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Nov 18, 2005? 

Today??™s Announcements:

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It is snowing here in Montreal, burr.?  But that doesn??™t daunt our newest writer, Bobby Harris, writer #263 for Storytime Tapestry.?  He has chosen to concentrate on Indian Summer and raking his leaves.?  Enjoy the rest of autumn everyone. Please give him a warm welcome to the greatest newsletter on the net.

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Now on to the good stuff..........

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Today's Queue Stories
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? Healing Promised

Joyce C. Lock

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Problem: Many are weak and sickly, among you, and many sleep.

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How many people do you know that can't stand on their own two feet spiritually, that seem to be sick the entire winter every year, or that haven't shouted, "Amen!" since 1958?

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Cure: If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged, I Co. 11:30-31.

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? ? ? ?  All our righteousness is as filthy rags, in comparison to God's way of thinking.?  His ways are higher than ours are.?  Understanding that, it seems odd when people go into a state of shock, being offended that another would even think they weren't perfect, when all God wanted to do was to set them free.

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? ? ? ?  It takes a person maturing in their walk to be able to consider thoughts that might not be lined up with God's, without their pride or low self-esteem kicking into overtime.

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? ? ? ?  When we allow ourselves to be introspective with ourselves, to see if any part might be in error, we accomplish what the Bible said.?  If people judge themselves, they shouldn't be judged.

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? ? ? ?  When our insides begin to go haywire, instead of pointing to a person or circumstance, we can look inward and upward, asking God, "What is it about me that crumbles whenever this happens??  Where does this feeling come from, when I get angry over such little things??  Why do I always fall apart in like circumstances??  Why can't I trust You with my needs, instead of taking matters into my own hands??  Why do I expect the worst and get offended at people, when I only presume to think I've seen their heart?"

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? ? ? ?  Spiritual and literal healing is promised for those who are willing to examine themselves.?  It is a process of restoration, becoming free from ways of thinking that Satan planted.? 

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? ? ? ?  When our thinking doesn't line up with God's, it isn't our thinking at all ~ but Satan??™s lies.?  For, we wrestle not against flesh and blood ... and if we do, we're going to become weak, sickly, or asleep (missing God's blessings), I Co. 11:30.

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? ? ? ?  Once we get a glimpse into that (whenever anything makes us feel anxious, worried, or otherwise insecure), we can continue to take those things to God.?  In so doing, we will experience further joy through more areas of inner healing.

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? ? ? ?  Learn to protect your mind.?  Take Satan by force (cleaning the inside of the cup) and the outside will take care of itself.

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? ? ? ?  God is very pleased when His children consider that there is more to knowing Him.?  For those who dare take the journey through the refiner's fire, no doubt, God has some special purpose for you.?  Doing so makes one a purified vessel that God can, both, teach and use.

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?© by Joyce C. Lock
http://our.homewithgod.com/heavenlyinspirations/

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? People Watcher

Bill Walker

wildbill6807@yahoo.com

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People watcher, I think I fall in that class.?  I might have made some kind of a cop if I had thought about it sooner. Cops watch people you know. I also like coffee and donuts, think that is a requirement to be a cop.

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I remember years ago there was a old fellow, that liked standing on one corner of the main cross streets of this town, name was George. He looked all the girls over for sure. That was a good pass time. I say girls because he noticed all, young, old and all in between. Now on a corner cross from him the chief of police would be standing, I think he was doing the same thing. Watching the girls go by. Of course he could say he was watching the two banks from where he stood.?  You know we did have a big bank holdup here one time. After that Gene took up guard duty on that corner.

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Side trip here, let me tell you about the great bank robbery. Seems this fellow came to town from somewhere, must have stashed a car out of town, walked into same place, and called for a cab.? Well at that time the cab people had about 5 old broken down hunks of junk. Maybe on any given day, might have a couple that ran, So this day Minnie get to go pick this fellow up. Now Minnie and her sis was two tough old gals. Some says those two was not really women, I can't say. Any ways here Minnie is with this fellow, she asked where to? He said, ? "Beatrice National Bank, he needs to withdraw some money." ?  She gets him there, he said, "keep the engine running, will be back in a couple minutes."? ?  He was true to his word, he came on a dead run with a small sack.?  Minnie pores the gas to old beater of a cab, and off they go. Now Minnie has this figured out by now, cab is running wide open up one street down another, in and out of side streets. The one lone police car hot on tail about a block behind. Also the town 2 wheeler with side car and chief riding shotgun. Minnie takes a turn up a dead end.. Stops cab, pulls keys and runs for dear life. Poor bank robber is nailed. Minnie made headlines, don't call Minnie if you got any idea of robbing bank, she isn't going to be nothing but a kill joy for well laid plains.? 

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So some time after that Gene took up a stand on that one corner.?  Now one day, he got to watching George.?  He noticed? the fact George was watching all the girls as they tripped along. So after a bit he walked over and said. "OK George, you can move on."?  Now George didn't go down to easy.? ?  He said,"look here Burton, I am doing the same thing your doing, we both? are watching the girls, you can say you are watching the banks and waiting for the next hold up.. But any one knows the 2 wheeler? is not in use any more. So just what are you going to do, besides just watch the girls?"? 

