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The 2nd Ten Commandments Angel Food Something to Think About-A Love Story	The Great Artist Dear Lord

The 2nd Ten Commandments

Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities.

Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass.

Thou shall not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one yet has succeeded in accomplishing this.

Thou shall face each problem as it comes. You can only handle one at a time anyway.

Thou shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows.

Thou shall not borrow other people's problems. They can better care for them than you can.

Thou shall not try to relive yesterday for good or ill, it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life and be happy now.

Thou shall be a good listener, for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. It is hard to learn something new when you are talking, and some people do know more than you do.

Thou shall not become bogged down by frustration, for of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with positive action.

Thou shall count thy blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one.

Author Unknown

ANGEL FOOD

Take a CUP of KINDNESS,

mix it well with LOVE,

Add a lot of PATIENCE,

and FAITH in GOD ABOVE,

Sprinkle very generously with

JOY and THANKS and CHEER

And you'll have lots of

"ANGEL FOOD"

to feast on all the year!

Author Unknown

Something To Think About...A Love Story

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness,Sadness, Knowledge and all of the others, including Love.

One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?"

Richness answered, "No, I can't.. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!"

"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat", Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you."

"Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her!

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder her name.

When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way.

Love realizing how much he owed the elder asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?"

"It was Time," Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."

Unknown Author

~ The Great Artist ~

His canvas is the whole wide world,

The brush, His mighty hand,

His palette made up beautifully -

He's the Teacher in command.

His clouds are white and billowy

With a hint of pink and gray,

He paints each slender blade of grass

To make a perfect day.

The flowers are carefully tinted

In shades of red and blue.

The water added, so to match

The sky of azure hue.

Surely such a picture

Could only have been planned

And brought before our very eyes

By God's artistic hand!

~ S. Walter ~

Dear Lord

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day,

With little time to stop and pray,

For life's been anything but calm

Since You called me to be a mom-

Running errands, matching socks,

Building dreams with wooden blocks,

Cooking, cleaning, finding shoes

And other stuff that children lose,

Fitting lids on bottled bugs,

Wiping tears and giving hugs,

A stack of last week's mail to read-

So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord,

Just at the sink or ironing board,

To ask the blessings of Your grace,

I see then, in my small one's face,

That you have blessed me all the while-

And I stoop to kiss that precious smile

Author Unknown

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