HAVE MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS FROM ME TO YOU ALL ON MULTIPLY!

I HOPE THAT EVERYONE ON THIS WEBSITE WILL ENJOY CHRISTMAS As Well As the NEW YEAR In 2012, From DEBRINCONCITA in OREGON STATE. I hope you like my Dancing SANTA CLAUS, he's JAMMIN that's for sure!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all the 12 Stepper's Out there in RECOVERY from ADDICTIONS

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

'Twas the night before Christmas, we were all in the club,
Enjoying a meeting, instead of the pub.
The ashtrays were clean, and the coffee was made,
The Big Books were out and we all had prayed.
When out in the lot, there arose such a clatter,
We all jumped up to see what was the matter.
The Chair with his Big Book, and I with my smokes,
Headed outside to find these two blokes.
They came on inside and sat at the table;
And said that they'd chair, as soon as they're able.
To start with, they said, "It's more than not drinking;
It's doing your best to fix your sick thinking."
"Think, Think, Think!" and the slogans we used,
Help keep the newcomer from getting confused.
Step 1 is a start, they said we should know,
But after Step 2, we'll be all aglow.
We make a decision when we got to Step 3;
Step 4 was real tough, we all could agree.
Step 5 is the one where we let it all out,
And after Steps 6 and 7, we're left with no doubt.
When we got to Step 8, we made our list;
And then with Step 9, we have to persist.
After Step 9, the promises ring true;
We didn't just make that up, right out of the blue.
After that, it's on with the rest;
The things we must do, to be our best.
They put on their coats and got ready to leave;
A pretty good end, for this Christmas Eve.
As to their names, we only could guess;
Must have been Bill W. and Dr. Bob S.
The two men hopped into a '35 Ford,
And as they pulled out, one of them roared:
"We leave this message, for our sisters & brothers:
trust God, clean house, and be of service to others.
And for all of you people, I just want to say:
have a nice holiday, but don't drink today!"


Today I know that the light at the end of the tunnel is an old-timer
walking ahead of me with a lantern.




(Thank you Alan, for sending this to us 12/24/07!

Walking the Red Road in Life. (Reposted from Treebearbear)

..There is nothing placed upon this Earth that deserves to bedestroyed or wastedfor the purpose of human convenience.To destroy trees and leave them unused simply because they blockedthe view of the garden,orto kill animals only for their fur, is not arightful way to share the world with another.
To waste and discard something due to your ownselfishness is an act that goes against theCreator, and strays you from the Red Road.
Now tell me this one little thing,if thou hast any sense:Which of these two is the wisest and happiest...be who labours without ceasing and only obtains, and thatwith great trouble, enough to live onor be whorests in comfort and finds all that he needs in thepleasure of hunting and fishing?
~Gaspesian Chief

NATIVE SPIRIT AWAKENING Reposted from SHASTA'S SPIRIT (Facebook)

Wakan Tanka, Great Mystery,
teach me how to trust
my heart,
my mind,
my intuition,
my inner knowing,
the senses of my body,
the blessings of my spirit.
Teach me to trust these things
so that I may enter my Sacred Space
and love beyond my fear,
and thus Walk in Balance
with the passing of each glorious Sun.
(Lakota Prayer)

The Christmas Song - Charlie Daniels

Link A GREAT XMAS SONG BY CHARLIE DANIELS BAND, You won't be dissappointed!!!

Amazing! 11 Year-Old Reveals Jesus Throughout the Entire Bible!

Link DROP BY & see how blessed this child is by GOD'S WORD In the BIBLE. I am still learning but he know's exactly what he's talking about as if he witnessed it first hand? Maybe He has? MIRACLES happen everyday but we are closed to all of them most of the TIME, God BLESS US ALL!

THE YULETIDE GREETINGS

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TO CHRISTMAS ITEM's TO READ ABOUT

A Tale of Two Christmases

by Jim Smith

It is the worst of times. It is the best of times.
The Christmas you have depends upon you.
May you be blessed to follow the Light and choose the right.
A Christmas Poem

C is for Credit Cards that make buying a breeze.

H is for your Headache when your cards are seized.

R is for Remembering everyone on your list.

I is for feeling Insulted when your gifts are dissed.

S is for feeling Stressed when you're on the fly.

T is for the Truckloads of presents that you buy.

M is for your Massive debt that soars into the sky.

A is for the Awful feeling that you've gone astray.

S is for your Sorrow and the tears you'll shed today.
The True Christmas Poem

C is for the Christ child lying in a manager.

H is for the Holy One who saved us all from danger.

R is to Remember Him who died that we may live.

I is to Inspire us that we may always give.

S is for joyful Songs and sacred hymns that praise.

T is to Thank the Lord for showing us the way.

M is for the Miracles that bless us each day.

A is for the Almighty who always puts us first.

S is for the Shepherd who guides us on earth.

13 CRYSTAL SKULL LEGENDS

13 CRYSTAL SKULLS

Legend and Prophecy


There are very few legends that cross over cultures and times the way the crystal skull legends do. They are contemporarily shared by the Mayans, The Aztecs, the Native Americans and other indigenous people around the world (and in philosophical terms, they are recorded in Atlantean and Lemurian Times). These legends have been handed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, which attests to their enduring power.


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The legend of the "Great Flood", which was passed down from ancient times, is one of the few enduring legends that is also shared by most cultures around the world - which scientists now confirm was real. While that event marked "an end time" for many people around the world, there may be some parallels to the Mayan Legends regarding 2012.

The more you learn about crystal skulls, the more you realize the power of multiple crystal skulls. There are many cultures that have legends about crystal skulls, sometimes involving different numbers of crystal skulls. However, "thirteen crystal skulls" seems to be the common denominator among most crystal skull legends.


