Friday, February 24, 2012
Whole new meaning to potato chips . . .
Someone shared this with me from the Internet. Once you read it, you will understand why I had to share it!
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man. He was sitting in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old man looked hungry, so he offered him some chips. He gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
His smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, he smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old man, and gave him a hug. He gave him his biggest smile ever..
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? He's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked, "dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied "I ate potato chips in the park with God." However, before his son responded, he added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected."
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!
Have lunch with God.......bring chips.
A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man. He was sitting in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old man looked hungry, so he offered him some chips. He gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
His smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, he smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old man, and gave him a hug. He gave him his biggest smile ever..
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? He's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked, "dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied "I ate potato chips in the park with God." However, before his son responded, he added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected."
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!
Have lunch with God.......bring chips.
So the Spring begins . . .
For California, the planting season can begin early as we seldom have the threat of a late frost. I'm not saying it has never happened, but the chances are pretty slim at this point. My husband discovered a way to get his seedlings going early on and ready for the soil in a few weeks. He set up a table in the garage and warms and provides light for his seedlings by way of an ordinary shop lamp. He has it situated about five inches or so above the plants and, as you can see, they seem to like it.
He saves a lot of money, this way, as he doesn't need to buy the setting plants sold at the local nurseries. Also, he enjoys being a part of the process from the very beginning. The nice part is that after these get into the ground, he can start another set to replace them if they are lost to bugs, dog, or that once in a lifetime late California frost!
On the light side . . .
A big mountain of sugar is too much for one man. I can see now why God portions
it out in those little packets.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
John Holdren - White House Czar and Threat to Humanity
If we have been doing our political homework in order to vote responsibility, we should seriously take note of the obama czars with whom our current president has surrounded himself. Not a great bunch but the one we should be most afraid of is John Holdren. There is no hearsay with Mr. Holdren as he long ago wrote a book setting out in detail how he thinks the world should be run and the efficient manner in which this could be accomplished. Titles from science fiction like Brave New World or 1984 come to mind only potential reality is much more frightening. Given that the president knew Mr. Holdren’s ‘credentials' and wanted him as part of his team speaks volumes on future agendas. Just the current mandate requiring everyone to fund contraception and worse announces a beginning enforced compliance. Prayer can turn hearts. Prayer can turn around battles. Looks like prayer is most needed to turn around our world before it is too late.
Here are some direct quotes from Mr. Holdren’s co-authored book, Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions.
"The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experiences and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early years after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being,"
"It surely is no accident that so many of the most successful individuals are first or only children," wrote Holdren and the Ehrlichs, "nor that children of large families (particularly with more than four children), whatever their economic status, on the average perform less well in school and show lower I.Q. scores than their peers from small families."
"Population control is absolutely essential if the problems now facing mankind are to be solved."
"Political pressure must be applied immediately to induce the United States government to assume its responsibility to halt the growth of the American population,"
"Any set of programs that is to be successful in alleviating the set of problems described in the foregoing chapters must include measures to control the growth of the human population."
"Certain values conflict directly with numbers, although numbers may also be considered a value by some people, such as businessmen (who see bigger markets), politicians (who see more political power), and parents of large families. . ."
"Those who promote numbers of people as a value in itself, however, may be overlooking the cheapness such abundance often bring . . ."
"One form of conflict between values and numbers arises in the choice between having many deprived children or having fewer who can be raised with the best care, education, and opportunity for successful adulthood," they said on pages 228-229. "This dilemma is equally acute whether it is posed to a family or a society. It surely is no accident that so many of the most successful individuals are first or only children; nor that children of large families (particularly with more than four children), whatever their economic status, on the average perform less well in school and show lower I.Q. scores than their peers from small families."
If that wasn’t enough to turn a moral stomach, these ‘rules’ certainly would:
"Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not" •
"The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation's drinking water or in food."
"Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise." •
"People who "contribute to social deterioration" (i.e. undesirables) "can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility" -- in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized." •
"A transnational "Planetary Regime" should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans' lives -- using an armed international police force."
Here are some direct quotes from Mr. Holdren’s co-authored book, Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions.
"The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the essential early socializing experiences and sufficient nourishing food during the crucial early years after birth, will ultimately develop into a human being,"
"It surely is no accident that so many of the most successful individuals are first or only children," wrote Holdren and the Ehrlichs, "nor that children of large families (particularly with more than four children), whatever their economic status, on the average perform less well in school and show lower I.Q. scores than their peers from small families."
"Population control is absolutely essential if the problems now facing mankind are to be solved."
"Political pressure must be applied immediately to induce the United States government to assume its responsibility to halt the growth of the American population,"
"Any set of programs that is to be successful in alleviating the set of problems described in the foregoing chapters must include measures to control the growth of the human population."
"Certain values conflict directly with numbers, although numbers may also be considered a value by some people, such as businessmen (who see bigger markets), politicians (who see more political power), and parents of large families. . ."
"Those who promote numbers of people as a value in itself, however, may be overlooking the cheapness such abundance often bring . . ."
"One form of conflict between values and numbers arises in the choice between having many deprived children or having fewer who can be raised with the best care, education, and opportunity for successful adulthood," they said on pages 228-229. "This dilemma is equally acute whether it is posed to a family or a society. It surely is no accident that so many of the most successful individuals are first or only children; nor that children of large families (particularly with more than four children), whatever their economic status, on the average perform less well in school and show lower I.Q. scores than their peers from small families."
If that wasn’t enough to turn a moral stomach, these ‘rules’ certainly would:
"Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not" •
"The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation's drinking water or in food."
"Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise." •
"People who "contribute to social deterioration" (i.e. undesirables) "can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility" -- in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized." •
"A transnational "Planetary Regime" should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans' lives -- using an armed international police force."
If the whole world could vote in 2012 . . .
I put up a poll for the 2012 election. If anyone in the world could vote for the next US President, what would your vote be? Thought it would be interesting to see how the world, as a whole, views the current US battle for the vote. It is posted to the upper, right of the page. Just pick a candidate and press the vote button! Any forecasts on the 'winner'?
The first one, especially!
"How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to
live."
-- Henry David Thoreau
-- Henry David Thoreau
"If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so
uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it."
-- Arthur Schopenhauer
-- Arthur Schopenhauer
"I was the kid next door's imaginary friend."
-- Emo Phillips
-- Emo Phillips
"Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with
one's own opinion."
-- Ambrose Bierce
-- Ambrose Bierce
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