War child who 'disappeared' finds her way home!
More good news from the home front . . . .
War child who 'disappeared' finds her way home!
More good news from the home front . . . .
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Well, I think this is not only Good News but Great News. I was listening to the news this morning and heard about murders, rapes, kidnapping, Is there no good news? I searched and found these articles. Please enjoy with me: |
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Pennsylvania Amish Children Arrive at New School House | |
Amish children carrying lunch pails arrived at a new one-room schoolhouse Monday morning, marking a fresh beginning for students who survived a shooting that killed five classmates last fall.
The New Hope Amish School sits a few hundred yards from the spot where the killings took place. Built by the entire community, the school is protected by more sophisticated locks on its doors and is reachable only by a private drive.
Soldiers Strive to make Iraqi Village Safe
On March 25, three improvised explosive devices went off here. Soldiers from Company E, 2nd “Lancer” Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment entered the village in an attempt to find the assailants.
“We know if we can continue getting information from anyone who can help us clean out insurgents here and find weapons caches, we’re making this a safer place down the line for the [citizens of the community],” said Staff Sgt. William Stone, a squad leader from the regiment. “All the people here say the same thing, they want our help, they want safety and they want the insurgents to go away.”
Stress Relief . . . God's Way
"In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." (Philippians 4:6 ASV)
Anxiety, worry, stress... In today's world we know these terms well. Doctors are constantly warning us about the health effects of stress. Cause for worry? For some it is. Turning on the news for only five minutes is enough to make us anxious about what tomorrow may hold. Climate change, nuclear arms, terrorism and war are the headlines of the day.
Holly is a freelance writer who currently writes for various blogs, websites and other online forums. She currently lives in the Denton, Texas area with her husband and their menagerie of seven very active pets who she treats as her children. She serves as secretary of WildRescue, and specializes in helping people with domestic rabbit issues. Holly attends church at Denton Bible Church, and is also active with her former congregation at NorthWest Bible in Dallas. She enjoys traveling the world and spreading God's Good News, and takes part in yearly missions trips to Yekaterinburg, Russia. You can view a sampling of her writing at Associated Content.
Many thanks to Good News Now for today's good news - go see . . . no bad news
For the next few days, I am going to let good news, humor, etc., dominate my journal. I just want to hear or read the good stuff? How about you? Are you fed up with the ugliness of radio, television, magazines and newspaper news? Let them know. I know I will.
Many blessings to you all,
First of all . . . CarnivAOL #36 and I sent in an entry as did a lot of other fine folks.
Last Saturday, we went to the Air Show at Pt Mugu Naval Base. This year, it was the Air Force Thunderbirds who flew, with the unveiling of F-22 Raptor which will be in use in 2008. It was a "you had to be there" kind of thing. The Raptor was absolutely AWESOME! I got some really good pictures . I'm uploading them to Photobucket to make a slide show. I'll try to get the link into my next entry.
Andrea is on Catalina Island for 5 glorious days! The kids from church left at 5 am yesterday. They will be doing a short discipleship training and joining other youth from the island in two days of community outreach. I think it will be wonderful for all involved. Puhleez tell her we were bored to death while she was gone! The truth is we already miss her . . .
I went to the neurologist today about my back. They can't do an MRI of my whole back, just one piece at a time, LOL. It's like going back to the dark ages (1970's) of medical treatment. Back then I was on MediCal - sort of like Medicaid of today. I had "girl" stuff wrong with me . . . they couldn't do it all at once, just cut away one piece at a time. Sad back then, sad now. So if this MRI doesn't tell, maybe they will look at another part of me. It's not just my problem, though. People are having medicare/medicaid/insurance problems. I'm just one of the throng. Guess we'll all have to have faith that health care will be better for everyone. Yup. That sounds good.
So this next few days will be wonderful for Rob and me. Even with just one child, we don't get much time to ourselves. We don't have to do anything while Andrea is gone. We can get up when we want, go out when we want, run away if we want and sleep when we want. ISN'T THAT COOL??
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL &
BLESSED EASTER VACATION !!
Had do something . . . my brain froze
I got this from Barbara who got it from Robin who got it from the Queen Bee
Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following... They MUST be real places, names, things...
NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it.
You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.
