Sorry everyone that is Irish.

Happy St Paddy's Day belated.

No I am not Irish but I could kiss the blarney stone and pick some 4 leaf clovers.

TGIF

I'm not irish either, but I enjoy the day.

I like the story about St. Patrick using the three leaf clover to explain the Trinity. I don't know if that is a true tale, but I like it.

I think that's fine.

There is a post in the Prayer and also the Blessing catorgery because what happened for this holiday; is a Blessing and it should return Prasie for what God has done.

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Praise be to God the Father on high. Amen

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We hope all Mothers have a special day today and thank them for all they do.

A little History...
Mothers Day first observed in Grafton, W. Va., and in the churches of Philadelphia on May 10, 1908, in response to a suggestion by Miss Anna Jarvis. Mothers Day is dedicated to paying tribute to mothers.

In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson, following a resolution by Congress the preceding year commending Mothers Day Observance, issued a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day and directed that the national flag should be displayed on all public buildings on that day.

Mothering Sunday, an old English holiday, antedates the present observance by many years; it was named from the custom of the faithful of attending on Mid-Lent Sunday the mother church in which they had been baptized and offering gifts at the altar to the Church and also to their mothers, as tokens of love and gratitude.

Being a Mother is a gift from God; God is the author of all things and accept it as a gift from Him.

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A Mother's Love

A Mother's love is something that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish and eduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it or take that love away.

It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking,
It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems.

It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation,
A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand,
And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.

Uknown


Thank you; Lord Jesus

TGIF

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Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.

Being a mother is a gift from God and I thank Him first of all.

Thank you; mothers.

Thank You

Happy Mother's Day (belated).

I am very blessed by my children, and also very blessed by my own mother. I thank God for them.

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In memory of all Men and Women who gave of themselves to keep the United States a free country and the way of life we enjoy.

Thanks to all.

TGIF

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How one father's love for his son reminds us of God's love.
by Tim Hughes

When Rick Hoyt was born, the umbilical cord coiled around his neck and cut off oxygen to his brain, leaving him a quadriplegic. His parents, Dick and Judy, were told that there was no hope for their child's development. Despite being told Rick would be a vegetable all his life, his parents were determined to raise him as normally as possible. Since Rick was unable to speak, a group of engineers built him a specially designed interactive computer that allowed him to communicate his thoughts by using the slight head movements that he could manage.

At the age of 15, Rick told his father he wanted to participate in a five-mile benefit run for a local lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Out of love for his son, Dick, who had never previously done any long-distance running, agreed to push Rick in his wheelchair. They finished next-to-last, but were elated with their achievement. Overwhelmed by the experience, Rick managed to communicate to his parents that for the first time in his life, competing in that race, he didn't feel disabled. Spurred on by this revelation, father and son, "Team Hoyt," began entering more races.

After four years of marathons, they attempted their first triathlon—a combination of 26.2 miles of running, 112 miles of cycling and 2.4 miles of swimming. To date, they have raced in 64 marathons (with a personal best of 2:40:47), 78 half-marathons and 206 triathlons. And they once trekked 3,735 miles across America. Their achievements become all the more staggering when you consider that when Dick runs, he pushes Rick in his wheelchair. When Dick cycles, Rick is in a specially designed seat attached to the front of his bike. When Dick swims, he pulls Rick in a heavy, stabilized boat attached to his waist.

Watching film footage of Team Hoyt competing together is phenomenally moving. Driven by love for his son and a desire to see him fulfilled, Dick has gone to unimaginable lengths to make Rick feel alive. In every race, it is the father, Dick, who does all the work, giving every ounce of strength for the sake of his son. Rick cannot offer any physical support—in fact, he only makes more work for his father. But witness Dick's affirmation of his son and watch Rick's face as he crosses the finish line, and you might think that the son had won the race single handedly.

The story of Dick and Rick Hoyt is a powerful reminder of our Father's love for and commitment to us—the Father, who gave everything that we might know life in all its fullness. Holding nothing back, the Father delights in us, sings over us, chases after us, cares deeply about us and sent his only Son to die for us.

What is our only possible response to this extravagant love?
“Am I the father God wants me to be?"

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Being a father is much more than performing a biological function. It is about loving and caring, guiding and sharing.

Prerequisites to being a Good Father:
Being a man, functioning as a man, taking responsibility as a man, thinking like a man, acting like a man, working like a man, all of these are prerequisites to being a good Father!

You will not be a good Father until you are a good Man.

It’s a dying art today…there are not many in our nation anymore.

I thank God we DO have a few good men here…we can always use a few more!



Happy Father’s Day to all dads and to mine who departed this world many years ago.

TGIF

Mat 10:42, 18:6, 18:10, 18:14
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the type of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.

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Five Traits of Fatherhood:

Tender Affection - 1 Thessalonians 2:8
Transparent Life - 1 Thessalonians 2:8
Selfless Diligence -1 Thessalonians 2:9
Authentic Spirituality - 1 Thessalonians 2:10
Positive Influence - 1 Thessalonians 2:12

"Train up a child in the way which he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it" - Proverbs 22:6

Any fool can be a Father, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy!!
Philip Whitmore Sr

"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
Unknown

Fathers are angels sent from heaven.
Unknown

Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world.
John Mayor

Happy Father’s Day

Thank you

Happy 4th of July to everyone.

Independence Day




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TGIF

Happy Fourth of July also.

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Thank You