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Chapter 1: Remember your childhood (the good and the "not so good")

Here's an email that asked... How did we survive those backward and deprived years?

(for Mom and I, our brothers and sisters... we lived our childhood in Black and White).

Thanks for the memories.

Our Childhood, in Black and White.

Go all the way to the bottom past the pictures. I think you'll enjoy it. Whoever wrote this, described our childhood to a T.

Recommended Reading (OMRs Lessons on Life - Book 2.lwp)

aka "learning never ends"

The Mouseketters...

Batman & Robin...



Roy Rogers...

Andy & Opie with Barney and Aunt Bea



The Lone Ranger and Tonto...

Superman



Black and White(Under age 40? You won't understand.)

You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go.

Pull a chair up to the TV set, "Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet."

My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning.

My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in ice-pack coolers,

but I can't remember getting e.coli.

Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then.

The term cell phone would have conjured up a phone in a jail cell, and a pager was the school PA system.

We all took gym, not PE .. and risked permanent injury with a pair of high top Ked's (only worn in gym) instead of having cross-training athletic shoes with air cushion soles and built in light reflectors. I can't recall any injuries but they must have happened

because they tell us how much safer we are now.

Flunking gym was not an option .. even for stupid kids! I guess PE must be much harder than gym.

Speaking of school, we all said prayers and sang the national anthem, and staying indetention after school caught all sorts of negative attention.

We must have had horribly damaged psyches. What an archaic health system we had then.Remember school nurses? Ours wore a hat and everything.

I thought that I was supposed to accomplish something before I was allowed to be proud of myself.

I just can't recall how bored we were without computers, Play Station, Nintendo, X-box or 270 digital TV cable stations.

Oh yeah ... and where was the Benadryl and sterilization kit when I got that bee sting? I could have been killed!

We played 'king of the hill' on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites, and when we got hurt, Mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome (kids liked

it better because it didn't sting like iodine did) and then we got our butt spanked.

Now it's a trip to the emergency room, followed by a 10-day dose of a $49 bottle of antibiotics, and then Mom calls the attorney to sue the contractor for leaving a horribly

vicious pile of gravel where it was such a threat.

We didn't act up at the neighbor's house either because if we did, we got spanked there and then we got spanked again when we got home.



I recall the boy from next door coming over and doing his tricks on the front stoop, just before he fell off. Little did his Mom know that she could have owned our house. Instead, she picked him up and swatted him for being such a goof.

It was a neighborhood run amuck.

To top it off, not a single person I knew had ever been told that they were from a dysfunctional family. How could we possibly have known that?

We needed to get into group therapy and anger management classes? We were obviously so duped by so many societal ills that we didn't even notice

that the entire country wasn't taking Prozac! How did we ever survive?

LOVE TO ALL OF US WHO SHARED THIS ERA, AND TO ALL WHO DIDN'T; SORRY FOR WHAT YOU MISSED. I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING.

Remember that life's most simple pleasures are very often the best.

source: Carl Mitchell

Chapter 2: Be UnderstandingMy confession (as told by Ben Stein):I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not botherme even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmastrees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are:Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think theyare slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. Itshows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn'tbother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near mybeach house in Malibu. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is theMenorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians likegetting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sickand tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came fromthat America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don'tlike it being shoved down my throat.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different:This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Katrina) Anne Grahamgave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeplysaddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of ourschools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being thegentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give usHis blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'



In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it startedwhen Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently)complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone saidyou better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt notsteal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehavebecause their little personalities would be warped and we might damage theirself-esteem We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't knowright from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates,and themselves.

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has agreat deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'

Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's goingto hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Biblesays. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire butwhen you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing.Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, butpublic discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace.

Are you laughing? Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it tomany on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they willthink of you for sending it.

Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what Godthinks of us.

Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it... no one will know you did.But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what badshape the world is in. My Best Regards.

Honestly and respectfully,

Ben Stein

Chapter 3: Perspective (it's more the you think...)

We Americans need our presidential candidates to clarify for us their plans for our troops serving

across the world - where we will stay, for how long, how we will pull troops out, etc. It would

help us if our presidential candidates would clarify what they believe are the numbers of

acceptable military losses are on an annual basis (during hostilities, via accidents, whatever). Yes

we all would want zero deaths, but history points to a different story.

Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan , the sacrifice has been enormous. In

the time period from the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through today, we have lost over 3,000

military personnel to enemy action and accidents.



As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, we need to understand the annual

fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces (deaths from hostile

actions, accidents, etc). For example, depending on where you get your stats, our military deaths

during WWI was 204,002,

WWII was 671,846,

Korean War was 103,284,

Vietnam War was 153,303. Did you also know the following?

Between 1980 and 1990 = 20,235 deaths, 1991 - 2000 = 9,350 deaths and if we look at our years

of War on Terror (for 2001 - 2006) = 7,890.

1980 (= 2,392), 1981 (= 2,380), 1984 (= 1,999), 1988 (= 1,819), 1989 (= 1,636), 1990 (= 1,508), 1991 (= 1,787),

1992 (= 1,293), 1993 (= 1,213), 1994 (= 1,075), 1995 (= 2,465), 1996 (= 2,318), 1997 (= 817), 1998 (= 2,252), 1999 (=1,984),

2000 (= 1,983), 2001 (= 890), 2002 (= 1,007), 2003 (= 1,410), 2004 (= 1,887), 2005 (= 919), 2006 (= 920)

We as Americans must be careful and understand what the statistics really tell us. Each year we

have deaths in the military, whether at home or in combat abroad. Each of these deaths are sad

and we all know that our freedoms are not free. Don't we need candid discussions? Our men

and women who are serving, dying and/or being wounded for our country are all volunteers. I

believe they want us to quickly come together as a country.

Now ask yourself two questions:

1st. "Why does the mainstream Print and TV Media never print statistics like these?"

2nd. "Why do we the people take some info for granted and don't work to understand the big

picture? (nothing is simple, there are so many nuances... we need to think, to ask questions).

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very

close resemblance to the first.." ~ President Ronald Reagan



Chapter 4: Never forget...

Have you ever done something or had something happen to you that you thought you would

never forget? Here is an update from Sept 11th, 2001 (this is a 2007 email sent around).

The "USS New York"

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations

against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be

delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center which was melted down in

a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on

Sept. 9, 2003 , "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt.

Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."

Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived,

he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up." "It had a big meaning to it for all

of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can 't keep us down. We're going to be back."

The ship's motto? "Never Forget. "



Chapter 5: Christmas builds upon Christ’s birth.

Never forget what Christmas is about but you can also appreciate a poem like the following:Never forget what Christmas is about but you can also appreciate a poem like the following:Never forget what Christmas is about but you can also appreciate a poem like the following:Never forget what Christmas is about but you can also appreciate a poem like the following:

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,

my daughter beside me, angelic in rest.

Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, transforming the yard to a winter delight.

The sparkling lights in the tree I believe, completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.

My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep, secure and surrounded by love I would sleep. In perfect contentment, or so it would seem, so I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near, but I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear. Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.

My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear, and I crept to the door just to see who was near. Standing out in the cold and

the dark of the night, a lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old, perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold. Alone in the dark,

he looked up and smiled, standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.



"What are you doing?" I asked without fear, "Come in this moment, it's freezing out here! Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,

You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift, away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts. Tothe window that danced with a warm fire's light, then he sighed and he said "Its really all right,

I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night. It's my duty to stand at the front of the line, that separates you from the darkest of times.

No one had to ask or beg or implore me, I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.

My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December," Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers...

My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ', and now it is my turn and so, here I am.

I've not seen my own son in more than a while, but my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile."

Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag, the red, white, and blue... an American flag.

"I can live through the cold and the being alone, away from my family, my house and my home.

I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet, I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.

I can carry the weight of killing another, rr lay down my life with my sister and brother...

Who stand at the front against any and all, to ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."

"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright, your family is waiting and I'll be all right."

"But isn't there something I can do, at the least, give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?

It seems all too little for all that you've done, for being away from your wife and your son."

Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret, "Just tell us you love us, and never forget.

To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone, to stand your own watch, no matter how long.

For when we come home, either standing or dead, to know you remember we fought and we bled.

Is payment enough, and with that we will trust, that we mattered to you as you mattered to us."