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I think people watching is a great pass time.?  Wonder if any one has taken up either one of those fine spots, where George and Gene used to stand and watch the girls trip by?

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Tinker and Poo; The Boys Write

http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-35741-5

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ValueSpeak

A Weekly Column

By Joseph Walker

valuespeak@msn.com

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SELF-INFLICTED WISDOM

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  OK, sure.?  I??™ll admit it.?  I was feeling pretty cocky.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  The presentation had gone well ??“ VERY well ??“ eliciting exactly the response from decision-makers for which we were hoping.?  My part of the presentation was . . . how can I say this without boasting? . . . magnificent.?  Everything had come together beautifully.?  I covered the walls with examples of our work, and the gentlemen to whom we were presenting made several comments about how good and thorough and persuasive our documentation had been.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  So we were feeling pretty good as we gathered our materials after the meeting was over.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???Oh, yeah,??? I said smugly, standing on a revolving chair in order to pull pins out of some of the photos I had posted.?  ???We knocked that one out of the ball park.???

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???Uh, Joe,??? my boss said, ???that chair looks really unstable . ???

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???It was a home run!??? I continued, ignoring his warning.?  ???Slam dunk!?  Touch . . ???

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Suddenly I felt the chair upon which I was standing going into a full spin.?  I tried to grab something on the wall to stop the movement, but nothing would hold me in place.?  The spinning accelerated.?  I could feel myself teetering.?  I tried to leap nimbly from the chair, but let??™s face it ??“ I haven??™t done ANYTHING nimbly for 30 years or 50 pounds, whichever came first.?  My feet caught on the arm of the chair, and together the chair and I tumbled to the ground.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  At this point in my memory of the event, everything sort of goes into slow motion.?  Mostly what I remember are sounds: the chair clattering on the ground; my boss chanting ???oh no, oh no, oh no!???; my own muffled ???whooooaaaaa!???; and the solid ???thunk??? of my right knee slamming into the thinly carpeted cement floor.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  I stayed there on the floor for a few minutes, partly because my colleagues who were with me wouldn??™t let me get up and partly because somebody had somehow started spinning the room around me.?  I was vaguely aware that everyone in the room had gathered around me and was offering comfort, support and hand-wringing on my behalf.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???Don??™t move,??? one voice said.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???Stay down,??? said another.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ???Do you think he broke his hip??  My grandfather died after he broke his hip.????  I??™m pretty sure this came from the group??™s 20-something, who was only thinking mathematically, like the trained engineer that he is: old guy plus hard fall equals broken hip.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Equals death.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Even in my foggy state, I was pretty sure that I wasn??™t going to die.?  But walking . . . the throbbing in my knees indicated that that was going to be a problem.?  Suddenly, a wave of shock-induced nausea suggested that I better get up and try moving toward the restroom . . . or else.?  So with a great deal of help and only a couple of semi-suppressed screams, I struggled to my feet and was relieved to find that movement was painful, but possible.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Thankfully, the nausea passed, only to be replaced with intense embarrassment.?  What was I thinking??  I knew better than to stand on an unstable chair.?  And even if I didn??™t know better, my boss had warned me.?  I had no one to blame but myself.?  I made a choice ??“ a foolish one, but a personal choice nonetheless.?  I took a calculated risk ??“ and lost.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  Unfortunately, I??™m not alone in this risky inclination, am I??  A lot of us do stuff when we know better.?  We ignore warnings and we make choices ??“ sometimes foolishly.?  And that??™s OK, I guess, as long as we take responsibility for our choices and learn from our mistakes.?  Pain, even when it is self-inflicted, can be part of a lifelong process of growing and becoming wise.

And a lot less cocky.

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Poetry Section

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Indian Summer

Bobby Harris

The golden days and dreamy haze
Of autumn have appeared,
The fields of corn of stalks are shorn,
The grasses brown and seared.

The multicolored trees arrayed
In robes so bright and fair,
And nature's finest garb displayed
In glory everywhere.

While high above the lark still flings
His joy notes to the sky,
And Bob Whites whistle on and sings
While golden moments fly.

The quiet splendor autumn brings
To earth is like the peace
That in the God filled spirit sings
When strife of sin doth cease.

Bobby Harris

bobby1137@comcast.net

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I'm raking leaves today

Bobby Harris

I'm only raking leaves today
Beneath a westering sun,
The crimson gloried autumn days
Are passing one by one,
The frost in lavish colors spread
It's tints in every hue,
I'm only raking leaves today,
With little less to do.

I'm only raking leaves today
The summer days are gone,
The crowded, busy days are past
The quiet days begun,
Some leaves are crimson, others gold
And some are brown and sere
As fluttering from the trees they come
To lie before me here.

But all the leaves that I have raked
In some pathetic pile
Shall with the truant breeze drift
In just a little while,
But in a better, brighter world
Where leaves are green and new
I think I still shall find a joy
In raking leaves, Don't you?

Bobby Harris

bobby1137@comcast.net

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Writers Feedback

? ? ? ? Lake Monster ??“ Carol - Do you plan to go fishing for that guy some day. :-)?  I bet he would give your boat a ride.?  Wishing you every joy, Joe

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