Scale of The Universe ~

A New Year's present from a friend, if you will......One of the coolest links ever - Click on the link and then be sure to slide the scale the is below the window, back and forth to get the full effect - AWESOME! http://scaleofuniverse.com/

Malachi 3:3 ~ refined and purified

Malachi 3:3 says: 'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. ................. This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God... .............. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. ............... That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining Silver. .............. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. ............... The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. ................. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time. ............ The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. ................. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, How do you know when the silver is fully refined?' ............... He smiled at her and answered, Oh, that's easy --- when I see my image in it. ............... If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has his eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you. ................ And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end. ' Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once. ................ Thank you God, for teaching me to laugh again...... But please Lord, don't ever let me forget that I cried. -- "One day, your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching

SEVEN REASONS NOT TO MESS WITH CHILDREN

SEVEN REASONS NOT TO MESS WITH CHILDREN - soemthing cute sent to me by my husbands cousin ~ Enjoy! :) ........ A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'. The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'. ............. A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, 'I'm drawing God.' The teacher paused and said, 'But no one knows what God looks like.' Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, 'They will in a minute.' ............ A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to 'honour' thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, 'Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?' From the back, one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, 'Thou shall not kill.' ........ O ne day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, 'Why are some of your hairs white, Mum?' Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.' The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and then said, 'Mummy, how come ALL of grandma's hairs are white?' ........... The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. 'Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.' A small voice at the back of the room rang out, 'And there's the teacher, she's dead.' ........... A teacher was giving a lesson on the circulation of the blood. Trying to make the matter clearer, she said, 'Now, class, if I stood on my head, the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I would turn red in the face.' 'Yes,' the class said. 'Then why is it that while I am standing upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn't run into my feet?' A little fellow shouted, 'Cause your feet ain't empty.' ........... The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: 'Take only ONE . God is watching.' Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, 'Take all you want. God is watching the apples..' .......... It doesn't matter how many people you send this to, just remember if it made you laugh, your friends will laugh too.

New Years Eve is fast approaching - We usually just stay in, and watch the ball drop, and have some fun foods, chips, dips, and the like. - not sure what I'll make just yet, was going to make some fun h'orderves like I ususally do, but might go for the full on meal this year. I still have a ham that haven't cooked up yet, and some cresent rolls. I might just go ahead and put something together like that - that way too, I can just serve leftovers the next day! ( YAY! - Works for me!! ). ............

An-tis-a-pa-tion!

Love Carly Simon! She's one of my all time faves - http://www.carlysimon.com/

So today is a laundry day, and a taking it easy day ~ quite frankly, I'm surprised that I'm out from under the covers today. Whew! I am POOPED OUT! - Well, here's to another day!....

Merry Christmas - Not so sure what to post..it's been a weird year to say the least. Hoping next year is less weirder ( is that even a word? lol! ) ... And Happy New Year to all!