012925 From the banks of Burcham Creek...

From the banks of Burcham Creek…

From the January 29th Archives…

"Continue to ask, and God will give to you.
Continue to search, and you will find.
Continue to knock, and the door will open
for you.
Yes, whoever continues to ask will receive.
Whoever continues to look will find.
And whoever continues to knock will have
The door opened for them."
- Matthew 7:7-8

To accomplish great things,
we must not only act,
But also dream;
not only plan, but also believe.
- Anatole France

Life doesn’t run away from nobody.
Life runs at people.
- Joe Frazier

I am not a product of my circumstances.
I am a product to my decisions.
- Stephen Covey

A dream doesn’t become reality through magic;
It takes sweat, determination and hard work.
- Colin Powell

When you live for a strong purpose,
Then hard work isn’t an option.
It’s a necessity.
- Steve Pavlina

Every man and woman are born into the world
to do something unique and something distinctive;
and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done.
- Benjamin E. Mays

“He (Coach Calipari) just said, good win.
He introduced us to his high school coach,
His college coach.
Like he said, it was a great win for us.
A lot of people had us losing this game
So we prepared. One thing he said is we
Prepared really well for this game.
Our shoot around was good,
The two practices before this game were
Really good. Our practices and the way we
Prepared were a really big factor in why
We won this (West Virginia) game.”
- Kevin Knox

Develop an attitude of gratitude.
Say thank you to everyone you meet
For everything they do for you.
- Brian Tracy

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.
Always remember, you have within you
The strength, the patience, and the passion
To reach for the stars to change the world.
- Harriet Tubman

If there's one thing that will stop people
From achieving their goals, it's a wall.
However, as I see it, without a wall there's
No place to build a door.
- Craig D. Lounsbrough

Your life is your message to the world.
Make sure it’s inspiring
- Anonymous

When you believe in what you’re
Doing and use your imagination
And initiative,
You can make a difference
- Samuel Dash

You’ve got to know what your magic is.
How else will you fully share your gifts
With others and enrich the world for
These precious years that you live?
- Rasheed Ogunlaru

“Winning isn’t everything,
But it sure beats anything
That comes in second.”
- Coach Paul Bryant

“I don’t know what class is,
But I can tell when one has it,
You can tell it from a mile away.”
- Coach Paul Bryant

"If you believe in yourself,
Have dedication and pride,
And never quit,
You’ll be a winner.
The price of victory is high
But so are the rewards."
- Coach Paul Bryant

***

I Believe – Phil Wickham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOx_gUY4bQY

012525 From The Banks of Burcham Creek...

 From The Banks of Burcham Creek…

I am back posting after a week of being
Down with the Flu. Missed a couple of
Days of work at NAL. Thankfully I am
Back in the saddle again.
Have a great day and Go Cats!
Lisa and I attended the UK – Vandy
Game on 01/13/2018 in Music City.
As a member of B.B.N. I bleed blue.
Win or lose… It’s a Kentucky Thing…
- Hayden Childs

***

“ by saving us from the punishment of sin.
It was not because we worked to be right with God.
It was because of His loving-kindness that He washed
our sins away.
At the same time He gave us new life when the
Holy Spirit came into our lives.

God gave the Holy Spirit to fill our lives through
Jesus Christ, the One Who saves.

Titus 3:5-6

***

When I Have Time…

Poet: Miriam Brown

When I have time so many things I'll do
To make life happier and more fair
For those whose lives are crowded now with care;
I'll help to lift them from their low despair,
When I have time.

When I have the time the friend I love so well
Shall know no more these weary toiling days;
I'll lead her feet in pleasant paths always,
And cheer her heart with words of sweetest praise,
When I have time.

When you have time! The friend you hold so dear
May be beyond the reach of all your sweet intent;
May never know that you so kindly meant
To fill her life with sweet content,
When you had time.

Now is the time! Ah, friend, no longer wait
To scatter loving smiles and words of cheer
To those around whose lives are now so dear;
They may not need you in the coming year
Now is the time.

