From Tammy's Times

Isaiah 40:25 is a favorite verse of mine. “To whom then will ye liken 
me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.” Certainly, as mere 
humans, we can not understand our wonderful God completely, for there 
is nothing or no one with which we can compare Him.

Here are a few things God is:
God is true. John 3:33
God is faithful. 1 Corinthians 1:9
God is holy. Psalm 99:9
God is my salvation. Isaiah 12:2
God is my strength. 2 Samuel 22:33
God is gracious and merciful. 2 Chronicles 30:9
God is mighty. Job 36:5
God is great. Job 36:26
God is for me. Psalm 56:9
God is mine helper. Psalm 54:4
God is my defence. Psalm 59:17

This God deserves our worship, praise, and admiration today. He won't 
chase us down for it. He won't make us worship, love and adore Him, but 
if we will offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving to Him, we will find 
that we are greatly blessed for doing so. 

By Mrs. H

I have been weeding my e-mail account and deleted about 3000 e-mails. I am also visiting some of my old favorite blogs. Today I went to the library and made copies from a book and checked out some Christmas books. Then I went grocery shopping. I came home tired and achy. The day started out mild and sunny! Well, it did get cloudy as the day wore on but stayed mild, I'm talking 50 degrees! It was so nice getting out today.

>WHY GOD CREATED CHILDREN ~
>
>To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own,
>grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you
>chuckle.
>
>Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the
>thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children.
>After
>creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he
>said
>was "DON'T!"
>"Don't what?" Adam replied.
>"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.
>"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have forbidden
>fruit!!!!!"
>"No Way!"
>"Yes way!"
>"Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God.
>"Why"
>"Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why He
>hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later,
>God saw
>His children having an apple break and He was ticked!
>"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked.
>"Uh huh," Adam replied.
>"Then why did you?" said the Father.
>"I don't know," said Eve.
>"She started it!"Adam said
>"Did not!"
>"Did too!"
>"DID NOT!"
>Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve
>should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has
>never
>changed.
>
>BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY!
>Read on????????????????..
>
>If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and
>they
>haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising
>children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
>
>
>THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!
>
>1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and
>talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.
>
>2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.
>
>3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.
>
>4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word
>what you shouldn't have said.
>
>5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself
>that
>there are children more awful than your own.
>
>6. We child proofed our homes, but they are still getting in.
>
>ADVICE FOR THE DAY: Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing
>home.
>
>AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT
>IT
>SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:
>
>"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"!!

HANDY LITTLE CHART 
God has a positive answer:

 

YOU SAY	GOD SAYS	BIBLE VERSES
You say: 'It's impossible'	God says: All things are possible	(Luke 18:27)
You say: 'I'm too tired'	God says: I will give you rest	(Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: 'Nobody really loves me'	God says: I love you	(John 3:1 6 & John3:34 )
You say: 'I can't go on'	God says: My grace is sufficient	(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: 'I can't figure things out'	God says: I will direct your steps	(Proverbs 3:5- 6)
You say: 'I can't do it'	God says: You can do all things	(Philippians 4:13)
You say: 'I'm not able'	God says: I am able	(II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: 'It's not worth it'	God says: It will be worth it	(Roman 8:28 )
You say: 'I can't forgive myself'	God says: I Forgive you	(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: 'I can't manage'	God says: I will supply all your needs	(Philippians 4:19)
You say: 'I'm afraid'	God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear	(II Timothy 1:7)
You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated'	God says: Cast all your cares on ME	(I Peter 5:7)
You say: 'I'm not smart enough'	God says: I give you wisdom	(I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: 'I feel all alone'	God says: I will never leave you or forsake you	(Hebrews 13:5)

Could Noah build his ark today?

If Noah had lived in the United States today the story may have gone something like this:

And the Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In one year, I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all flesh is destroyed. But I want you to save the righteous people and two of every kind of living thing on earth. Therefore, I am commanding you to build an Ark."

In a flash of lightning, God delivered the specifications for an Ark. In fear and trembling, Noah took the plans and agreed to build the ark. "Remember," said the Lord, "you must complete the Ark and bring everything aboard in one year."

