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And Now for Something Uplifting...

I get a lot of email. After reading it all, I delete most, keep some, and find some worthy of adding to this section. Most of these have been forwarded so many times that the original source is unknown. I hope these will brighten your day.

Explore the links on the left and below:

bulletHeaven's Grocery Store
A poem about what's free for the taking

bulletIf I Had My Life to Live Over
Don't put off enjoying life

Heaven's Grocery Store

I was walking down life's highway, just needing things galore,
when suddenly I saw a sign that read "Heaven's Grocery Store."
As I got little closer, the door came open wide,
and pretty soon I found myself shopping there inside.

Image: Grocery baggerI saw a host of angels, they were standing everywhere.
One handed me a basket and said, "My child, shop with care."
Everything a Christian needed was in that grocery store.
All you couldn't carry, you'd come back the next day for more.

First, I got some patience. Love was in the same row.
Further down was understanding, you need that everywhere you go.
I got a bag of wisdom, a bag or two of faith.
I just couldn't miss the Holy Spirit, for it was all over the place.

I stopped to get some strength and courage, to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full and I remembered needing grace.
I didn't forget salvation, for salvation is FREE!
So I tried to get enough of that to save both you and me.

Up the aisle a way was a prayer and I just had to put that in,
for I knew when I stepped outside, I'd run right into sin.
Peace and Joy were plentiful, they were on the very last shelf.
Songs and praises were hanging near, so I just helped myself.

Then I started to the counter to pay the grocery bill,
for I'd thought I'd gotten everything to do my Master's will.
I inquired of an Angel, "Oh Sir, what do I owe?"
He looked at me and smiled and said, "Just take them all and go."

I was confused, so again, I said, "How much do I owe?"
Again, he smiled and said, 
"Jesus paid your bill, a long, long time ago."


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If I Had My Life to Live Over

by Erma Bombeck

(Written after she found out she was dying from cancer.)

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television-and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner." There would have been more "I love you's." More "I'm sorry's"

...But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute ...look at it and really see it ...live it ...and never give it back.

Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who DO love us. Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with.

And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually. Life is too short to let it pass you by.

We only have one shot at this and then it's gone. 

I hope you all have a blessed day.
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