Crystal Skull Legend

Native American Cherokee Medicine Man, Harley Swift-Deer Reagan is quoted as saying: "The skulls were kept inside a pyramid in a formation of tremendous power known as the Ark. The Ark was comprised of the twelve skulls from each of the sacred planets kept in a circle, with the thirteenth skull, the largest, placed in the center of this formation. This thirteenth skull represents the collective consciousness of all the worlds. It connects up the knowledge of all the sacred planets.


Elements of the 13 crystal skulls legend

The basic elements of the 13 crystal skulls legend is that at a pivotal time in humanity's history, the 13 crystal skulls will be reunited to awaken a new era - transforming from an old paradigm into a new world.

Patricio Dominguez - Pueblo Spiritual Advisor: "The crystal skulls are complete depositories of knowledge and each skull contains a particular specialist area of information - like a living library [each skull is like one volume in a set of encyclopedias]. And the people who will in the future be able to 'read' the crystal skulls will only be able to extract all the knowledge from the skulls once they are all assembled together... Of course, the knowledge that is going to come out from the skulls is quite unimaginable to our current minds. But that it is definitely going to come out at a certain time is already foregone. It has been prophesied. But whether we humans then use that knowledge for good or for our own destruction is really down to our preparations."




The Mayans and the 13 crystal skulls

Many believe that there is a strong connection between the crystals skulls, the Mayans and the Mayan Calendar ending in December 2012. While there is a current belief that more than 13 ancient crystal skull exist (some say 52, or 4 sets of 13), in recent years, the Mayans have spearheaded a grand reunion of North America's indigenous chiefs in an effort to unite forces towards the commonly foreseen future as recounted by the Mayan elders.

According to Mayan Priest/Shaman, Don Alejandro Cirilo Oxlaj Peres: "... The prophecy says now is the time of the awakening. This is your job now, to awaken. The Vale of the Nine Hells is past and the Time of Warning has now arrived. It is time to prepare for the Age of the Thirteen Heavens. The time of 12 Baktun and 13 Ahau is fast approaching, and they shall be here among you to defend Mother Earth. The prophecy says, 'Let the dawn come. Let all the people and all the creatures have peace, let all things live happily', for the love must not only be between humans, but between all living things. They said, 'We are the children of the sun, we are the children of time and we are the travelers in space. May all the songs awaken, may all the dancers awaken. May all the people and all things live in peace for you are the valleys, you are the mountains, you are the trees, you are the very air you breathe'....Now is the time of return of the grandmothers and grandfathers. Now is the time of the return of the elders. Now is the time of the return of the wise ones. And the wise ones are all of you. Now is the time to go out into the world and spread the light. The sacred flame has been kept for this purpose and now the time approaches when you will be required to love all things, to love a world that has gone crazy, to rebalance the heavens and the Earth. For the Time of Warning has come to pass and the Warriors of the Rainbow are now beginning to be born. The Vale of Tears, the Nine Hells, is over and it is time to prepare for the 13 Heavens. The ancestors are returning, my brothers and sisters, and we do not have long. Now is the time that the prophecies will be fulfilled."

A CHRISTMAS POEM Reposted from ELAINE MILES

New Christmas Poem



TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.



I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.



I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.



NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.



WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.



FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY



THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.



THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.



WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?



I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.



SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.



THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.



I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.



THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.



THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
'SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;



I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.'



THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.



I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.



I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT



THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.'



ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,!
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.'



This poem was written by a Marine.


GOD BLESS ALL THE MARINES, & SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM! Hope they have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR 2011. DEBRA RINCON LOPEZ In OREGON.
The following is his request. I think it is reasonable.....



PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending
this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming
soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and
women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.
Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we
owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and
dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your
small part to plant this small seed.


FREEDOM IS NOT FREE GOD BLESS AMERICA

A PRAYER TO JESUS

"Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone."
Colossians 4:1-6

GRACE FOR THANKSGIVING DAY by Alice Kennelly Roberts Reposted from Facebook

Grace For Thanksgiving Day
by Alice Kennelly Roberts

Grace for Thanksgiving Day
Alice Kennelly Roberts

Dear God,
Wherever we may be...On this Thanksgiving Day...
Gathered with loved ones in our homes...
Or many miles away...
We bow our heads, remembering those...
Who shared Thanksgiving past...
Those who have walked with us awhile...
Whose love will always last...
We thank Thee for the joy of friends...
The food before us set...
And for a tiny Pilgrim band...
Whose trials we can't forget...
Help us to sift the good and bad...
The hatred and the strife...
Grant us the wisdom and the strength...
To lead a useful life.
Amen

1st Asssebly of GOD GOD I AM THANKFUL FOR YOU TODAY!!!

One writer put it this way -

Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something

For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful in the difficult times.

During those times you grow.
Be thankful when you have limitations

Because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge

Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes

They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary

Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful during the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful in the midst of your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

The RED TAILED HAWK Bird of Prey

Hawk's air-springed muscles helped him glide
so swiftly down the mountain side
with sinew buldging spotted rump
he vaulted o'r a rocky hump
Decendants of Chief Joseph's herd
Hawk's canter was like a flying bird
Swollen streams couldnt break his stride
His head held high with Nes Pierce pride
I rode that steed with fleeting speed
his strong legs breaking through high weed
hailstones splattered, horseshoes clattered
and a flock of wild grouse chattered
On shale slid Hawk, tripped and stumbled
down the slope we flipped and tumbled
the snow flakes started swirling down
as I lay hurt, on rocky ground
I was dazed, my body aching
Dizzy, sore and both legs shaking
we both felt pain from head to toes
Yet hurt, Hawk raised me with his nose
I wrapped my wounds and mounting, moaned
said " Come Hawk, now take us home"
around his nect my arms were tied
he started down the mountain side
I dreamed of being safe and warm
As Hawk plowed through that raging storm
and somewhere on that awful trek
I slumped across that great arched neck
Then thoughts came flooding in my head
my wife sat crying by my bed
I wont forget those words she said
"He brought you home...but Hawk is dead"
"For three whole days you've been alseep
the snow outside is five feet deep
once you were home safe and sound
Hawk whinnied once, then dead fell down."
She said "He brought you here on will
and fell when coming down that hill
his legs were gone, but still he came
and when he stopped you breathed his name"
"Oh, no! My God it just cant be."
The screams were coming out of me
"Oh, please don't tell me Hawk has died!"
Then my wife held me while I cried
I know he wasnt man, of course
But just a big ol spotted horse
So tell me, should I miss him so?
A friend who took me through the snow.

