MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU.

Since the Pledge of Allegiance
and
The Lord's Prayer
are not allowed in most
public schools anymore
Because the word "God" is mentioned....
A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
NEW School prayer.

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.


We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!

Amen

Jesus said,

"If you are ashamed of me,
I will be ashamed of you before my Father."

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This is my response to the above poem…

“Beyond religion is spirituality.

Beyond spirituality is enlightenment.

Beyond enlightenment is goodness,

and beyond goodness is the door to all salvation.”

The most powerful of prayers are prayed with thankfulness first. All things are always possible to one who prays. For Faith is an incredible power. It prepares us for bigger things. And pray is never a matter of words but rather a thought of Love. I am a person who continues to find my higher self within me. I seek God within me and in doing so I am able to solve my problems. All I know is that when I pray, I bring personal power to my life.

I sent the above poem to my Dad and this is what he wrote back to me.

Maybe things are different elsewhere in the country, but here at my school kids can still pray. We have two active Christian groups on campus and many teachers and counselors meet with them. They meet at the flagpole for prayer each morning and ask God's blessing on our school and those who meet there.

My Muslim students just finished their month of Ramadan and I fasted one day with them, from sunup to sundown. I am grateful we do not have prayers in class or on the intercom as a whole school because that would be an infringement upon their religious liberty. We respect each other and worship as we choose; that's America!

The cute little verse you sent is interesting but it misses the point. When any one group dictates how a larger group worships, who decides how they do it? I know many people whose idea of Christianity is the way THEY worship, which is not the way I do. That is what freedom is: we each do it our own way, and respect other people who do it differently.

Maybe folks in small towns that all attend the same church feel threatened by the "other" people coming into our country, but they are still free to do what they want. Immigrants coming here and bringing their own cultural values and practices have added to what makes America strong: its diversity. I celebrate these people. I also celebrate that I can worship as I choose, without forcing those around me to worship that way, or having them force me to listen to them.
AMEN!

I dont know about ya'll, but I have a good laugh whenever I read this.

Thought I would pass it along.

Boots, if your reading this, this one poem is especialy for you.

What If Dr. Seuss Wrote Technical Manuals?

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icons put your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gonna crash!

If the label on your cable on the gable at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall.

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary RISC,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM,
Quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your mom!

Happy Thanksgiving

It is once again that time of year when Thanks need to be given.

I, myself, truly have a lot to be thankful for this past year.

I won't go into detail, but I truly do have alot.

First and for most, I am thankful for the very life I have.

I try to live each day of my life to the fullest.

I just want to send out my Thanks, to family and friends alike, who have helped my husband and I out a lot spiritually with prayer, thoughts and encouraging words.

Life has been especialy hard this past year, and we were able to feel all the prayers toward us.

But most of all, I want to send out my Thanks to our Lord.

I thank him everyday of my life for what I have in my life for it is truly by His grace only.

Especially my husband, he is a wonderful man.

I have complete faith in our Lord, although I will say that sometimes it’s easier to say that then to have faith.
And so, I want to leave with you 2 things today:

Take a moment before your great feast begins and write out what you are Truly Thankful for and why, and then, if you feel like sharing it, share it with the family.

The second is a small poem I discovered in a small black book called,
‘Twenty-four hours.’

Look to this Day,
For it is life,
The very life of Life.
In its brief course lie all
The realities and verities of existence,
The bliss of growth,
The splendor of action,
The glory of power-
For Yesterday is but a dream,
And Tomorrow is only a vision,
But Today, well lived,
Makes every Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every Tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this Day.
Proverb by Kalidasa, Indian Poet

I do hope and pray that everyone I know, and everyone I don't know, may have a Blessed and safe Holiday this year.

My Pride and Joy

Here is a treat for everyone!!

The little girl in the orange shirt is my Big Girl, Maurina.

Behind her, is her cousin, Amber.

In the back is my sister in law, Cassandra and my little neice, Aubrery.

This pic was taken at the local park.

I firmly believe that parents NEED to make time to talk to their children.

Need to tell them the truth about how they feel. Let them know that it’s ok to make mistakes, and how to learn from them.
That is what I have done with Maurina. As best I can anyways.

I have tired to expose Mina to what I could in this life.

