. Im here to listen to the music and to meet new people , friends only please. :) married, kids, cat, dog,had a goldfish for about 2 seconds (the cat ate it ) haha , Im a very real person , stick a knife in me I bleed, cut out myheart I die, im not here to have my head messed with so if thats your game please find someone else , have real feelings the whole nine yards, I really dont like fakes. have any ? please ask , I think I am so very blessed with meeting some spectacular new friends on here, :) drop me a line anytime and I will always respond . sometimes I forget to log off , sometimes I get kicked off so sometimes not here when it says I am sometimes Im here when it says im not , my love to you all , may each and everyone of you have a blessed and beautiful life .P.S. I try to keep in touch now and again by dropping a note etc, feel free to do the same :) A blonde teenage girl, wanting to earn some extra money for the summer, decided to hire herself out as a 'handy-woman' and started canvassing a nearby well-to-do neighborhood.

She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any odd jobs for her to do. 'Well, I guess I could use somebody to paint my porch,' he said. 'How much will you charge me?'

Delighted, the girl quickly responded, 'How about $50?'

The man agreed and told her that the paint brushes and everything she would need was in the garage. The man's wife, hearing the conversation said to her husband, 'Does she realize that our porch goes ALL the way around the house?'

He responded, 'That's a bit cynical, isn't it?'

The wife replied, 'You're right. I guess I'm starting to believe all those dumb blonde jokes.

A few hours later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money.

'You're finished already?' the startled husband asked.

'Yes, the blonde replied, and I even had paint left over, so I gave it two coats.'

Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50 and handed it to her along with a ten dollar tip.

'And by the way,' the blonde added, 'it's not a Porch, it's a Lexus.'

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nothing but an asshole and a briefcase:

Two Alligators were sitting around talking, and the smaller alligator turned to the bigger one & said, 'I can't understand how you can be so much bigger than me. We're the same age; we were the same size as kids. I just don't get it.'

'Well,' said the big Gator, 'what have you been eating?'

'Politicians, same as you,' replied the small Gator.

'Hmm. Well, where do you catch them?'

'Down the other side of the swamp near the parking lot by the Capitol'

'Same here. Hmm. How do you catch them?'

'Well, I crawl up under one of their Lexus cars & wait for one to unlock the car door. Then I jump out, grab them by the leg, shake the shit out of them and eat 'em!'

'Ah!' says the big Alligator, 'I think I see your problem. You're not getting any real nourishment. See, by the time you finish shaking the shit out of a politician, there's nothing left but an asshole and a briefcase.

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After living in the remote countryside of Ireland all his life, an old Irishman decided it was time to visit Dublin.

In one of the stores he picks up a mirror and looks in it.

Not ever having seen one before, he remarked at the image staring back at him. 'How 'bout that!' he exclaims, 'Here's a picture of me Fadder.'

He bought the mirror thinking it was a picture of his dad, but on the way home he remembered his wife didn't like his father, so he hung it in the shed, and every morning before leaving to go fishin', he would go there and look at it.

His wife began to get suspicious of these many trips to the shed. So, one day after her husband left, she went to the shed and found the mirror.

As she looked into the glass, she fumed, 'So that's the ugly bitch he's runnin' around with.'

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Alcohol Issues

A new way to avoid any .08 alcohol issues while driving:

I went out with some friends last night and had too many drinks. Knowing that I was way over the limit, I did something that I have never done before.

I took a bus home.

I arrived home safe and warm, which seemed really surprising as I have never driven a bus before.

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This is only to men who will enjoy reading it ….

And ONLY to the women who can handle it :

WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED:

Men Are Just Happier People.

Your last name stays put.

The garage is all yours.

Wedding plans take care of themselves.

Chocolate is just another snack.

You can never be pregnant.

Car mechanics tell you the truth.

The world is your urinal.

You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky.

You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.

Same work, more pay.

Wrinkles add character.

People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.

New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.

One mood all the time.

Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.

You know stuff about tanks and engines.

A ten-day vacation requires only one suitcase.