By: Don Bende

SCATTERED CIRCLES

SCATTERED CIRCLES" ~ by JEAN WOLF

GONE ARE THE GREAT HERDS

OF OUR BROTHER THE BUFFALO.

GONE ARE THE GREAT CAMP CIRCLES

THE LODGES OF A PROUD PEOPLE.

THEY ARE SCATTERED....

LIKE GRAINS OF SAND UPON THE DESERT FLOOR.

SCATTERED LIKE DRY LEAVES

BLOWN UPON THE FOUR WINDS.

NO LONGER DO OUR YOUNG

SEEK AND HONOR THE OLD WAYS.

THEY GROW FAR FROM THEIR ROOTS

IN A WORLD NO LONGER THEIRS.

WHEN ONE STOPS AND TAKES COUNT

OUR ELDERS LIKE ANCIENT TREES,

FALL ONE BY ONE.

MANY WINTERCOUNTS PASSED...THEY LEAVE US.

THESE GRANDFATHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS,

THE LAST WHO REMAIN THAT WALKED THE RED ROAD

IN THE WAYS THE CREATOR INTENDED

HIS RED CHILDREN TO WALK.

SOON THEY SHALL SLEEP UNDER THE GRASS

BUT THEIR SPIRITS WILL WANDER.

THEY WILL COME SEEKING THE FEW

WHO STILL CARRY WITHIN THEIR BREAST A "RED HEART."

THEY WILL COME TO YOU

IN WAYS YOU MAY DEEM STRANGE.

BUT THIS IS HOW THEY WILL REACH YOU.

WHISPERING TO THOSE THAT HAVE THE EARS TO HEAR.

LISTEN CAREFULLY MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS

THE ANCESTORS CALL YOUR NAME.

YOUR PEOPLE NEED YOU.....AWAKEN!

THANKSGIVING PRAYER After MASS Prayer of St. THomas Aquinas

Thanksgiving Prayer after Mass

Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas
I thank you, holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who deigned to feast me, sinful and unworthy servant, with the precious body and blood of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, not for any merit of mine, but only because of your merciful goodness. And I pray that this Holy Communion, far from condemning me to punishment, may bring about my pardon and salvation, encompassing me with the armor of faith and the shield of a good will. By it let my vices be done away, all lustful desires extinguished. May it advance me in charity, patience, humility, obedience, and every other virtue. Let it be strong defense against the wiles of all my enemies, visible and invisible, allaying for me every disturbance of flesh and spirit, binding me firmly to you, the one true God, and bringing my last hour to a happy close. I pray, too, that it may be your pleasure to call my sinful self one day to that banquet, wonderful past all telling, where you, with your Son and the Holy Spirit, feast your saints with the vision of yourself, who are true light, the fulfillment of all desires, the joy that knows no ending, gladness unalloyed, and perfect bliss: through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

SOMETHING FOR US ALL TO REMEMBER ALWAYS!!!

Sometimes you get derailed and fall off the track
Age it's only a capsule of time
Passing by without a hint of rhyme
Once beautiful, full of vim and vigor
Eventually the days grow lazy
The body less eager
Each passing day we seem to be more connected and a little more wise
In retrospect
We've already won the steadfast prize
The feeling of peace and contentment
Has remained elusive until now
For the first time i feel conclusive this feeling was truely sent
Words spoken along the way
Encouragement like everything will come together
Some sweet unsuspected day
Surviving the stormy weather, come what may
The old cliche, ' You've come a long way baby '
You've listened and learned
Of the meaning maybe
You've learned that life is not always exact
Sometimes you get derailed
And fall off the rail road track
Life flows along, not always in perfect sync
But somehow you've always been able
To find the missing link
Finding complete happiness and treasured friends along the journeyed way
Makes it all worth while, this trip from yerterday to tomorrow
Is a memory that i wish will remain forever
And until my last day
~Unknown

Becoming the person that you want to be is a lifelong journey. Everyday we should learn something new about life, and about ourselves. Some people choose to value who they are by the pursuit and acquisition of material things, instead of trying to gain and pass qualities to others that will last for generations to come. Being everything that you can be involves the pursuit of becoming better than you were the day before.

Make a pledge to seek wisdom, to be helpful, respectful, and reliable to those around you, not only for good karma, but to also be a great example of what a person should be to those around you. Be a person of compassion, of motivation, and determination. Set goals for yourself and accomplish them. Go for your dreams, and inspire others to go for their dreams as well. Be, because you can be everything, and anything that you set your mind too. Most importantly, be yourself

Watch out for the little pebbles and foxes

Link This is one of the best POSTINGS about GOD I have read in a very longtime, I am so INSPIRED by JULIE. She knows exactly what we all need to do to build our WALK WITH GOD. Do what you need to do,becasue later it will be too late! DEB

THE RED ROAD From a site on NING.com

THE RED ROAD


November 11, 2011


Osiyo dudatihna'vi ale oginalii









A midnight sky in November is a sight to behold.
Nothing compares to the clarity of the limitless night sky
aglitter with so many stars as to appear more like a
gossamer scarf thrown across forever.
We take so much for granted.
The common beauty of everyday life, the sweet
sleep, ga lv di, and quiet breathing
the night offers.
It seems that whatever knocks loudest gets our
attention, and all that delights and comforts
us slips by without our seeing it.
Now, while the night sky is so spectacular,
it is a gift of the season to look up and know that
we are spirit-freed and unlimited.
Not even the immense universe and the
glittering stars created for us
can compare to the stars in our hearts
and
what has been prepared for us.