***

From the January 25 Archives…

Happiness in the present is only shattered
By comparison with the past.
- Douglas Horton

If a man does not know what port, he is
Steering for, no wind is favorable to him.
- Seneca

No pessimist ever discovered the secret
of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land,
or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
- Helen Keller

A sense of humor... is needed armor.
Joy in one's heart and some laughter on
One’s lips is a sign that the person down
Deep has a pretty good grasp of life.
- Hugh Sidey

When you reach an obstacle,
turn it into an opportunity.
You have the choice.
You can overcome and be a winner,
Or you can allow it to overcome you
and be a loser.
The choice is yours and yours alone.
Refuse to throw in the towel.
Go that extra mile that failures
refuse to travel.
It is far better to be exhausted
from success than
To be rested from failure.
- Mary Kay Ash

Shouda, coulda, and woulda
won’t get it done.
- Coach Pat Riley

(Kentucky basketball stand-out, a member
Of the 1966 NCAA tourney Runner-up team,
N.B.A. Coach with Lakers, Knicks and Heat)

We look ahead and not back in the
rearview mirror.
- Larry "Chipper" Jones

Why not chase what some see as impossible?
Why not believe in yourself?
Why not dare to be great...
Even if it means being different?"
- John Smoltz

You play the game to win the World Series.
Cy Young's are nice, they really are.
They're great and I'm proud of them...
But easily the biggest thing I've
Accomplished Is getting that World Series
Ring.
- Greg Maddux

The way a team plays as a whole
Determines its success.
You may have the greatest bunch
Of individual stars in the world,
But if they don't play together,
The club won't be worth a dime.
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth

It took me seventeen years to
Get 3,000 hits in baseball.
I did it in one afternoon on
The golf course.
- Henry "Hank" Aaron


... Even after you've just
Won the Super Bowl…
Especially after you've
Just won the Super Bowl…
There’s always next year.
If "Winning isn't everything;
It’s the only thing,"
Then "the only thing" is nothing…
Emptiness, the nightmare of life
Without ultimate meaning.
- Coach Tom Landry


***

My Old Kentucky Home…

The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home,
‘Tis summer, the darkies are gay;
The corn-top’s ripe and the meadow’s in the bloom,
While the birds make music all the day.
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,
All merry, all happy and bright;
By ‘n’ by Hard Times comes a-knocking at the door,
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.
They hunt no more for the possum and the coon,
On meadow, the hill and the shore,
They sing no more by the glimmer of the moon,
On the bench by the old cabin door.
The day goes by like a shadow o’er the heart,
With sorrow, where all was delight,
The time has come when the darkies have to part,
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.
The head must bow and the back will have to bend,
Wherever the darky may go;
A few more days, and the trouble all will end,
In the field where the sugar-canes grow;
A few more days for to tote the weary load,
No matter, ’twill never be light;
A few more days till we totter on the road,
Then my old Kentucky home, goodnight.
Chorus:
Weep no more my lady
Oh! weep no more today!
We will sing one song for the old Kentucky home,
For the Old Kentucky Home far away.
- Stephen Foster

***

Blue Moon of Kentucky – Elvis Presley 1954

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJq3AZ4uXqE

011325 From the Banks of Burcham Creek...

 A Time for Everything…

“There is a special time for everything.
There is a time for everything
that happens under heaven.

There is a time to be born,
and a time to die;
a time to plant,
and a time to pick what is planted.

There is a time to kill,
and a time to heal;
a time to break down,
and a time to build up.

There is a time to cry,
and a time to laugh;
a time to have sorrow,
and a time to dance.

There is a time to throw stones,
and a time to gather stones;
a time to kiss,
and a time to turn from kissing.

There is a time to try to find,
and a time to lose;
a time to keep,
and a time to throw away.

There is a time to tear apart,
and a time to sew together;
a time to be quiet,
and a time to speak.

There is a time to love,
and a time to hate;
a time for war,
and a time for peace.”

- Solomon
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 TLV

***

Time Is…

Time is
Too slow for those who wait,
Too swift for those who fear,
Too long for those who grieve,
Too short for those who rejoice,
But for those who love,
Time is Eternity.

- Henry VanDyke

***

There Is A Time…

There is a time to work and play,
A time to eat and sleep;
A time to study and to pray,
A time to laugh and weep;
A time for fellowship that's sweet,
A time for sacred song;
But never is there time to treat
A human being wrong.

There is a time to lift men up
And help them on life's road;
A time to drain their bitter cup
And share their heavy load;
A time to bless them with our grace
And boost them all along;
But never is there time and place
To treat our fellows wrong.