You can open all your own jars.

You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You never have strap problems in public.

You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.

Everything on your face stays its original color.

The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.

You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life.

One wallet and one pair of shoes -- one color for all seasons.

You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look.

You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife.

You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.

No wonder men are happier.

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The man said to the dentist, "Doc, I'm in one heck of a hurry. I have two buddies sitting out in my truck waiting for us to go deer hunting, so forget about the anesthetic, I don't have time for the gums to get numb. I just want you to pull the tooth, and be done with it! We have our feeders set to go off in thirty minutes... I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!'

The dentist thought to himself, "My goodness, this is surely a very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled without using anything to kill the pain."

So the dentist asks him, "Which tooth is it sir?"

The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth Honey, and show him

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Raisin Bread

A bakery owner hires a young female shop assistant who liked to wear very short skirts and thong panties. One day a young man enters the store, glances at the shop assistant and at the loaves of bread behind the counter.

Noticing her short skirt and the location of the raisin bread, he has a brilliant idea.

"I'd like some raisin bread please," the man says.

The shop assistant nods and climbs up a ladder to reach the raisin bread located on the very top shelf.

The man standing almost directly beneath her is provided with an excellent view, just as he thought.

When she descends the ladder, he decides that he had better get two loaves.

As the shop assistant retrieves the second loaf of bread, one of the other male customers notices what's going on and requests his own loaf of raisin bread.

After many trips she is tired and irritated and begins to wonder, "why the unusual interest in the raisin bread?"

Atop the ladder one more time, she looks down and glares at the men standing below.

Then, she notices an elderly man standing amongst the crowd. Thinking that she can save herself another trip, she yells at the elderly man, "Is it raisin for you too?"

"No," stammers the old man, "but it's quivering a little

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Yellow Light.....

The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by

accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection,

dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to

exit her car with her hands up.

He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted,photographed, and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, ''I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to

Sunday -School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally ... I assumed you had stolen the car.''

Priceless

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The Polite Way to Pee!!!!

During one of her daily classes, a teacher trying to teach good manners asked her students the following question:

'Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you have to go to the bathroom?'

Michael said: 'Just a minute I have to go pee.'

The teacher responded by saying: 'That would be rude and impolite‚ what about you Sherman, how would you say it?'

Sherman said: 'I am sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back.'

'That's better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table. And you, little Johnny, can you use your brain for once and show us your good manners?'

Johnny said: 'I would say: Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I hope to introduce to you after dinner.'

The teacher fainted.

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A few minutes before the village church services started, the congregation was sitting in the pews and talking amongst themselves.

Suddenly, in a puff of smoke and clatter, Satan appeared at the front of the church.

Everyone started screaming and running for the dorrs, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate.

Soon the church was empty except for one elderly villager who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence.

So Satan walked up to the man and said, 'Do you know who I am?'

The man replied, 'Yep, sure do.'

'Aren't you afraid of me?' Satan asked.

'Nope, sure ain't.' said the man.

'Don't you realize I can kill you with one word?' asked Satan.

'Don't doubt it for a minute,' returned the old man, in an even tone.

'Did you know that I can cause you profound, horrifying AGONY for all eternity?' persisted Satan.

'Yep,' was the calm reply.

'And you are still not afraid?' asked Satan.

' Nope,' said the old man.

More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, 'Why aren't you afraid of me?'

The old man calmly replied, 'Been married to your sister for 48 years.'

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The spoon:

A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization.

Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and

noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt

pocket.

It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and utensils,

I observed that he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket.

Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.

When the waiter came back to serve our soup I inquired, 'Why the spoon?'

'Well, 'he explained, 'the restaurant's owner hired Andersen Consulting to

revamp all of our processes. After several months of analysis, they

concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It

represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour.

If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back

to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift.'

As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he replaced it with his spare.

'I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an

extra trip to get it right now..' I was impressed.

I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly.

Looking around, I saw that all of the waiters had the same string hanging

from their flies. So, before he walked off, I asked the waiter, 'Excuse me,

but can you tell me why you have that string right there?'