I’m proud to state to everyone that she knows how to plant and tend to her own garden. (proudest smile)

She so loves to learn new things. And it was all thanks to me taking the time needed to plant that very little seed. Thankfully, Mina took after my smart mind. LOL Especially in the area of music. I know it flows in her as it does me through my parents. I would play piano and taught her how to sing.
You know toys, sports, and friends will never take the place of parents just being there.

And going to school shouldn’t be the only source of happiness children have.

I did this poem for Mina and she has it posted in her room.

The Guardian Angel

"Fear me not," the angel said, visible to my sight.
I have not come to harm you,
but to watch you day and night.
My job was sent to you by God to keep you warm and safe.
There will be no angel except for me to give you love and grace.
I am here to lead you down that road,
and carry you through the roughs.
When it is time for you to go,
I'll carry your soul on up.
When there are days of darkness;
your feeling so insane;
let me take all the worry,
or when life may cause you pain.
When you are feeling scared or feeling alone,
I'll glow in the shadows;
I'll be tyhere for you to lean on.
When your walking through a room
and you feel a cold chill;
Fear it not;
For it is just me watching over you still.
So fear me not;
Your life is one God always knew.
I was senthere by our loving Father to watch over you."

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What an AWSOME pic huh!!! My daughter, Maurina poses with Auntie Cassy, Uncle Nathen, cousin Amber, baby Emma & Aubrey...but ummm... not sure as to who the other 2 kids are.

Bad Aunti Em!!

Now here is something special about my newest little neice. Can you guess as to what that might be!?! Give ya a clue....you need to look very carefully.

L 0 V E

I believe in unconditional love,
Love so great nothing can destroy it.

Before you can love anything else in this world, you must first be able to love yourself.
Try this out:
Take a very deep breath then exhale saying this, “I love myself, I love myself.” Yes, I know it sounds hollow but do you know if you truly love yourself?
Try this then:
“I can love myself…I will love myself….I do love myself.”
Now go look in the mirror at yourself and repeat.

Maybe you feel loved already. Love comes from a father, mother, spouse, or friends.

Ahhhh, but is this genuine, permanent love? Well then let me ask you this; what happens when couples divorce? or when a parent dies or what happens when your friend goes away and never calls again?

Where’s the love then?
Maybe you feel you’re unloved like I use to think.

Maybe there’s anger inside of you; parts of you filled with resentment.

Does fear and loneliness seem to follow you wherever you go like it did me?

Most likely this is due to the lack of Love in your life.
Are you wondering how I learned to love myself? Its quite simple really, so I’ll tell you. I believe God uses defeat and failure to bring us to an awareness of who we really are.
I wanted to know love and feel love for myself, but I didn’t know how to do it.

So I learned to be quite more.

I took time for myself like turning off all the noise.

I focused on the simple things in this life, as my Dad likes to put it, stop and smell the roses.
Don’t be afraid to have enough self-love to let go of things that aren’t good for you.

To know love, feel love, and give love, you must first learn to love yourself.
It took me a VERY long time to learn not to search for love, but to love myself first. I needed to be a peace and to truly know myself first in order to start a new beginning in life.
True love lets my husband and I play and giggle together as children, make mad passionate love as lovers, and counsel each other as a parent or teacher. They say that this is what they call ‘balance’ and can sometimes take couples a lifetime to achieve.

I will leave you with this truth; since coming into the unconditional love I have in my life with my husband, I am no longer bound by the earthly limitations, but now can spread my wings and soar.

My 0wn Rules for Living

I HAVE RECIVED MY BODY TO LIVE WITH.
Whether I like it or hate it, this of mine has been given to me to live with for as long as I am alive on this earth.

I HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE FAMILY I ASKED FOR.
It doesn’t matter if I like them or not, my family has been given to me to teach me powerful lessons to learn from.

LESSONS WILL BE GIVEN TO ME UNTIL LEARNED.
The lessons I am given will be in all shapes and situations until I learn them. Once this happens, I will get more lessons.

I AM TESTED DAILY WITH NEW EXPERIENCES.
I can stay stuck or I can forgive what happens and go forward and grow. Every mistake is a lesson to learn from.

MY SOUL CAME TO EARTH WITH PURPOSE!
It is up to me to find out what my mission is and what talents I have been given to find satisfying work in life.

RELATIONSHIPS WILL COME INTO MY LIFE TO TEACH ME.
The more I let got of my ego and pride, the more I will find a relationship that benefits me and we can grow together.

MY OWN PERSONAL POWER KEEPS ME DISCIPLINED.
When I learn forgiveness on a daily basis I will retain my personal power. I forgive and I am strong.

