The Concert

I received this from a good friend this morning, and it has a powerful message. See if it speaks to you as it did me.

When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and discovered that the child was missing Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage.

To her horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, innocently picking out"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." At that moment, the great piano master made his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy's ear,"Don't quit .. .. . keep playing."Then, leaning over , Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part.. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child,and he added a running obbligato.

Together, the old master and the young novice transformed what could have been a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative experience.

The audience was so mesmerized that they couldn't recall what else the great master played.Only the classic," Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."Perhaps that's the way it is with God. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly noteworthy.We try our best, but the results aren't always graceful flowing music. However, with the hand of the Master, our life's work can truly be beautiful.

The next time you set out to accomplish great feats,listen carefully. You may hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, "Don't quit .. . . Keep playing."

May you feel His arms around you and know that His hands are there, helping you turn your feeble attempts into true masterpieces.
Remember, God doesn't seem to call the equipped, rather, He equips the 'called.'

Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than by the things you acquire. So touch someone by passing this little message along.

May God bless you and be with you always and remember ,

Don't quit . .. . Keep playing."

So glad that I have

another day at home. I really enjoy three day weekends. Just wish that it happened every week. I took the time on Saturday to just lounge around most of the day. Doing little things here and there, but nothing major. Actually I got out for a bit in the freezing frigid temperatures to go watch the cheer competition. I would love to tell you that they placed, but they didn't but they did awesome. Actually I felt they should have won, but apparently the last stunt they performed was illegal (it disqualified them). After that little adventure we headed off to the mall to check on my boys and see what was up with them. I mean, I was going through withdrawals, hadn't seen them all week. Plus I wanted to give Wes his birthday present since I didn't get to do it on Friday. That was the first time I hadn't seen him on his day. :( While I was still at the mall I hit one of my favorite stores to see what was on sale. Found myself 2 sweaters on sale and got to use my gift card. Thinking that I would have to put some money with it, I was surprised when she returned my card with approximately 15.00 still on it. Woo Hoo!

Yesterday, we finally got things back in order in the house since the holidays. You know, moving things back to their assigned spots (if there is such a thing). Basically I had to make about four furniture moves to get my computer back down to it original spot. So with all that movin and shakin going on, I was pretty tired last night. Calgon, take me away. We took the time to vacuum and dust things real good while we were in the process, and my body just isn't equipped like it was when I was younger. Can you say aches and pains. Well anyway, I had them last night. But I am NOT complaining because I am glad it is done.

Since I have today off I have several errands that I need to do. My car is having a few problems, so I am going to take it into the shop and pick up a rental for this week. I also plan to meet my friend and have "our Christmas". With our schedule we didn't get a chance to do it yet. I'm also thinking about hitting the antique shop and getting my hair cut. I need a new look. So that is a few things I want to do today. That is if I can stand the cold weather long enough.

Once I get back home I want to do some reading, I have to get caught up on a bible study as well as some reading for my own pleasure. I am so glad that we cooked a big pot of chili yesterday, because we will having leftovers tonight.

This week my goal is to find my Valentine goodies and start decorating the house a wee bit. Now where are those boxes? Do you have any decorating ideas for the holiday? Got any plans with the hubby?

As you can see I have lots going on today. How bout you?

Hugs,

A little something I threw together this morning.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

I know what I did 25 years ago today. Do you?

Hello ladies, Before I do anything else, I MUST say "Happy Birthday to my son, Wesley.  He turns 25 today!  Happy Birthday sweetie, I love you!

An Award, for me (blushing)
Tracey at Buttercup Hill  has given me the Proximidade Award. Thank you, Tracey!

This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are extremely charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award.”
I am passing this award on to:

Danna - Living Between the Lines
Pam- The Country Homemaker
Nicole - Our Cozy Nest
Shannon - Bless our Nest
Elise- Nest Sweet Nest
Carolyn - Cranberry Crossings
Kathi- Feathering My Nest
Lea- Farmhouse Blessings

Please take the time to check out these lovely ladies.  They really are some of the sweetest gals on the net.
Have a blessed Friday.

I need a little fun

Hey everyone.  Wow what a morning. I am glad it will be lunch time soon.
My morning started off with delayed school openings, and my typical 1.5 hour commute into work in this morning ended up taking 2.5 hours...so needless to say I am looking for a little fun.  So a friend sent me this yesterday and decided I would post it here.  Feel free to grab it and play along.  If you do, let me know so I can read your answers. 

TYPE ONLY 1 WORD,  IT'S HARDER THAN YOU THINK.

