today i almost just almost completed a pair of pajama pants that i have been sewing. it's been fun and alls i have to do now is Hemm one leg and i'm Good to Go!! :) and i've been doing all this with a dear friend and joys boyfriends mom. it's been fun. she is a fun woman to be around. :)

we ate this bread spread stuff made with shrimp. mmmm....good stuff. :)

anyways. the pants are silky and SweeT material!!!! :) maybe i'll post a picture of me in them someday....yah....that'd freak everyone on cyber-space out!!!! hahaha. seeing me in pajama's isn't the prettiest thing in the world, but who notices and keeps score....???

anyways. my dog is going crazy. she keeps running back and forth through our doorway!!! :)

MAN!!!! no matter how much i try to keep my mind off the subject of India i keep reverting back to it!!! I WANT TO MOOOVE THERE!!!!! maybe i should. throw away this materialistic life behind...because if i were to move there i would probably only have a few spare clthes and the soap to wash my back. yah, that'd be about all i'd take. but i guess it doesn't matter what i want...it is all up to God. :( sad times. At least He know's what He's doing. :)

THIS handsome man goes by the name of TiM! i got this awesome (view) shot, while we were visiting Steven and his sons in RajPur. I love this picture...i don't know how many times i can say it!!! :)




anyways. life is going good. :)

Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a Refiner and purifier of silver."This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says:"He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver."She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?"He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it"If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has HIS eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

i like that story.

whenever i see someone in church or in my life going through something hard or difficult, it's like i'm standing behind one of those two-way mirrors. all that they see is there troubles. how it's hurting them. they think they will never get past it. but what i see...and they can't see...is that God will use that very moment of pain and suffering to make that person More beautiful and more glorifying than when He had first begun His work in them. it's exciting for me to see that. and to know how God works. His creative mind. it's like when i work in the ceramics department. i have a cold slab of clay that i have to bend and shape and warp and smother in slip. i also have to put it through many processes of heat and glaze before it turns into the most beautiful work of art. or the most ugliest thing you could ever see. at that point i decide either to throw it away and try again or keep it and admire it and show it to my friends!!! :)

anyways. enough of me blubbering about art and stuff. the point i'm trying to get accross is look past the pain that's inflicting you right now. God has a deeper purpose for you than what you actually think. pain blinds a person. and until they can drop they're burdens and look to God they're still going to go in a circle of Man i wish This hadn't or wern't happening to me!

that's what my thoughts are anyways.

my Jesus would never be accepted in my church.The blood and dirt on His feet would stain the carpet

that's a stanza...or sentance sung in a song i was listening to. it's a fascinating statement and horribly true.

here's the rest of the song. it's amazing. i like it. :)

Which Jesus do you follow?

Which Jesus do you serve?I

f Ephesians says to imitate Christ

Then why do you look so much like the world?

Cause my Jesus bled and died

He spent His time with thieves and liars

He loved the poor and accosted the arrogant

So which one do you want to be?

Blessed are the poor in spirit

Or do we pray to be blessed with the wealth of this land

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness

Or do we ache for another taste of this world of shifting sand

Cause my Jesus bled and died for my sins

He spent His time with thieves and sluts and liars

He loved the poor and accosted the rich

So which one do you want to be?

Who is this that you follow

This picture of the American dream

If Jesus was here would you walk right by on the other side

or fall down and worship at His holy feet

Pretty blue eyes and curly brown hair and a clear complexion

Is how you see Him as He dies for Your sins

But the Word says He was battered and scarred

Or did you miss that part

Sometimes I doubt we'd recognize Him

Cause my Jesus bled and died

He spent His time with thieves and the least of these

He loved the poor and accosted the comfortable

So which one do you want to be?

Cause my Jesus would never be accepted in my church

The blood and dirt on His feet would stain the carpet

But He reaches for the hurting and despised the proud

I think He'd prefer Beale St. to the stained glass crowd

And I know that He can hear me if I cry out loud
I want to be like my Jesus!