***
So it is with the Creator.
We believe that he is everywhere, yet, he
is to us the spirit of our friends,
whose voices we cannot hear.
~Chased-By-Bea

Plus Size Cardigan

Link I am a Plus Size lady so when I see some site that makes things for my kind of WOMAN, I will let others know! THis is one such COMPANY, I hope that you can find something to enjoy for you!

Plus Size Cardigan

Link I am a Plus Size lady so when I see some site that makes things for my kind of WOMAN, I will let others know! THis is one such COMPANY, I hope that you can find something to enjoy for you!

One Nation

Charina �nglarosOne United Nation for the Great Earth Peace
Thank the creator for all the gifts we can lend.
Thank the Great Spirit for He watches over them suffering;
Thank the Great Spirit for he was at the older site today
to rescue and protect her and pray that he is by her side always.
Thank you for the light that is sent to me and my brothers and sisters.
I thank the creator for the relations,
I thank the Great Spirit for all of my relative.

Pray that the Great Spirit watch over our four-legged family, our saints.
Thank you for that we must re-ascend to the Father's love to enjoy the creative powers.
Thank you for the food that allows us to be satisfied, the bed we sleep in, the dwelling place that is warm and they clothes we may wear to the veneration of the Creator.
Thanks for letting us the strength and energy to help, to care, to feel humility and love.
Thanks for letting us be the tool of the Creator and the Great Spirit to bring the struggle that we have the Rainbow Warriors love, by not see color, title, or race a gift that shapes the love of all life and Mother Earth.

Thanks for that I am a child of the Creator and must listen to my soul ancestors wisdom,
I just want to ask that, let people who have not yet found its way find it, to get enough to eat, get a habitation of warmth and love, food will be measured, the wisdom to understand what humility and your love is, for the love we show each other is the love that we show the Creator and the Great Spirit.
Just wanted to thank you for your love of the Creator and the Great Spirit, and we are united in the spirit of the Rainbow Warrior after the way you lead us. A'ho

Written by CA

Heavy Crosses to Bear

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If
anyone would come after me, he must
deny himself and take up his cross and
follow Me.
( Matthew 16:24 *NIV )

Dear HTML,
We all have crosses to bear in this life. Perhaps your cross
may seen like a heavy one, however if you look around you will
find others with a much bigger one than yourself.

Therefore when your "cross" seems to heavy remember
that God is there helping you carry it. After all God has said,
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
( Hebrews 13:5 )

So put your faith in God, and remember that Jesus said,
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God;
trust also in Me. ( JOHN 14:1 ) Then let
the wings of faith uphold you, uphold you indeed!

May the wings of faith uphold you
When your cross is hard to bear,
As temptations surround you,
And no one seems to care.
May the wings of faith surround you
And shield you from the pain
When sorrows overcome you
And teardrops fall like rain.
May you know that God is with you
In times of deep despair.
May the spirit, who's within you,
Confirm that He is there!
May the valley of the shadow
Provide angels unaware...
May the wings of faith uphold you
When your cross is hard to bear.
Poet, Clay Harrison

The KLAMATH TRIBAL LEGENDs

Klamath Indians Legend

Crater Lake was a place of mystery to the Klamath Indians. The Klamath Indians must have lived in the region as early as 7,700 years ago, because artifacts such as obsidian tools, spear throwers, and moccasins have been found beneath the Mazama ash layers to the north and east of Crater Lake. The Klamath Indians describe the catastropic eruption of Mount Mazama and the creation of Crater Lake in one of their legends. Their legend of a raging war between two great volcanoes, Mount Mazama and Mount Shasta, parallels the geological history of Crater Lake.

The spirits of the Earth and sky often came and talked with the people. Llao was the spirit of the Below-World who lived beneath Lao-Yaina (today known as Mount Mazama). Skell was the spirit of the Above-World. Llao often came up and stood on top of Lao-Yaina, and his head would touch the stars near the home of Skell. There was no lake then, just a hole through which Llao passed to see the outside world. One day, Llao saw Loha, daughter of the Klamath Indian chief, and fell in love with her beauty. She rejected him because he was ugly and was from the Below-World. He got angry and swore that he would take revenge on her people. He tried to destroy the people with the curse of fire. The Klamath Indian chief sought help from Skell.

Skell descended from the sky to the top of Mount Shasta. Skell and Llao were thundering and trembling the Earth, hurling red hot rocks back and forth to each other (from Mount Shasta to Mount Mazama), causing great landslides. A terrible darkness spread over the area for days. All spirits of Earth and sky took part in this battle, creating intense fear among the people. Attempting to calm the ferocious volcano gods and to make up for the sins of the tribe, two medicine men offered to sacrifice themselves and jumped into the pit of Below-World. Impressed by their heroic sacrifice, Skell fought even harder. He finally defeated Llao, driving Llao deep down into the Below-World. He collapsed the top of Mount Mazama to imprison Llao forever beneath the world. Skell wanted peace and tranquility to cover up this dark pit, so he filled it with the beautiful blue water.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN PEOPLE!!!

Happy Halloween Pictures Comments - Photobucket

Happy SUNDAY TO EVERYONE OF MY FRIENDS.

I hope that everyone is ready for the spooks & goblins to come for candy tomarrow night? I will CELEBRATING Harvest Festival at my CHURCH, have a good SUNDAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL! DEBRA Rincon LOPEZ in Portland Oregon USA.

A RECOVERY POEM from a Unknown AUTHOR

From a friend in recovery ~

I took one step, began to moan, I can't do this on my own.
I took two steps, began to pray, Restore me, GOD today.

I took three steps, gave up my will, Maybe GOD loves me still.
I took a fourth, I looked inside, Nothing more would I hide.

And on the fifth, I said aloud, I've done some wrong, and I'm not proud.
I took six steps, and got More prepared, To lose the defects, I was scared.

Now I'm at seven, GOD please take them away, for this I do pray.
And on eight the list was long, Amends to make for all the wrong.

