Summer Family Fun 2011

•We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents. ----Henry Ward Beecher





Be Blessed!

Let FREEDOM ring!

And I'm proud to be an American,

where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died,

who gave that right to me.

~Lee Greenwood

The Power of Kindness - Video- Beliefnet.com

The Power of Kindness - Video- Beliefnet.com

Be Blessed!

Power of Kindness:)

In The Power of Kindness, Mac Anderson shares the magic formula for putting more joy in your life.

It can be summed up in one word - kindness.

Through the 23 inspirational stories in The Power of Kindness,

Mac demonstrates his passionate belief that people can transform their own lives and the lives of others through random acts of kindness.

So, don't wait...make the world a better place.

Find out firsthand about The Power of Kindness by sharing a kind word or deed with someone else today.

An Angel*s Prayer :)

Angels are ever all around us

And with love they do surround us.

When my heart is sore in need

The Angels come, my soul to feed.

They come to me from up above

and sing in whispers of Love.

When in my heart I feel a tug

I know that it's an Angel's hug

Run to You!... Third Day

I was tired of waiting

Playing all the games and

Living in a place that was not for me

So I thought it was time

For me to get what?s mine

And to do it all, everything I dreamed

What I thought was the best of me, turned to be

All the worst I could find

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

And now I got a feeling

That I?ve got to leave and

Find a way back to where I came from

Though I don?t deserve it

I know it?s unheard but

Living here without You, my life is done

I confess that I shouldn?t have run from You

Now, I know I was wrong

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

Nowhere to run to and no one to turn to

I?m dying out here on my own

And long before I even thought of returning

Your arms are wide open waiting for me to come home

Oh, oh, oh yeah

Waiting for me to come home

Oh, oh, oh yeah

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

If I run to You

Will You hold me in Your arms forevermore?

Oh yeah, oh yeah

If I run to You, if I run to You

If I run to You, if I run to You

If I run to You, if I run to You

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world—not even our troubles."

~Charlie Chaplin

"Smile,

breathe,

and go slowly"

~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Every hour of every day is an unspeakably perfect miracle."

I once heard someone say,

"We don't remember days;

 we remember moments."

 However, at today's hectic pace we often forget to savor small pleasures while we make big plans.

In the race to be better or best, we sometimes lose sight of "just being." And just being, just soaking in and savoring a beautiful moment, can provide some of life's greatest pleasures.
 A crackling fire on a cold winter night; a good book; a love letter from your spouse; a spectacular sunset; a great meal; or a timeless moment with your child or a friend...these moments, if we stop long enough to enjoy, are the essence of life.

I love to fish, especially for large-mouth bass. About three years ago, I was watching television late one night and got this crazy notion to go fishing in the lake behind my house.
 Of course, my wife thought I was nuts.
 It was almost midnight!
I convinced her I was sane and took off.
I walked out to a warm summer breeze and looked up at the starry sky and breathtaking full moon.
 I allowed my senses to soak in every second -
the sweet smell of honeysuckle,
the sound of every cricket and bullfrog,
the moon's reflection dancing off the water -
 it was a perfect night.

After walking across a small field,
 I took out a flashlight and selected a lure.
 On my first cast,
I reeled in a bass weighing over five pounds,
one of the largest I had every caught.
 I gently released it back into the water and continued my midnight adventure.
 During the next two hours,
 I caught seventeen bass, all between two and five pounds.
Although I've fished for almost fifty years
, no fishing memory can top that warm summer night.

But that night provided far more than a fishing memory.
It was a life memory. It provided me a snapshot of what life could be like if I just slowed down enough to savor the moments.
On my way back to the house,
as I walked through the tall grass,
I took one last look at the sky and stopped to say, "Thank you, God, for giving me this night."

Remember, it will only last for a little while...so savor the moments, savor the memories of your Dash.

- Walt Whitman

Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Inspired-Faith/
Be Blessed!

ROCKY III

Rocky Balboa:

How did you get so tough?
Adrian:

I live with a fighter.

Nothing is real if you don't believe in WHO YOU ARE! ... Rocky III

Daily Living,Hopes, Joys & Challenges!!

Home is the place where,

when you have to go there,

they have to take you in."

You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children?

Those who’ve never had any." --Bill Cosby, Fatherhood

"What God is to the world, parents are to their children." --Philo

"Hug."

Easter = JESUS is ALIVE!

The meaning of Easter - What does it mean to you?

The meaning of Easter is Jesus Christ's victory over death. His resurrection symbolizes the eternal life that is granted to all who believe in Him. The meaning of Easter also symbolizes the complete verification of all that Jesus preached and taught during His three-year ministry. If He had not risen from the dead, if He had merely died and not been resurrected, He would have been considered just another teacher or Rabbi. However, His resurrection changed all that and gave final and irrefutable proof that He was really the Son of God and that He had conquered death once and for all.

Today, the meaning of Easter, for million of Christians, is that of honoring and recognizing Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, and His glorious promises of eternal life for all who believe in Him.

~"Its All About Jesus"