Thought For The Day

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A Mother's Dictionary, Part One...
AIRPLANE: What Mom impersonates to get a 1-yr.-old to eat strained beets.
ALIEN: What Mom would suspect had invaded her house if she spotted a child-sized creature cleaning up after itself.
APPLE: Nutritious lunchtime dessert which children will trade for cupcakes.
BABY: 1) Dad, when he gets a cold. 2) Mom's youngest child, even if he's 42.
BATHROOM: a room used by the entire family, believed by all (except Mom) to be self-cleaning
"BECAUSE": Mom's reason for having kids do things which can't be explained logically.
BED AND BREAKFAST: Two things the kids will never make for themselves.
CARPET: Expensive floor covering used to catch spills and clean mud off shoes.
CAR POOL: Complicated system of transportation where Mom always winds up going the furthest, with the biggest bunch of kids, who have had the most sugar.
CHINA: Legendary nation reportedly populated by children who love leftover vegetables.
COOK: 1) Act of preparing food for consumption. 2) Mom's other name.
COUCH POTATO: What Mom finds under the sofa cushions after the kids eat dinner.
DATE: Infrequent outings with Dad where Mom can enjoy worrying about the kids in a different setting.
DRINKING GLASS: Any carton or bottle left open in the fridge.
DUST: Insidious interloping particles of evil that turn a home into a battle zone.
DUST RAGS: See "DAD'S UNDERWEAR."
EAR: A place where kids store dirt.
EAT: What kids do between meals, but not at them.
EMPTY NEST: See "WISHFUL THINKING."
ENERGY: Element of vitality kids always have an oversupply of until asked to do something.
"EXCUSE ME": One of Mom's favorite phrases, reportedly used in past times by children.
EYE: The highly susceptible optic nerve which, according to Mom, can be "put out" by anything from a suction-arrow to a carelessly handled butter knife.
FABLE: A story told by a teenager arriving home after curfew.
FOOD: The response Mom usually gives in answer to the question, "What's for dinner tonight?" See "SARCASM"
FROZEN: 1) A type of food. 2) How hell will be when Mom lets her daughter date an older guy with a motorcycle.

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Your Heart is your Love,
Your love is your Family , Your family is your Future , Your future is your Destiny , Your destiny is your Ambition,Your ambition is your Aspiration , Your aspiration is your Motivation , Your motivation is your Belief , Your belief is your Peace , Your peace is your Target , Your target is Heaven, Heaven is no fun without FRIENDS

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If I could take your troubles
I w ould toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me.

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainb ow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there.

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Think about it.

Opportunity may knock once,

but temptation
bangs on your door forever.
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Quit griping about your church;

if it was perfect,

you couldn't belong.
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If the church wants a

better pastor,

it only needs to pray

for the one it has.
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God Himself does not propose

to judge a man

until he is dead.

So why should you?
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Some minds are like concrete,

thoroughly mixed up and

permanently set.
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Peace starts

with a smile.
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I don't know why

some people change churches;

what difference does it make

which one

you stay home from?
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A lot of church members

who are singing

'Standing on the Promises'

are just

sitting on the premises.
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We were called to

be witnesses,

not lawyers or judges.
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Be ye fishers of men.

You catch them -

He'll clean them.
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Coincidence is when

God chooses

to remain anonymous.
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Don't put a question mark

where God put a period.
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Don't wait for 6 strong men

to take you to church.
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Forbidden fruits

create many jams.
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God doesn't call the qualified,

He qualifies the called.
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God grades on the cross,

not the curve.
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God loves everyone,

but probably prefers

'fruits of the spirit'

over 'religious nuts!'
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God promises a safe landing,

not a calm passage.
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He who angers you,

controls you!
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If God is your Co-pilot -

swap seats!
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Prayer:
Don't give God instructions

just report for duty!
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The task ahead of us

is never as great as

the Power behind us.
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The Will of God

never takes you to

where the Grace of God

will not protect you.
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We don't change the message,

the message changes us.
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You can tell how big

a person is

by what it takes

to discourage him.
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The best mathematical equation

I have ever seen:

1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.
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and ALWAYS!

May God and His Son bless you from today on out! I bet someone will LOVE it just as much as you did

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"Good looks catch the eye but a GOOD personality catches the heart. You're blessed with both!"

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There are Three things in life that, once gone, never come back - Time, Words, and Opportunity

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Forgivness is not an emotion. Forgivness is
an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the
temperature of the heart.

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If you can smile when things go wrong , you have someone in mind to blame.