tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91784451843391963252024-03-13T00:46:09.387-07:00A Jewel Divinely RareA Collection of Thoughts, Poetry & PraiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-24326010095459764752013-02-15T09:55:00.000-08:002013-02-15T09:55:02.901-08:00A Time to Ponder<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will be off my blog for awhile to spend time <span style="font-size: small;">w</span>ith just me and my Lord.<br />However, if you <span style="font-size: small;">ever </span>think of me, would you please<br /> hold my name up in prayer for a healing touch.<br />Love to all, and I will be back!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-86408238576944704672013-02-08T10:25:00.003-08:002013-02-08T10:25:53.076-08:00Thought for the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-26286201120430891312013-02-04T10:30:00.000-08:002013-02-04T10:30:05.478-08:00In Stillness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">“In the place of stillness, rises potential.<br /> From the place of potential, emerges possibility."</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">- </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gabriella Goddard </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-39262911739203513282013-02-01T10:12:00.000-08:002013-02-01T10:12:03.983-08:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the valley, HE restoreth my soul.</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-54659403568239349972013-01-28T10:00:00.003-08:002013-01-28T10:00:40.152-08:00Tend Your Garden<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: small;">Like any other living, growing thing,<br />LOVE requires effort to keep it healthy.</span><br />- </span>Leo F. Buscaglia </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-40634159884243462952013-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:002013-01-27T00:00:12.849-08:00Twenty years ago today, you were abruptly taken from us...and not a day goes by that you are not in our thoughts. A piece of our heart is forever gone. We miss you Mark.<br />
Love, MomUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-60456268759264659312013-01-25T09:51:00.001-08:002013-01-25T09:51:26.295-08:00Fix Them!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq" style="font-size: small;">Never let circumstances take control of your life.<br />And don't blame them on <span style="font-size: small;">others.<br />Y</span>our problems are your own.<br /> <br />FIX THEM WITH THE HELP OF GOD!</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="st"></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-62365235941036308982013-01-18T08:28:00.000-08:002013-01-18T08:28:10.174-08:00Love Conquers All<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of the many contradictions that exist in the world,<br /> the contrast between
love and hate is perhaps the starkest.<br /> It is one that helps us value
true love<br /> while understanding the ramifications of hatred.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">-unknown<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">How t<span style="font-size: small;">rue those words.<br />For w</span>e must place LOVE in our hearts,<br />so there will be no room for hate.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-49542194074095504692013-01-15T10:27:00.003-08:002013-01-15T10:27:51.037-08:00Oh, No!!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remember,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Words Do Count!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-33560496236223412892013-01-12T10:52:00.002-08:002013-01-12T10:52:32.002-08:00Bitter Fruit or Golden Apples?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent"><i>"Probably
the saddest scenario is that of the person who believes because they
aren’t a partaker of extreme adversity, trials and tribulations they are
doing everything right. That’s not true!...there are those designated
to suffer more than others, to carry heavier loads, and to bear
excessive heartache. It is the path allotted to them not because they
need to be suppressed to make it all the way</i><span class="text_exposed_show"><i>
to Heaven, or that they've been disobedient. It is just their path
through life’s garden. And if pain and suffering aren’t and haven’t been
your lot in life, praise and thank a merciful God who is not requiring
you to walk the valley of despair, see the hurt in loved ones’ eyes, and
weep bitter tears..." </i> - an excerpt by me from my book, Without A Hedge, Chapter
9, Bitter Fruit or Golden Apples.</span></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Some days when I hear, read or
see certain things people say, write or do my heart sinks. Where's the
compassion, the understanding and the realization that life is different
for each one of us? Those hurting aren't bad or evil and need a
whipping to get in line - they were selected to take a different path
than you. Well, I've vented so I'll return to my life's path - for it is
an amazing road, traveled with an amazing God.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-45301182736281669012013-01-10T10:34:00.004-08:002013-01-10T10:34:56.923-08:00Think SPECIAL<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq" style="font-size: small;">Our life becomes more SPECIAL<br /> when we realize the privilege that<br />we have in knowing and serving Him.</span><a class="sqa" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/tim_hansel/"> </a></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-62720084533826464162013-01-04T10:29:00.000-08:002013-01-04T10:29:09.623-08:00Freedom in Quietness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Master, quietly deepen our walk in You<br /><span style="font-size: small;"> - </span></span></span></span>freeing </span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span>ourselves from <span style="font-size: small;">the</span> me-me-me,<br /><span style="font-size: small;">while allowing <span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">our mind to find peace<span style="font-size: small;"><br />and our </span>heart to fill with quiet joy.<br /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-40270765856331800222013-01-02T08:41:00.001-08:002013-01-02T08:41:40.744-08:00Some Resolutions Get Off the Ground...But That's About It!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-9110581294117007612012-12-31T02:00:00.000-08:002012-12-31T09:55:47.228-08:00A New Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Resolutions for the New Year are swirling through my head. For me, it is important to make sure that my resolutions count and will be followed. Don't want to hurriedly make ones that will drop by the wayside in a few weeks. My resolutions need to center on improving my heart to see life as it really should be seen, through God's heart.<br />
