Dewey's Daily Cup

Good Morning KKIM Family,

Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” James 4:15

Dick Eastman President of Every Home for Christ says this about prayer………….

Although it may seem that sometimes God answers prayer instantly, a closer look reveals that God constantly is involved in the process of brining about answers. As He says in Isaiah, “It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear” (65:24)

The way God works is often a mystery, and I can’t explain it. But obviously God is involved and our prayers play a vital part in the working out of HIS will for our lives. Whatever the cause and effect, I know that what’s really important is that we keep praying and listening.

Words of wisdom from Dick Eastman. He also has a book called, “The Jericho Hour”

Thought For the Day: From DeweyThere is nothing like knowing GOD has you right where you are at! There is so much GODLY POWER in that…………..Knowing HE has you doing what HE wants you doing! That came to me so strongly yesterday while I was doing New Mexico News and Views. Thank you for letting me share this with you! This is a short posting I know but this is so important………knowing God has you right where HE wants you…is so POWERFUL!This came about while I was interviewing Susan Swafford of Albuquerque a women who ministers to those who have had abortions or are thinking about it. Susan shared that she had an abortion and how she struggled with it…………and now How God has her working with others on abortion…….God has her right where HE wants her!I did not know Susan was going to talk about having an abortion…………the interview went a different route that I thought……but that does not surprise me……..I always say that God is in control of the show…………..and HE certainly was again yesterday.We are going to replay the interview with Susan Monday (Labor Day) at 4:30pm MST

How do you know God has you right where HE wants you? HE will tell you!!! I have learned to LISTEN……..When you listen to the interview with Susan you will feel the emotion of the conversation….sometimes there is just silence………as God was guiding us both……..and sometimes silence says it best. God speaks in the silence.

I have a new friend, Deb Gunderman of “Walking in The Way” an Albuquerque based ministry. Deb and I are praying about her having a program on KKIM. Visit her at www.walkingintheway.com

Test results are back on our little doggie Reno, heart worm has come back on him.he start treatment today. Please keep him in your prayers.

“One Nation Under God”

Join KKIM and Heights Christian Church for “One nation Under God” Prayer meeting Friday Sept. 5th at 7pm. We will be praying for our nation and our Men and Women of our Military. Heights Christian Church is at 6935 Comanche Rd in Albuquerque call 881-9889 for more information.
Check out www.mykkim.com for more KKIM activities.

It is so neat with modern technology to have listeners of KKIM all over the world! Karen is in Elkhart Indiana my old stomping grounds where I spent a lot of time at WFRN Radio working for the Moore family. Karen caught up with my old friend, well I am the old one. Doug Moore the other day…Doug is morning man on WFRN! She also gives us an update on Amanda………The pictures she sent would not post…….maybe next time.

Dewey,
Well, with me getting hit by some “bug” I didn’t read this in time to make the deadline for you 🙂 I don’t know if you’ve heard/talked to Brenda, but we are praising God for the remission of difficult and life threatening status epilepticus, seizures that wouldn’t stop. Amanda & family are home in Ft. Sumner, again now. Praying that Amanda will not have to go through that again. She is an awesome wonder and testimony for the tremendous things God has done in and through her life already; and we do know that He works all things together for good for those who love him.

Because of Jesus,Karen

Here is a note from Sam…….

Dear Dewey and Family, Gods peace and Joy to you. What a powerful message today. I praise GOD for you and all the truth that GOD has put on your heart to share with HIS children.
I loved the section on ‘from the mouths of babes’. How very special they are. I learned at an early age that we can learn alot from children, just by listening. They can open our eyes very quickly, without a second thought.
Dewey, I have a request for the Prayer Warriors. My Grandson has such a precious heart. But he is having a hard time with Life in General. Being attacked by all the temptations of this world. His name is Travis, and I pray our Heavenly Father will touch his heart, and give him GODS precious Peace and Joy. Please help me with this prayer. I too know there is extreme Power in Numbers, when we pray.