This email ended with: PLEASE, Would you do me the kind favor ofsending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit isdue to our U.S.service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.

Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe.

Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us.

LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN 30t h Naval Construction Regiment

OIC, Logistics Cell One Al Taqqadum, Iraq.

Chapter 6: Enjoy things - even the small things.

Here's a story for your consideration...

A MOUSE TRAP STORY

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a

package. "What food might this contain?"

The mouse wondered - - - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning...



"There is a mousetrap in the house!

There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr.Mouse, I can tell

this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me.

I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is

nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a

mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to

face the farmer's mousetrap . . . alone.



That very night a sound was heard throughout the house

-- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it

was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital ,

and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took

his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued,

so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.

To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral,

the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.



So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern

you, remember ---- when one of us is threatened,

we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life.

We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage

one another.

SEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER HELPED YOU OUT

AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

REMEMBER. . . . . . EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY; OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

One of the best things to hold onto

in this world is a FRIEND ! ! !

Good things to remember...



And consider this story: CLAY BALLS..........

A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with

a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out ina bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out ina bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out ina bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in

the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bagthe sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bagthe sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bagthe sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag

out of the cave with him. out of the cave with him. out of the cave with him. out of the cave with him.

As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the

ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls andocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls andocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls andocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and

it cracked open on a rock .. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!it cracked open on a rock .. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!it cracked open on a rock .. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!it cracked open on a rock .. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!

Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar

treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left.

Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60

of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands ofof the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands ofof the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands ofof the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of

dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown itdollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown itdollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown itdollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it

away! away! away! away!

It's like that with people. It's like that with people. It's like that with people. It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the

external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful orexternal clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful orexternal clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful orexternal clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or

sparkling, so we discount it. We see that person as less important than someone moresparkling, so we discount it. We see that person as less important than someone moresparkling, so we discount it. We see that person as less important than someone moresparkling, so we discount it. We see that person as less important than someone more

beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find thebeautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find thebeautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find thebeautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we have not taken the time to find the

treasure hidden inside that person. treasure hidden inside that person. treasure hidden inside that person. treasure hidden inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that

person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay beginsperson, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay beginsperson, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay beginsperson, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins

to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth. to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth. to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth. to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.

May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune

in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in ourin friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in ourin friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in ourin friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our

world as God sees them. world as God sees them. world as God sees them. world as God sees them.

I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you. Thank you for looking beyond I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you. Thank you for looking beyond I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you. Thank you for looking beyond I am so blessed by the gems of friendship I have with you. Thank you for looking beyond

my clay vessel.my clay vessel.my clay vessel.my clay vessel. Pass this on to another CLAY BALL!!!Pass this on to another CLAY BALL!!!Pass this on to another CLAY BALL!!!Pass this on to another CLAY BALL!!!

'Do not ask the Lord to Guide your Footsteps if you are not willing to MOVE your Feet'



And another: A Penney (an interesting perspective, I thought you might enjoy).

You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels,

etc. This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story (something to think about... and

thank you to Mom for getting this story and for sharing it we us - June '08).

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the

husband's employer's home... My friend, Arlene, was nervous about the weekend. The boss was

very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house.

The first day and evening went well, and Arlene was delighted to have this rare glimpse into

how the very wealthy live. The husband's employer was quite generous as a host, and took them

to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this

kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely.

As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was

walking slightly ahead of Arlene and her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the

pavement for a long, silent moment. Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There

was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few

cigarette butts Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny.

He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How

absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to

stop and pick it up? Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand

it no longer. She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if

the penny he had found had been of some value. A smile crept across the man's face as he

reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies

before! What was the point of this?

'Look at it' He said. 'Read what it says.' She read the words ' United States of America' . 'No,

not that; read further.' 'One cent?' 'No, keep reading.' 'In God we Trust?' 'Yes!' 'And?' 'And if I

trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin Whenever I find a coin I see that

inscription. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God

drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see

a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response

to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is

God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are

plentiful!

When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up,

and realized that I h ad been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I

read the words, 'In God We Trust,' and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message. It seems that

I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are

plentiful! And, God is patient.



