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The only thing I really worry about is the fact that it seems

like God sometimes takes you away once you "get it"

and understand what life is all about.

When I think like that, what makes me anxious is

whether or not my pace is good enough for me

to leave the message he wants me to deliver.

Then I have to remember that I don't know the message's depth... am only responsible for delivering a small portion...

or may have delivered it already and am on overtime.

Your message will be delivered.

What is one of the messages you'd like to deliver?

One of mine is

Merry Christmas!

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A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.



The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees the neighbor hang up the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean", she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs another laundry soap."


The husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang out the wash, the woman would make the same comment. About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, "Look! she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?"

Her husband said, "I got up early this morning and washed the windows."


And so it is with life: What we see while watching others, depends on the purity of the window which we look through.

- author unknown (clearly)

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One Obnoxious Parrot

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.

Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. In desperation, John threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.

For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer.

The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said: "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, when the bird continued. . . "May I ask what the turkey did?"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING...

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GIVING THANKS

You won’t recognize the angel

His language will be too frank

When you really get God’s help

You won’t know who you should thank.

So make your decision to give thanks now

Keep Him worthy of your praise

Don’t try to figure out His motives

For ours are not His ways.

Have you wondered how you sounded

asking for, while wasting life?

Or have you simply taken for granted

that you can do as you please

and not suffer consequence…

until you get tired and decide to

seek His help by reflex…

call out His name by habit…

question your penance?

Have you lost your place on the Implementation Crew,

forgetting that only He is on the Planning Committee,

and blinded yourself with jealously and selfishness?

Oh, my brethren, I beg that you do not surround yourself

with the worldly misgivings and short comings

that hoist you atop a throne that can no longer touch the hearts

that call for your guidance.

See, you won’t recognize the Angel

Nor His concern for your health.

When you really want God’s help

Let that Angel be yourself

© 2000 Sporty King

Inspired by the movie “The Preacher’s Wife”

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Relocation can be a different mindset according to your age and stage in life. There are different goals and concerns. When I was younger and on the corporate track, I was more focused on getting involved with as much as possible in the community, etc.  Part of the fascination was due to wanting to get the company name good representation and reputation… wanting to know where to go and hang out… trying to blend in.

Now I find myself watching how others interact with one another… happy to stay home and to myself… knowing that that will shine best for my reputation.

As you move forward in your life, realize that you are 'relocating' on a daily basis. Embrace the mindsets of awareness as you look over your past, and appreciate the road you have paved for those who benefitted from your guidance. You may not know who they are.

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It's important that you don't use 'last minute' programming for teens. It makes it seem like they're an after thought, and in the process that's where you lose control of handling them... and decrease their inherent respect for you... because they see that you're not prepared for their reactions.

I recommend that you not use anything you haven't reviewed AND enjoyed. Otherwise you put yourself in the vulnerable position of experiencing the work, instead of sharing it.

When you make children an after thought, you'll end up thinking, "What was I thinking?" after what you thought...

~ Morning... Noon... & Night...

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Please share your experiences with youth programming.

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I know it’s a hard pill to swallow, but part of being a teenager is living the process of wanting to be accepted while trying to be independent. It’s what they’ve been taught by the same generation trying to stop them….


Many children grow up living their parents’ maniacy of Keeping up with the Joneses.  As the adults have tried to make sure their babies weren’t out-dressed or equally-dressed, they shifted that competitive mindset to children who quickly learned that they could get what they wanted by noticing, “[Sporty] has one.”


As adults we need to realize, recognize and find comfort in knowing that we only have to reach one child a day. And reload, knowing you'll have to reach THAT child again...

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