The Best Sermons Are Lived, Not Preached.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

These are true incidences both wonderful and inspirational.

1.  Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper
I'm working on for my Psychology class.
When I asked her to define success in her own words, 
she said, "Success is when you look back at your life 
and the memories make you smile."


2. Today, I asked my mentor - a very successful business man in his 70s-
what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said,
"Read something no one else is reading,
think something no one else is thinking,
and do something no one else is doing."


3.   Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station,
a woman ran up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug.
When I tensed up, she realized I didn't recognize her.
She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said,
"On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade Center."


4.  Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car,
I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying.
And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.


5.  Today at 7AM, I woke up feeling ill, but decided I needed the money, 
so I went into work.
At 3PM I got laid off. On my drive home I got a flat tire.
When I went into the trunk for the spare, it was flat too.
A man in a BMW pulled over, gave me a ride, we chatted,
and then he offered me a job. I start tomorrow.


6.  Today, as my father, three brothers, 
and two sisters stood around my mother's hospital bed,
my mother uttered her last coherent words before she died. 
She simply said, "I feel so loved right now. 
We should have gotten together like this more often."


7. Today, I kissed my dad on the forehead 
as he passed away in a small hospital bed.
About 5 seconds after he passed,
I realized it was the first time 
I had given him a kiss since I was a little boy.


8. Today, in the cutest voice,
my 8-year-old daughter asked me to start recycling.
I chuckled and asked, "Why?" 
She replied, "So you can help me save the planet."
I chuckled again and asked, "And why do you want to save the planet?"
Because that's where I keep all my stuff," she said.


9. Today, when I witnessed a 27-year-old breast cancer patient
laughing hysterically at her 2-year-old daughter's antics,
I suddenly realized that I need to stop complaining about my life
and start celebrating it again.


10. Today, a boy in a wheelchair saw me desperately 
struggling on crutches with my broken leg
and offered to carry my backpack and books for me.
He helped me all the way across campus to my class 
and as he was leaving he said,
"I hope you feel better soon."


11.  Today, I was feeling down because the results 
of a biopsy came back malignant.
When I got home, I opened an e-mail that said,
"Thinking of you today. If you need me, I'm a phone call away."
It was from a high school friend I hadn't seen in 10 years.


12. Today, I was traveling in Kenya and I met a refugee from Zimbabwe.
He said he hadn't eaten anything in over 3 days 
and looked extremely skinny and unhealthy.
Then my friend offered him the rest of the sandwich he was eating.
The first thing the man said was, "We can share it."


The best sermons are lived, not preached.


I am glad I have you to send these to.

YOU GOTTA LOVE SCULPTURES....

25 Of The Most Creative Sculptures And Statues From Around The World

1.  Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas , Texas , USA

2. Expansion by Paige Bradley , New York , USA

3. The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw , Poland

4. Salmon Sculpture, Portland , Oregon , USA

5. People Of The River By Chong Fah Cheong , Singapore

6. The Shoes On The Danube Bank by Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest , Hungary

 7. The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay , New York , USA

8. Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA

9. Black Ghost, Klaipeda , Lithuania

10. Les Voyageurs, Marseilles , France

11. Nelson Mandela , South Africa

12. De Vaartkapoen, Brussels , Belgium

13. Cattle Drive, Dallas , Texas , USA

14. Spider, Tate Modern, London , UK

15. Hippo Sculptures, Taipei , Taiwan

16. Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne , Australia

17. Iguana Park , Amsterdam , The Netherlands

18. Man At Work, Bratislava , Slovakia

19. Mihai Eminescu, Onesti , Romania

20. A Scene From The World War With Real-Size Statues, Eceabat , Turkey

21. Man Hanging Out, Prague , Czech Republic

22. Kelpies, Grangemouth , UK

23. Rundle Mall Pigs, Adelaide , Australia

24. The Unknown Official, Reykjavik , Iceland

25. The Shark, Oxford , UK

WET CATS!!!

Home Remedies. That Really Work. Wish I Knew This Early On

This so so funny!!!

THESE REALLY  WORK!!  I checked this out on Snopes and it's for  real! ...


AMAZING, SIMPLE HOME  REMEDIES: 

1. AVOID CUTTING  YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.

3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A  FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS.  REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.

4. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.

5. IF YOU HAVE A  BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.

6. YOU NEED ONLY TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE.  IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40.  IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.

7. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL  PROBLEM.

THOUGHT for the day:

SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN THEY'RE PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

A GREAT Story! This May Make Your Day.

For over half a century, the world has applauded John Glenn as a heart-stirring American hero. He lifted the nation's spirit when, as one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, he was blasted alone into orbit around the Earth on February 20th 1962; the enduring affection for him is so powerful that even now people find themselves misting up at the sight of his face or the sound of his voice.
But for all these years, Glenn has had a hero of his own, someone who he has seen display endless courage of a different kind: Annie Glenn.

