. J. O'Rourke


14. In General, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. - Voltaire (1764)


15. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! - Pericles (430 B.C.)


16. No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session - Mark Twain (1866)


17. Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it. - Anonymous


18. The government is like a baby;s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. - Ronald Reagan.


19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill


20. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. - Mark Twain


21. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. - Herbert Spenceer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)


22. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. - Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)

STAND UP FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND WHAT IS RIGHT!!

MAKING A MARK

I read the neatest thing this morning:

"Anytime you try to make your mark, you'll attract erasers."

Isn't that wonderful? It really got me to thinking because it is so true.

When we make our mark for Jesus; with our living style, with our words, with our actions, and even with what we type on the pages of our blogs, we will attract the erasers. Seems like since they've erased Him from their lives they want to try and erase Him from ours.

I for one, and I know I am not alone, am determined to use the indelible mark of the precious blood of my Lord and Savior to leave the marks I can. It has nothing to do with me......it is his blood that makes them indelible and they cannot be erased. I am so thankful that it is all about HIM and not about me. I am thankful He gives me the choice, and free will, to make my marks for Him. I will continue to do so.

Just my thoughts for today.

A QUOTE

"Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."

I was looking through some things this morning and found these words. I don't even remember where I got them or when. They are certainly not mine, but some I copied from somewhere. If I knew to whom to give the credit I would.

Never the less, they are powerful words and thoughts. I wanted to ponder on them today. Thought you might like to join me.

GREAT QUOTES #2

I posted 10 Great Quotes on April 21st. Here are 10 more:

It gives me a deep, comforting sense that things seen are temporal & things unseen are eternal. Helen Keller

I have found the best way to give advise to your children is to find out what they want & then advise them to do it. Harry Truman

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, & must undergo & withstand the shockes of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. FDR

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. Charles De Gaulle

We can do no great things - only small things with great love. Mother Teresa

You can make more friends in 2 months by becoming interested in other people than you can in 2 years by trying to get other people interested in you. Dale Carnegie

DON'T QUIT

Today our youngest son, Marc, turns 38!!

We, our entire family, are SOO very proud of you and the wonderful man, father, son, brother, and uncle you are.

You are stable and dependable and this poem fits you well.

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When things go wrong as they sometimes will

when the road you're trudging seems all up hill.

When funds are low and the debts are high.

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit.

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns

As everyone of us sometimes learns.

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow.

You may success with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out.

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell how close you are.

It may be near when it seems so far.

So stick to the right when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem worst that you must not QUIT.

Author Unknown

GREAT QUOTES

I, for one love great quotes. Here are 10 of them to share.

• The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
• Winston Churchill
• In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing
• Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
• I believe that unarmed truth & unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win is.
• Vince Lombardi
• Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
• Golda Meir
• Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
• Abraham (Abe) Lincoln
• The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise then saved by criticism.
• Norman Vincent Peale
• When you're green, you're growing; & when you're ripe, you start to rot.
• Ray Kroc (founder of McDonalds)
• One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history.
• Albert Schweitzer
• Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.
• Benjamin Franklin

I'd be interested in which is your favorite and why.

My favorite it Albert Schweitzer's "One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on somethings spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history."

I feel we are in a stage of such spiritual weakness that we are suffering world history.