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"Step'N Stones!"
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A small girl once wanted to climb a steep hill
and play on its grassy top. She had seen her
older brother do it many, many times, but when
she saw how steep and rough its path was she
exclaimed, "But it's all bumpy and stony, I'll
never be able to climb to the top!" "Yes,"
replied her brother, "How else would we ever be
able to climb to the top if it wasn't? The
stones and bumps are what we step on to get
there!"
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"We do
not have all of the answers to life's problems,
but we know who does; and it is "HIM" that we try
to serve and please. The contents of "Step'N
Stones" is courtesy of numerous friends and
web-sites, and is for the soul purpose of
lifting the sagging spirit we all encounter from
time to time, and to cause each of us to reflect
upon our beliefs and our relationship with God
our Creator, our spiritual and physical
families, our fellowman, and God's creation!"
- Phillip D. Rudd

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"What Could
Destroy America?"
"Thoughts for
Living!"
"Does
God Know About This?"
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"What
Could Destroy America?"
by Mark Merrell, from
"All Pro Dads"
Have you considered that
bone chilling thought? How
about your children? What do
you think will or can
destroy the America we know,
the land of the brave and
the free?
Theodore Roosevelt said,
"The things that will
destroy America are ;
1) Prosperity at any price
3) Safety first instead of
duty first
4) The love of soft living
5) The get-rich-quick
theory of life
I believe the same could be
said of our families. You
know, it might be
interesting to find out what
our kids think about both
questions!!
No one falls in love by
choice, it's by chance.
No one stays in love by
chance, it's by work.
And no one falls out of love
by chance, it's by choice!
Now there's something that
will stretch you thinking!
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"Thoughts
for Living!"
"Here
is a test to find whether your
mission on earth is finished: If
you're alive, it isn't!"
- Richard Bach
"Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman
who shows no discretion!"
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Lord,
please keep your arm around my shoulder, and your hand over my mouth . . . AMEN!!
- unknown
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"Does God
Know About This?"
- by Allen Smith,
from "Thought for the
Day"
There's a couple in
Arkansas who had given
their six-year-old son
strict instructions to
come home from playing
every afternoon no later
than 5 p.m. He is
allowed to play with his
friends, but his parents
are quite serious about
his curfew. If he is not
home by 5 p.m., they
begin to worry and call
around the neighborhood
to find out where he is.
Sound familiar? The boy
knows this and is
careful to arrive every
day on time.
One April Monday,
however, the day after
Daylight Saving Time
went into effect, the
boy was late coming
home. When he finally
arrived, a few minutes
before 6 p.m., his
mother scolded him for
being late. "You know
you're supposed to be
home by five," she said,
"and here it is nearly
six," she scolded!
Puzzled, the little
boy pointed out the
window. "But the light,"
he protested, "the
light; it's the light
that tells me when to
come home." Realizing
what had happened, his
mother smiled and gently
explained that the day
before the time had been
changed, that everyone
had reset their clocks
and, now, the daylight
lasted longer.
The boy's eyes
narrowed. "Does God
know about this?" he
asked suspiciously.
You know, it's easy
to see why a young boy
would ask such a
question, but no matter
what the circumstance
prompting the question,
the answer to "Does God
know about this?" is
always, "Yes, He
knows." David reflected
on this quality of God
in Psalm 139:
"Lord, you have
examined me and know all
about me. You know when
I sit down and when I
get up. You know my
thoughts before I think
them. You know where I
go and where I lie down.
You know thoroughly
everything I do. Lord,
even before I say a
word, you already know
it. You are all around
me -- in front and in
back -- and have put
your hand on me. Your
knowledge is amazing to
me; it is more than I
can understand."
(Psalm 139:1-6)
At times, it is a
bit frightening to
realize that God knows
so much about me, but
ultimately . . . it's a
comforting thought --
that someone knows so
much about me, and yet
still loves me. Because
God knows me so well, He
knows my deepest
needs. May you and I
take comfort this day in
the realization that God
knows everything about
you and me there is to
know.
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"It cannot be
emphasized too strongly or too often that
this great nation was founded not by
religionists but by Christians, not on
religions but on the Gospel of Jesus
Christ!"
Patrick
Henry, patriot and Founding Father of The
United States of America

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Wishing you Grace, Peace & L ve!
Phillip' & Evelyn |
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Congratulations to our Bible Bowl Teams that recently competed at Lone
Oak. K-1st grade received
3rd place 1st-5th grade
quick recall received 2nd place
Alec Jones received 2nd place in the individual
competition.
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