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One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my
class was walking home from school.
His name was Kyle.
It looked like he was carrying all of his books.
I thought to myself, 'Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday?
He must really be a nerd.'
I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with
my20friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went
on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping
him so he landed in the dirt.
His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten
feet from him.
He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.
My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled
around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.
As I handed him his glasses, I said, 'Those guys are jerks.
They really should get lives.
' He looked at me and said, 'Hey thanks!'
There was a big smile on his face.
It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never
seen him before.
He said he had gone to private school before now.
I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends
He said yes.
We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I
liked him, and myfriends thought the same of him.
Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again.
I stopped him and said, 'Boy, you are gonna really build some serious
muscles with this pile of books everyday!
He ju st laughed and handed me half the books.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends..
When we were seniors we began to think about college.
Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke.
I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football
scholarship.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class
I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak.
Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
He looked great.
He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school.
He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
Boy, sometimes I was jealous!
Today was one of those days.
I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
So, I smacked him on the back and said, 'Hey, big guy, you'll be great!'
He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.
' Thanks,' he said.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
'Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through
those tough years.
Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly
your friends...
I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the
best gift you can give them.
I am going to tell you a story.'
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the
first day we met.
He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't
have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.
He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
'Thankfully, I was saved.
My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.'
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy
told us all about his weakest moment.
I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile.
Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
Never underestimate the power of your actions.
With one smal l gesture you can change a person's life.
For better or for worse.
God puts us all in each others lives to impact one another in some way.
Look for God in others.

Great story and message here for all of us.


 Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs....  who arranged a
running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.


 A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on
the contestants....

 The race began....

 Honestly:  No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs
would reach the top of the tower.

 You heard statements such as:


 'Oh, WAY too difficult!!'

 'They will NEVER make it to the top.'

 Or:

 'Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!'


The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....

 Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and
higher..

 The crowd continued to yell, 'It is too difficult!!! No one will make
it!"

More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....

 But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....

 This one wouldn't give up!
 At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for
the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached
the top!

 THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one
frog managed to do it?

 A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to
succeed and reach the goal?

 It turned out .... That the winner was DEAF!!!!

 The wisdom of this story is:  Never listen to other people's tendencies
to be negative or pessimistic....  Because they take your most wonderful
dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!

 Always think of the power words have. (There's life and death in the
power of the tongue - Proverbs 18:21.)

 Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

 Therefore:  ALWAYS be .... POSITIVE!

 And above all:  Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill
your dreams!

 Always think:  God and I can do this!

 Pass this message on to 5 'tiny frogs'  you care about.
Give them some motivation!!!

 Most people walk in and out of your life......but FRIENDS leave
footprints in your heart.

 If you fall down 10 times, stand up 10 times!!

 

A man is driving down a deserted stretch of highway when he notices a sign out of the corner of his eye....It reads:

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
10 MILES

He thinks this is a figment of his imagination and drives on without second thought....

Soon he sees another sign which reads:

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
5 MILES

Suddenly he begins to realize that these signs are for real and drives past a third sign saying:

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
NEXT RIGHT

His curiosity gets the best of him and he pulls into the drive. On the far side of the parking lot is a stone building with a small sign next to the door reading:

SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS

He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered by a nun in a long black habit who asks, 'What may we do for you my son? '

He answers, 'I saw your signs along the highway and was interested in possibly doing business....'

'Very well my son. Please follow me.' He is led through many winding passages and is soon quite disoriented. The nun stops at a closed door and tells the man, 'Please knock on this door.'

He does so and another nun in a long habit, holding a tin cup answers the door... This nun instructs, 'Please place $100 in the cup then go through the large wooden door at the end of the hallway.'

He puts $100 in the cup, eagerly trots down the hall and slips through the door pulling it shut behind him.

The door locks, and he finds himself back in the parking lot facing another sign:

GO IN PEACE.
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN SCREWE D BY THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS.
SERVES YOU RIGHT, YOU SINNER

to all of the football fans

r u ready for some football? i am well anyway i hope you enjoy this little joke that was told to me.

 

 there was this little boy who lived in a foster home and this lady asked him if he wanted to go live with his mother the little boy said no she beats him so the lady asked him if he wanted to live with his father the little boy said no because he beats him to so the lady asked him who would you  like to live with the little boy said the DALLAS COWBOYS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BEAT ANYBODY.

REDSKIN FAN 

If I happened to show up on your door step crying,

Would you Care ?

If I called you and asked you to pick me up because somethingHappened ,

Would you come?

If I had one day left, to live my life;

Would you be part of That last day ?

If I needed a shoulder to cry on,

Would you give me Yours ?

This is a test to see who your real friends are or

If you are just some one to talk to you when they are bored . . .

Do you know what the relationship is between your two eyes?

They blink together, they move together, they cry

together,

They see things together and they sleep together,

BUT THEY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER ... that's what friendship is.

Life is lonely without FRIENDS . 

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING

A message every adult should read because children
are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my
first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately
wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a
stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind
to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my
favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little
things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a
prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always
talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a
meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I
learned that we all have to help take care of each
other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of
your time and money to help people who had nothing,
and I learned that those who have something should
give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care
of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have
to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you
handled your responsibilities, even when you didn' t
feel good, and I learned that I would have to be
responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come
from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things
hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you
cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of
life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and
productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and
wanted to say,'Thanks for all the things I saw when
you thought I wasn't looking.'

LITTLE EYES SEE ALOT.

Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, &friend)
influences the life of a child.

How will you touch the life of someone today? Just by
sending this to someone else, you will probably make
them at least think about their influence on others.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

She married and had 13 children. Her husband died.

She married again and had 7 children. Again, her husband died.

But she remarried and this time had 5 more children.  She finally died after having 25 children.

Standing before her coffin, the preacher prayed for her.  He thanked the Lord for this very loving woman and said,'Lord, they're finally together.'

One mourner leaned over and quietly asked her friend, 'Do you think he means her first, second, or third

husband?

The friend replied, 'I think he means her legs'

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake."

"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers.
"Yuck" says her daughter.
"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Mom, those are all yucky!"

To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake! "

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

i hope your day is

"a piece of cake!!"

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