Good morning. . . . At present we are not at home but, please Leave
your message after you hear the beep.. beeeeeppp ... If you are one of
our children, dial 1 and then select the option from 1 to 5 in order
of "arrival" so we know who it is.
If you need us to stay with the children, press 2
If you want to borrow the car, press 3
If you want us to wash your clothes and ironing, press 4
If you want the grandchildren to sleep here tonight, press 5
If you want us to pick up the kids at school, press 6
If you want us to prepare a meal for Sunday or to have it delivered to your home, press 7
If you want to come to eat here, press 8
If you need money, dial 9
If you are going to invite us to dinner or to the theatre start talking we are listening !!!!!!!!!!!"
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If you are not a grandparent you will still love this. If you are it shows how precious the babies are and what we mean to them.
WHAT IS A GRANDPARENT?
(Taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds)
Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no little children of their own..
They like other people's.
A grandfather is a man, & a grandmother is a lady!
Grandparents don't have to do anything except be there when we come to see them..
They are so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they drive us to the shops and give us money.
When they take us for walks, they slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars.
They show us and talk to us about the colours of the flowers and also why we shouldn't step on 'cracks.'
They don't say, 'Hurry up.'
Usually grandmothers are fat but not too fat to tie your shoes.
They wear glasses and funny underwear.
They can take their teeth and gums out.
Grandparents don't have to be smart.
They have to answer questions like 'Why isn't God married?' and 'How come dogs chase cats?'
When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't mind if we ask for the same story over again.
Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especially if you don't have television because they are the only grownups who like to spend time with us.
They know we should have snack time before bed time, and they say prayers with us and kiss us even when we've acted bad.
A 6-YEAR-OLD WAS ASKED WHERE HIS GRANDMA
LIVED. ''OH,'' HE SAID, ''SHE LIVES AT THE AIRPORT, AND WHEN WE WANT HER, WE JUST GO GET HER. THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE HAVING
HER VISIT, WE TAKE HER BACK TO THE AIRPORT.''
GRANDPA IS THE SMARTEST MAN ON EARTH! HE TEACHES ME GOOD THINGS, BUT I DON'T GET TO SEE HIM ENOUGH TO GET AS SMART AS
HIM!
It's funny when they bend over; you hear gas leaks, and they blame their dog.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Stay Joel Study
Here is why. It is very clear in Joel 3:3 that the Nations who divide Israel will be judged. Friends we must get on our knees and pray yes but we also need to know what we are praying for, we must understand God's heart on the subject of Israel. The United States of America must not turn our backs on this tiny country!
Join me in prayer and study! Watch for scripture and commentary here as we embark on this important journey.
Join me in prayer and study! Watch for scripture and commentary here as we embark on this important journey.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Our Spiritual Maturity
In I Corinthians 14 Paul tells us to put off our childish ways and thoughts. When we are older we are to think and act in maturity, this is spiritual maturity. We have graduated from milk or bible basics, we are eating meat, the bread of life, studying, fasting, and meditating of the Word, God's mind in writing.
In I Corinthians 13 "the chapter of love" that immature ideas and attitutes are the hidden enemy of love. The love that the Lord Jesus Christ shows us is to fill us and permeate every part of our being so that love spills over, throughout and onto all of those around us that we come in contact with. Mr. Parks a resident that we came to know in an assisted living told me, "If folks can't see Jesus when they look at us, he ain't there." He is deceased now but I will never forget these wise words.
Replace wrong attitudes with biblical truths. Don't just sit in pew and hear the Pastor or Sunday School teacher, listen take notes and review in your quiet time with the Lord. He has something to say to you, listen. Read the Bible daily? Great, don't just read the words on the pages of your bible study them, read aloud a new meaning could be revealed to you at any moment. Don't just pray, sit quiet and listen for his voice in your spirit. We can't enjoy our Lord by only few fleeting moments and on the go constantly. Stop, Read Pray Listen
Daily-Praise the Lord; Abide in Christ, Walk in Love
In I Corinthians 13 "the chapter of love" that immature ideas and attitutes are the hidden enemy of love. The love that the Lord Jesus Christ shows us is to fill us and permeate every part of our being so that love spills over, throughout and onto all of those around us that we come in contact with. Mr. Parks a resident that we came to know in an assisted living told me, "If folks can't see Jesus when they look at us, he ain't there." He is deceased now but I will never forget these wise words.