There is a time to help men seek
Our God who saves the soul;
A time to show them that the meek
Shall reach life's highest goal;
A time to help them turn aside
And leave the wicked throng;
But never did our God provide
A time to treat men wrong.

- Walter E. Isenhour

***

No Time For God...

No time for God.

what fools we are to clutter up
our lives with common things,

And leave without heart’s gate
the Lord of life and life itself.

No time for God is soon to say
no time to eat or sleep,
or love or die.

Take time for God,
or you shall dwarf your soul.

And when the death angel comes
knocking at your door,

A poor,
misshaped thing you’ll be to step
into eternity.

No time for God?

That day when sickness comes
or trouble finds you out,

And you cry out to God,
will He have time for you?

No time for God?

Someday you’ll lay aside this mortal self
And make your way to worlds unknown.

And when you meet Him face to face,

Will He…
should He…
Have time for you?

- Norman L. Trott


***


Humanity has one really
effective weapon,
And that is laughter.
- Mark Twain

So let us go forward quietly,
each on his own path,
Forever making for the light.
- Vincent Van Gogh

The wise man does not lay up
his own treasures.
The more he gives to others,
the more he has for his own.
- Lao Tzu

Building a better you
Is the first step to building
A better America.
- Zig Ziglar

It's not what you've got,
It’s what you use that
Makes a difference.
- Zig Ziglar
 
Famous archer, Howard Hill
Won all the 267 archeries
Contests he entered.
He could hit a bull’s eye
At 50 feet, then split first
Arrow with the second.
Would it be possible for you
To shoot better than him?
YES, if he were blindfolded!
- Zig Ziglar

Many marriages would be better
If the husband and the wife
Clearly understood that they
are on the same side.
- Zig Ziglar

Any man can help create a child
But it takes a real man to love,
Cherish and raise that child
- Nishan Panwar

My father used to play with my
Brother and me in the yard.
Mother would come out and say,
"You're tearing up the grass."
"We're not raising grass,"
Dad would reply.  
We're raising boys."
- Harmon Killebrew

My father always told me,
Find a job you love and
You’ll never have to work
A day in your life.
- Jim Fox

Success usually comes
To those who are too busy
To be looking for it.
- Henry David Thoreau

Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so
Much.
- Helen Keller

The key to happiness
Is having dreams;
The key to success
Is making them come
True.
- James Allen

Individually we are
One drop,
Together we are
An ocean.
- Ryunosuke Satoro

Edited by H.C.

***

Sunset Listen Through - Hymn of Heaven
(Acoustic Sessions) – Phil Wickham


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frOIAn43v4o

011125 From the Banks of Burcham Creek...

From the Banks of Burcham Creek…

Lisa and I like most of you enjoyed the snow day
Off from work yesterday, we sat by the fire pit a bit
And walked around our place on Burcham Creek.
Our dog Bella enjoyed the day too…

Yesterday was also my Dad’s Birthday I spoke
To him via telephone we had a nice visit this
Past Sunday with him and Doris my stepmother
In Corinth, MS.

Thankful to our God that he is still with us.

The late Toby Keith was inspired to write a song
When he asked actor Clint Eastwood what kept
Him active and going strong.

Eastwood replied,
“I don’t let the old man in”.

Keith would write the song and it
was also used In Eastwood’s movie “The Mule”.

I am attaching the song as well as this post
In honor of my dad, Rex H. Childs, Sr.

- Hayden Childs

***

Charles Spurgeon's Daily Devotions

The Eleventh of January

From Spurgeon's "Faith's Check Book"

Faith Sets the Bow


“It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth,
 that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud;”

 Genesis 9:14

Just now clouds are plentiful enough, but we are not afraid
that the world will be destroyed by a deluge.

We see the rainbow often enough to prevent our having any
such fears.

The covenant which the Lord made with Noah stands fast,
and we have no doubts about it.

Why, then, should we think that the clouds of trouble,
which now darken our sky, will end in our destruction?

Let us dismiss such groundless and dishonoring fears.

Faith always sees the bow of covenant promise whenever
sense sees the cloud of affliction.

God has a bow with which He might shoot out His arrows
of destruction.

But see, it is turned upward!

It is a bow without an arrow or a string.
It is a bow hung out for show, no longer used for war.