I want to be like my Jesus!
Not a posterchild for American prosperity, but like my Jesus

You see I'm tired of living for success and popularity

I want to be like my Jesus but I'm not sure what that means

to be like You Jesus

Cause You said to live like You, love like You

but then You died for me

Can I be like You Jesus?I want to be like my Jesus

i like that song.

it's awesome.

i'm only going to (copy and paste) two things today. they're a little long, but read them anyways. they're neat!!! :)

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Helpful Things---who knew?? =========================================== Sealed envelope - Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a knife under the flap. The envelope can then be resealed. (hmmmmmm...) ============================================ Use Empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to. ==================================! ========== For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put Dawn dishwashing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won't refreeze. (wish I had known this for the last 40 years!) ================================================== Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag, dipped in baking soda. Comes off with little effort (elbow grease that is!). ============================================ Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt BLUE!) rubbing alcohol on paper towel. ================================================== Whenever I purchase a box of S.O.S Pads, I immediately take a pair of scissors and cut each pad into halves. After years of having to throw away rusted and unused and smelly pads, I finally decided that this would be much more economical. And now a box of S.O.S pads last me indefinitely! In fact, I have noticed that the scissors get sharpened this way! ============================================ Blood stains on clothes? Not to worry! Just pour a little hydrogen peroxide on a cloth and proceed to wipe off every drop of blood. Works every time! Now, where to put the body? ======================== ======================== Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal for inside windows. This way you can tell which side has the streaks. Straight vinegar will get outside windows really clean. Don't wash windows on a sunny day. They will dry too quickly and will probably streak. ================================================ Spray a bit of perfume on the lightbulb in any room to create a lovely light scent in each room when the light is turned on. ================================================ Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will Smell freshly was! hed for weeks to come. You can also do this with towels and linen. ================================================ Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least 3 hours prior to burning. ================================================ To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm! ================================================= To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a! drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stovetop. ================================================ Spray your TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains. ================================================ Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it Will keep for weeks. ================================================ When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help! bring out the corn's natural sweetness. ========================= ======================= Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away. ================================================ Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces. Left over wine? What's that?! :) ================================================ To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area And you will experience instant relief. ================================================ Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself. ========================== ====================== Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine. ================================================ When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, then ! pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily. ================================================ Now look what you can do with Alka Seltzer. Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets,wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous China. ================================================ Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets. ================================================ Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two! minutes. ================================================= Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary). ================================================ Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer Tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water. =============================================== Do your friends a favor. Pass this timely! (and some not-so-timely) information on to a friend! I just did. Makes you wonder about ingesting Alka Seltzer, doesn't it?

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MEMORIESA little house with three bedrooms and one car on the street, A mower that you had to push to make the grass look neat. -In the kitchen on the wall we only had one phone, And no need for recording things, someone was always home. We only had a living room where we would congregate, Unless it was at mealtime in the kitchen where we ate. We had no need for family rooms or extra rooms to dine, When meeting as a family those two rooms would work out fine. We only had one TV set, and channels maybe two, But always there was one of them with something worth the view. For snacks we had potato chips that tasted like a chip, And if you wanted flavor there was Lipton's onion dip. Store-bought snacks were rare because my mother liked to cook, And nothing can compare to snacks in Betty Crocker's book. Weekends were for family trips or staying home to play, We all did things together -- even go to church to pray. When we did our weekend trips depending on the weather, No one stayed at home because we liked to be together. Sometimes we would separate to do things on our own, But we knew where the others were without our own cell phone. Then there were the movies with your favorite movie star, And nothing can compare to watching movies in your car. Then there were the picnics at the peak of summer season, Pack a lunch and find some trees and never need a reason. Get a baseball game together with all the friends you know, Have real action playing ball -- and no game video. Remember when the doctor used to be the family friend, And didn't need insurance or a lawyer to defend? The way that he took care of you or what he had to do, Because he took an oath and strived to do the best for you. Remember going to the store and shopping casually, and when you went to pay for it you used your own money? Nothing that you had to swipe or punch in some amount, Remember when the cashier person had to really count? The milkman used to go from door to door, And it was just a few cents more than going to the store. There was a time when mailed letters came right to your door, Without a lot of junk mail ads sent out by every store. The mailman knew each house by name and knew where it was sent; There were not loads of mail addressed to "present occupant." There was a time when just one glance was all that it would take, And you would know the kind of car, the model and the make. They didn't look like turtles trying to squeeze out every mile; They were streamlined, white walls, fins, and really had some style. One time the music that you played whenever you would jive, Was from a vinyl, big-holed record called a forty-five. The record player had a post to keep them all in line, And then the records would drop down and play one at a time. Oh sure, we had our problems then, just like we do today, And always we were striving, trying for a better way. Oh, the simple life we lived still seems like so much fun, How can you explain a game, just kick the can and run? And why would boys put baseball cards between bicycle spokes, And for a nickel red machines had little bottled Cokes? This life seemed so much easier and slower in some ways, I love the new technology but I sure miss those days. So time moves on and so do we, and nothing stays the same, But I sure love to reminisce and walk down memory lane. Much credit to the person who put this together, whoever it was.