EACH DAY IS GIVEN TO ME TO LEARN AND ENJOY.
It is up to me to discipline my day with exercise, meditation, good food, and a prayer.

MY GOOD HEALTH WILL COME WITH BALANCE.

It is my responsibility to eat well, think straight, and live right. I choose to live in light daily.

-Learning lessons will never end in this Life.
If I am alive, there is a lesson to be learned.
I trust in my higher self
There is no one else on this planet like me.
Every soul wants to found.
I want to finally find myself.
I want to stop imitating and envying other people.
I want to say this time, I have found my path in this Life at last.-

And remember, every day its important to say positive affirmations. Positive affirmations said daily, and throughout the day, retain the nind to be fearless, positive, healthy and happy.

My Thoughts on Life

I believe marriage should be fun.
Laughter is healing.

In the beginning, marriage starts out a lot like going on a holiday. You bring along your hopes for being satisfied and jump right in, waiting for it to get good. You have no idea how much of your own ego, pride, and personality affect daily married life.
Married people need to feel needed as well as wanted. A husband and wife need to support one another.
I married at a young age. It’s something that should never have happen in the first place. It ended in a nasty divorce four years later. I wish someone had told me that marriage is a partnership between two people who are equal, coming together for mutual inner spiritual and outer physical growth. He and I were clearly not that now that I look back on that part of my life.

If I had my life to start over, I would have insisted on taking a long series of tests with my soon-to-be-husband. I would ask so many questions on love, health, money, anger, fear, temper, ect.
Partners mirror each other.
I quit looking for a partner and started looking for my true purpose.
I believe that when you least expect it, when you aren’t looking to meet someone new, this is when the right person appears in your life.
When my current husband fell into my lap, as it were, men were at the VERY bottom of my list. I had just ended a 5-year relationship with a man and it didn’t end very well. So I decided to swear off men altogether. I made a garden, had a good job, and of course my little girl kept me busy.
One day, a friend of mine asked me to help a friend of hers to start up his own website. I said sure and to give him my IM addy. We got started on the Site and before I knew it, we were spending long hours on both the phone and on-line.
‘Thank you God for helping me to meet someone new if it is meant to be’ I silently prayed.
Over the course of the next seven months, we talked and talked till finally we started to slowly talk about meeting face to face. A month later, I knew he was the one the moment he stepped off the bus. That’s when I realized I had chosen with my heart first, then my head, and lastly, my body.
I feel that when a man and a woman decide to live together, they first need to make a commitment to each other, promising to respect, love, and nurture each other.
Marriage is one of the greatest tests of human discipline. Each person must live up to the promises that he/she makes to the other.
In my opinion, to get and stay married, you have to want, appreciate, and love being married because only true lasting relationships are built on respect, love, and commitment. Find a best friend in each other and you have a mate who bonds for life.
Marry for money and you may find success. Marry for looks and show off to the rest. Marry for brains and you may pass the test. But marry for love and you’ve got the best.
In closing I will say this. The grass doesn’t become greener once you’ve been married for a while. But if you remember to remove the weeds and remember the fertilizer, how green the grass becomes in your own relationship.

Marrage takes place for the purpose of learning and growing happily together.

When Life's rough

Ok,so let me ask a question?How does one deal with co-works in the work place that dont like you no matter what?I have this problem at work. I do my job and I'm good at it while being myself. But no matter how nice I am, the uglier it gets. My husband says I'm trying to hard. I dont think so. It doesnt help the fact that most of the time I'm the only white person there. And forget telling the owner anything about what goes on at work because whenever I see something that is inapproperaite or when I see one of the girls pass out free food,I tell the owners, I get the biggest cold shoulder there ever was along with the looks. My husband recited to me the Sereinty Prayer and had me memorize it. It goes like this:

God grate me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the Courage to change things I can,
and the Wisdom to know the differance.

You would think the easiest thing for me to do would be to quit my job there. But I cant. Not yet anyways. My boss helped me out of a very tight situation and I need to pay him back before I leave. Its the least I could do. I know he knows Im a good hard worker or I wouldnt still be there. But it seems that almost everyday its getting harder to deal with the BS. But I will endure till I dont owe anything more and can move on. I try to put my load on to the shoulders of Our Lord, but sometimes its easier said then done. So for now I'll just keep upo with how I work and hope for the best that with the Lords help, I can keep my temper in check. LOL.