Your Name: Penny
Famous Music artist/group: Pearl Jam
3 letter word: pin
Color: pink
Gift/present: pound cake
Vehicle: Prius
TV Show: paid programming
Country: Poland
Boy's Name: Percy
Girl's Name: Priscilla
Alcoholic drink: = Plum Wine
Occupation: Painter
Flower: Pansy
Celebrity: Patsy Cline
Food: Pastry
Reason for Being Late: police stop
Something You Shout: PLEASE!!! PEACE NEEDED!
G'nite all . . . sleep well . . . don't let the bed bugs bite
In Jesus' name, I pray for you. Penny
Below is a copy (unedited) of an e-mail Andrea just sent to me:
"Dear mommy I'm really glad that god love's us and he wants us to be save in the united states That's why god sent me here so I could be healthy and save over here because In Mexico they didn't want me there so I 'am telling you that god is helping us go through our lives an whatever we do he still going to love us no matter what who we can that's why We have a friend so we could go and praise him because he is or mighty guy and no one is going to take our Jesus for he is the kingdom of all mighty god.
I have always loved this verse. When I am blind, if I will just open His word, there is a lamp shining there that will help me open my eyes. Everything, every problem, worry, fear, how to receive and how to let go is in the pages of the Bible. I can then see the narrow path that I must follow to obedience and eternal life.
That seems so easy to read and so hard to do. God had my name written on the palm of his hand before the creation of the universe. He gave us the opportunity to have faith in Him and to learn His ways.
What about faith? Is yours stronger than mine? Can you see any differences by looking at me? Are you thinking that someone lacks faith because healing hasn't come? The apostle Paul in 2Cor12:7 - 10 tells of a thorn (demon to buffet him) in his side. Three times he asked the Lord to remove it. The last time the Lord said, "My grace is sufficient for you".
Does this mean we can stop praying or have others stop praying for our difficulties, illnesses, terminal diseases? No! It's just that sometimes the answer is as it was for Paul.
Because I am not healed from my physical and mental illness, recently a man prayed for me and asked the Lord to give me enough faith that I could have that healing. It hurt me to think that he had doubts about my faith. My faith may not manifest itself as yours (his) does. Truth is this I know well my faith in Jesus Christ. I have seen His power, love and miracles. He will do that for me. I don't have a terminal illness. As long as the Lord wishes, I will bear this burden knowing that my testimony will be either the healing by His hand or the evidence of His grace poured out on me.
I ask you all to pray for our friends facing cancer right now:
John & Krissy, Jeannette & Mike, Sugar
Blessings, Penny
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times Love Me Tender, The King and I, Wizard of Oz, The Music Man (the old one), Victor/Victoria, The Sound of Music and a lot more . . .
2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theater. Love Me Tender, The King and I,
3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie. I don't care a whole lot about the actors in a film. I like to think that the content is what matters most.
4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie. Tom Cruise and his cronies.
5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from. Toy Story, The Music Man, Wizard of Oz
6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs. Music Man, King and I, Sound of Music
7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.oMost of the above and anything that will embarrass my daughter
8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see. Disney's Toy Story - no it's not a stupid kid movie - we could all learn a little from this one
9. Name a movie that you own. We are getting more and more movies. Last one I bought? Peter Pan.
10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.Robin WilliamsI loved him as a crazy alien in Mork & Mindy - liked his stand-up, have seen him do some tremendous movies and some flops
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what? I Most of the movies I saw at a drive-in were nothing to write home about. My husband I used to take the kids to the drive-in so we wouldn't have to pay a sitter. Mom warned me about drive-ins!!
12. Ever made out in a movie? Isn't that what drive-ins were for? I guess that's why Mom didn't want me to go.
13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet gotten around to it. I want to see The Queen, however I will probably see it on DVD or pay-per-view.
14. Ever walked out of a movie? Yes, some that the navy guys and their wives set up for viewing at home - eewww!
15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater. The first one was The King and I in the early 50's
16. Popcorn? hate the stuff . . . I mostly just want something to drink, which I smuggle in.
17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)? I almost never go to the theater - too expensive and the movie "room" is too small
18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie? Biographical, some science fiction, musicals21. What movie do you wish you had never seen? The House at the End of the Road (drive-in movie . . . I was terrified)
22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed? A Clockwork Orange.
23. What is the scariest movie you've seen? Probably The Exorcist.
24. What is the funniest movie you've seen? Roger Rabbit