We all have our hands full with prayers for this election. I Pray with all my heart that everyone takes your message very serious about praying for our new President. We have to stand together on this. And Pray so hard that GOD will hear and Bless us all, for Praying for HIS WILL BE DONE.
Thank you again Dewey, Sam in Ca.

Here is some feedback from this weeks posting…………

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Susan said…
Consider that our national debt has increased from $5.7 Trillion to almost $10 Trillion during the Bush administration, and focus your political energy on improving the lives of all Americans instead of on religious issues. I have listened to the religious arguments against homosexuals and find that almost all of them are based on the Book of Leviticus. I have looked through Leviticus, both in the King James Version and the New Revised Standard Version, and there are certainly a lot of rules. And Leviticus Chapter 26, verses 14—39, list a multitude of punishments for breaking the rules. Here’s a sample: “But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do ALL [my emphasis] these commandments …. I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies …. your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste …. and ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.” It is understandable that people who believe that these words are the literal command of God should be very fearful of disobedience. But why are they only concerned with trying to prevent the acceptance of a New Mexico domestic partnership law?It is true that Leviticus 20:13 states, “If a man also lie with mankind [“a male” in the NRSV], as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.” Women are not mentioned. Perhaps this is because of the low status of women in the society of the time.But there are many other prohibitions that, if disobeyed, will incur God’s wrath. Chapter 11:9-10 forbids the eating of shellfish; ““These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales…. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, …they shall be an abomination unto you…” So lobster, crab, and even crayfish are forbidden—but you can eat locusts, beetles and grasshoppers. Chapter 12 states that a woman is unclean for 7 days after the birth of a son, and must then go through 33 days of purification, and the days are doubled if she bears a daughter. But those who believe that “all these comandments” must be obeyed are not demanding that Red Lobster restaurants be closed down, or that a woman should be locked up for one or two months after she has a child. Then there are the sexual prohibitions listed in Chapters 18 and 20. There are a lot of verses that start with “Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of…” and in 18:20 we find “Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her,” which is repeated in 20:10, “And a man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife …. the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.” We no longer kill adulterers, in fact sometimes we elect them to public office. John McCain divorced his wife, the mother of his three children, to marry a rich young woman after he got back from Vietnam. Obama has been, and still is, married to the mother of his children.Then in Leviticus 19:19 we find “…neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.” I wonder what Leviticus would have said about polyester/cotton blends. And don’t forget that procedures for worship (Leviticus Chapters 1—10) almost invariably require killing an animal and sprinkling its blood on the alter. We don’t do this any more. So isn’t it time that we no longer despise and reject homosexuals, and deny them the comfort and legal protections of a domestic partnership?

August 25, 2008 6:30 PM
Irv said…

OBAMA SUPPORTS SAME-SEXERS(and supports the “rights” of young kids to view public depravity!)Google “Americans for Truth,” click on “Zombietime” [or go directly to: www.zombietime.com], then click on “Up Your Alley Fair”! After recovering from the uncensored photos, Yahoo “God to Same-Sexers: Hurry Up” on the “ucmpage” listing (even Jesus told Judas to hurry up – John 13:27). Also Yahoo “Dangerous Radicals of the Religious Right.” See all of this before the predicted California earthquake happens a la Rev. 16:19 (“the cities of the nations fell”) – and before hurricanes and other conscience-stirring disasters occur elsewhere!Irv(Obama, Pelosi, and Newsom did NOT approve of this message.)
August 25, 2008 9:24 PM
Christ’s Love to you all, Dewey Sharon and family

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Hi KKIM Family,

I just wanted to pass along the word that I have a HUGE praise note! For more than a couple of years, and I am sure some gave up on us, we have said that one day we would have Daily Cup Archives. Well PRAISE GOD that day has come thanks to Our Lord and Jannetta La Mort. I remember years ago my dear friend Doug Moore at WFRN said we should do this………now it has happened! So just go to www.deweysdailycup.com you can read many past DDC’s! Read and enjoy and PRAISE GOD!

before I leave……….