I took nine steps, put down my pride, Forgiveness asked, I will not hide.
Ten steps I take, each day I pray, Make amends, along the way.

And on eleven, I pray to know, Each day his will, which way to go.
I took twelve steps, I'm like a bird, To others now, I spread the word..

Prayers for DEPRESSION from Beliefnet.com

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me.

I cannot know for certain where it will end.

Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.

But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.

And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.

I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.

Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.

I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.

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THE TRUE PEACE

THE TRUE PEACE

Silvia Mamani The True PeaceThe first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit), and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is known that true peace, which, as I have often said, is within the souls of men. Black Elk, Oglala Sioux & Spiritual Leader (1863 - 1950)

ELDERS MEDITATION SEPTEMBER 21ST

HAPPY TO BE ALIVE THIS SEPTEMEBER 11TH ANNIVERSARY!

I was also deep in my addiction 10yrs ago. It moved me so much It drove me deeper in my depression & hopelessness than ever? I thought the world was ending & I didn't care if it did. BUT, how much difference 5yrs makes in your life when your CLEAN & SOBER & hopefilled with GOD in your life. I COULDN't be more HAPPIER Today than I have ever been in my whole entire lifetime. GOD IS GREAT HE HEALS ALL WOUNDS & UNCERTAINTY, I am truly BLESSeD to be SOBER & HAPPY with a joy filled awakening each morning, Others have benefitted from my sobriety also. IN my world, in my church, AA & NA Meetings & I LOVE LIFE NOW! DEBRA Rincon LOPEZ, I would never go back to that lifestyle for anything ever!!!

Elders Meditation AUGUST 24

Elder's Meditation of the Day - August 24... "The mind's eye changes the way we judge things." -- Fools Crow, LAKOTA--- "What you see is what you get." Our head has inside it a movie projector that projects out from our foreheads and shines on a screen a picture of our true thoughts. This is our reality. We can only see what we project (our beliefs). If we believe someone is a jerk, every time we see them we reflect our beliefs about what we think about that person and that is all we can see. Even if someone tells us this person is a kind, loving, caring, intelligent individual, we wouldn't be able to see it. If we change our belief about them, that person will change and so will our judgment about that person.... My Creator, let me realize the power of choice. Let me see the advantages of changing my beliefs. Today, if I am judging my brother, let me change my beliefs to acceptance. If my thoughts are of anger, let me change them to love. Let my eyes only see you in everything and every person.

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A NEW BEGINNING QUOTE bY JEROEN GHUIJS

Jeroen Ghuijs

People come into your life for a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it's usually a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty to provide you with guidance and support.
To aid you physically, emotionally or spirituality.
They may seem like a godsend and.... they are....
They are ther for the reason you need them to be.
Then without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time.
This person wil say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die, sometimes they walk away...
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met our desire fullfilled,their work has done
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a season because your turn has come to share grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it's real. But only for a season.
Lifetime relations teach you lifetime lessons.
Things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson of love the person and put what you have learned, to use in all other relationships andareas of your life.
It is sais that love is blind, but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life.
Whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

A NEW BEGINNING

ON SOLID GROUND: Our FATHER GOD,

ON SOLID GROUND ~ In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my light, my strength, my song. This Cornerstone, this solid ground. Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace. When fears are stilled, when strivings cease, My Comforter, my All in All. Here in the love of Christ I stand!!!

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ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JULY 15th

Elder's Meditation of the Day, July 15
"We are nothing compared to His power, and we feel and know it."
--Black Hawk, SAUK Inside of every man and woman is a place of knowing. In this place is the knowing that there is a Great One, the Great Mystery, the Holy One, the Great Spirit. We can deny this all we want but we know what we know. This place of knowing is at the very center of our being. It is gratifying to know that God cannot leave us. It is said we are spiritual beings trying to be human. With this power in our lives, we can accomplish much. We can do many good things for our people.

Oh Great Spirit, I know of Your power. I love the days when I can feel Your presence. Let today be one of those days. Let me walk today in Your beauty.

ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JULY 14TH

ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JULY 12

Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 12... "Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit." -- Sitting Bull, TETON SIOUX--- Our bodies are both physical and spiritual. At our very center we are spiritual. Our bodies are built around the spiritual. The center is the unseen world. Therefore, we cannot see it with our eyes and we tend to judge the body because we can see it. The body is not who we are. We can see the spiritual if we are spiritual ourselves. We won't see this always with our physical eyes. Usually we will see it with our spiritual eye. We will hear ourselves say, "I know this to be true.".... At the center of all human beings is the place of good. That includes myself. At my very core is good. I can find this place by staying free of resentments, fear, dishonesty and self-seeking motives. My Creator, keep me free this day of resentment, selfishness, dishonesty and fear.

JUST FOR TODAY - JUNE 24, 2011

D - Dedicate myself to doing one extraordinarily good thing each day
E - Enjoy the stillness of the early morning before a hectic day
C - Can't allow the negatives to outweigh the positives
I - Instead of focusing on worries; focus on blessings
S - Seeing the great-grandparents this weekend
I - I always say I have so much to do at work .. thank God!
O - Only because I live sober can I be a person of value
N - Nothing is more important to me than my recovery and my family

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ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JUNE 24

3:11 AM Elder's Meditation of the Day, June 24 "Believing people can soar beyond ordinary life." --Fools Crow, LAKOTA We are created by God to be vision people. First we set the goal and then we see. If we create within ourselves a picture or vision and we hold that picture or vision in our mind, whatever we picture will show up in our reality. If we can see ourselves being educated, then schools and teachers will show up in our lives. If we picture in our mind a positive, spiritual person to be in our lives, we will attract this type of person in our relationships. How big can our dreams be? Great Spirit, let my visions today be Your vision. Put within me a vision of the being you would have me be. Then help me to keep the vision in my mind.

ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JUNE 14

Elder's Meditation of the Day - June 14 "The basis of knowledge is the fire, rock, water, and green. But when that power was given to man, he used it to twist his own mind. Tunkashila gave man just one drop of that wisdom." -- Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA All of Nature has the wisdom to follow the Natural Laws. All of Nature knows how to live in harmony and use this wisdom in a good way, with exception of the human being. Often we misuse this wisdom. Wisdom always remains with those who use it in the proper way. Nature has used this wisdom well, so now we need to go to Her so we humans can relearn and change our lives. May we start doing this today, before it is too late. Creator, let me be open to the lessons that Nature can teach me.

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ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JUNE 13

Elder's Meditation of the Day - June 13 "We have an old saying, Everything living must die. Only the rocks and mountains are forever." -- Archie Fire Lame Deer, LAKOTA The Creator designed all life to happen in a circle. For example, the cycle of life for the human being is Baby, Youth, Adult, Elder, then we die. The trees and the leaves happen in a circle; the leaves bud, then the leaves mature, next the leaves change color, and at last they fall off the tree to return to the Mother Earth. The birds bear their young, raise their young, then they die. The salmon are born, swim to the ocean, live their lives, swim back to the spawning grounds, then die. All aspects of the Life Cycle should be honored. Great Spirit, today, let me enjoy today

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~Step Ten~

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~Step Ten~

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JUST FOR TODAY - JUNE 7, 2011

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Commitment
From "Destinations":
"That first step is very important, whether it is the first step of a beloved child learning to walk or the First Step, taken by a man on his way to a new life. Looking into my little ones faces, I can see the same qualities that we need for the Twelve Steps of A.A.: daring, to stake everything on the attempt; a sense of direction, to be followed with no swerving, no detour; decision, to move forward without hesitation or reservation; determination, to make it all the way. Destination: a full life, a free life, a serene life. "Albany, Australia"
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 93
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OPENING UP TO CHANGE

Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life -- the one that did not work -- for a new life that can and does work under any conditions whatever.

AS BILL SEES IT, pp. 10, 8

I have been given a daily reprieve contingent upon my spiritual condition, provided I seek progress, not perfection. To become ready for change, I practice willingness, opening myself to possibilities of change. If I realize there are defects that hinder my usefulness in A.A. and toward others, I become ready by meditating and receiving direction. "Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely" (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58). To let go and let God, I need only surrender my old ways to Him; I no longer fight nor do I try to control, but simply believe that, with God's help, I am changed and affirming this belief makes me ready. I empty myself to be full of awareness, light, and love, and I am ready to face each day with hope.

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Between the Extremes

"The real question is whether we can learn anything from our experiences upon which we may grow and help others to grow in the likeness and image of God.
"We know that if we rebel against doing that which is reasonably possible for us, then we will be penalized. And we will be equally penalized if we presume in ourselves a perfection that simply is not there.
"Apparently, the course of relative humility and progress will have to lie somewhere between these extremes. In our slow progress away from rebellion, true perfection is doubtless several millennia away."

ELDER'S MEDITATION OF THE DAY JUNE 2

Elder's Meditation of the Day, June 2

"The Natural Law is the final and absolute authority governing E Te No Ha, the earth we call our Mother."
--Traditional Circle of Elders There is no power greater than the Natural Laws. These powers were set up by the Great Spirit in such a way that the human being has no access to it, except by obeying. If we choose not to follow the Natural Laws, our live will be filled with confusion, tension, anxiety and stress. If we poison the Earth, we poison ourselves. If we poison the Water of the Earth, we poison ourselves. As we do to the Earth, we do to ourselves and our children, even the children unborn. May we think about this today and ask ourselves, "Are we holding and acting toward the Mother Earth in a good way?" Great Spirit, teach me the Natural Laws that govern the Earth

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PRAYER's to SAY OFTEN

Problem, things seem impossible, answer, all things are possible with God.

We should pray each night, every night, a prayer of thanks, we pray each morning, every morning, for help and guidance.

HE IS GOD

He is the 1st and Last,

The Beginning and the End!

He is the keeper of Creation

and the Creator of all!

He is the Architect of the universe

and the Manager of all times.

He always was, He always is, and He always will be

Unmoved, unchanged, undefeated, and never undone!

He was bruised and brought healing!

He was pierced and eased pain!

He was persecuted and brought freedom!

He was dead and brought life!

He is risen and brings power!

He reigns and brings peace!

The world can't understand Him,

The armies can't defeat Him,

The schools can't explain Him, and

The leaders can't ignore Him.

Herod couldn't kill Him,

The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, and

The people couldn't hold Him!

Nero couldn't crush Him,

Hitler couldn't silence Him,

The New Age can't replace Him,

and Oprah can't explain Him away!

He is Light, Love, Longevity, and Lord.

He is Goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.

He is Holy, Righteous, Mighty, Powerful, and Pure.

His ways are right,

His word is eternal,

His will is unchanging, and

His mind is on me

He is my Savior,

He is my guide, and

He is my peace!

He is my joy,

He is my comfort,

He is my Lord, and

He rules my life!

I serve Him because His bond is love,

His burden is light, and His goal for me is abundant life.

I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise, the power of the powerful, the ancient of days, the Ruler of rulers, the leader of leaders, the overseer of the over comers, and is to come.

And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.

His goal is a relationship with me!

He will never leave me,

Never forsake me,

Never mislead me,

Never forget me,

Never overlook me and

Never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!

When I fall, He lifts me up!

When I fail, He forgives!

When I am weak, He is strong!

When I am lost, He is the way!

When I am afraid, He is my courage!

When I stumble, He steadies me!

When I am hurt, He heals me!

When I am broken, He mends me!

When I am blind, He leads me!

When I am hungry, He feeds me!

When I face trials, He is with me!

When I face persecution, He shields me!

When I face problems, He comforts me!

When I face loss, He provides for me!

When I face death, He carries me home!

He is everything for everybody everywhere,

every time, and every way.

He is God, He is faithful. I am His, and He is mine!