    1. Where is your cell phone? car
    2. Your significant other?Michael
    3. Your hair? Long
    4. Your mother? Louise
    5. Your father? Grover 
    6. Your favorite thing? reading
    7. Your dream last night? none
    8. Your favorite drink? Tea
    9. Your dream/goal? Heaven
    10. The room you're in?  Office
    11. Your fear?  sickness
    12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Kentucky
    13. Where were you last night? home
    14. What you're not? Mad
    15. Muffins?   Blueberry
    16. One of your wish list items? balance
    17. Where did you grow up?   Kentucky
    18. The last thing you did?  Smoke
    19. What are you wearing?  Clothes
    20. Your TV?   Off
    21. Your pet?   sleeping
    22. Your computer?  Compaq
    23. Your life?  Full
    24. Your mood?  good 
    25. Missing someone?  no
    26. Your car? Volvo
    27. Something you're not wearing? frown
    28. Favorite Store? Book
    29. Your summer? Hot
    30. Your favorite color? Red
    31. When is the last time you laughed?   Today
    32. Who will/would re-post this? Everyone
    33. FOUR PLACES I GO OVER AND OVER:
          A. work   B. Wal-Mart  C. Home   D. Meetings
    34. FOUR PEOPLE WHO E-MAIL ME: 
          Mom,Michael, Anne, Don
    35. FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:
          A.Mexican  B. Shrimp  C. cheese  D.Wings
    36. FOUR PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW?
         a.Home
         b.Beach
         c.Europe
         d.Shopping
    37. FOUR PEOPLE I THINK WILL RESPOND:
        A.Mom, B. Michael, C. Terri, D. Rachel

Laughter is great medicine

Got these in a email from my mom and wanted to share.  Can you relate?

  

Hope your having a Wonderful Wednesday

New Christmas Toy!!!

I got to share with you a new toy  I got for Christmas.  My son gave me a gift card for a local Christian Book Store and since I was pretty much up to date on purchasing  all my reading material I decided I would get something I have really been wanting for awhile now.
When I finished reading my bible in a year at the end of last year, I decided it would be a great idea to have a bible on audio so that I can listen anytime that I want too, plus continue to read along at that same time. But I was running into a problem, you see,  I could only find either the OT/or the NT, but not both.  And both is what I wanted.  In comes my new toy, let me share with you a bit about the product.

"The Original GoBible® is a hand-held, portable device preloaded with the entire audio version of the Christian Bible.  The Original GoBible® does not interact with a PC; all of its content, over 70 hours of audio, has been downloaded onto the device. This is an audio device only.  The Original GoBible’s interactive on-screen menu allows the user to easily scroll through the Old and New Testaments and select the book, chapter, and verse which the user wants to begin play at.  The user may also, for convenience, scroll through a Story Index of 200 of the most popular Bible stories.  Additionally, the user has the option of following the Original GoBible's "Bible-in-a-Year" plan for listening to the entire Bible in 365 days.  The Original GoBible® provides a “Topic Index” that allows a user to find specific scripture passages of particular spiritual relevance to almost thirty relevant topics.  Lastly, the Original GoBible® can support up to 36 Bookmarks so the user can mark their favorite passages or where they left off listening. Presently, The Original GoBible® is offered with either the New International Version (NIV) narrated by Max McLean, the King James Version as read by Alexander Scourby or the New King James Version narrated by Stephen Johnston.

What makes the Original GoBible® device unique is that no other audio version of the Bible anywhere takes the audio down to the verse level.  All current recordings of the Bible break down the listening option to the chapter level.  We understand that people talk about, think about and study the Bible at the verse level.  Therefore, we have cut the audio to the verse level and indexed it so you may search for and begin play at any verse point in the Bible.  This has never been done before with the audio version of the Bible and the Original GoBible® is the only device in the world with this feature!

The Original GoBible® is operated with one AAA battery that can operate the device for more than 24 hours.  The Original GoBible® is approximately 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches by .5 inch.  The screen size measures 2.4 inches in diameter.  It weighs approximately 3.2 ounces. The box comes with an Original GoBible® device, headphones, a carrying case, a belt clip and a battery.  The Original GoBible® may also be played through two accessories; a set of portable speakers or an FM transmitter that allows audio to play through a car stereo; both may be purchased on the GoBible® website.  The Original GoBible® retails for $99.95.  "

With the convenience of this little bible I can take it anywhere, it's so portable.  I AM LOVING IT! I am going to start using it in my car for my long commute but I need to get a adapter for my car so that it can come through my stereo speakers.  You can find out more about this handy dandy technology by going to the website. 

Hugs and Blessings,

Cindy