Put in a few good words……..

If you’ve ever said hurtful things(like me), you know harsh words impoverish the spirit.

“Words challenge and change us. Words deeply effect us. An unruly and unkind tongue can wound us.” explains Paul F. Davis, author of breakthrough for a Broken heart. “That being said, anything spoken to you contrary to the Word of God can be discarded as you renew your mind according to Scripture.”

Learn to combat negative words with God’s Word. If someone says to you, “You are a loser,” don’t think on that untruth. Instead, remind yourself that God says, “You are the head and not the tail. You are an over comer! You can do all things through Christ who gives you strength.”

What are you saying to your friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances? Do you build up with your words, or do you tear down?

“taming the tongue begins with harnessing your emotions and the anger within,” Davis said. “Our words essentially are an overflow of what dwells within our hearts. Purify your heart and your speech will coincide.”

Practice building up the people in your life this week. Start with phrases like these:

“You make my life happier just being in it.”

“I love you, and believe in you.”

“You have special qualities that no one else has.”

“You are a gift from God.”

And finally these words: “You can do it!” Yes, you can change the way you give and receive words. And it’s a powerful choice.

This is from the August edition of Home Life magazine.

I did two things as I wrote this………..asked for forgiveness from those who I have offended by my words and then told Sharon and text the kids many “BUILD UP” words.

Singer John Waller is encouraging people to consider the power of their words through his hit song, “The Blessing”

He says he based the song’s lyrics on Deuteronomy 30:19 “The power to bless and to curse is in the tongue.”

I was not going to post and write all this but the Lord moved within me today to share this with you all……………….

One more thing from Jose at www.nmwatchman.com Jose reports for KKIM during the Legislative season.

The Bible is Illegal at the Democratic Convention
Jose Vasquez August 25th, 2008

Dear Friends,

Please pray for those attending the Democratic Convention this week.

On May 29, 2008, Colorado’s Democratic Governor Bill Ritter signed into law Senate Bill 200, which makes it illegal to say anything derogatory about homosexuals. Senate Bill 200 expands Colorado’s “anti-discrimination” law to cover sexual orientation, not only homosexuality and bisexuality, but also an undefined condition called “transgender” which appears to occur only as a perception of the individual so affected. The result is that a transgender man is now legally allowed into women’s bathrooms and locker rooms.

To speak ill of anyone’s sexual orientation is a violations of this law and is punishable by a fine up to three hundred dollars and imprisonment for not more than one year.

The Bible speaks clearly and definitively against homosexuality in several passages as it does in Romans 1:26-27. There is a problem here, then, with anyone traveling to Denver this week to the Democratic Convention. These Bible verses are “hate speech” and therefore against the law. And you may not want to share a bathroom with a person of the opposite sex.

Just to make sure, we checked the 2008 Democratic Platform. The convention states, “Democrats will fight to end discrimination based on race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and disability in every corner of our country, because that’s the America we believe in.” [Democratic Platform Page 52]

Apparently freedom of religion includes everything but Christians and freedom of speech does not include our Bible.

God bless you for your prayers.

In the name of Jesus,

Jose Vasquez

God’s Love to you all,

Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

Good Morning KKIM Family!

May the PEACE and STRENGTH of the LORD be with You and Yours!

And Jesus said,”Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 7:19

Please keep our little doggie in your prayers, Reno, we are taking him to the vet today…….we are praying he does not have a reoccurrence of heart worm. Reno is so much of our life!

Those of you who have pets know how that goes!

Yesterday we played in a double header and swept “No Excuses” As many as you know I play on the Rapid MVD team on Sundays in Rio Rancho. I had 6 hits and played short-stop…….one lady asked me what medicine I take to be able to play short-stop!!! I said I am married to Sharon and the POWER of the Lord!

