Drawing a line and grabbing the seeds!

[cire2]

Ha!

Funny you say that, I was with friends but they have wives and GF's, we were racing at the dragstrip for the et finals. Lo and behold we, or the women, needed to make some trips to Walmart etc. Mostly for ice and a few items to get through all the rain delays. Good thing there was enough beer, lol.

Didn't notice the tulips but I did hear of a big traffic jam because of the outlet mall sales. I'll take the rain at the track, beer in hand!

cire

[smith18]

Tulip festival is in the spring. There is a similar Tulip festival in Washington at Mt Vernon.

A long time ago, the Woodburn police drove the "Le Car" and I thought it was funny for a town known for its drag strip.

[cire2]

Subject: Fw: Your Hut is On Fire









Subj: YOUR HUT IS ON FIRE
>> With all that is going on in our lives at this time, I'm
>> sure at times we all feel a little like this. Read all the way to the
>> end.
>>
>> The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a
>> small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him.
>> Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
>>
>> Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut
>> out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few
>> possessions.
>>
>> One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to
>> find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt
>> the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with
>> disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, 'God! How could you do this to
>> me?'
>>
>> Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a
>> ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! 'How did you know
>> I was here?' asked the weary man of his rescuers. 'We saw your smoke
>> signal,' they replied.
>>
>> The Moral of This Story:
>>
>> It's easy to get discouraged when things are going badly,
>> but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in
>> the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your
>> little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke
>> signal that summons the Grace of God.
>>
>> P.S. You may want to consider passing this on, because
>> you never know who feels as if their hut is on fire today.
>>
>> "If you can't be grateful for what God has given you,
>> look around you and be grateful for what He's protected you from."

[cire2]

A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a raise.. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his paycheck.







After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's expanding salary. A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.



After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke, 'Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us. Silence fell on the congregation.





In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice, 'Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers.'













The entire congregation said, 'Amen.'

[cire2]

A TOUGH OLD COWBOY FROM WYOMING
COUNSELED HIS GRANDSON THAT IF HE WANTED TO LIVE A LONG LIFE,
THE SECRET WAS TO SPRINKLE A PINCH OF GUN POWDER
ON HIS OATMEAL EVERY MORNING.

HE DID THIS RELIGIOUSLY TO THE AGE OF 103 WHEN HE DIED.

HE LEFT BEHIND 14 CHILDREN,
30 GRANDCHILDREN,
45 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
25 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
AND
A 15-FOOT HOLE WHERE THE CREMATORIUM USED TO BE.

[faithisbelieving]

That...and the Texas joke were funny.

I think it's time to 'change up'...if ya know what I mean podner. Follow KerryK's advice.

FIB

[cire2]

A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . . .

and colleges.

Back in

September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha

Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High

School in Little Rock, did something not to be

forgotten. On the first day of school, with the

permission of the school superintendent, the principal and

the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out

of her classroom.

When

the first period kids entered the room they discovered

that there were no desks.

'Ms.

Cothren, where're our desks?'



She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell

me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'



They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our

grades.'

'No,' she

said.

'Maybe it's our

behavior.'

She told them, 'No,

it's not even your behavior.'



And so, they came and went, the first period,

second period, third period. Still no desks in the

classroom.

By early

afternoon television news crews had started gathering in

Ms.Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher

who had taken all the desks out of her room.



The final period of the day came and

as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the

deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the

day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has

done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are

ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going

to tell you.'

At this

point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her

classroom and opened it.



Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms,

walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school

desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in

rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside

the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the

final desk in place those kids started to understand,

perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the

right to sit at those desks had been earned.



Martha said, 'You didn't earn the

right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for

you. They placed the desks here for you. Now,

it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility

to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens.

They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to

get an education. Don't ever forget

it.'

By the way, this is a

true story.

Please

consider passing this along so others won't forget that

the freedoms we have in this great country were earned by

U. S. Veterans.















Everyday

Is A Challenge. Prepare For It. Fuel For It. Train

For

It!

Have

an Outstanding

day,

[faithisbelieving]

It's ALIVE. FIB

[cire2]

It's ALIVE. FIB

Not so sure about that. (breathing though)

Living the emotional rollercoaster this past month.
The contact with the GF got better and she even led me to believe things might be changed for the better. She showed me change and even acknowledged the meth use but assured she had quit. I have been very leary about the truth in this even though she seemed to be holding to her word.

My Dad finally passed on this month with us at home with him.
This was very emotionally draining but there was a connection with Dad and I after so much time being the blacksheep. I was able to care for him when it became to difficult for others the last few days. I miss him!

The GF wasn't as available to me during this time as I would have hoped which made me become skeptical about her sincerity. I believe love is in her heart as is mine but the drug is pulling harder. I did find out 5 days ago or so that she's still using. No contact since thursday.

As the title of this thread says, a line and a boundary had to be drawn. I am saddended by this but I wont be with someone using. She needs help and I am beginning to believe the only way this may happen is if she gets arrested. Hate to say it but I hope it happens.

On a happier note, my youngest passed his drivers test on friday. Good for him, he got a 98%!

Adding to the stress of October my landlord needed to sell the house i'm in and the buyers wanted me to stay till spring. Well they changed there mind while I was out of town and when I got back my Dad needed to be cared for. Needless to say this put added pressure to everything. I am moved out for the most part only needing one more trip and a few hours. I haven't been able to find a place as of yet so I stay with Mom or friends.

feelings throughout the day it is up and down!!

Keeping my hope and faith...

cire

[cire2]

> >> The Secret
> >> One day, one friend asked another,
> >> 'How is it that you are always so happy?
> >> You have so much energy,
> >> and you never seem to get down.'
> >>
>
> >>
> >> With her eyes smiling, she said,
> >> 'I know the Secret!'
> >> 'What secret is that?'
> >> To which she replied,
> >> 'I'll tell you all about it,
> >> but you have to promise to
> >> share the Secret with others.'
> >>

> >> 'The Secret is this:
> >> I have learned there is little I can do
> >> in my life that will make me truly happy.
> >> I must depend on God to make
> >> me happy and to meet my needs.
> >> When a need arises in my life,
> >> I have to trust God to supply
> >> according to HIS riches.
> >> I have learned most of the time
> >> I don't need half of what I think I do.
> >> He has never let me down.
> >> Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy.'
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The questioner's first thought was,
> >> 'That's too simple!'
> >> But upon reflecting over her own life
> >> she recalled how she thought a bigger house
> >> would make her happy, but it didn't!
> >> She thought a better paying job
> >> would make her happy, but it hadn't..
> >> When did she realize her greatest happiness?
> >> Sitting on the floor with her grandchildren,
> >> playing games, eating pizza or reading a story,
> >> a simple gift from God.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Now you know it too!
> >> We can't depend on people to make us happy.
> >> Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that.
> >> Trust HIM!
> >> And now I pass the Secret on to you!
> >> So once you get it, what will you do?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too!
> >> That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!
> >> But it's not really a secret...
> >> We just have to believe it and do it...
> >> Really trust God!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Just Pass It On!?
> >>
> >> Do your best; let God do the rest.
> >>
>>