A MountainWings Moment - UP Beat or Beat Up‏

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UP Beat or Beat Up
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My husband, Edward has always been one to give the shirt off his
back, literally, or to give his last bit of change.

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He never asks for anything in return and he is a very hard
worker and provides well for his family. Recently, I had knee
surgery and gall bladder surgery, and he worked and took care of
me and still had time for our three kids, all less than 11 years
of age.

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It just seems that nothing ever goes his way and now we have
been kicked out of our home of six years so our landlord can
move her friends in. We have to find another place to live soon
…and I know we will.

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I just feel so bad that no matter how hard Edward tries,
he never gets anything or anywhere.
 

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I spend a lot of time trying to understand how someone like him
stays so upbeat.

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I have prayed for guidance, and I have prayed for silly things
like for him to be chosen for something of value. I realize we
are blessed with three happy, healthy children and fairly good
health ourselves, but now my prayers are just that he may
receive a pat on the back or something just to give him a little
boost to go on trudging through what seems to be a meager

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Comments (0) Jun 19 2011

A MountainWings Moment - Legs

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Legs
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A young college student had stayed up all night studying for his
zoology test the next day. As he entered the classroom, he saw
ten stands with ten pairs of legs on them. Each bird had a sack
over its head; only the legs were showing.

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He sat in the front row because he wanted to do the best job
possible. The professor announced that the test would be to
look at each of the birds’ legs and give the common name,
habitat, genus and species.


The student looked at each of the birds’ legs.
They all looked the same to him.
He began to get upset.
 

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He had stayed up all night studying and now had to identify
birds by their legs.

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The more he thought about it the madder he got.

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Finally he could stand it no longer.
He went up to the professor’s desk and said,

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Comments (0) May 19 2011

The Crocheted Tablecloth

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True Story: 

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The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve. They worked hard, repairing pews, plastering walls, painting, etc, and on December 18 were ahead of schedule and just about finished.

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On December 19 a terrible tempest - a driving rainstorm hit the area and lasted for two days.
On the 21st, the pastor went over to the church. His heart sank when he saw that the roof had leaked, causing a large area of plaster about 20 feet by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit, beginning about head high. The pastor cleaned up the mess on the floor, and not knowing what else to do but postpone the Christmas Eve service, headed home. On the way he noticed that a local business was having a flea market type sale for charity so he stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful, handmade, ivory colour, crocheted tablecloth with

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Comments (0) Apr 13 2011

The Homeless Man

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The Homeless Man

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It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church. As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church. He was almost laying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face.

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 He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet with holes all over them, his toes stuck out. I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church. We all fellowshiped for a few minutes, and someone brought up the man laying outside. People snickered and gossiped but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me.

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Comments (0) Apr 13 2011

Best Bible Translation

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There were four clergymen who were discussing the merits of the various translations of the Bible.

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One liked the King James Version because of its simple, beautiful English.

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Another liked the American Revised Version best because it is more literal and came nearer to the original Hebrew and Greek.

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Still another liked Moffat’s translation because of its up-to-date vocabulary.

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The fourth minister was silent. When asked to express his opinion, he replied, “I like my mother’s translation best.”

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Comments (0) Mar 11 2011

Live . . . Love . . . Laugh !!!!!

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LIFE

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Life is but a stopping place

A pause on what’s to be

A resting place along the road

To sweet eternity.

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We all have different journeys

Different paths along the way

We were all meant to learn some things

But never meant to stay.

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Our destination is a place

Far greater than we know

For some the journey’s quicker

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Comments (0) Feb 22 2011