Tonight is the night of Heights Christian Church and First Family Church go at it on the softball. After Nathan, from KFLQ and First Family and of Heights Christian Church squared off on both of our radio stations we will see who has it on the field! As Nathan and Dan from KFLQ said about all this, “There is GOOD blood brewing here!” It is so cool to see Christian Radio come together and have fun in the LORD together! Nothing but GOOD can come out of this!!!!

WOW! Becky and Mike from New Mexico Marriages First, heard Sundays at 8:30am on KKIM, told me that by Monday morning their web site has over 500 hits now because of listeners going to their web site for the notes from the show! PRAISE GOD!!!! That means many things……..people want to work on their marriages and the listener ship for KKIM continues to grow with excellent New Mexico based programs like Becky and Mike put on every week. KKIM has more local ministries on than ever before and the Lord has guided us this way to be locally connected. I PRAISE GOD for this, it is all of HIS making! If you have not caught Becky and Mike’s show you need to! KKIM is now the number One Christian Station in the Santa Fe market! PRAISE GOD!!! We give all PRAISE and GLORY to the LORD!

We now have another new feature on KKIM!!! John Paul is our own weatherman! Send him your Church’s or organizations announcements and he will talk about them during is weather reports! You can email him from the new KKIM web site.

Have you visited the new KKIM web site? www.mykkim.com Let me know what you think!

Do you still get the CUP by email or do you just go to the web site? Let us know as we think all this through………wether we should keep sending it through AOL, or just post on the web site. www.deweysdailycup.com Your feedback on all this is so important, so would you please let us hear from you!

We do have challenges, so keep us in your prayers!

Our dear friends in Santa Fe, Jose and Miki Vasquez have started a web site www.nmwatchman.com They have sacrificed much in fighting for Families here in New Mexico. Jose reported for KKIM from the Roundhouse (State Legislature) during the past session. This web site is full of excellent info for us all. Please visit the site and support Jose and Miki’s efforts!

Hey Dewey:Like your web page. Home page shows some edit commands. Didn’t have time to check them out. Maybe a review is needed to make sure “edit” is the appropriate name for the link. (NOW FIXED THANKS JANICE)Terrific job. When I get lost in the policy part of serving, I check Dewey’s Daily Cup to be reminded of what touches people everyday. Thank you for your service to New Mexico.
Janice E. Arnold-JonesRepresentative, House District 247713 Sierra Azul NEAlbuquerque, NM 87110(505) 379-0902 cell(505) 938-3141 work(505) 938-3160 fax

Janice is such a blessing to New Mexico!

Also just got this from Janice on the Special session………

Hey Dewey!Back home. Weary! Great cup! Just what I needed today.We did our best and surprisingly there was more reasoned discourse than I have experienced in any other session.Being asked to spend, money now, that is based on a projection of volatile oil and gas prices, and declining GRT revenues, money that really won’t exist until 2010 made us very queasy. What we appropriated was $1,000,000.00 beyond are existing reserves. Liquid reserves are supposed to be about 10% of the budget. Closer to 4%. We have on hand today about $125 million. We appropriated 126 million.The “Refundable Tax Credit” was diminished, will not arrive until November and IS taxable income for Federal Income Taxes. Looking for a silver lining — perhaps the small amount will not hurt those on the cusp of SSI etc.Unseen, we got to a number of process issues. As a result, I am hoping for an improvement of services (and attitude) for and toward our citizens.

Thanks for the update Janice!

I am very thankful to our Lord for the relationships we are building with our State Legislators like Janice and State Rep. Notra Espinoza………..

Dear Friends in Christ,

There will be a Faith and Family rally at the State Capitol of New Mexico August 29, 2008 at 3:30pm. The rally aims to create a supportive platform on the value of the family and on issues of general concern will be highlighted by the people who are trying to help this state. We are delighted to extend this formal invitation for you and anyone that represent you.