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Lord, please give Me a Heart to See<br />
▸ a light in the darkness<br />
▸ laughter from deep within an anguished cry<br />
▸ a smile upon a face blanketed by a frown<br />
▸ innocence upon the sheets of evil doing<br />
▸ a twinkle in the eyes of blindness<br />
▸ genuine prayer kneeling before an atheistic altar<br />
▸ truth’s cancellation of deceit’s documents<br />
▸ exquisite packages wrapped in newsprint and tied with string<br />
▸ You Lord, even when my faith wavers and the way is rough<br />
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Please Lord, in 2013, give Me a HEART that sees the Desires of Your Heart.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-21188954954163468632012-12-30T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-30T10:29:58.645-08:00Happy 13th Birthday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy Birthday to our new teen, grandson Preston<br />No. 13 fits you well<br />Love you to the moon and back</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-63500221290551724862012-12-28T09:35:00.003-08:002012-12-28T09:35:42.931-08:00Goal(s) Setting 2013<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<span style="font-size: small;">What Goal(s) Are You Setting for Yourself?</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-75618645460001315662012-12-25T07:45:00.000-08:002012-12-25T07:45:00.620-08:00In Memory of Our Son<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Mark.<br />We Miss You Always!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-14554500858572556722012-12-22T07:41:00.006-08:002012-12-22T07:41:42.000-08:00Our Wish to You<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Merry CHRISTmas<br />and a<br />Happy New Year</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-84930904923178154062012-12-18T08:59:00.002-08:002012-12-18T08:59:27.618-08:00To Be Like the Christmas Candle<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; <br />It makes no noise at all, But
softly gives itself away;<br /> While quite unselfish, it grows small.</span><br />- Eva
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-3870341597624476402012-12-17T10:36:00.000-08:002012-12-17T10:36:19.448-08:00Dog's Christmas Rules <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Be especially patient with your humans at this time as they may appear to be more stressed-out than usual.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. When they come home with large bags of things called gifts, do not assume all the gifts are for you.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. Be tolerant if your humans put decorations on you as they get pleasure out of seeing how you look with fake antlers.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4.
They may bring a large tree home, set it up, and cover it with lights
and decorations. Bizarre as it may seem, it is an important human
ritual, so you need to know: (a) don't go to bathroom on the tree, (b)
don't drink water in the container holding the tree, (c) control your
tail when near tree, (d) if there are packages under the tree, even ones
that smell interesting or have your name on them, don't rip them open,
and (e) don't chew on the cord running from the hole in the wall to the
tree.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. Your humans may occasionally
invite strangers to come visit during this season. The parties can be
fun, but call for some discretion by you: (a) not all strangers
appreciate kisses, (b) don't eat off the buffet table, (c) beg subtly
for goodies, (d) be pleasant, even when strangers sit on your sofa, and
(e) don't drink out of glasses left sitting around.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6.
Likewise, your humans may take you visiting. Here your manners will
also be important: (a) observe all the rules in #4 for trees, with #4a
particularly important, (b) respect animals and their territory in the
house you are visiting, (c) tolerate children, and (d) turn on your
charm big time.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7. A chubby man with a
white beard and a very loud laugh may emerge from your fireplace in the
middle of the night, DON'T BITE HIM!!</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-1473906338049331212012-12-14T09:36:00.000-08:002012-12-14T09:36:00.392-08:00Proverb of the Bird<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from<br />flying over your head, but you can prevent them<br />from building nests in your hair.</span><br />- Chinese Proverb</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-39229798070637249582012-12-13T12:57:00.000-08:002012-12-13T12:57:00.417-08:00The Original, for sure<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This Christmas, give the GPS that lasts a lifetime!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-20519808512295107032012-12-12T12:55:00.000-08:002012-12-12T12:55:59.770-08:00Got Room?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do you have room for Him<br />this Christmas season?</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-74326988739882009072012-12-09T07:20:00.000-08:002012-12-09T07:20:00.898-08:00Loving The Word<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Bible isn’t an answer book. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It isn’t a self-help book. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It isn’t a science or history textbook. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It
isn’t even a single book – but rather a collection of <br />letters
and laws, prophecies and proverbs,<br /> stories and songs, spanning thousands
of years and<br /> written in languages and cultures<br /> far removed from my
own. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Love the Bible for what it is,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">not what you want it to be.</span></td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178445184339196325.post-46852362514166218362012-12-08T07:17:00.000-08:002012-12-08T07:17:00.120-08:00Church Parking Only<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Personally<span style="font-size: small;">, </span>I'd prefer solution #2</span></td></tr>
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