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What a sweet little child of God

This little girl is destined for great things!

A visual of just how far God will go (has gone!) for us

You gotta check this video out. A fellow at work showed it to me today. The story is that the son has cerebral palsy and the father wants him to experience all the things in life that a healthy person experiences. The father pushed the son's wheelchair the entire length of a marathon; it exhilarated the son so much that the father had to do something even bigger! 

It's about the boundless love that a father has for his son. And it's a good indication of the love that God has for us! He knows no limits!

Political Science 101

I got this in an email and thought I'd pass it along, just in case you've forgotten some key points from your poly sci class in college...

DEMOCRATIC - You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Barbra Streisand sings for you.

REPUBLICAN - You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So?

SOCIALIST - You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNIST - You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE - You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE - You have two cows. Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION - You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION - You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION - You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION - You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION - You have two cows but you don't know where they are. While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman. You break for lunch. Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION - You have two cows. You have some vodka. You count them and learn you have five cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION - You have all the cows in Afghanistan , which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION - You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing.

POLISH CORPORATION - You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

BELGIAN CORPORATION - You have one cow. The cow has split-personality disorder. Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish. The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow. The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk. The cow asks permission to be cut in half. The cow dies happy.

FLORIDA CORPORATION - You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither. Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION - You have millions of cows. They make real California cheese. Only five speak English. Most are illegals. Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

NOTE: I did not compose this and would love to give credit to whoever did! If you know the author, let me know so that I can give credit where credit is due!

One tv show vs another

After thorough review, I prefer Funniest Pets and People to American's Funniest Home Videos. Why, because, it's well, funnier! On top of that, I don't wonder so often when watching Funniest Pets and People whether the person/pet in the video survived the incident.

Don't get me wrong, I watch AFV often, and laugh out loud! But I do wonder sometimes if there are any deaths that occurred that the videos don't reveal.

Which show do you prefer? Or, do you have another show that's even funnier than Funniest Pets and People?

A delicious salad dressing

I've gotten hooked on taking salads to work. I like to toss the following: Spring Mix, walnuts, feta cheese and dried cranberries. I substitute raisins if I'm out of cranberries.

A few weeks ago at Publix, I saw a Newman's Own "Light Cranberry Walnut" dressing, and it just looked too good to pass up. It's yummy! A little tangy and a little nutty, and it goes perfect on my salad!

Thanks, Paul!

If you like Corona...

A guy at work who knows that I like Corona, told me about LandShark Lager. I tried one recently, and it was definitely pretty good! You can get 6- and 12-packs at Kroger, and they are very reasonably priced, considering that they come from a small brewery.

Anyway, if you like Corona, and are just looking to change it up a bit, but not too much, then try a LandShark Lager. You'll be pleasantly surprised!

http://www.landsharklager.com/default.aspx

Who says cats don't care?

Here's a cat who adopted an abandoned red panda:

http://www.catchannel.com/News/2008/07/12/cat-cares-for-baby-panda.aspx

I'm calling her a Kung Fu Cat!

At last

It took me 4 1/2 months... but I finally finished reading the Old Testament from start to finish. After Daniel, it was the minor prophets and felt like a downhill ride! The overriding message for me is that God is patient and will put up with our sins to a point, but there comes a time when he has to take drastic measures! Even so, the drastic measures are for our own good. God is forgiving, but there are consequences!

It makes me wonder if there are prophets around us these days that I'm missing? If not prophets... there are probably signs from God that totally pass me by. I should pay more attention! For example, has God ever given me an assignment like he gave to Jonah, and I didn't even realize it? How much have I missed?

The one verse that really hit me in these last few books of the OT was "Return to me, and I will return to you" in Zechariah 1. It really does boil down to that! God is ready whenever we are!

Ok, now, on to the New Testament!

Diminished Capacity

I'm watching Diminished Capacity with Alan Alda and Matthew Broderick on Comcast right now. They both have diminished capacity, one because of Alzheimers' and the other because of a recent concussion. So far, only 15 minutes into the movie, you can already tell that it's going to be an adventure!

Alan Alda is a classic... and Matthew Broderick is one of my faves too. You can read about the other characters here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007950/