3:30 Welcoming everyone to the Faith and Family Rally on the Capital steps.
3:35pm Posting of the Colors
3:40pm -Praying over the People of New Mexico, also praying for the Senators and Congress of the State Capital.
3:45pm Rev. Burns
3:55 State Representative and Senators speak about what they are doing in the legislature to help strengthen the families of New Mexico
Song
Praise
Close 4:30pm

I will be going to Santa Fe Friday and wanted to inform you of this event.
Blessings,
Nora Espinoza
State Representative

Here is a really neat prayer guide from Pat Outlaw…………

Prayer Guide for the Presidential Election
It is critical that Christians pray for the coming presidential election. There is amazing power in united prayer. Please print out this prayer guide and pray daily until the election. Pray with others whenever possible. The power of prayer can overcome any obstacle or ungodly influence and, indeed, do great things! Please forward this to every Christian you know.
08/01 –08/07
Psalm
32:6-7 – Pray that Christians will be motivated to pray faithfully for this election and that the Lord would deliver us from the wrong leaders.
08/08 –08/14
Psalm 16:7-8 – Pray that the Lord would give wise counsel and guidance to His choice for president in this campaign.
08/15 –08/21
Proverbs 16:13 – Pray that our nation will listen to the truth and not be led astray.
08/22 –08/28
Psalm 18:32-36 – Pray that the Lord would arm the man of His choice with strength; that He would guide him in battle (this election), and that He would sustain him and give him victory.
08/29 –09/04
Hebrews 11:32-34 – Pray that God’s man could, through faith, persevere and maintain his courage throughout this election.
09/05 –09/11
Psalm 125 – Pray that those who trust in the Lord will not be shaken.
09/12 – 09/18
Psalm 86:14-17 – Pray that the Lord would defeat those who have no regard for Him in this election.
09/19 – 09/25
2 Cor. 12:9 – Pray that the Lord would empower and enable his man in any area of weakness.
09/26 – 10/02
II Kings 13:16 – Pray that the Lord would put His hands on the man of His choice for president (and his team) and guide them in this election.
10/03 – 10/09
Proverbs 1:5-6 – Pray that God’s man will listen with discernment, add to his knowledge, and receive wise counsel in this campaign.
10/10- 10/16
John 16:33 – Pray that the man of God’s choice would be given wisdom and ability from the Lord to overcome any obstacle or difficulty during this campaign.
10/17- 10/23
Acts 17:30 – Pray for repentance for yourself and for our nation.
10/24-10 /30
Luke 12:54-57 – Pray that God’s man and our nation will be discerning and do what is right.
10/31- 11/06
Phil. 4:13 – Pray that the Lord’s choice for President will have special strength and unusual ability from God.
11/07-11 /11
Habakkuk
1:5 and 3:2 – Pray that the Lord would do something that would utterly amaze us and give His servant victory.
During the days of Nov. 7 – 11, be encouraged to set aside a time of fasting during these days to commit this election to the Lord in whom we put our trust. Acts 14:23
Remember 2 Chronicle 7:14: ‘If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.’

Thank you so much for sharing Pat. many ask what can we do……..we can PRAY!

Sandy gives us an update on Janet………..

My friend Janet may go home on Monday or Tuesday. She has come a long way in her recovery. She is trying to eat solid foods but is having a hard time digesting them. She is finally off her oxygen and was able to walk from her room outdoors today. While she has a long way to go, she is doing a million times better than when I first saw her a week ago! Praise God for HIs healing hands!Sandy

Here’s the latest on Paul Rieth’s condition… as of Saturday Aug 23,08Paul seems to be becoming more aware and with that knowledge comes a greater struggle within him. He is fighting pain, fever and pneumonia. This was not an easy day for him. Please pray for his physical healing and peace of mind.”To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; In you I trust, O my God.” Ps. 25:1-2Frank

This prayer need from John Robb of Vision America……….

