People Notice the Smile:)

Yes People Notice Smiles:)

As I go out and Teach, they notice the smile:) I teach all sorts of things:) the last few days I have been teaching Army stuff:)
One of my students who has known me for several years and has been sitting in class for three days said a very insightful thing:)

She asked me to speak to me privately and talked for about 10 minutes after my first class yesterday:) She said the following:)

I wanted to let you know that you are the example of the living faith.
as I watch you teach the Adult learner class, I got the feeling that you have a spirit of preaching in your heart. and not only are you a person full of faith but you are a person living your faith daily:) she then went on to say that she remembers that last year she had heard something about me having some sort of problem with work and my church, but she had sat thru my class and was positive by watching me teach two classes today that I must have been just like the disciples. when Jesus was arrested, when they scattered and they regrouped and then they went out and they preached the best words ever heard. she hugged me and thanked me for being a great example of living faith and walked away:)

I just smiled and said Amen:)

I love this Family Photo:)

Thank God it's not my Family:)Happy Halloween:)

always say grace;)

There is this atheist swimming in the ocean. All of a sudden he sees a shark in the water, so he starts swimming furiously towards his boat.

As he looks back, he sees the shark turn and head towards him. He's scared to death, and as he sees the jaws of the great white beast open, revealing its horrific teeth, the atheist screams, "Oh God! Save me!"

In an instant, time is frozen and a bright light shines down from above. The man is motionless in the water when he hears the voice of God say, "You are an atheist. Why do you call upon me when you do not believe in me?"

Confused, and knowing he can't lie, the man replies, "Well, that's true I don't believe in you, but how about the shark? Can you make the shark believe in you?"

The Lord replies, "As you wish," and the light retracts back into the heavens. The man feels the water move once again.

As the atheist looks back, he can see the jaws of the shark start to close down on him, when all of sudden the shark stops and pulls back.

Shocked, the man watches as the huge beast closes its eyes, bows its head and says, "Thank you Lord for this food which I am about to receive..."

The other Smilemaker

The Other Smilemaker I knew Has Gone away, if you remember I spoke of a God wink this week, when you wink you open one eye and you close another;) that is the way God made it, Thank you God, So when God gave me QBF he took another friend to heaven, so on October 26 he took Cathy Ferko to heaven , She passed quietly at 6 AM we said a nice prayer and we did not even shed a tear, not because we were not sad but because she was so ready to be with Jesus, she had recieved the body of Christ every day for the last few weeks, and had picked all the songs for her funeral, and had given us the thumbs ups to the songs (even when we sounded bad) and the last details to everything , she was in total peace. When she was ready She fell asleep, she smiled to the end:) I was not her best friend durning her life, but I was her good friend durning her death bed, if you come to this blog and you knew her say a prayer for her family today:) and cut and paste this and send it to those who knew her, she was a gem and a true smilemaker:) we put those pink ribbons on and those pink magnets on our cars but do we really remember those who died from this terrible thing:)

Kids say the the right thing:)

A little child in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed the offering plates.

When they neared the pew where he sat, the youngster piped up so that everyone could hear: "Don't pay for me Daddy, I'm under five.

God Wink:)

Today is Quasi Mom's BDay we won't say how old, because you are only as old as you feel and I would guess she is about 17 today:)
I wanted to share this friendship thought below because I am so blest to be her best friend:) I did not write it but I could have:) I am not abraham or Peter, but a lot like Lucy and she is Ethel, or Ginger and she is Mary Ann or perhaps I am Karen and she is Grace, we have alot of fun times and we share some sad times but most of all we are blest to have found each other. and after today she will understand that we share in a God Wink:)

In Genesis 18:17-33, we read about God sharing His ideas with Abraham.
Abraham responds by telling God his thoughts and feelings about the situation. God and Abraham are able to do this because they trusted and respect each other.

First Samuel 20 focuses on the friendship of David and Jonathan. These two men truly cared for each other and had great trust and confidence in one another. David was running for his life from Jonathan's father, Saul. Jonathan recognized that David was innocent. Because of the true friendship they shared, David survived Saul's assassination attempts and went on to become one of Israel's greatest kings.

Real and true friendship involves freedom of choice, accountability, truth, and forgiveness. Peter and Jesus give us this example: Peter, afraid for his life after Jesus is led away from the Garden of Gethsemane, denies knowing Jesus (John 18). As He is led away by His accusers, Jesus casts a look toward Peter that says, "I knew you would deny Me, and I forgive you" (John 21).

Real friendship looks at the heart, not just the "packaging." Genuine friendship loves for love's sake, not just for what it can get in return. True friendship is both challenging and exciting. It risks, it overlooks faults, and it loves unconditionally, but it also involves being truthful, even though it may hurt. Genuine friendship, also called "agape" love, comes from the Lord. The Lord Jesus calls us His friends and He laid down His life for us (John 15).

God is always with you (Hebrews 13:5). He calls us to be His hands and feet in a world starving for true friendship.


I have been blest to have found true friendship:)

Happy Tuesday

I was told recently by two people on the same day "you talk too much' since then I have purposely have made a promise to myself to the following quote":)

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right moment, but far
more difficult, is to leave unsaid the wrong thing in the tempting moment."
Benjamin Franklin

Georgetown 2

The girl visits DC for the 5th time and she loves it more every time:)
crew team Georgetown go, team, go!!!!

Georgetown Gang

We had a great time this weekend:)

travel 3

Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." –- Miriam Beard

travel 2

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain

Travel

For my part,
I travel not to go anywhere,
but to go.
I travel for travel's sake.
The great affair is to move."
-- Robert Louis Stevenson

Some days we just need a Guardian Angel:)

A man was walking in the street when he heard a voice: "Stop! Stand still! If you take one more step, a brick will fall down on your head and kill you."

The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of him. The man was astonished.He went on, and after awhile he was going to cross the road. Once again the voice shouted: "Stop! Stand still! If you take one more step a car will run over you and you will die."

The man did as he was instructed, and a car came careening around the corner, barely missing him.

"Where are you?" the man asked. "Who are you?"

"I am your guardian angel," the voice answered.

"Oh yeah?" the man asked. "And where the hell were you when I got married?"

Philippians 4:13 ---
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

The road to success is not straight.

There is a curve called Failure,

a loop called Confusion,
speed bumps called Friends,

red lights called Enemies,

caution lights called Family.

You will have flats called Jobs.

But, if you have a spare
called Determination,

an engine called Perseverance,

insurance called Faith,

a driver called Jesus,

you will make it to a place called
Success.

baby Boy 2 Shows Portfolio Photos

He just got a fellowship:) blessings in a New School:)

year book time

I know for a fact that my baby boy # 3 does not read my blog, so I will share my yearbook dedication to him that we turned in today:)

To our baby boy born on Easter, you make us so proud,Your education Journey has taken you to 9 different schools from coast to coast. You make us smile with your contaigous laugh,your eyes light up our world. you are a born leader. follow your dreams. The task ahead of you, is never as great as the power behind you. be strong in the Lord, and in his mighty power. "Ephesians 6:10"

Election Right Around the Corner

Don't let the title fool you, this election is local, real local
she is running for President:) remember this name in 35 years:)

Big smiles

Don't worry be happy:)
guess what when we are all in heaven, we will all be smiling and happy because all the mean people will not be there:) all the MEAN girls and women will be in HELL:) so we celebrate for the future:) Let's pave the road to the future by being nice to each other:)