Exactly one year later, fierce storm clouds covered the earth and all the seas of the earth went into a tumult. The Lord saw that Noah was sitting in his front yard weeping. "Noah!" He shouted. "Where is the Ark?"

"Lord, please forgive me," cried Noah. "I did my best, but there were big problems.

"First, I had to get a permit for construction, and your plans did not meet the building codes. I had to hire an engineering firm and redraw the plans. Then I got into a fight with OSHA over whether or not the Ark needed a sprinkler system and approved floatation devices. Then, my neighbor objected, claiming I was violating zoning ordinances by building the Ark in my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the city planning commission.

"Then, I had problems getting enough wood for the Ark, because there was a ban on cutting trees to protect the Spotted Owl. I finally convinced the U.S. Forest Service that I really needed the wood to save the owls. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service won't let me take the 2 owls.

"The carpenters formed a union and went on strike. I had to negotiate a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board before anyone would pick up a saw or hammer. Now, I have 16 carpenters on the Ark, but still no owls.

"When I started rounding up the other animals, an animal rights group sued me. They objected to me taking only two of each kind aboard. This suit is pending.

"Meanwhile, the EPA notified me that I could not complete the Ark without filing an environmental impact statement on your proposed flood. They didn't take very kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of the Creator of the Universe.

"Then, the Army Corps of Engineers demanded a map of the proposed flood plain. I sent them a globe.

"Right now, I am trying to resolve a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that I am practicing discrimination by not taking atheists aboard.

"The IRS has seized my assets, claiming that I'm building the Ark in preparation to flee the country to avoid paying taxes. I just got a notice from the state that I owe them some kind of user tax and failed to register the Ark as a 'recreational water craft'.

"And finally, the ACLU got the courts to issue an injunction against further construction of the Ark, saying that since God is flooding the earth, it's a religious event, and, therefore unconstitutional.

"I really don't think I can finish the Ark for another five or six years."

Noah waited. The sky began to clear, the sun began to shine, and the seas began to calm. A rainbow arched across the sky.

Noah looked up hopefully. "You mean you're not going to destroy the earth, Lord?"

"No," He said sadly. "I don't have to. The government already has."

I was reading the story of David and Goliath today. 1 Sam. 17. In my Bible handbook I found out that slingshots are used by shepherds. The stones weigh about 2 pounds each and are 4" in diameter. (it is more of a small rock than a stone which we think of as little)  The stone can travel up to 600 feet at a speed of 100 miles an hour!

Now picture David rushing at Goliath, swinging the sling and hurling the smooth stone, with speed and accuracy, into the forehead of the giant. POW! the giant falls on his face. Read the story for yourself.

I just thought of something reading my Bible today. The pomegranates at the bottom of the priests robe were pompoms. Fuzzy little balls of yarn in blue, purple, and red with golden bells between. Duh! lol

This is pretty unique - don't ask me how they do it. 
Place your mouse on the E below and drag to the U.
E ven though you can't see Him, GOD is there for yoU 
When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you! 

WHAT A WAKEUP!

Dear God:

Why didn't you save the school children at ?.

Virginia Tech 04/16/07

Amish Country, PA

Wisconsin

Columbine High School

Moses Lake , Washington 2/2/96

Bethel , Alaska 2/19/97!

Pearl , Mississippi 10/1/97

West Paducah , Kentucky 12/1/97

Stam! p, Arkansas 12/15/97

Jonesboro , Arkansas 3/24/98

Edinboro , Pennsylvania 4/24/98

Fayetteville , Tennessee 5/19/98

Springfield , Oregon 5/21/98

Richmond , Virginia 6/15/98

Littleton , Colorado 4/20/99

Taber , Alberta , Canada 5/28/99

Conyers , Georgia 5/20/99

Deming , New Mexico 11/19/99

Fort Gibson , Oklahoma 12/6/99

Santee , California 3/ 5/01 and

El Cajon , California 3/22/01?

Sincerely,

Concerned Student

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Reply:

Dear Concerned Student:

I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,

God

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How did this get started?...

-----------------

Let's see,

I think it started when Madeline Murray O'Hare complained

she didn't want any prayer in our schools.

