A Story to Live By

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind.


She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend....


He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend,


'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.'





One day,
someone donated a pair of eyes to her.

When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything,

including her boyfriend.





He asked
her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?'

The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind.

The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her.

She hadn't expected that.

The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him..





Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying:

'Take good care of your eyes, my dear,

for before they were yours, they were mine.'





This is how the human brain often works when our status changes .
Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who
was always by their side in the most painful situations.





Life Is a Gift





Today before you say an unkind word -

Think of someone who can't speak.





Before you complain about the taste of your food -

Think of someone who has nothing to eat.





Before you complain about your husband or wife -

Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.





Today before you complain about life -

Think of someone who died too early on this earth..





Before you complain about your children -

Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.





Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep -

Think of the people who are living in the streets.





Before whining about the distance you drive

Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.





And when you are tired and complain about your job -

Think of the unemployed, the disabled,

and those who wish they had your job.





But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another -

Remember that not one of us is without sin .





And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down -

Put a smile on your face and think:

you're alive and still around.

Subject: Ruth

Ruth went to her mail box and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again.. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address.

She read the letter:

Dear Ruth:


I`m going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like to stop by for a visit.

Love Always,


Jesus
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Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table. 'Why would the Lord want to visit me?

I'm nobody special.. I don't have anything to offer.'

With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty kitchen cabinets.

'Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to run down to the store and buy something for dinner.'

She reached for her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents.

Well, I can get some bread and cold cuts, at least.'

She threw on her coat and hurried out the door.


A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of sliced turkey, and a carton of milk...leaving Ruth with grand total twelve cents to last her until Monday.
Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her meager offerings tucked under her arm.

'Hey lady, can you help us,lady?'

Ruth had been so absorbed in her dinner plans, she hadn't even noticed two figures huddled in the alleyway.

A man and a woman, both of them dressed in little more than rags.

'Look lady, I ain't got a job, you know, and my wife and I have been living out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold and we're getting kinda
hungry and, well, if you could help us. Lady, we'd really appreciate it.'

Ruth looked at them both.

They were dirty, they smelled bad and frankly, she was certain that they could get some kind of work if they really wanted to.

'Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I have is a few cold cuts and some bread, and I'm having an important guest for dinner tonight and I was planning on serving that to Him.'

'Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway.'

The man put his arm around the woman's shoulders, turned and headed back into the alley.
As she watched them leave, Ruth felt a familiar twinge in her heart.

'Sir, wait!'

The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley after them.

'Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out something else to serve my guest.'

She handed the man her grocery bag.

'Thank you lady. Thank you very much!'

'Yes, thank you!' It was the man's wife, and Ruth could see now that she was shivering

'You know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't you take this one.'

Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the street...without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest.

'Thank you lady! Thank you very much!'

Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front door, and worried too. The Lord was coming to visit and she didn't have anything to offer Him. She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she noticed another envelope in her mailbox.

'That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day.'

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Dear Ruth:

It was so good to see you again.

Thank you for the lovely meal.

And thank you, too, for the beautiful coat.


Love Always,



Jesus
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The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Ruth no longer noticed.

Be The Kind of Woman...

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the ground each morning
The devil says,

"OH CRAP, SHE'S UP"!


" A Strong woman works out everyday to keep her body in shape,but a woman of strength kneels in prayer to keep her soul in shape"

JK's wedding dance Entrance

I am not one for Youtube videos all that much, but I have to make a note of this latest viral [aka wildly popular] video with over 12 million views. They enter to Chris Brown's song Forever, which is used in lieu of the wedding marches. The twist-- some home grown hip hop choreography.

No one here will be recruited for a professional dance company, but the joy, love and happiness are overflowing and need to be shared!!

Sisterhood of the Traveling Butterflies

Time passes.
Life happens.

Distance separates.


Children grow up.


Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes.

Men don't do what they're supposed to do.


Hearts break.
Parents die.

Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.

BUT......... Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how
many miles are between you.



A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.




When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself,
the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,
praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.







Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you...Or come in
and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!





The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we
began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible
joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other.


Every day, we need each other still.




Pass this on


to all the women who help make your life meaningful. I just did.
Short and very sweet: There are more than twenty angels in this world.
Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds. Nine are playing..
And one is reading her email at this moment.