'Oh, certainly!' Then he lowered his voice. 'Not everyone is so observant.

That consulting firm I mentioned also learned that we can save time in the

restroom.

By tying this string to the tip of our you-know-what, we can pull it out

without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the

time spent in the restroom by 76.39%.'

I asked quietly, 'After you get it out, how do you put it back?'

'Well,' he whispered, 'I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon.'

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One evening a husband, thinking he was being funny, said to his wife, 'Perhaps we should start washing your clothes in 'Slim Fast'. Maybe it would take a few inches off of your butt!'

His wife was not amused, and decided that she simply couldn't let such a comment go unrewarded. The next morning the husband took a pair of underwear out of his drawer. 'What the heck is this?' he said to himself as a little 'dust' cloud appeared when he shook them out.

'April', he hollered into the bathroom, 'Why did you put talcum powder in my underwear?'

She replied with a snicker. 'It's not talcum powder; it's 'Miracle Grow'!!!!!

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This is a story which is perfectly logical

to all males:

A wife asks her husband,

"Could you please go shopping for me

and buy one carton of milk,

and if they have eggs, get 6."

A short time later

the husband comes back

with 6 cartons of milk.

The wife asks him,

"Why did you

buy 6 cartons of milk?"

He replied, "They had eggs."

(I'm sure you're going

back to read it again!)

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New Panties & the gunshot….

To spice up her dead sex-life, she puts them on,

together with a short skirt

and

sits on the sofa opposite her husband.

At strategic moments

she uncrosses her legs ...

enough times …

that her husband finally asks,

"Are you wearing crotchless panties?"

"Yessss," she quietly coos

with a cunningly seductive smile.

"Thank God!”

he replies,

“I thought you were sitting on the cat."

He never heard the gunshot….

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One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Joe says to Mike behind him,

"My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor."

"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies

"There's a diagnostic computer down at Costco. Just give it a urine

sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.

It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars - A lot cheaper than a doctor."

So, Joe deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Costco.

He deposits ten dollars and the computer lights up and asks for the urine

sample... He pours the sample into the slot and waits.

Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout:

"You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy

activity.. It will improve in two weeks. Thank you for shopping @ Costco.."

That evening, while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Joe

began wondering if the computer could be fooled.

He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from

his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample from himself for good measure.

Joe hurries back to Costco, eager to check the results.. He deposits ten

dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results .

The computer prints the following:

1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. (Aisle 9)

2. Your dog has ringworm.. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7)

3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.

4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours.. Get a lawyer.

5. If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get better!

Thank you for shopping @ Costco!

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Rough Day....:

There I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to me, grabs my drink and gulps it down in one swig.

"Well, whatcha' gonna do about it?" he says, menacingly, as I burst into tears.

"Come on, man," the biker says, "I didn't think you'd CRY. I can`t stand to see a man crying."

"This is the worst day of my life," I say. "I'm a complete failure. I was late to a meeting and my boss fired me. When I went to the parking lot, I found my car had been stolen and I don't have any insurance. I left my wallet in the cab I took home. I found my wife with another man and then my dog bit me."

"So I came to this bar to work up the courage to put an end to it all, I buy a drink, I drop a capsule in and sit here watching the poison dissolve; then you show up and drink the whole thing! But enough about me, how's your day going?

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An 86-year-old man goes for a physical. All of his test results come back normal.

The doctor says, "Gary everything looks great. How are you doing mentally and emotionally? Are you at peace with God?"

Gary replies, "God and I are tight.

He knows I have poor eyesight, so he's fixed it so when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, *poof* the light goes on. When I'm done, *poof* the light goes off."

"Wow, that's incredible," the doctor says.

A little later in the day, the doctor calls Gary's wife.

"Marianne, he says, Gary is doing fine but I had to call you because I'm in awe of his relationship with God. Is it true that he gets up during the night and *poof * the light goes on in the bathroom, and when he's done, *poof* the light goes off?"