And we said, OK..

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Then ,

someone said you better not read the Bible in school,

the Bible that says

"thou shalt! not kill,

thou shalt not steal,

and love your neighbors as yourself,"

And we said, OK...

-----------------

Dr. Benjamin Spock said

we shouldn't spank our children

when they misbehaved

because their little personalities

would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem.

And we said,

an expert should know what he's talking about

so we won't spank them anymore..

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Then someone said

teachers and principals better not

discipline our children when they misbehave.

And the school administrators said

no faculty member in this school

better touch a student when they misbehave

because we don't want any bad publicity,

and we surely don't want to be sued. 

And we accepted their reasoning...

------------------

Then someone said,

let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,

and they won't even have to tell their parents.

And we said, that's a grand idea...

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Then some wise school board member said,

since boys will be boys

and they're going to do it anyway,

let's give our sons all the condoms they want,

so they can have all the fun they desire,

and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school.

And we said, that's another great idea... 

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Then some of our top elected officials said

it doesn't matter what we do in private as long as we do our jobs.

And we said,

it doesn't matter what anybody,

including the President,

does in private as long as we have jobs and the economy is good....

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And someone else took that appreciation a step further

and published pictures of nude children

and then stepped further still by

making them available on the Internet.

And we said, everyone's entitled to free speech....

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And the entertainment industry said,

let's make TV shows and movies that promote

profanity, violence and illicit sex...

And let's record music that encourages

rape, drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes...

And we said,

it's just entertainment

and it has no adverse effect

and nobody takes it seriously anyway,

so go right ahead.

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Now we're asking ourselves

why our children have no conscience,

why they don't know right from wrong,

and why it doesn't bother them to

kill strangers, classmates or even themselves.

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Undoubtedly,

if we thought about it long and hard enough,

we could figure it out.

I'm sure it has a great deal to do with...

"WE REAP WHAT WE SOW,"

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Mr. U's Famous-In-Our-Home Reuben's2 � 12 oz cans of corned beef
3- 14 � oz cans of sauerkraut
8 oz of thin sliced Swiss cheese

In a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, empty both cans of corned beef. Spread the corned beef to cover the bottom of the pan. Next, drain the cans of sauerkraut. If you don't drain them very well, the extra �juice� that is in the cans will cause your sandwich to be too �soupy� and very difficult to eat. After you have drained the extra liquid from the sauerkraut, pour the sauerkraut on top of the corned beef and spread it around to cover the pan. Last, layer the cheese all over the top so that every part of the sauerkraut and corned beef is covered. Bake in a 400 degree oven until it starts to bubble a little around the edges and the cheese is melted on top.

This will make 8 good sized sandwiches. Just cut into 8 sections and serve on whatever kind of bread you want (I believe it�s traditionally served on rye bread) and top with mayonnaise, mustard, thousand island or Russian dressing, pickles, or whatever you like on your Reuben sandwich!!!

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

"As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all." Eccl. 11:5

"A little bird told me." Ecclesiastes 10: 20

"Your best friends are those who have Jesus Christ as their Friend and seek to be like Him." John 15:12-15. Warren W. Wiersbe

 Letstalk about Jesus, the king of kings is He, the Lord of all, Supreme, throughout eternity, The Great I Am, the Way, the Truth, the Life, the Door, let's talk about Jesus more and more....


This world is so crazy and mixed up, I can't believe it. We recycle everything except babies. If you have a stove or a coat you don't want, you find someone who does want it. Yet we kill unwanted babies. Even unwanted animals are given new homes. Insane. Don't throw away you old paper or cans or bottles they can be reused. But babies are disposable. Sick! Let's not fill up our landfills with junk and garbage, let's fill it up with murdered babies.

First Corinthians 13 (Christmas version)

 

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.

 

If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.

 

If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.

If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.

 

Love stops the cooking to hug the child.

 

Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.

 

Love is kind, though harried and tired.

 

Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.

 

Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.

 

Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices in givng to those who can't.

 

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

 

Love never fails.

 

Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust.

 

But giving the gift of love will endure.

 

Merry Christmas!!!!