
Joanne Kollodge went to the Lord, August 3rd 2009
| Joanne's Gems: 1. When You're down to Nothing, God is up to Something. Have Faith! 2. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here, we should dance. 3. STUFF: (Author unknown): Every fall, I start stirring my "stuff." There is closet stuff, attic stuff, basement stuff and garage stuff. I usually separate the good stuff from the bad stuff, then I stuff the bad stuff anywhere the stuff is not too crowed until I decide if I will need the bad stuff. When the good Lord calls me home, others will want the good stuff but the bad stuff, which had been stuffed in bags will be taken to the dump or a rummage sale along with all the other people's stuff. Whenever we have company, people always bring bags and bags of stuff. When I visit my family, they move their stuff so I will have more room for my stuff. Sometimes they even clean out a drawer so I will have room for my stuff. It would be so much easier to use their stuff and just leave my stuff at home with all my other stuff. I have heard that some people have had an extra closet built so they would have a place for all the stuff too good to throw away and too bad to keep with their good stuff. You may not have this problem but I seem to spend a lot of time with stuff...food stuff, medicine stuff, clothes stuff, decorating stuff, music stuff, and numerous other categories. I often wonder what life would be like if I had less stuff. Now there is stuff we use to make us smell better. Stuff to make the hair look good. Stuff to make us look younger--to look healthier--stuff to hold us in--stuff to fill us out. We have stuff to read, stuff to play with, stuff to entertain us and stuff to eat. Our lives are filled with stuff.. good stuff and bad stuff, little stuff, useful stuff, junky stuff, and everyone else's stuff. When we die and leave all our stuff behind, and go to Heaven, whatever happens to our stuff won't matter. We will have the good stuff, we used to help us reach Heaven. That will be the only stuff that was important. Have God-bless week. Love, Joanne
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Gems: #2 -"Let's soak up this day like a sponge--don't miss the blessings of the day with your attitude...believe in good and you can enjoy it more." -A positive thinker doesn't refuse to recognize the negative, but refuses to dwell on it. (Norman Vincent Peale) -Being receptive, open, means allowing God to handle your life for you...by being peaceful, quiet, receptive, you pattern yourself in the image of God and regain the power of your source..." -The #168 means the same to all of us....we all have 168 hours in a week and what we do with them is our choice... -"What if we come to the end of our life journey and die with our music still in us ? (Dr. Wayne Dyer) -Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." |
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Joanne's Gems: A 5th Grade teacher in a Christian School asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in a the same way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results: -GOD IS LIKE...BAYER ASPIRIN...He works miracles. -God is like a Ford..He's got a better idea. - God is like Hallmark Cards..he cares enough to send the very best. - God is like Tide..He gets the stain out that others leave behind -God is like General Electric..He brings good things to life. -God is like Sears..He has everything. -God is like Alka-seltzer..Try Him, you'll like Him -God is like Scotch Tape..You can't see Him, but you know he's there -God is like Delta..He's ready when you are. -God is like All State.. you're in good hands with him. -God is like VO-5 Hair Spray..he holds through all kinds of weather. -God is like Dial Soap..Aren't you glad you have Him, don't you wish every one did? - God like the US Post Office.. Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet or ice will keep Him from His appointed destination. -God is like Chevrolet...the heart beat of America. -God is like Maxwell House Coffee...good to the very last drop. -God is like Bounty..He is the quicker picker upper. He can handle the tough jobs and He won't fall apart on you. |
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Joanne' Gems: - When you help someone up a hill, you're that much nearer the top yourself. -Life without Christ is a hopeless end. With Christ it's an endless hope. -Every sunrise is a new message from God, and every sunset His signature. - People seldom get dizzy doing good turns. -A Birth Certificate shows that we were born! A Death Certificate shows that we died. Pictures show that we lived! Have a seat...relax...and read this slowly. That just because two people don't argue, It doesn't mean they do love each other. And just because they don't argue, It doesn't mean they do love each other. No matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love. That you can do something in an instant. That either you control your attitude or it controls you! |
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Joanne's Gem's: -How does one become a butterfly? One must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar...(Trina Paulus) -I received this email the other day and it is so true! Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning , the devil says "Oh, crap, She's up!" -Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Love the ones who don't, just because you can.. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Kiss slowly..Forgive quickly...God never said life would be easy. He promised it would be worth it. Just remember YOU ARE LOVED!! -Worry looks around, sorry looks back, and faith looks up!! -When we light a candle..it dances and flickers...it has a life and spirit of it's own....we too, have a light within...we have a smilar radiance ..with the capacity to warm our surroundings...and brighten any room we enter! Have a God-Bless Week ahead! Love to all of you, Joanne |
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Joanne's Gems: -The true heroes in your life are those who held your hand and never let go.... -Our purpose on earth is to be the instrument of God..our hands, hearts..and feet bring God's love to others, enabling Him to have skin..when we hug another...we give a hug from God.. -I'm reading THE SIMPLE LIFE... some simple thoughts from Amish Country. They have some powerful, simple sayings! "You can't speak a kind word too soon!!" "There is no scale or chart on earth to measure what a true friend is worth." "People seldom get dizzy doing good turns!" "Keep looking up, for God is looking down!" Have a God-Bless week, everyone. Love to all, Joanne |