Dear Friends,
David, leader of the prayer network in Angola is asking that we once again pray for his nation. Six years ago some of you will remember the marvelous prayer breakthrough that brought peace to this nation after three decades of bloody conflict. Since then, he reports that much has been done to resettle war displaced families and in building infrastructure that had been destroyed by the civil war. David shares the following prayer concerns for the upcoming national elections on September 6:
“The country’s first elections in its history held in 1992 were contested by the opposition, resulting in the eruption of war in which over one million people were killed and 200.000 families were displaced. The second elections have been convened for September 5 this year with a mixture of optimism and pessimism as to what the outcome of these elections will be…. The fear that these forthcoming elections may again result in bloodshed is a trauma that has to be overcome. We thank God for what He did in the past, bringing peace to our country as the result of your prayers. We once again appreciate your prayer support in following issues:
1. That evil spirit powers involved in stirring up violence and destruction will be bound in the authority the Lord gives us in united prayer.
2. That a clear framework for elections will be established and that honest good leaders will be raised up to lead the nation.
3. Pray for church leadership and for a strong, united prayer response by Christians inside and outside of the country.
4. For the healing of trauma and effects of war that still affect many people and families.
5. For true peace and stability to come, enabling an end of social injustice, corruption and violence that may continue to hinder the country from obtaining its full potential.
6. For the strengthening of the prayer movement which is spreading throughout the country and for raising up and enabling more intercessors.
Next week, the North American Prayer Summit will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, August 26-28. Canadian, Mexican and American prayer leaders will be joined by others with a strong burden to pray for our region. They will be coming from England, India and the islands of the South Pacific at their own expense to intercede with us during this critical time, especially for the USA in our national election. Would you please join us in prayer for His anointing, guidance, unity and clarity as we meet together? Pray that as a diverse international group, we will be able to get on the Lord’s wave length, hearing clearly what He is saying and responding appropriately.
Immediately after the North American summit, August 29-30, the Mexican leaders will come down to New Mexico to visit our native American tribal groups (pueblos) to ask forgiveness for the sins of their ancestors (Spaniards and Mexicans) who were guilty of awful exploitation and even atrocities in their conquest of this land over 400 years ago. The wounds of history persist, manifesting in alcoholism and depression, suspicion of outsiders and resistance to the Gospel. Please pray with us for open doors and hearts and for true reconciliation and healing that will bring Christ’s liberation to the pueblo peoples.
Thanks so much for your keeping these concerns in your hearts over the coming week.
Warm greetings,
John Robb

Jan and Mike sent in this FUNNY BONE from their 87 year old cousin…………

Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn’t need my
help to leave the hospital.After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator.
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.’I don’t know,’ he said. ‘She’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.’

What Love means to a 4-8 year old (and some baby boomers) :0)

Nik
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, ‘What does love mean?’The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’
Rebecca- age 8
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‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’
Billy – age 4
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‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.’
Karl – age 5————————————————————

Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’
Chrissy – age 6————————————————————

‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’
Terri – age 4————————————————————

‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.’
Danny – age 7————————————————————

‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss’
Emily – age 8————————————————————

‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.’
Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)————————————————————

‘If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,’
Nikka – age 6(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)————————————————————

‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.’
Noelle – age 7————————————————————

‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’
Tommy – age 6————————————————————

‘During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’
Cindy – age 8———————————————————————————————————————–

‘My mommy loves me more than anybodyYou don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’
Clare – age 6————————————————————

‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’
Elaine-age 5————————————————————

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’
Chris – age 7————————————————————

‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’
Mary Ann – age 4————————————————————

‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’
Lauren – age 4————————————————————

‘When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ (what an image)
Karen – age 7————————————————————

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.’
Mark – age 6————————————————————

‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’
Jessica – age 8————————————————————

And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s
yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
‘Nothing, I just helped him cry’————————————————————

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Heavenly Father, please bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen.