"OH MY GOD!" Marianne exclaims.

"He's peeing in the refrigerator again!!!!"

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The Obedient Wife

There was a man who had worked all of his life and was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more than anything, and just before he died, he said to his wife, “Now listen. When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me, because I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.”

And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when he died, she would put all of the money in the casket with him. One day he died. He was stretched out in the casket, the wife was sitting there in black, and her friend was sitting next to her.

When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said, “Wait just a minute!”

She had a box with her. She came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down and rolled it away. Her friend said, “Girl, I know you weren’t foolish enough to put all that money in there with that man.”

She said, “Listen, I’m a Christian; I can’t lie. I promised him that I was going to put his money in that casket with him, and that’s what I did.”

Her friend was amazed, “You mean to tell me you put all his money in the casket with him?”

“I sure did,” said the wife. “I wrote him a check.”

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"GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY"...

ON JULY 20, 1969, AS COMMANDER OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR

MODULE, NEIL ARMSTRONG WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE

MOON.

HIS FIRST WORDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE MOON, "THAT'S

ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND," WERE TELEVISED TO

EARTH AND HEARD BY MILLIONS.*

BUT JUST BEFORE HE RE-ENTERED THE LANDER, HE MADE

THE ENIGMATIC REMARK "GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY".

MANY PEOPLE AT NASA THOUGH IT WAS A CASUAL REMARK

CONCERNING SOME RIVAL SOVIET COSMONAUT.

HOWEVER, UPON CHECKING, THERE WAS NO GORSKY IN

EITHER THE RUSSIAN OR AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAMS.

OVER THE YEARS MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED ARMSTRONG AS

TO WHAT THE 'GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKY' STATEMENT MEANT, BUT ARMSTRONG

ALWAYS JUST SMILED.

ON JULY 5, 1995, IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, WHILE ANSWERING

QUESTIONS FOLLOWING A SPEECH, A REPORTER BROUGHT UP THE 26-

YEAR-OLD QUESTION TO ARMSTRONG. THIS TIME HE FINALLY RESPONDED.

MR. GORSKY HAD DIED, SO NEIL ARMSTRONG FELT HE COULD NOW

ANSWER THE QUESTION.

IN 1938, WHEN HE WAS A KID IN A SMALL MID-WESTERN

TOWN, HE WAS PLAYING BASEBALL WITH A FRIEND IN THE BACKYARD. HIS

FRIEND HIT THE BALL, WHICH LANDED IN HIS NEIGHBOR'S YARD BY THEIR

BEDROOM WINDOW.

HIS NEIGHBORS WERE MR. AND MRS. GORSKY.

AS HE LEANED DOWN TO PICK UP THE BALL, YOUNG

ARMSTRONG HEARD MRS. GORSKY SHOUTING AT MR. GORSKY.

"SEX! YOU WANT SEX?! YOU'LL GET SEX WHEN THE KID NEXT DOOR WALKS ON THE MOON!"

TRUE STORY.

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"Come to the edge." "We can't. We're afraid." "Come to the edge." "We can't. We will fall!" "Come to the edge." And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.

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"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." -- Mother Teresa

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may i feel said he

(i'll squeal said she

just once said he)

it's fun said she

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YOU, simply ... BEAUTIFUL!

It has only taken a moment for tears to course down my face, as I ponder the question, "What is most beautiful to me?”

I already know. YOU!

There’s none other more beautiful than You!

And what can compare to the beauty of Your Presence?

Nothing!

I could look around at created beauty for inspiration, to be refreshed.

But I can’t! I can’t go further than You ... the epitome of true beauty!

YOU, I am enthralled by Your beauty.

Your holiness is beautiful.

Your goodness is beautiful.

Your Name is beautiful ... whispered from my lips your Name is like

the arresting fragrance of costly perfume capturing my heart,

delighting my senses.

The sound of Your Voice, the feel of Your embrace ... I love the passionate beauty of Your eyes, and the purity of Your Words.

The beauty of Your presence leaves me breathless ... speechless.