They have been married for 69years.

He is 92; she is 94.

Last year there was news coverage of the 50th anniversary of Glenn's flight into orbit. We are being reminded that, half of a century down the line, he remains America's unforgettable hero.

He has never really bought that.

Because the heroism he most cherishes is of a sort that is seldom cheered. It belongs to the person he has known longer than he has known anyone else in the world.
John Glenn and Annie Castor first knew each other when literally -- they shared a playpen.
In New Concord , Ohio , his parents and hers were friends. When the families got together, their children played.

John -- the future Marine fighter pilot, the future test-pilot ace, the future astronaut -- was pure gold from the start. He would end up having what it took to rise to the absolute pinnacle of American regard during the space race; imagine what it meant to be the young John Glenn in the small confines of New Concord.

Three-sport varsity athlete, most admired boy in town, Mr. Everything.

Annie Castor was bright, was caring, was talented, was generous of spirit. But she could talk only with the most excruciating of difficulty. It haunted her.

Her stuttering was so severe that it was categorized as an "85%" disability -- 85% of the time, she could not manage to make words come out.

When she tried to recite a poem in elementary school, she was laughed at. She was not able to speak on the telephone. She could not have a regular conversation with a friend.

And John Glenn loved her.

Even as a boy he was wise enough to understand that people who could not see past her stutter were missing out on knowing a rare and wonderful girl.

They married on April 6, 1943. As a military wife, she found that life as she and John moved around the country could be quite hurtful. She has written: "I can remember some very painful experiences -- especially the ridicule."

In department stores, she would wander unfamiliar aisles trying to find the right section, embarrassed to attempt to ask the salesclerks for help. In taxis, she would have to write requests to the driver, because she couldn't speak the destination out loud. In restaurants, she would point to the items on the menu.
A fine musician, Annie, in every community where she and John moved, would play the organ in church as a way to make new friends. She and John had two children; she has written: "Can you imagine living in the modern world and being afraid to use the telephone? 'Hello' used to be so hard for me to say. I worried that my children would be injured and need a doctor. Could I somehow find the words to get the information across on the phone?"

John, as a Marine aviator, flew 59 combat missions in World War II and 90 during the Korean War. Every time he was deployed, he and Annie said goodbye the same way. His last words to her before leaving were "I'm just going down to the corner store to get a pack of gum." And, with just the two of them there, she was able to always reply "Don't be long."

On that February day in 1962 when the world held its breath and the Atlas rocket was about to propel him toward space, those were their words, once again. And in 1998, when, at 77, he went back to space aboard the shuttle Discovery, it was an understandably tense time for them. What if something happened to end their life together?

She knew what he would say to her before boarding the shuttle. He did -- and this time he gave her a present to hold onto: A pack of gum.

She carried it in a pocket next to her heart until he was safely home.

Many times in her life she attempted various treatments to cure her stutter. None worked.

But in 1973, she found a doctor in Virginia who ran an intensive program she and John hoped would help her. She traveled there to enroll and to give it her best effort. The miracle she and John had always waited for at last, as miracles will do, arrived. At age 53, she was able to talk fluidly, and not in brief, anxiety-ridden, agonizing bursts.

John has said that on the first day he heard her speak to him with confidence and clarity, he dropped to his knees to offer a prayer of gratitude.

He has written: "I saw Annie's perseverance and strength through the years and it just made me admire her and love her even more." He has heard roaring ovations in countries around the globe for his own valor, but his awe is reserved for Annie, and what she accomplished: "I don't know if I would have had the courage."

Her voice is so clear and steady now that she regularly gives public talks. If you are lucky enough to know the Glenn's, the sight and sound of them bantering and joking with each other and playfully finishing each others' sentences is something that warms you and makes you thankful just to be in the same room.

Next February the anniversary of the Mercury space shot will come around again, and once again people will remember, and will speak of the heroism of Glenn the astronaut.

But if you ever find yourself at an event where the Glenn's are appearing, and you want to see someone so brimming with pride and love that you may feel your own tears start to well up, wait until the moment that Annie stands to say a few words to the audience.

And as she begins, take a look at her husband's eyes.
  

THE CHALK MAN IS BACK

Some old ones, but some new ones, too.

THE CHALK MAN IS BACK
This guy continues to amaze everyone with his sidewalk 3D chalk drawings.

Yes, all these pictures he paints are on flat surfaces.
Unbelievable visualization and they are in chalk.
Can you believe?

Remember, these pictures are actually flat.

Totally worthy of forwarding!

This man is artistically talented beyond

the visual boundaries of sight!!