It is a bow of many colors, expressing joy and delight,
and not a bow blood-red with slaughter or black with anger.
Let us be of good courage.

Never does God so darken our sky as to leave His covenant
without a witness, and even if He did,

we would trust Him since He cannot change or lie or in any
other way fails to keep His covenant of peace.

Until the waters go over the earth again,
we shall have no reason for doubting our God.


***

“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake
it is necessary to stand out in the cold.”

Aristotle,
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath

Aristotle’s philosophy encourages stepping
outside one’s comfort zone as part of pursuing
eudaemonia — human flourishing.

He emphasizes that achieving excellence and
virtue often require effort, discomfort,
and rational action beyond habitual or
pleasurable routines.

EXERCISE…

How has taking on life’s challenges and stepping
outside your habitual and pleasurable pursuits
provided you some of the more beautiful aspects
of living?

Where and when can you continue to step out into
some of the chillier aspects of life to discover
other kinds of beauty awaiting you?

- Barry Demp


***

“Generosity is not a loan to repay or a
debt to settle. It’s a gift to appreciate.”

Adam Grant,
American organizational psychologist and bestselling author

Adam Grant’s book, Give and Take, is one of my favorites.
If you have yet to read it, today’s quote could be one of
the top nuggets to summarize its wisdom.

Through his extensive research of givers, takers,
and matchers, it’s the givers of the world who seem to
lead the most richly rewarding lives.

Perhaps the best way to show our appreciation of the
generosity of others is simply to acknowledge it.

EXERCISE…

I hope you will take Adam’s advice and give the
generous people in your life your sincere appreciation
for their many gifts.

- Barry Demp



***


Don’t Let the Old Man In – Toby Keith
2023 People’s Choice Awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFfQDqY6mC4

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From the Banks of Burcham Creek…

Abraham Lincoln's
Favorite Devotionals
January 8

Complete in Christ

"For in Him dwells all the fullness
of the Godhead [a] bodily;

[a] in bodily form

and you are complete in Him,
who is the head of all
[a] principality and power."

[a] rule and authority

- Colossians 2:9, 10 NKJV


Thy saints on earth,
and those above,
Here join in sweet accord:
One body all in mutual love,
And thou their common Lord.
Yes, thou that body wilt present
Before thy Father's face,
Nor shall a wrinkle or a spot
Its beauteous form disgrace.

- The Believer's Daily Treasure

***

From the January 8th quotes
Archives…

You will never be greater
than the thoughts
That dominate your mind.
- Napoleon Hill Foundation

Those who are lifting the
world upward and onward
are those who encourage
more than criticize.
- Elizabeth Harrison

Don't say you don't have
enough time.
You have exactly the same
number of hours per day
that were given to Helen Keller,
Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo,
Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci,
Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Dreams come a size too big
So that we can grow into them.
- Josie Bisset

The one who tries to get something
For nothing generally winds up
Getting nothing for something.
Napoleon Hill Foundation

However difficult life may seem,
There is always something you
Can do and succeed at.
- Stephen Hawking

If you go to work on your goals,
Your goals will go to work on you.
If you go to work on your plan,
Your plan will go to work on you.
Whatever good things we build
End up building us.
- Jim Rohn

Circumstance does not make the
man;
It reveals him to himself.
- James Allen

A little more persistence,
A little more effort, and
what seemed hopeless failure
may turn to glorious success.
- Elbert Hubbard

Eventually we all have to accept
Full and total responsibility for
our actions,
Everything we have done,
and have not done.
- Hubert Selby Jr.

Don’t look back;  
You’re not going
That way.
- Mary Engelbreit

See the light in others and
Treat them as if that is all
You see.
- Wayne Dyer

There's a reason I swam five straight
Years and didn't take a single day off.
There are reasons why I swam every
Holiday, every Christmas, every birthday.
I was trying to be as prepared as I could,
And I tried to see what I could really do
And what my potential was.
I just really did kind of whatever it took.
- Michael Phelps 

(Most decorated Olympic Swimmer

of all time)

If you want to live a happy life,
Tie it to a goal, not to people or
Things.
- Albert Einstein

Where justice is denied,
Where poverty is enforced,
Where ignorance prevails,
And where any one class
Is made to feel that society
Is in an organized conspiracy
To oppress, rob, and degrade them,
Neither persons nor property will
Be safe.
- Frederick Douglass

I never doubted not only that
I would get out, but also that
I would prevail in the end and
Turn the experience into the
Defining event of my life,
Which, in retrospect,
I would not trade…
- James Stockdale

Commenting on his 8 years
As a prisoner of war in Vietnam,
During which he was tortured
Over 20 times.