Thanks Nic AND HERE IS kAREN rOWE……..

Good Morning!!! This is the day the LORD has made!!! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!!! I hope this finds you all well…No matter what our circumstances, “All is good when all is well with my soul! “

Thank you for allowing me to come to you again today. I write and share as the LORD enables me. I share because I want to exalt Jesus and for the glory of God, because
What HE does for me, is no different than all HE can do for you. I write to encourage seeking God and receiving Jesus…only God knows how HE will use this, but I am certain that HE can use all things to do great things in the name of Jesus!!!

Do we have a choice? By Karen Rowe

John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.”
“Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Thank you Rev. Jesse Alston!!!…My friend and Spiritual mentor.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled”…“Do not”…means we have a choice…

This is an awesome scripture!!! To me, I received it yesterday, as I received God’s grace in other areas… that all kind of encircled this ‘training’ …growth in Christ that I was going through…

I was going through some ‘growing pains’…

I was seeking balance…in serving God, my husband, children, …, …, … and feeling like a failure at all of them!

So I took a walk with God…

I asked God, “How do I please you?”

HIS answer was simply,
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart, mind, body and soul.”

I knew too in that moment, that it also pleases God to serve my family, whom HE loves too!
I already knew this…and I love my family and I love pleasing my family, as I enjoy pleasing God, but I was struggling with balance…
God wants us to be well balanced and not troubled…we can seek to be too perfect in our self…. to the point of a troubled heart…we can only be made perfect in Christ…

Being obedient to God IS… 1st loving HIM and then the learning begins…

We can do great things though Christ…We need to trust HIM in our heart for all things and not be held down or troubled by anything that sits uneasy inside of us…

On this same day, same walk, I was also ‘troubled’… (I called it beating myself up) for making a mistake that I would never make, but I did…

We all make mistakes…I made a mistake in the checkbook that made me ‘feel’ stupid…I was allowing that thought to fester inside of me about all after noon…until on this walk, I remembered what God said, “Do not let your heart be troubled”

Is there anything that makes you feel like this??? We have a choice not to let our hearts be troubled!!! In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we have a choice!

I had a choice!!! I quit beating myself up and realized how silly it was to fret over that little mistake…no matter how big or stupid it was…and it went away…Praise the LORD!!!
I allowed God’s peace to come into me…once I took my mind off of that ‘trouble’.

So what? We make mistakes!
We are not supposed to live under mistakes!!!
We are supposed to live under the Grace of God!!!

My prayer for you is to remember that scripture and “Do not let your heart be troubled” and to love God with your whole heart, mind, body and soul. The blood of Jesus is powerful enough to cleanse each of us of all sin…don’t carry it with you when Jesus can forget it…and the Grace of God is so wonderful that He makes us new!!!

To be a new and changed person…a scripture that God has placed on my heart to share…because we do have control over “choices” that offend our body…and remembering what God spoke to my heart, …
HIS answer was simply,
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart, mind, body and soul.”

1 Corinthians 6: 18
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”

And through Christ we are made new…ask, receive, and thank HIM. And do not be troubled or afraid…

Mark 12:29-31 (About commandments):
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord our God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

…we can carry a guilt that gets us no where!!!
But why, when we have the strength of Christ to make good and wise choices today!!! Praise the LORD!!!

I believe that scripture is needed very deep in our mind and soul…
…serving God is not about ‘me’ it is about HIM, so let not our hearts be troubled…trust God and lean on HIM in all things.