My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.

So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this, He said it and that settles it.

God is in control, I am on His side, and that means all is well with my soul.

Everyday is a blessing for God is!

I love the Lord and thank Him for all that He has done in my life.

Memorial Day 2011

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What Facebook Is Hiding From You | Vision | AlterNet

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'Game of Thrones': Making Sense of All the Sex - The Atlantic

Link Their is no reason to sugar coat the way that women were treated back in them days. PLUS mostly still are before this time and after wards. ONLY the rich are treated with respect and can pick & choose their lifestyles. This is the way it was and still is in most countries even today, IF you don't want it to be realistic, find a FANTASY show to watch for your entertainment, CAUSE it's only a Fantasy, a book that someone wrote, A man of course. It's pretty realistic if you ask me, I am sure it was much more worse than he is portraying it on HBO anyways, He has sugared it us as much as possible. I am enjoying the SERIES. Finally HBO has something that not too far fetched to be true, in a series this year of 2011.

AN AWESOME GOD BERNADETTE RAE Prayer Wheel of Christian Fellowship

AN AWESOME GOD
An Awesome God
An Awesome God
For All of us
An awesome God
No matter what sad
He alway there is give you comfort
An awesome God
An awesome God
No matter how much you are hurt
He is there to heal you with his love
An awesome God
An awesome God
He has love for all
And he do not hate anyone
An awesome God
An awesome God
When you cry
No One here to make you smile
He is here to bring smile to your life
An Awesome God
An awesome God

The Judgement Day of 2011

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A NATIVE AMERICAN BLESSING

A Native American Blessing

Should your blankets be torn may your breezes blow warm.
May your treasures be what you find.

May the burdens you bear, like your bounties be shared.
May you leave something good behind.

Would the sky and the land rise to your command.
May your senses come as the night.

Live in peace with the earth, as in death as in birth.
May you prosper and have a good life!

Stupid Myths About Recovery | The Fix

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WAKE UP - Christian Fellowship Ministries

Awake thou that sleepest

Have you ever been sleeping so hard and so deeply that it was hard to wake up? Your eyes tried to open, but your bed felt so inviting that you did not want to move a muscle. The alarm clock went off, but you just hit the snooze button and kept on sleeping. The most important thing to you at that moment was blissful, mindless slumber. Nothing else mattered.

Now, sleeping soundly through your alarm clock usually is not the worst thing that will happen in your life. Sure, you might end up being late for school or late for work because of it, but overall it probably is not that big of a deal. Well, in the bible there are many verses that speak on another form of deep sleep that people have succumbed to. I'm talking about being spiritually asleep, and I wanted to talk with you about the danger of this kind of slumber.

First of all, I want to point out that a trumpet of warning has been sounding for quite a while now. Do you hear it? Can you see it? Or have you chosen to ignore the alarm while you continue sleeping? What is this trumpet of warning that I'm speaking of? There are signs of the times all around us. The world and its inhabitants are on a slippery slope headed for destruction. How do I know? Well, let us ponder on these things for a moment:

Immorality abounds: lying, stealing, gluttony, profanity, fornication, adultery, homosexuality, lasciviousness, and pornography just to name a few.

Disregard for human life abounds: abortions, homicides, suicides, disobedience towards parents, selfishness, et cetera.

Idolatry abounds: the love and worship of demons, angels, men and even animals. God's ordinances and commandments are being ignored and trampled and mankind is creating new laws in total opposition to God's laws. False religions have become mainstream. Heathenish customs, practices, and strange rituals are welcomed by the masses and embraced and emulated.

Sorcery abounds: witchcraft, LOA, astrology, Fung Shei, magic, soothsaying, drug usage, and self-mutilation.

The earth is groaning and dying: global warming, earthquakes, cyclones, hurricanes, tornadoes, and fires.

Would you not agree that the days are dark and getting darker? Do not be fooled by false prophets and false preachers who are filling your ears with words of Peace, Peace, Prosperity and Joy. All you have to do is look around you and then read God's Word and you will realize that these are perilous times and that you need to be sober, on guard, and spiritually AWAKE!

Matthew 16:3, "And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?"

Romans 13:11, "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."

Ephesians 5:14-17, "Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."

Reader, it is time to stop napping and come to full attention. There are only two kinds of people in the world: people that have been born again who are spiritually alive and awake, and then there are people who have not been born again who are spiritually dead and sleeping. Both kinds of people are going through the everyday motions of life, but the awake and spiritually alive ones are concerned about their soul and their Saviour. The awake and spiritually alive ones are vigilant in their Christian walk and are not caught up in the sins and trends of the world. They have cast off the works of darkness and have put on the armor of light. They see the ever-increasing evil all around them and want no part in it. They have made their calling and election sure, and are willing to give up all for Christ

The asleep and spiritually dead people are walking around like zombies unawares. They are only concerned with living for the moment and pleasing their own fleshly lusts. They are unfazed by and even blind to the warning signs that are all around them. They are unconcerned about salvation or their soul and are unconvicted in their hearts. And if they do not repent and seek Jesus' face, they will die in their sins and spend an eternity in hell.

Which kind of person are you? Now is definitely not the time to slumber! Now is not the time to put off matters of salvation. People of Noah's (or Noe) generation were asleep. They ignored the warning when it was given. Lot's sons in law were asleep. They too ignored the warning when it was given. Let's see what happened to all of them. Luke 17:26-30, "And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed."

People, God has given us plenty of warning just as He warned the people from generations gone by, but you cannot keep hitting the snooze button with the intention of getting ready later. Later may be too late. God's Word tells us that we need to make sure that we are awake and ready and saved TODAY.

Romans 13:12, "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light."

2 Corinthians 6:1-2, "We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)"

1 Thessalonians 5:6, "Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."

2 Peter 1:10-11, "Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

Make your calling and election sure! Know without a doubt that your name is written in God's Book of Life. Be ever ready for the Bridegroom, our Lord. Do not be asleep, unprepared, and foolish like the people here whom the door was shut upon:

Matthew 25:1-13, "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."

