http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091011/NEWS/910110342
Imagine taking a walk in the park. It's a beautiful day, you are carefree, blahblahblah, and then someone hands you a PB&J sandwich. Pretty much, that would make my day because I love, Love, LOVE a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Think then, how much more that PB&J would mean if you were a homeless teenager living in that park. Imagine that was the only meal you didn't have to fight for, steal, or do without.
This is one of the simplest, yet most loving, ministries I have heard of. Anyone could do this, anyone who isn't afriad to be the hands and feet of Jesus. That is what this couple is doing and they are reaching those who no one else is reaching. It is action, not words. This is love.
I put this in my "Odd News Catagory" because love like this is an odd and rare thing indeed.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A sad strange story becomes stranger still
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6391911/Balloon-boys-father-wanted-TV-fame-before-world-ends-in-2012.html
First a family builds a giant balloon that looks like a space ship. Then their six-year-old son supposedly is in the aforementioned balloon when it accidentally takes off. Turns out he was in the attic the whole time, but this is only discovered after the whole nation is on edge for almost an entire day. Then on national TV, the boy lets it slip that the entire incident was an elaborate scheme his parents planned to get their own reality show. (This is my favorite part. I laughed when I watched it.) So they are facing possible charges for being complete idiots. Now a family friend tells the press that the real reason for this stunt is that Robert Thomas wanted to get rich quick because he wants to build an underground bunker. Why? He believes that sometime during the year 2012 the world as we know it will come to an end. His family needs an underground bunker so that they can survive if the sun explodes. LIKE A BUNKER IS GOING TO BE ANY HELP IF THE SUN BLOWS UP?!?! The sad part, beside the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas basically exploited their children, is that they will probably get a reality show.
First a family builds a giant balloon that looks like a space ship. Then their six-year-old son supposedly is in the aforementioned balloon when it accidentally takes off. Turns out he was in the attic the whole time, but this is only discovered after the whole nation is on edge for almost an entire day. Then on national TV, the boy lets it slip that the entire incident was an elaborate scheme his parents planned to get their own reality show. (This is my favorite part. I laughed when I watched it.) So they are facing possible charges for being complete idiots. Now a family friend tells the press that the real reason for this stunt is that Robert Thomas wanted to get rich quick because he wants to build an underground bunker. Why? He believes that sometime during the year 2012 the world as we know it will come to an end. His family needs an underground bunker so that they can survive if the sun explodes. LIKE A BUNKER IS GOING TO BE ANY HELP IF THE SUN BLOWS UP?!?! The sad part, beside the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas basically exploited their children, is that they will probably get a reality show.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
And the winner is. . .
I meant for the tone of this blog to be light, carefree, and slightly tongue in cheek. I feel that I have gotten a little serious and next week I will go back to what I used to blog about.
This week, however, I must laugh at the President of the United States. In the past people have received the Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishing things that made the world a better place. People like Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., and Gandi who have ACCOMPLISHED great things are awarded the prize. Organizations like UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders are awarded the prize because they make the world a better place. Individuals are not awarded the prize because they are famous and they TALK about doing things.
When President Obama said during his acceptance speech that he really didn't deserve the prize, I think he meant that. I think he was as shocked as the rest of the world was. I guess it really isn't his fault; as far as we know he didn't bribe the committee to choose him. I think that instead of honoring him though they just made him look stupid.
This week, however, I must laugh at the President of the United States. In the past people have received the Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishing things that made the world a better place. People like Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., and Gandi who have ACCOMPLISHED great things are awarded the prize. Organizations like UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders are awarded the prize because they make the world a better place. Individuals are not awarded the prize because they are famous and they TALK about doing things.
When President Obama said during his acceptance speech that he really didn't deserve the prize, I think he meant that. I think he was as shocked as the rest of the world was. I guess it really isn't his fault; as far as we know he didn't bribe the committee to choose him. I think that instead of honoring him though they just made him look stupid.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
You Snooze, You Lose...Weight?
If I were to diet, this is the one I would choose. It is ridiculously easy and I would be happy to schedule large amounts of it into my day. Just imagine, shedding the pounds while simply sleeping.
Sounds to good to be true? Well, it is.
Recent studies have shown, however, that sleep can affect you weight. When you do not get enough sleep, levels of ghrelin, a hormone which increases hunger, rise and levels of leptin, which promotes feelings of fullness, drop. Also not getting enough sleep causes the stress hormone cortisol to rise, which increases cravings for high-carb, high-calorie “comfort foods.”
So tonight when you put off those hundred things that need to be done in favor of some shut eye, don't feel bad. Just think of it as prevenative medicine and take all you can get!
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