Remember, we are not to be held down by our mistakes of the past, or by feelings of failure; …
We are to grow steadily toward pleasing God in all that we do and it all starts by making that 1st choice
…our mistakes may be different, but the love and forgiveness of God is the same…

Sharing as I learn and for the…
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe

ELECTION 2008Obama promoting homosexuality, report card revealsAssessment outlines stark difference in leading candidates’ positions
Posted: August 22, 200810:39 pm Eastern© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has a long and established record of promoting homosexuality in contrast to the presumptive GOP candidate, Sen. John McCain., according to a new report card issued by a pro-family organization in Cali fornia.
The report card, which has been posted online, was produced by the Campaign for Children and Families, which said it isn’t taking a position on the political candidates but wanted people to see the “unrepudiated positions” of the candidates on issues including homosexual “marriage,” teaching homosexuality to school children and adoption by homosexuals.
“Let the record show that John McCain and Barack Obama are polar opposites on partial-birth abortion, parental notification of abortion, marriage protection on the ballot, homosexual indoctrination of schoolchildren, gay adoptions, gun-owner rights, activist judges, and raising taxes,” said Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families. “No one should base their vote on personality or mere feelings. Our carefully researched report card shows you exactly where Obama and McCain stand on issues of importance to voters, their families, and our nation’s future.”
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Obama in June told a homosexual activist group he opposes the “divisive and discriminatory efforts” to install in the California constitution a definition of marriage limiting that status to one man and one woman, the report card says.
His wife, Michelle, told the Democratic National Commmittee’s “Gay” and Lesbian Leadership Council, “Barack has made crystal clear his commitment to ensuring full equality for LGBT couples … that’s why he opposes all divisive and discriminatory constitutuional amendments, whether it’s a proposed amendment to the California and Florida constitutions or the U.S. Constitution.”
McCain has said he supports California’s marriage amendment proposal, which voters put on the November ballot.
Obama also has supported teaching school children to think favorably about homosexuality, the report card said.
During a Democratic presidential debate at Dartmouth last year, former Sen. John Edwards, responding to a question, said he would want children exposed to positive portrayals of homosexuality in the second grade.
“You know, I feel very similar to John,” Obama said. “That … you know, the fact is my nine-year-old and my six year olds, I think are already aware that there are same-sex couples. And my wife and I have alrea dy talked about it.”
Meanwhile, McCain voted against federal funding for schools that promote homosexuality to school children.
On a third issue, Obama opposes a ban on adoptions based solely on sexual orientation, according to his response to a questionnaire from the Human Rights Campaign. He said in a letter to the Family Equality Council “we have to extend equal treatment in our family and adoption laws” to LGBT families.
McCain, who with his wife has an adopted daughter, said, “I don’t believe in gay adoption.”
The report card reveals additional opposite positions on allowing local governments to ban gun ownership, with Obama supporting a District of Columbia handgun ban that later was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. McCain has affirmed the 2nd Amendment “guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms. And to argue anything else is to reject the clear meaning of our founding fathers.”
Obama also has affirmed he would select judges because of their “heart” and “empathy” as well as their ability to have a “broader vision of what America should be.” McCain has stated his desire for candidates with “a proven commitment to judicial restraint.”
On taxes, the report card said Obama will raise then, while McCain “has pledged to veto any tax increase and says he supports making existing tax cuts permanent.”
The two remaining assessments involve abortion, an issue that has enveloped the Obama campaign in recent days as reports have confirmed his statements as a state lawmaker appeared to express concern about the “burden” of offering medical assistance to a baby who survives an abortion.
The report card said Obama has opposed government regulation of even partial-birth abortions, while McCain has sponsored a ban on the procedure he described as “odious.” Obama also has opposed notifying parents before an abortion can be peformed on their minor daughters, while McCain co-sponsored legislation to prohibit taking minors across state lines to circumvent parental notification laws.
“The American people have come together to say that partial-birth abortion offends our national conscience, that taxpayers should not be forced to pay for elective abortions, and that states should be allowed to enact parental notification laws,” McCain told the National Right to Life convention in July.
The CCF, a leading California-based organization representing children and families in California and America, says it stands for marriage and family, parental rights, the sanctity of human life, religious freedom and back-to-basics education. The group said it provided the report to document candidates’ positions “that matter to families.”

May God be with You and Yours,

Dewey Sharon and family

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