What can I say when You are near?

I love the intimate silence between us as I sit before You.

Lost in Your presence I’ve discovered that words are not necessary.

What privilege, what beauty You daily lavish on me.

You have ravished my heart with the whispers of Your love.

My heart yearns for You alone.

You are a rare delicacy, a trophy of exquisite beauty.

My Darling , I know that others may not understand our love, but it doesn’t matter, because having tasted of Your delights,

unspeakable pleasures from Your right hand, and to have beheld You in Your glorious beauty, I am fully satisfied.

I’m satisfied with having seen Your likeness.

All I can do is just bask in the beauty of Your love for me.

You bestow Your beauty on me, calling me, “Your Beloved, Your Darling.”

Of all Your virtues, I love Your holiness the most.

The awesome beauty of Your holiness thrills my heart.

You are holy and holiness is the atmosphere of heaven.

Reveal to me the beauties of Your holiness.

Your beauty is heaven’s glorious fragrance that you desire to

release from within my yielded soul.

You have made beauty arise from the ash heap of my broken life.

Heaven’s Darling, I am drawn irresistibly to You.

No, it is more than that! I am captivated, totally smitten by Your beauty.

Who can compare with the beauty of the Lord?

Not one!

YOU, take me away with You to the cleft in the rock.

Just You and me.

Show me Your face.

Let me hear Your voice.

For Your voice is sweet, and Your face is lovely.

Take me into Your chambers ... lavish on me the hidden pleasures that are only found in Your heavenly chambers.

Our romance and our dance are robed in the purest beauty imaginable.

Our love song is the song of the night.

When I awake I remember You.

When I sleep I dream of You.

All You are and all You do is forever imprinted with Your alluring beauty.

You are my Darling.

Lover of my soul ... I'm in love with You.

You are simply ... BEAUTIFUL!

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I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances.

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I'm practicing the art of clearing out the dark corners of

my mind ~daily~ where strange images lurk

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A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence.

It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout.. We all stood there, under the awning, just inside the door of the WalMart.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day.

I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

Her little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, 'Mom let's run through the rain,'

She said.

'What?' Mom asked.

'Let's run through the rain!' She repeated.

'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied.

This young child waited a minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run through the rain..'

'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said.

'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

'This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?'

'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ' If God can get us through this, He can get us through anything! ' '

The entire crowd stopped dead silent.. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain.. We all stood silently. No one left. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just need washing,' Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They got soaked.

They were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did.

I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday.

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven..

I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

Send this to the people you'll never forget and remember to also send it to the person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.

If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're in a hurry.

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other -- And don't forget to run in the rain!

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Cold and alone

In the winter of my heart

Frozen from innocence lost

I fall to my knees

Heavy from the iniquity

God please set me free

One ray of sunshine

Gently touches my heart

Slowly melting away the frost

Like a pink bud of a rose

My heart slowly flowers

Catching raindrops

From God's April showers

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A Daruma doll in Japanese Buddhist tradition has no arms or legs and is heavily weighted. Knock it over and it springs right back. You cannot keep it down. Keep that as a vision. As long as you are in the human predicament, stuff will happen to you. You cannot prevent getting knocked down. But you CAN get right back up again. And you do this by accepting what is and asking “Where do I go from here?” No complaints, no wailing, just a willingness to learn what can be learned and a readiness to then do what must be done.

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Watch a baby contentedly drinking his milk and take his bottle away. His face gets red, he screams, and there is no doubt that he is angry. Now give him his bottle back. In seconds he is back to his contented, gurgling self. He experiences his anger but then he lets it go! Our problem is that we don’t let things go. We harbor resentments, slights, memories and mental junk from years or decades. Drop that mess. Let it go. That, by itself, leaves room for joy to manifest.

reside in peace .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love pictures and will post alot :), I love to look at everyone elses pictures too, NOT A STALKER lol , just a picaholic , :)where everyone lives etc . Oh yes I almost forgot , I dwell in Pogoland from time to time :) and I am on facebook. so if anyone is on there and wants to be friends , I will give you my email . Peace and love to all my friends