Replace wrong attitudes with biblical truths. Don't just sit in pew and hear the Pastor or Sunday School teacher, listen take notes and review in your quiet time with the Lord. He has something to say to you, listen. Read the Bible daily? Great, don't just read the words on the pages of your bible study them, read aloud a new meaning could be revealed to you at any moment. Don't just pray, sit quiet and listen for his voice in your spirit. We can't enjoy our Lord by only few fleeting moments and on the go constantly. Stop, Read Pray Listen
Daily-Praise the Lord; Abide in Christ, Walk in Love
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The Twelve Days of Christmas
My Grandchildren ask me about the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" so I told them I would find out when that is.
Sometimes we are so caught up in traditions and rituals that we don't really know what we are celebrating or why. Pastor Arthur and I discovered this when we began teaching the Advent. You see the first time we were involved in the lighting of the Advent Candle at church we did not know what it was. After I completed the research on the history and symbolism we began teaching and lighting it in our church services in the nursing and assisted living facilities, there we discovered many folks had lit the candle in their churches all their lives did not know the history or symbolism and were grateful that we explained it.
The following is a result of my research of The Twelve Days of Christmas:
Religious Symbolism of the Twelve Days of Christmas
1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Epiphany is the climax of Advent/Christmas Season. The first day of Christmas is Christmas Day and the Twelfth day is January 5, the Eve of Epiphany. Or in some beliefs the eve of Christmas Day December 25, to the morning of Epiphany, January 6. The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal." In Western churches, it remembers the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the Christ child, who by so doing "reveal" Jesus to the world as Lord and King.
Epiphany or Three Kings Day is the celebration of the arrival of the Magi to the baby Jesus. The festivities include the baking of a special King’s Cake which is also celebrated during Mardi Graus. The one or two Sundays during Epiphany are known as Christmas Tide. There are also longer versions of the tradition, some celebrate Epiphany from January 6 until Ash Wednesday the first day f Lent and still others until the Transfiguration Sunday.
However some Christians believe that there were more than three magi, not kings, who presented three gifts that were named in scripture. Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. This verse indicates they arrived to a young child at Mary’s side, not an infant. King Herrod ordered all boys two years old and under killed, Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, , 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Therefore, it appears that at the time they fled to Egypt Jesus was standing and perhaps walking.
Resources
http://www.cresourcei.org/cyepiph.html
www.biblegateway.com
As always make sure to read and study on your own, open to what God has for your knowledge in order to draw closer to Him through faith.
Happy New Year everyone, make this a year of singing a new song and starting new family traditions. Advent 2010 was the first time my grandchildren learned what advent is, nightly bible readings, and experiencing the true meaning. We read about the birthday of Jesus before opening gifts that we receive because of the greatest gift ever given to us by our Heavenly Father.
Sometimes we are so caught up in traditions and rituals that we don't really know what we are celebrating or why. Pastor Arthur and I discovered this when we began teaching the Advent. You see the first time we were involved in the lighting of the Advent Candle at church we did not know what it was. After I completed the research on the history and symbolism we began teaching and lighting it in our church services in the nursing and assisted living facilities, there we discovered many folks had lit the candle in their churches all their lives did not know the history or symbolism and were grateful that we explained it.
The following is a result of my research of The Twelve Days of Christmas:
Religious Symbolism of the Twelve Days of Christmas
1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
Epiphany is the climax of Advent/Christmas Season. The first day of Christmas is Christmas Day and the Twelfth day is January 5, the Eve of Epiphany. Or in some beliefs the eve of Christmas Day December 25, to the morning of Epiphany, January 6. The term epiphany means "to show" or "to make known" or even "to reveal." In Western churches, it remembers the coming of the wise men bringing gifts to visit the Christ child, who by so doing "reveal" Jesus to the world as Lord and King.
Epiphany or Three Kings Day is the celebration of the arrival of the Magi to the baby Jesus. The festivities include the baking of a special King’s Cake which is also celebrated during Mardi Graus. The one or two Sundays during Epiphany are known as Christmas Tide. There are also longer versions of the tradition, some celebrate Epiphany from January 6 until Ash Wednesday the first day f Lent and still others until the Transfiguration Sunday.
