A baby’s hug
We were the only family with children in the restaurant.I sat Erik in a high chair and noticed everyone was quietly eating and talking.Suddenly, Erik squealed with glee and said, “Hi there.â€
He pounded his fat baby hands on the high chair tray. His eyes were crinkled in laughter and his mouth was bared in a toothless grin as he wriggled and giggled with merriment.
I looked around and saw the source of his merriment.It was a man whose pants were baggy with a zipper at half-mast and his toes poked out of would-be shoes. His shirt was dirty and his hair was uncombed and unwashed. His whiskers were too short to be called a beard and his nose was so varicose it looked like a road map. We were too far from him to smell, but I was sure he smelled.
His hands waved and flapped on loose wrists. “Hi ya, buster,†the man said to Erik. My husband and I exchanged looks,“What do we do?†Erik continued to laugh and answer, “Hi, hi there.â€
Everyone in the restaurant noticed and looked at us and then at the man. The old geezer was creating a nuisance with my beautiful baby. Our meal came and the man began shouting from
across the room, “Do ya patty cake? Do you know peek-a-boo? Hey, look, he knows peek-a-boo.â€
Nobody thought the old man was cute. He was obviously drunk. My husband and I were embarrassed. We ate in silence, all except for Erik, who was running through his repertoire for the admiring skid row bum, who in turn, reciprocated with his cute comments.We finally got through the meal and headed for the door.My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot.
The old man sat poised between me and the door.“Lord, just let me out of here before he speaks to me or Erik,â€I prayed.As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back trying to sidestep
him and avoid any air he might be breathing. As I did, Erik leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby’s “pick-me-up†position.
Before I could stop him, Erik had propelled himself from my arms to the man’s. Suddenly a very old smelly man and a very young baby consummated their love relationship. Erik in an act of
total trust, love, and submission laid his tiny head upon the man’s ragged shoulder.
The man’s eyes closed, and I saw tears hover beneath his lashes. His aged hands full of grime, pain, and hard labor, cradled my baby’s bottom and stroked his back. No two beings have ever
loved so deeply for so short a time. I stood awestruck. The old man rocked and cradled Erik in his arms and his eyes opened and set squarely on mine. He said in a firm commanding
voice,“You take care of this baby.â€
Somehow I managed, “I will,†from a throat that contained a stone. He pried Erik from his chest unwillingly, longingly,as though he were in pain.I received my baby, and the man said, “God bless you, ma’am,you’ve given me my Christmas gift.â€I said nothing more than a muttered thanks.With Erik in my arms, I ran for the car.
My husband was wondering why I was crying and holding Erik so tightly and why I was saying, “My God, my God, forgive me.â€
I had just witnessed Christ’s love shown through the innocence of a tiny child who saw no sin, who made no judgment; a child who saw a soul, and a mother who saw a suit of clothes.I was a Christian who was blind, holding a child who was not.I felt it was God asking, “Are you willing to share your son for a moment?†when He shared His for all eternity.
The ragged old man unwittingly, had reminded me, “To enter the
Kingdom of God, we must become as little children.â€
Author Unknown
I do not know who is the author since I copied it from a forum but there is another version here….
http://www.trumbore.org/sam/sermons/s6c4.htm
and
http://authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=147487&AuthorID=16611
Posted in on June 30th, 2007 by suzie | | 11 Comments
THE PASTOR’S DONKEY
A priest wanted to raise money for his church and on
being told there was a fortune in horse racing, decided
to purchase one and enter it in the races.
However, at the local auction, the going price for a
horse was so high that he ended up buying a donkey
instead. He figured that since he had it, he might as
well go ahead and enter it in the races. To his
surprise, the donkey came in third. The next day the
local paper carried this headline: PRIEST’S ASS SHOWS.
The priest was so pleased with the donkey that he entered
it in the race again, and this time it won. The local
paper read: PASTOR’S ASS OUT FRONT.
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that
he ordered the priest not to enter the donkey in another
race. The next day, the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR’S ASS.
This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the
priest to get rid of the donkey. The priest decided to
give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper,
hearing of the news, posted the following headline the
next day: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
The Bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would
have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer
for ten dollars. The next day, the paper read:
NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.
This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun
to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it
could run wild. The next day the headlines read: NUN
ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
The Bishop was buried the next day.
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Posted in on June 29th, 2007 by suzie | | 2 Comments
Will you hit a woman?
That will depends on the situation..If your life is in danger from a woman robber or from some mad woman who comes after you with a knife or weapon.
Will you be so dumb as to stand there and let the woman stick the knife into you? Surely not.
You will have to defend yourself if it is life and death situations. You dont care if it is a man or woman .
You would have to use sufficient force to repel the attack , to prevent youself from getting hurt.
In such a situation, you dont viewed her as a woman anymore.You dont care less about her sex.
What if you argued vehemently with your wife or g/f and she charged at you with a chopper?Will you defend yourself? Will you disarmed her and by doing , you may have to hit her physically…
When we are young, we can have great ideals . We can say we will not abuse anyone or hit any woman. But in real life, it is not so black and white.
We can judge and condemned men who hit their wives.But do you really understand why some men acted that way?
If you have not experienced under those same conditions , you will never understand why some men hit their wives..
Everyone of us has a tolerance level and breaking point. If we are provoked beyond this point, there is no saying what will happen to a man.
He can go ‘berserk or amok ‘and he cannot control his emotions and which can lead to violence.He is no more himself and the devil is in the control.
Women should be wise and know when to shut their mouth.When your husband is very agitated, stop, or you will make him jump over the cliff.
You cant win any arguments with him when his mind is in overdrive and it can only lead to violence against you.