R.I.P. Uncle Bob ( Robert Brady) you are missed. A special thank you to the Oregon State Police department for helping me to find out what happened. RIP Cousin Sara ( The best Bee Keeper in the world ) you will be missed , R.I.P. David a good friend to many on here , you are missed . R.I.P. Kris your untimely death has been a shock to this community , we are saddened by your departure. 31 is far too young , find peace where you are , In Love and Rememberance to the victims of the brutal attack on Carson City , you are all in our hearts and will be missed may you rest in peace with the good lord murdered 9-6-11 35 year old National Guard Major Heath Kelly of reno nevada , 38 year old National Guard Sgt 1st class Christian Riege of Carson City 31 year old National Guard 1st class Miranda McElhiney of Reno Nevada , 67 year old Florence Donovan-Gunderson of South Lake Tahoe , red tears flowed that day , to the murderer MAY YOU RESIDE IN HELL , you caused horror and pain that wont ever go away , R.I.P. Spike 04/15/1990-12/05/2011. I Love you and miss you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In loving memory of Frand and Jessie , killed 5/22/2012 by a drunk driver while riding their motorcycle on a trip in Colorado. You were great friends , Jessie I will always remember your smile and laughter , how warm and friendly you were to all, Frank I will always remember the wood shavings from your carvings , the BBQS , your laugh and sense of humor , the 2 of you touched and enriched so many lives here in Tahoe and everywhere , your friends and family miss you and love you, thank you for being a part of my life , youve made me a better person. Rest in peace Mark Steffey , one ride , one life , it was nice , thanks for the loan of the face mask .

too many to list, Of course the Twilight ones haha, But my all time favorite movies are The Stand, Stand By Me, The expendables was really good. so is The Switch so funny, :) The Mechanic ( new version) good - Just Go With It (pricless, really really funny), Water For Elephants , wow very good , Remember Me, Moneyball , its really good, and not just cause Im in it :)

ask ok, my love of music comes second to reading, I am an avid collector of books, any and every kind , but the ones I love are Dean Koontz , Stephen King, Anne Rule , Anne Rice, just some of the favorite titles are The Stand , All the Twilight Books(yes Im one of those lol) The Vampire Lestat collection, The Velvet Room, actually too many to list :). and of course the books Ive written, The End of Innocence, The Triangle(life and love lost). The Lookout, ( as yet not published, but they will be ) the Hunger Games , Catching Fire, Mockingjay those turned out to be quite excellent , Let Me In (AKA Let The Right One In ) _ Handling the Undead written by John Ajvide Lindqvist , see way to many too list :) now has 3500 books in one :) if you love to read you must get a Kindle . I am in book heaven :)

ONCE YOU READ THIS, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND!

A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.

Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

"Jack, did you hear me?"

"Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said..

"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.

"You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said

"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.

As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time.

Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly...

"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked.

"The box is gone," he said

"What box?" Mom asked.

"There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said.

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said. "I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died Returning home from work one day Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read.

Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention. "Mr. Harold Belser" it read. Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside.

"Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It's the thing I valued most in my life." A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes, Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch.

Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these words engraved:

"Jack, Thanks for your time! -Harold Belser."

"The thing he valued most was...my time"

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Janet, his assistant asked.

"I need some time to spend with my son," he said.

"Oh, by the way, Janet, thanks for your time!"

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away,"

Think about this. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way..

2 A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

3 Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

4.. You mean the world to someone.

5. If not for you, someone may not be living.

6. You are special and unique.

7. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you trust God to do what's best, and wait on His time, sooner or later, you will get it or something better.

8. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good can still come from it.

9. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world.

10. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

11.. Always remember the compliments you received.. Forget about the rude remarks.

12 . Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know and you'll both be happy .

13. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great.

Send this letter to all the people you care about, if you do so, you will certainly brighten someone's day and might change their perspective on life...for the better.

To everyone I sent this to "Thanks for your time."