And, finally, Reader, if you say, "But I am a Christian and I am ready," yet you are still clinging to certain sins, making excuses for them, and are oblivious to the signs all around you, perhaps you actually are still asleep, spiritually dead, and unsaved after all. This is truly a dangerous place to be. You do not want to be like the people of Noah's day who saw the ark being built, yet missed the boat. You do not want to be like Lot's family members who were told of the coming destruction, yet perished in the brimstone and fire of Sodom and Gomorrah. You do not want to die in your sins and hear Jesus speak these words, "I never knew you. Depart from me." The trumpet has been sounded. The alarm has gone off. It is up to you to wake up, get up, forsake that old life, and heed the Lord's call, for you will have no one to blame but yourself if you tarry and are counted with the ungodly. Ezekiel 33:4, "Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head."



"Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light" (Ephesians 5:14)

Meditations for CHRISTIANS From Cheryl Outman

He is going to be more interested in a demonstration of good will than in our talk of spiritual discoveries. Alcoholics Anonymous pg 77 WHAT GOOD IS IT, dear brothers & sisters, if yo say you have faith but don't show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, "Good-bye and have good day;stay warm and eat well:---but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do? So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless. JAMES 2:14-17 NLT I PRAY FATHER GOD THAT I WOULD BE A DOER AND NOT JUST A HEARER. I PRAY FATHER THAT I WOULD WALK WORTHY OF YOU AND THAT LIKE JESUS I WOULD GO ABOUT DOING GOOD TO ALL. HELP ME TO REMEMBER THAT FAITH IS AN ACTION WORD RESULTING IN GOOD DEEDS. In JESUS Name, AMEN

NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB'S

Rodney McCain

An American Indian Legend - Nation Unknown

There once was a man, who was raising his young son. The mother had passed away in childbirth and he was teaching his son all that he knew. This son, grew up and in time wanted to go to a nearby village and find him a companion. Many months passed and the young man returned to his home, and wi...th him he had a woman, his wife. They lived in the home of his father.

Shortly after, They had a son. And the father, now a grandfather began teaching this young boy all that he knew. How to respect the forest, the animals and life. The mother, tiring of sharing her home with the old man told her husband that she wanted the old man out.

The father spoke "I cannot, this is his home and he built it for us." She spoke "If you do not make him leave then I will take our son and I will leave." The father agreed and spoke to his son. "My son, tomorrow I want you to take Grandpa out and leave him. Give him this blanket." The young boy cried. "Why do you do this? Grandpa has been teaching me all that I know. Why do I have to do this to him?" The father spoke. "Son, follow the wishes of your father." So the next morning, the father went hunting to the North. The son took Grandpa as far as he could walk to the South.

That evening the young boy was sitting on the bed crying when his father came In. He saw the blanket on the bed. "Son, I thought I told you to give Grandpa the blanket?" "I gave Grandpa half of the blanket. The other half, I will give to you some day." The mother and father understood the message. And they went and brought Grandpa back.

A Mother

A Mother's Crown

In recognition of Mother's Day this Sunday, here is a poem acknowledging and honoring Christian mothers everywhere.

Heaven lit up with His mighty presence,
As all the angels looked down,
Today the Lord was placing the jewels
In all the mothers' crowns.

As He held up a golden crown
As all the mothers looked on,
He said in His gentle voice,
"I just want to explain each stone."

He held the first gem in His hand,
But the radiance couldn't match His own.
For He was the light of Heaven
Reflecting off each of the stones.

"The first gem," He said, "is an emerald,
And it's for endurance alone,
For all the nights you waited up
For your children to come home.

For all the nights by their bedside
You stayed till the fever went down,
For nursing every little wound,
I add this emerald to your crown."

"A ruby, I'll place by the emerald,
For leading your child in the right way,
For if you hadn't taught them about Me,
They wouldn't be here with you today.

For always being right there
Thru all life's important events,
I give you a sapphire stone
For the time and love you spent."

"For untying the strings that held them
When they grew up and left home,
I give you this one for courage."
Then the Lord added an amethyst stone.

"I'll place a stone of garnet," He said,
"For all the times you spent on your knees,
When you asked Me to take care of your children,
And them for having faith in Me."

"I have a pearl for every little sacrifice
That you made without them knowing,
For all the times you went without
To keep them happy, healthy, and growing."

"And last of all I have a diamond,
The greatest of all gems,
For those mothers who lost their children
When they came home to heaven before them."

"This is the most precious sacrifice,
So I give the most precious stone,
For I know just how you felt,
I too lost a child of My own."

After the Lord placed the last jewel in,
He said, "Heaven is now complete,
For every mother has her crown of jewels,
And all her children are at her feet."

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I am a Black Creek Native American, of the Muskogee Tribe, of the Lower Creek Nation, and the Yufala Star Clan. I have been sent by the Great Spirit, to heal, comfort, guide, and protect man. I am within the Bright and Morning Star, who is the Life and the Light of men, the Sustainer of ALL Life in Heaven and in Earth, the Alpha And The Omega, The Beginning and the End, and who is the Heavenly Celestial Body..the Sun.

THE TRUTH ABOUT HOLY ANGELS

Angels: Are the Covenant Enforcing Agents of the Throne of the Most High God. We are the CIA of the Spiritual World, in which when the Great Spirit speaks, or when the voice of man is heard, we will divinely intervene in the lives of man, but we will only move, when it is the Will of our Great Spirit (God)

Your Angels Are Listening.....Speak the unseen as though it were, and it shall be done unto you!

"Now Faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things (we) hope for, being the proof of things (we) do not see and the conviction of their reality (faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses)" (Hebrews 11:1 Amplified Version).

Therefore, have Faith that it is done, and what ever you need, want or desire, and you have Faith that you shall receive it, it will be the substance of your Faith that your desires shall be manifested unto you....BELIEVE!