It doesn’t matter what
You are ranked until
The end.
- Coach Nick Saban

I don't think it's about
Who you play,
I think it's about who
You are.
- Coach Nick Saban

The formula for success is
Every guy can make a difference
For the entire team in whatever
His role is.
And to do it right,
To get it right,
Is a critical factor in being
Successful.
- Coach Nick Saban

***

www.Daisys-Place.org

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Scarecrow – John Mellencamp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFquMneMe8&list=PLDNtAuXIhbEP9BXw5UGdsZTBLFZV_oPoD

010525 From the Banks of Burcham Creek Sunday Edition...

 A New You

How would you like a brand new you in this
New Year of 2025?

Such is not an unreasonable desire or possibility.

In fact, it is God’s intent to eventually
“Make all things new” in the “new heavens and new
earth” (Rev. 21:5, 1).

Until that time, the Lord is preparing a people
who are said to be “born again … of water and the
Spirit” (John 3:3, 5).
    
In the process of the new birth, we become
children of God and receive the Spirit of Christ,
entitling us to address God as our Father (Gal. 4:6).

A truly new you are not through New Years resolutions,
but only in Christ:

“If any man be in Christ,
he is a new creature; old things are passed away…
all things are become new” (2 Cor. 5:17).

Newness of life is not found in just being a good
neighbor, a good husband or wife, or respectable
person, or even in just being religious.

Jesus expressed His purpose in coming into this world
when He told His disciples, “I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”

(John 10:10).

The gospel (good news) by which we receive this life centers upon

Jesus’ dying upon the cross for our sins, being buried, 

and raised to life, as witnessed to us through His apostles

(1 Corinthians 15:1-4).

The apostle Paul also made it plain that this
justification is available to us through faith in Christ, saying,

“Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through the

Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1).


Justification by faith involves repentance and baptism, 

coming forth from the watery grave of baptism into
“Newness of life” (Rom. 6:1-6).


Mere New Year’s resolutions will not accomplish this,
but a personal commitment to Jesus Christ,
the Son of God in faith and obedience to His word,
as Peter explained it:

“Ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth
through the Spirit… being born again…

by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.”

(1 Pet. 1:22-23).

Have you yet received this new life?

- Ron Bartanen

Edited by H.C.

***
 

I just love Phil Wickham’s song…
The Jesus Way…

A Beautiful song with
a powerful message!


Friend,
Will You Choose
The Jesus Way?

“And when I am lifted up from the earth,
I will attract all people toward Me.”

John 12:32


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fhv4arL3yk

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From the Banks of Burcham Creek…
 

Tim McGraw’s Drugs or Jesus
Has a powerful message.

“Everybody just wants to get high
Sit and watch a perfect world go by
We are all looking for love and
Meaning in our lives
We follow the roads that led us
To drugs or Jesus…”

So thankful for a great Christian
Heritage that led me to Jesus
And not to drugs and the hopelessness
Of that lifestyle.
I get High on life not drugs…

- Hayden Childs

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The Greatest Man on Earth

He didn't own a mansion on a hill
He didn't drive a fancy automobile
He didn't travel with the "In" crowd
He didn't act as if he were too proud

He wasn't the subject of tabloids pens
He never gossiped about his friends
He didn't wear designer clothes of hue
He wore barefoot sandals instead of shoes

He had no earthly riches; not one red cent
He gave what he had and on others he spent
He accumulated no earthly treasures
He wasn't interested in worldly pleasures

He heard the peoples' cries and their laments
He gave them is blessings wherever he went
He healed their sicknesses and saved their souls
He gave them something far greater than gold

He was a virtuous man completely without vice
He gave His all and paid a heavy price
His gifts to man were more than money was worth
Jesus Christ was the greatest man on earth

