Max Lucado

Do for Others What God Does For You by Max Lucado

"You and I have the privilege to do for others what God does for us. How do we show people that we believe in them?

Show up.
Listen up.
Speak up.

You have the power to change someone's life simply by the words that you speak. That's why Paul urges you and me to be careful. "When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger" (Eph. 4:29).

Earlier I gave you a test for love. There's also a test for the tongue. Before you speak, ask: Will what I'm about to say help others become stronger? You have the ability, with your words, to make a person stronger. Your words are to their soul what a vitamin is to their body. If you had food and saw someone starving, would you not share it? If you had water and saw someone dying of thirst, would you not give it? Of course you would. Then won't you do the same for their hearts? Your words are food and water! Do not withhold encouragement from the discouraged. Do not keep affirmation from the beaten down! Speak words that make people stronger. Believe in them as God has believed in you. "

From A Love Worth Giving
Copyright (Thomas Nelson, 2002) Max Lucado

Guess I wrote on this topic today - because it is nearing Thanksgiving. We are always saying what we are thankful for and that is great! But there are others now going through hard times - and it's hard for them to think what they are thankful for. So let's reach out and give and be there for others. We can be thankful that we are in a spot right now where we have something to be thankful for.

Up Time America by Kimberly Alyn YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT AS IT GOES WITH MY BLOG!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jamie Lee Curtis - (Wikipedia)

In 1987, Curtis filed a US patent application that subsequently issued as Patent No. 4,753,647. This is a modification of a diaper with a moisture proof pocket containing wipes that can be taken out and used with one hand. Curtis has refused to allow her invention to be marketed until companies start selling biodegradable diapers.

On her website, Curtis tells her young readers that she "moonlights as an actor, photographer, and closet organizer." She takes time to support various philanthropic groups. Curtis was Guest of Honor at the 11th annual Gala and Fundraiser in 2003 for Women in Recovery, Inc., a Venice, California-based non-profit organization offering a live-in, twelve-step program of rehabilitation for women in need. Past Honorees of this organization include Sir Anthony Hopkins; the 2005 honoree was Angela Lansbury. Curtis is also involved in the work of the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, serving as the annual host for the organization's Dream Halloween event in Los Angeles, launched every year in October.

Curtis was an alcoholic who was also once addicted to pain killers that she started using after a routine cosmetic surgical procedure. She got sober in 1999 and maintains that recovery is the greatest achievement of her life.

Jamie Lee Curtis turns Fifty - article in AARPS magazine:

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/entertainment/essential_jamie_lee_curtis.html

Yes, I do like her - because she is a woman who accepts herself and her age.

Love,
Sandie

Meditations for Saturday

The Mantra That Helps You Live Longer
By RealAge

"Search The last thing we all need right now is another doom-and-gloom headline. So try this mantra as an antidote: Good times are coming.

Think it. Believe it. Say it to yourself often -- as often as it takes to put yourself in a more positive frame of mind. Not only could it put more bounce in your step, but research shows it may add miles to your life, too.

It's all about attitude. And the right one did a lot for the women in a study. Those with the most optimism -- a belief that good things will happen -- enjoyed a 14 percent lower risk of dying from any cause during the study, compared with their most pessimistic peers. And the women who saw the glass as half full were also 30 percent less likely to develop heart disease."

So this is something to think about and try.

"Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."– Swami Sivananda Saraswati

Goldie Hawn - (Wikipedia) - Now who knew?

Hawn became involved in Eastern philosophy in 1972. She is a practicing Buddhist and has raised her children in both Buddhist and Jewish traditions. She stated on the Larry King Show that she is a Jewish Buddhist, but neither more Jewish nor more Buddhist; in interviews, she also detailed that she never had to forsake her Jewish heritage to embrace Buddhism and that her Jewish religion and heritage come before Buddhism.

Now I think your mind and keeping it positive is really important - but it's not a religious experience for me - it is more for good health and happiness. Each to their own though - it's a choice.

Love,
Chatty

"Humor is the affectionate communication of insight." ~ Leo Rosten

A dog for sale -

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog For Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

'You talk?' he asks.

'Yep,' the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'

The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'

'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.' 'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

'Ten dollars,' the guy says.

'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a liar. He never did any of that stuff!

Observations on Growing Older (let's face it...we all are...)

You know you are old when....

· It’s harder to tell navy from black!

· Everything old is new again, but if you wore it then, you’re too old to wear it the 2nd time around!

· Your kids are becoming you….and you don’t like them! ….but your grandchildren are perfect!

· Yellow becomes the big color…walls…hair…teeth!

· Going out is good…coming home is better!

· When people say you look “Great”…they add “for your age”!

· When you needed the discount you paid full price…Now you get discounts on everything…movies, hotels, flights, but you rarely want to go anywhere.

· You forget names but it’s OK because other people forgot they even knew you.

· The last 2 outfits you wore had spots on them.

· You ask your husband or friend how your outfit looks and they tell you the truth!

· The five pounds you wanted to lose is now 15 and you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 15 pounds.

· You realize you’re never going to be really good at anything especially golf.

· Your husband is counting on you to remember things he doesn’t remember.

· The things you cared to do…you don’t care to do, but you care that you don’t care to do them anymore.

· Your husband sleeps better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring then he does in bed. It’s called his “pre-sleep”

· Remember when your mother said “Wear clean underwear in case you GET in an accident”?…Now you bring clean underwear in case you HAVE an accident!

· You used to say, “I hope my kids GET married. Now, I hope they STAY married!

· Who wants to wear 3” heels anyway.

· You miss the days when everything worked with just an “ON” and “OFF” switch. When GOOGLE…ipod…email…modem …were unheard of, and a mouse was something that made you climb on a table.

· You use more 4 letter words….”what?” “when?”…???

· Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it’s not safe to wear it anywhere.

· Your husband has a night out with the guys, but he’s home by 9:00 P.M….next week it will be 8:30 P.M.

· You read 100 pages into a book before you realize you’ve read it.

. 3 of the people in People Magazine you’ve never heard of. (make that "most of the people")

· Your concealer doesn’t conceal.

· Your lipstick bleeds. Your mascara clumps and your eyebrows are disappearing.

· You don’t have hair under your arms and very little on your legs but your chin needs to be plucked daily!

· What used to be freckles are now liver spots.

· Everybody whispers.

· Now that your husband has retired, you’d give anything if he’d find a job!

· You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet…2 of which you will never wear.

But….old is good in some things: …old songs…old movies

And best of all OLD FRIENDS!!!!!


Happy Birthday to country singer Josh Turner - (Wikipedia)
Josh Turner is also a devout Christian.

In 1996, Turner developed a lesion on his right vocal cord. Surgery was not needed, but he did have to rest his voice for a year. Turner states that he "learned how to whistle really well during that year."[1] Turner was examined by the Vanderbilt voice clinic who advised him to let it heal on his own. While Turner rested his voice back at home, he learned classical vocal techniques and how to take care of his voice and avoid developing further problems.

Turner plays George Beverly Shea in the film titled Billy: The Early Years, the film is a biopic of the evangelist Billy Graham. George Beverly Shea led the music on many of Graham's crusades.

Love the song - Why Don't We Just Dance?

Love,

Chatty

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