From the Inbox

[Tina]

New Alphabet :

A is for apple, and B is for boat,
That used to be right, but now it won't float!
Age before beauty is what we once said,
But let's be a bit more realistic instead.

A's for arthritis

B's the bad back

C's the chest pains, perhaps car-d-iac?

D is for dental decay and decline

E is for eyesight, can't read that top line!

F is for fissures and fluid retention,

G is for gas which I'd rather not mention.

H high blood pressure--I'd rather it low;

I for incisions with scars you can show.

J is for joints, out of socket, won't mend,

K is for knees that crack when they bend.

L 's for libido, what happened to sex?

M is for memory, I forget what comes next.

N is neuralgia, in nerves way down low;

O is for osteo, bones that don't grow!

P for prescriptions, I have quite a few, just give me a pill and I'll be good as new!

Q is for queasy, is it fatal or flu?

R is for reflux, one meal turns to two.

S is for sleepless nights, counting my fears,

T is for Tinnitus; bells in my ears!

U is for urinary; troubles with flow;

V for vertigo, that's 'dizzy,' you know.

W for worry, now what's going 'round?

X is for X ray, and what might be found.

Y for another year I'm left here behind,

Z is for zest I still have-- in my mind!

I've survived all the symptoms, my body's deployed, and I'm keeping twenty-six doctors fully employed!

[Tina]

Incredible 12 year old artist....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmm-0-Rdxo8&amp

[Tina]

Safe Obedience

By Leslie Snyder

If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.

John 15:10


I’ve often wondered if my kids listen to the many reminders I give them about obedience. More than once (a day, sometimes) I hear myself repeat the words, “when I ask you to do something, I expect you to do it the first time.”

Some time ago, we were walking out of a favorite fast food restaurant on our way to a school concert. We exited the door by the drive thru lane.
One daughter was on my right, one on my left, and the baby in my arms. As we approached the curb, I noticed that the large SUV in the drive-thru lane was not slowing down, nor did the driver seem to notice us. With one free hand I grabbed the daughter on my right but had to yell “Stop!” to the one on my left. She froze as the SUV continued driving inches away from her; the driver finally noticing my daughter in her rear view mirror. Without a doubt, immediate obedience saved my daughter’s life.

Most people don’t like the practice of obedience, especially once we reach adulthood. We strive to be independent, making our own choices, uninfluenced by others. Yet, obedience is what Christ requires of us. 1 John 5:2 reads, “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.” Obedience is so important to God that Saul lost his kingdom due to disobedience (1 Samuel 15:22).

We can freely choose obedience or disobedience. Choosing obedience isn’t about mindlessly following rules and hoping when this life is through, we have been more obedient than disobedient. Choosing obedience is coming to the place in our lives when we learn that to do what God asks of us is to trust that He knows what is best. Walking in obedience is the safest path for our journey.

It all boils down to a matter of the heart. When our lives are touched and changed by God, we have the power to say “yes” to obedience. Sure, we might stumble and fall along the way, but with God’s Spirit within us, we can get up, dust ourselves off and get back on the right path. Today, I encourage you to place your trust in God, demonstrated by a life of obedience!