WORDS FROM A FRIEND

Integrity always matters.
Integrity is simply doing what you promised you would do. It is telling the truth and doing the truth. It is doing the right thing even if no one would know that you did the wrong thing. Integrity is accepting the blame when you have made a mistake. Integrity always matters because it matters to God. Integrity keeps you the kind of person you want to live with. And that's important because you have to live with yourself your entire life.

More money will not fix everything. Until you know how to handle a small amount of money well, lots of money will only create bigger problems. Remember to never keep it all (give some away) and never spend it all (save some for the future). Then you will never be broke.
Save early, save often. There exists in the universe a simple principle with a big payoff. It is called compounding interest. When you place money in a savings account, you earn interest. Then that interest earns interest, or compounds, which makes your money grow much more rapidly. Start saving money now so it has many years to compound. That is the no-brainer way to build wealth.

A sense of humor is a valuable asset. Laugh at yourself and you'll never run out of material. Laugh with others. Some people can't see the humor in their situations, so just make sure they are laughing first or you could hurt their feelings. Laugh often. Laughter is good for your health because it releases tension and stress. It can make your life much more enjoyable.

There's a difference between authority and responsibility. Authority usually refers to your power over people. People who crave authority usually lose it. Responsibility usually refers to your pledge to people. Those willing to assume responsibility usually get it. Most people crave authority and avoid responsibility. You've got a great sense of responsibility. I applaud it. I admire it. Don't ever lose it.

A little encouragement goes a long way. Maybe it's only a few words or a small act of kindness, but that small effort can really encourage another person. It might not seem like much to you, but it can be meaningful to that other person. Whenever you encourage others, you are showing that you have care and concern for them. Encouragement is something that's hard to give away because it always comes back to bless you.

You Should Be A Cancer

What's good about you: you're incredibly kind, caring, and generous What's bad about you: you can be too moody and impossible to understand In love: you enjoy wining and dining the object of your affection In friendship, you're: likely to depend on other friends for emotional support Your ideal job: historian, marine biologist, or religious figure Your sense of fashion: you dress to match your mood You like to pig out on: classic home cooked meals, like mac and cheese

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Projects.............

Santos and I built this TODAY for our kittnes, Bailey and Sarah. We had looked at play lands for cats at different stores and they are just stupid expensive. This cost us nothing to build. It was all stuff we had around here, or that I was able to get from Lowes (for free), the tubing we used to wrap the carpet around is what Lowe's carpet rolls come on. So I asked the guy if they had a tube that had no more carpet and sure enough they did. It is a really thick cardboard so, there you havit it. The kitties LOVE.LOVE.LOVE.IT!!!!!

Here I am highlighting Brittani's hair.....

These next pictures are of the game/coffee/fun room. This room did have carpet in it, we pulled it a laid the flooring ourselves, painted, and put up boarder. We are in the process of looking for the perfect pool talbe and bar tables and charis.

There once was a wall where these French doors are now hanging. We knocked the wall out and put these in. I am now in the process of putting the second coat of paint on the doors.

These are before, during and after of Brits room.....

Spiritual Amnesia

Light The FireBill Maxwell
Verse 1:

I stand to praise You,
But I fall to my knees.
My spirit is hungry,
But my flesh is so weak___.

Chorus:

Light the fire (echo)
In my soul,
(in my weary soul)
Fan the flame, (echo)
Make me whole.
(make my spirit whole)
Lord, You know (echo)
Where I've been,
(where I've been)
So light the fire in my heart again.

Verse 2:
I feel Your arms around me,
As the power of Your healing begins.
You breathe new life right through me,
Like a mighty rushing wind___.


So light the fire in my heart again,
light the fire in my heart again,
light the fire in my heart again.

This song is how I feel tonight. The devil wants to disconnect us from our hearts and from the heart of God. It is what he had to do to bear the loss of heaven. I have just felt empty for a very long, long time, like spiritual amnesia.

I have felt unworthy of Gods love, but this is only because of the whispers of Satan. Gods love for me began w/the laughter of the Trinity. And what God wants from me is my laughter, my tears, my dreams, my fears. I have never been wanted for my heart, my truest self, not really not for long. The thought that God wants my heart seems to good to be true.

I know now more than I have before how much God truly loves me. And I want to connect w/the heart that God desired me to have from the day he breathed life into me. Pure, unselfish, forgiving, loving, patient. I feel the fire now, but how easy it is for the flame to be blown out in my daily life of chores and errands, a busyness that separates me from God and others, even from my own desire to find a match to light it again.

Dear God, please help me to not listen to Satans whispers. Make me take the time to find that match as I go about my chores, errands............