He has no intentions of hitting you but you went beyond his tolerance level and he is no more in control of his emotions.
When your husband or b/f raises his voice in any tiff, it is a warning level….Dont go beyond the speed limit….change topics or keep quiet.
Be patient ,wait for a better time to talk over it again when he is in a happier mood
In the same way, women have been known to retaliate physically against their bf’s or boyfriends.
Some of us cannot control our anger or rage. When certain sensitive points are raised , we flew into a rage and hit out without thinking.After that we regret our actions, too late.
Will you hit your bf or gf or anybody close to you? How about your children?
Posted in on June 28th, 2007 by suzie | | 12 Comments
Women are looking for a marital partner who’ll allow them to do whatever they want
Women want a marriage that’s perfect, economically and mentally.â€
Do you think this is attainable in this present age? Woman want to carry on working like men and then come back and be pampered by their partners.
Hey! Isnt that like a man!..keke!A role reversal or a househusband scenerio .
A woman working outside would have a conflict of interest.Be a working mum or be a full time housewife .She can neither be half and half and will not be able to do all her best ,but some do balance their working life with the family life with the understandings of the man. There will be no stereotyping or gender roles. Both man and woman would do what the other has no time to do .Which means that a man must be versatile like a woman . Doing the cooking , laundering, baby caregiving and all duties associated with woman.What do you call such a man ? He is able to work and then be a ‘woman’ of the house too..keke!The man will have to accept that woman have changed and are now challenging men’s role in the soceity . Man will have to adapt to women’s new roles .
Posted in on June 27th, 2007 by suzie | | 20 Comments
1 Peter 3:1 - 7
Wives and husbands..
This chapter deals about the biblical concept of how wives and husbands should treat each other.
3:1 Wives fit in with your husbands plans, for then if they refuse to listen when u talk to them about the Lord, they will be won by your respectful, pure behaviour. Your Godly lives will speak better to them than any words.
Laura speaks:-
There are Christians who are married to non Christians. The non Christian and the children are sanctified through the Christian spouse.It is not easy to try to convince the non Christian spouse about the Lord.Dont waste your energy if he is the type that will tear everything you put up.His time is not up yet. Rather, just show your Christian love for him.He can see the difference why a Christian behaved differently from a non Christian.Some people don’t see any difference because, some people are just Christians in name sake only.
Usually , when a man become a Christian , he will bring the whole family along .But if it is a woman , it is usually she alone who would come to church.Wives need not preach to their husbands about Christianity but to live an exemplary life that would please their husbands Praying for the husbands salvation and that he will become a Christian .God asked us to go out and evangelize but not everyone has the gifts. Just leave it to God and His timing .
3:3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty that depends on jewelry or beautiful clothes,or hair arrangements
3:4 Be beautiful inside your hearts with the lasting charm of a gentle and quiet spirit which is so precious to God.
Laura speaks:-
When you become a Christian , you are transformed and you see things in a different perspective.
Your changed life speaks louder and clearer than your river of words . Peter instructed that Christian wives should develop their inner beauty rather than their outward appearance. You should not be obsessed with fashion.
This does not mean that u should completely ignore the outward appearance or unconcerned or bother to care . You need to present a neat, simple and beautiful appearance from the inner beauty that radiates from the inner you. What is important is your attitude and spirit. Live your Christian faith quietly and consistently and your family will see the Christ in you.
3:7 You husbands must be careful of your wives, being thoughtful of their needs and honoring them as the weaker sex.. Remember you and your wife are partners in receiving God’s blessings. and if you don’t treat her as you should ,your prayers will not get ready answers.
Laura speaks:-
Husbands and wives submit to each other or ideally mutual submissions out of love for each other and for God. . Women are weak only physically and not intellectually Women need to be protected from physical attack or family abuse.
A man who honours his wife will protect, respect , help and stay with her. He will not expect her to work full time outside and full time at home. He will lighten her load whenever possible, be sensitive to her needs, be courteous, considerate , insightful and tact..
If a man does not treat his wife kindly, his prayers become ineffective, because a right living relationship with God on a right living relationship with others.
Reference
Life Application Bible.
Posted in on June 27th, 2007 by suzie | | 0 Comments
A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF MISCOMMUNICATION
A young husband comes home one night, and his wife throws
her arms around his neck: “Darling, I have great news:
†I’m a month overdue. I think we’re going to have a baby!
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for
sure, we can’t tell anybody.â€
The next day, a guy from the electric company rings the door-bell,
because the young couple hasn’t paid their last bill: “Are you Mrs.
Smith?
You’re a month overdue, you know!â€
“How do YOU know?†stammers the young woman.
“Well, ma’am, it’s in our files!†says the man from the electric company.
“What are you saying? It’s in your files?????â€
“Absolutely.â€
“Well, let me talk to my husband about this tonight.†That
night, she tells her husband about the visit, and he, mad as a bull,
rushes to the electric company offices the first thing the next
morning. “What’s going on here? You have it on file that my wife is a
month overdue? What business is that of yours?†the husband shouts.
“Just calm down,†says the clerk, “it’s nothing serious.
All you have to do is pay us.â€
“PAY you? and if I refuse?â€
“Well, in that case, sir, we’d have no option but to cut
yours off.â€
“And what would my wife do then?†the husband asks.
“I don’t know. I guess she’d have to use a candle.â€
“WWWHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another example of miscommunication.
A girl walks into a supermarket and asks the clerk,†Can I have a
turkey for my grandma?†the clerk responds,†Sorry. We don’t do
exchanges.â€
Author unknown
Posted in on June 25th, 2007 by suzie | | 6 Comments
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