However some Christians believe that there were more than three magi, not kings, who presented three gifts that were named in scripture. Matthew 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. This verse indicates they arrived to a young child at Mary’s side, not an infant. King Herrod ordered all boys two years old and under killed, Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, , 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Therefore, it appears that at the time they fled to Egypt Jesus was standing and perhaps walking.
Resources
http://www.cresourcei.org/cyepiph.html
www.biblegateway.com
As always make sure to read and study on your own, open to what God has for your knowledge in order to draw closer to Him through faith.
Happy New Year everyone, make this a year of singing a new song and starting new family traditions. Advent 2010 was the first time my grandchildren learned what advent is, nightly bible readings, and experiencing the true meaning. We read about the birthday of Jesus before opening gifts that we receive because of the greatest gift ever given to us by our Heavenly Father.
Friday, November 26, 2010
NEWSPAPER COLUMN Roger Campbell
THE POWER OF A THANKFUL HEART
With shouts of praise to God, the Pilgrims from Scrooby Village in England came ashore at New Plymouth in 1620. The able bodied ones knelt on the snow covered rocky ground and gave thanks for their completion of their stormy voyage across the Atlantic.
Others, weakened by sickness, lay on pallets reciting Psalms and singing hymns.
A few moths later, half of the Pilgrim company was dead from exposure and disease.
But the remainder rallied and carried on. Their first permanent building was an assembly house for meetings of the church and the elected general court. Prayers were always offered at the opening of court and before voting on any important issue.
Though they endured many hardships, they learned to be thankful for daily blessings and this led to celebrating their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving. The Pilgrims could have pouted about their privations and problems. Instead, they chose to thank God for the blessings He had given.
More than one hundred years after the Pilgrims had set the example, President George Washington issued the following Thanksgiving Proclamation:
“WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favors…
“Now, THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th of November next, to be devoted by the people of these states to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the Beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be;
that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks.”
A THANKFUL HEART PAGE TWO Roger Campbell
It is important to note that both the expressions of thanksgiving by the Pilgrims and of George Washington came following times of great distress: the struggle of that first difficult year by the Pilgrims and the rigors of the Revolutionary War by Washington.
Tough times made them thankful.
But there is another dimension to this story that is often overlooked: their thankful hearts enabled them to endure tough times triumphantly.
A thankful heart is powerful.
Depression departs from thankful hearts.
A thankful heart can heal a troubled marriage.
A thankful heart turns one from pouting to praising.
A thankful heart can overcome fears about the future.
A thankful heart can dissolve doubts and eliminate cynicism.
The well known author of Christian classics, A.W. Tozer, wrote: “Now as a cure for the sour, faultfinding attitude I recommend the cultivation of the habit of thankfulness.
Thanksgiving has great curative power. The heart that is constantly overflowing with gratitude will be safe from those attacks of resentfulness and gloom that bother so many.
A thankful heart cannot be cynical.”
In counting our blessings, we can change our lives and the lives of those we love.
With shouts of praise to God, the Pilgrims from Scrooby Village in England came ashore at New Plymouth in 1620. The able bodied ones knelt on the snow covered rocky ground and gave thanks for their completion of their stormy voyage across the Atlantic.
Others, weakened by sickness, lay on pallets reciting Psalms and singing hymns.
A few moths later, half of the Pilgrim company was dead from exposure and disease.
But the remainder rallied and carried on. Their first permanent building was an assembly house for meetings of the church and the elected general court. Prayers were always offered at the opening of court and before voting on any important issue.
Though they endured many hardships, they learned to be thankful for daily blessings and this led to celebrating their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving. The Pilgrims could have pouted about their privations and problems. Instead, they chose to thank God for the blessings He had given.
More than one hundred years after the Pilgrims had set the example, President George Washington issued the following Thanksgiving Proclamation:
“WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favors…
“Now, THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th of November next, to be devoted by the people of these states to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the Beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be;
that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks.”
A THANKFUL HEART PAGE TWO Roger Campbell
It is important to note that both the expressions of thanksgiving by the Pilgrims and of George Washington came following times of great distress: the struggle of that first difficult year by the Pilgrims and the rigors of the Revolutionary War by Washington.
Tough times made them thankful.
But there is another dimension to this story that is often overlooked: their thankful hearts enabled them to endure tough times triumphantly.
A thankful heart is powerful.
Depression departs from thankful hearts.
A thankful heart can heal a troubled marriage.
A thankful heart turns one from pouting to praising.
