Just heard Dr. Laura say this on her show:
People have a million excuses for their own behavior, but show disgust when others act the same.
Author: Joyful
Have you ever been asked to do something challenging? On the one hand, you don’t want to do it because it’s scary and you’ve never done it before. On the other hand, you think you have sufficient skills and it would be kind of fun to test yourself if you can do it.
This is a good piece, something to make you think.
How God “Hears” Prayers All At Once
by Greg Koukl
How can God hear all our prayers at once? This is what little kids ask, but the question has occurred to adults, too. The answer is easy. God doesn’t listen to requests the way we do. We have to pay close attention to the details or else some distraction will cause us to miss something. We then decide how we’re going to act.
Highlights of our weekend with my extended family at Lake Gregory:
A 2.5 mile walk around the lake, taking our time to feed the ducks, trying out the “fitness” apparatuses along the course, and talking with one another.
Waffles with berries and maple syrup on Sunday morning.
My friend Barbara: My workout instructor asked if anyone wanted a baby bunny.
Me: I want one! I want one!
For the past month, we’ve been doing research on bunnies, went to see my friend’s bunny, and went to the Humane Society to look for a bunny. I posted this on my wishlist. But I never told Barbara that we wanted one, and I know she never reads my blog. Out of nowhere she mentions about someone who is giving away baby bunnies.
is the kind of Christianity that I have, the practice of my walk with God, one that, if I could pass on my relationship with God today to my kids, and my child could never experience anything more than what I have today, would you be satisfied with passing that on to your children? – Dennis Rainey, Family Life
That’s a good question for me to remember. I would not be satisfied. I would love for my children to experience more of God than me. So why am I not pursuing that for myself?
Today’s program on Family Life was “Ten Ways to Romance Your Wife.” They had some pretty good ones.
What do I find romantic with my husband?
Take a walk in the evening together, hand in hand.
Sit close together on the couch and chat about our day.
When he opens the door for me or serve me first.
Last night, Amy and I saw a real shooting star!
It looked just like the way it’s drawn in the cartoons! From where we were standing, the star fell from right to left in an arch. It was incredible.
I didn’t know there was really such a thing!
Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son: “I will choose my own bride!”
Father: “But the girl is Bill Gate’s daughter.”
Son: “Well, in that case…ok”
Next Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father: “I have a husband for your daughter.”
Bill Gates: “But my daughter is too young to marry!”
Father…
Thai woman tells of 25-year detour after catching wrong bus. Read about it here.
I was thinking, how could this have possibly happened?
But then, if you were not very educated,
and you didn’t even know enough about geography to draw a map,
and you didn’t know where you were in relationship to your home,