Chapter 8: We are what we eat.

This is very interesting and also, so helpful. A friend sent this to me. It's been

said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a

garden, made animals and fish... all before making a human. He made and

provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful

when eaten raw. We're such slow learners... God left us a great clue as towhat foods help what part of our body! God's Pharmacy! Amazing!

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris andradiating lines look just like the human eye... and YES, science now showscarrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has fourchambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded withlycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Eachgrape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapesare also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere,upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on thenut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop morethan three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.



Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and

yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones.

These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these

foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body

pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal

needs of the body.

Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the

womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research

shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds

unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this?

It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit.

There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of

these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs

increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to

overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the

glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.



Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the

mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the

movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions

help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears

which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also

helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

Interesting that we have these foods that are so good for us.

Remember Psalm 46:19 'Be Still and Know that I AM GOD'

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be

in it. He sends you flowers every spring. He sends you a sunrise every morning

Face it, friend - He is crazy about you! Send this to every 'beautiful person' you wish to bless.

God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did

promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Chapter 9: There are a lot of rules - pick and pursue the good ones.

This had bounced around the internet before - good words to consider (received again 7/18/08):

This should be posted in all schools and work places.

Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech (thismay have been a year or so ago now...) at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn inschool. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with noconcept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.



Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The wo rld will expect you toaccomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be avice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a differentword for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up,it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes,learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They gotthat way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk abouthow cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites ofyour parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. Insome schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMESas you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance toANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very fewemployers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffeeshop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

If you agree, pass it on! If you can read this - Thank a teacher! !

If you can read this in English - Thank a soldier!! !



Bonus stuff:

Why God made Mom's

Here are some fun things to read and ponder...

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers? 1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers? 1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ? 1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice

in the world and one dab of mean. 2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We're related.2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom? 1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy. 3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad? 1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house? 1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed 3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if youwant to sleep over at your friend's.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.



What does your mom do in her spare time? 1. Mothers don't do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect? 1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that. 2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Catching Wild Pigs

A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while

the class was in the lab the Professor noticed one young man (an exchange student) who kept

rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt.

The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet

lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting Communists in his native country who were

trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new Communist government.

In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do

you know how to catch wild pigs?'

The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was

no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the

ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to

coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming.

When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of

the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides

of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come

through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.

Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence,

but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they

have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America. The

government keeps pushing us toward socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the

form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco

subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc..

While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a little at a time.

One should always remember: There is no such thing as a free lunch! Also, a politician will

never provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.



Also, if you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future

of democracy in America, you might want to send this on to your friends. If you think the free

ride is essential to your way of life then you will probably delete this email, but God help you

when the gate slams shut!

In an election year, listen closely to what the candidates are promising you!

Just maybe you will be able to tell who is about to slam the gate on America.

Remember....

'A government big enough to give you everything you want,

is big enough to take away everything you have.' - Thomas Jefferson

LORD PROP US UP...

Every time I am asked to pray, I think of the old deacon

who always prayed, 'Lord, prop us up on our leanin' side.'

After hearing him pray that prayer many times, someone

asked him why he prayed that prayer so fervently.

He answered, 'Well sir, you see, it's like this... I got an old

barn out back. It's been there a long time; it's withstood a

lot of weather; it's gone through a lot of storms, and it's

stood for many years.

It's still standing. But one day I noticed it was leaning to

one side a bit.



So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its

leaning side so it wouldn't fall. Then I got to thinking

about that and how much I was like that old barn. I've

been around a long time.

I've withstood a lot of life's storms. I've withstood a lot of

bad weather in life, I've withstood a lot of hard times, and

I'm still standing too. But I find myself leaning to one side

from time to time, so I like to ask the Lord to prop us up

on our leaning side, 'cause I figure a lot of us get to

leaning at times.

Sometimes we get to leaning toward anger, leaning

toward bitterness, leaning toward hatred, leaning toward

cussing, leaning toward a lot of things that we shouldn't .

So we need to pray, 'Lord, prop us up on our leaning side,

so we will stand straight and tall again, to glorify the

Lord.''

If you stare at this barn for a second you will see who will

help us stand straight and tall again.



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