A thankful heart can overcome fears about the future.
A thankful heart can dissolve doubts and eliminate cynicism.
The well known author of Christian classics, A.W. Tozer, wrote: “Now as a cure for the sour, faultfinding attitude I recommend the cultivation of the habit of thankfulness.
Thanksgiving has great curative power. The heart that is constantly overflowing with gratitude will be safe from those attacks of resentfulness and gloom that bother so many.
A thankful heart cannot be cynical.”
In counting our blessings, we can change our lives and the lives of those we love.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Singing A New Song
After six years of taking Grey Hair Is Beauty church services into nursing homes and assisted living facilities, we will unplug the music from the TV"s and close up the portable podium as of December 31st 2010.
We will keep the not for profit status and continue to offer resources to the activity departments in facilities.
Thanik you to all who have offered financial and prayer support to this God given ministry! Please continue to pray that as we continue to minister to God's older children that the Light of Jesus will shine through us onto their faces that they will "follow the way.".
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We will keep the not for profit status and continue to offer resources to the activity departments in facilities.
Thanik you to all who have offered financial and prayer support to this God given ministry! Please continue to pray that as we continue to minister to God's older children that the Light of Jesus will shine through us onto their faces that they will "follow the way.".
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Missionaries: The Boardmans
Dear Prayer Warriors,
Thanks for your prayers! It has been a full week seeing God at work! We’re excited to say that we are now at nearly 97% of our faith promise total! WOW! God is good!
We are also happy to tell you that the first week of English classes at our ministry center, Majak, went well. It was a great start to the semester and we can’t wait to join in…soon! Conversation Club continued last week, as well, with many Czechs coming to share in English conversations.
We are now asking you, our prayer partners, to join us in prayer specifically this weekend. Please ask your churches and Sunday School classes to join us in praying that God would miraculously bring in the last bit of our support. We’re praying that this will be the last Sunday that we will be in the states before we leave for the Czech Republic. Thank you for your prayers. They are “powerful and effective" (James 5:16).
As we said, we still need just over 3% of our support. If 10 more people commit to giving $30/month, it would put us just above our total needed support. If you’d be one of these 10 people, here’s how you can become a faith promise partner: Call Global Partners (number below) and give your information to Heather Bradley
OR
Online: http://www.wesleyan.org/gp/makefaithpromise. It’s pretty self-explanatory; you just need our name (Phil & Kristy Boardman) and fund number (WM04-0300).
Thanks again for your prayers this weekend and over the coming days!"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him" (1 John 5:14-15).
Serving Him,
Phil & Kristy Boardman
Our mailing address in Indiana: 715 S. Runnymeade Ave.
Evansville, IN 47714
Cell: 812-461-8339
E-Mail: pnb77@hotmail.com
Global Partners
PO Box 50434
Indianapolis, IN 46250 Phone: 317.774.7950
Thanks for your prayers! It has been a full week seeing God at work! We’re excited to say that we are now at nearly 97% of our faith promise total! WOW! God is good!
We are also happy to tell you that the first week of English classes at our ministry center, Majak, went well. It was a great start to the semester and we can’t wait to join in…soon! Conversation Club continued last week, as well, with many Czechs coming to share in English conversations.
We are now asking you, our prayer partners, to join us in prayer specifically this weekend. Please ask your churches and Sunday School classes to join us in praying that God would miraculously bring in the last bit of our support. We’re praying that this will be the last Sunday that we will be in the states before we leave for the Czech Republic. Thank you for your prayers. They are “powerful and effective" (James 5:16).
As we said, we still need just over 3% of our support. If 10 more people commit to giving $30/month, it would put us just above our total needed support. If you’d be one of these 10 people, here’s how you can become a faith promise partner: Call Global Partners (number below) and give your information to Heather Bradley
OR
Online: http://www.wesleyan.org/gp/makefaithpromise. It’s pretty self-explanatory; you just need our name (Phil & Kristy Boardman) and fund number (WM04-0300).
Thanks again for your prayers this weekend and over the coming days!"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him" (1 John 5:14-15).
Serving Him,
Phil & Kristy Boardman
Our mailing address in Indiana: 715 S. Runnymeade Ave.
Evansville, IN 47714
Cell: 812-461-8339
E-Mail: pnb77@hotmail.com
Global Partners
PO Box 50434
Indianapolis, IN 46250 Phone: 317.774.7950
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