- Ellen Bailey

***

HE IS!
In Genesis, He’s the Breath of life
In Exodus, the Passover Lamb
In Leviticus, He’s our High Priest
Numbers, The Fire by night
Deuteronomy, He’s Moses’ voice
In Joshua, He is Salvation’s Choice
Judges, Law Giver
In Ruth, the Kinsmen-Redeemer
First and Second Samuel, our Trusted Prophet
In Kings and Chronicles, He’s Sovereign
Ezra, True and Faithful Scribe
Nehemiah, He’s the Rebuilder of broken walls and lives
In Esther, He’s Mordecai’s Courage
In Job, the timeless Redeemer
In Psalms, He is our Morning Song
In Proverbs, Wisdom’s Cry
Ecclesiastes, the Time and Season
In the Song of Solomon, He is the Lover’s Dream
He is, He is, HE IS!
In Isaiah, He’s Prince of Peace
Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet
In Lamentations, the Cry for Israel
Ezekiel, He’s the call from sin
In Daniel, the Stranger in the fire
In Hosea, He is Forever Faithful
In Joel, He’s the Spirits power
In Amos, the Arms that carry us
In Obadiah, He’s the Lord our Savior
In Jonah, He’s the Great Missionary
In Micah, the Promise of Peace
In Nahum, He is our Strength and our Shield
In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He’s pleading for revival
In Haggai, He Restores a lost heritage
In Zechariah, our Fountain

In Malachi, He is the Sun of righteousness rising with healing in His wings
He is, He is, HE IS!
In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, He is God, Man, Messiah
In the book of Acts, He is Fire from heaven
In Romans, He’s the Grace of God
In Corinthians, the Power of love
In Galatians, He is Freedom from the curse of sin
Ephesians, our Glorious Treasure
Philippians, the Servants heart
In Colossians, He’s the Godhead Trinity
Thessalonians, our Coming King
In Timothy, Titus, Philemon He’s our Mediator and our Faithful Shepherd
In Hebrews, the Everlasting Covenant
In James, the One Who heals the sick.
In First and Second Peter, He is our Shepherd
In John and in Jude, He is the Lover coming for His bride
In the Revelation, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords
He is, He is, HE IS!
The Prince of Peace
The Son of Man
The Lamb of God
The Great I AM
He’s the Alpha and Omega
Our God and our Savior
He is Jesus Christ the Lord
and when time is no more
He is, HE IS!
AMEN AND AMEN!
 

- Aaron Jeoffrey



Give Me Jesus

In the morning when rise
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You can have all this world
And when I am alone
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You can have all this world
And when I come to die
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
Give me Jesus
You can have all this world
 

- Fernando Ortega


***

Drugs or Jesus – Tim McGraw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNoEDGBaHSs

 

010225 From the banks of Burcham Creek...

 From The Banks of Burcham Creek…

On the 31st I went to Lauderdale
County Courthouse to take care
of some personal business and while
In line I noticed a lady with a
tee shirt That had the following
words…

“Good Moms Say Bad Words”
maybe you have Seen it too.

I thought to myself how sad.

As a Christian I must disagree with
That sentiment.

Good Moms and Dads Say GOOD words
not bad.

I believe God’s Holy Word will back
Me Up on that.

As many of you know I took a job at
An Automotive plant last July.

Daily I am bombarded with “bad words”
the people I work with some of them
use God’s name in vain.

Many curse-like sailors, sadly these bad
Words have become a habit in their daily
Speech and apparently, they think nothing
Of using these “bad words.”

I want to share some scriptures
From a message I presented to the
Barn Creek Church 11/13/24.

Seeds of the Mouth

Proverbs 18:20-21

20 A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the
fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled

21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."

This picture in Proverbs 18:20-21 of planting seeds
in our lives from our mouths.

We are given the choice of either planting
bad seeds which produce poisonous fruit
or good seeds which produce good fruit.

Proverbs 4:24
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
    and put devious talk far from you.

Proverbs 8:7-8
7 for my mouth will utter truth;
    wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
    there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

Proverbs 20:20
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

Proverbs 10:21
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of wisdom.

Proverbs 22:17-18
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;

18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within
you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,

Proverbs 16:23
23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.

Proverbs 8:7
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Proverbs 12:22
22 Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

Proverbs 24:26
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

Jesus Christ tells us in Matthew 12:34-35,
34 Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil,
speak good things?
For out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaks.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of his
heart brings forth good things,
and an evil man out of the evil treasure
brings forth evil things.

Our words reveal what is in our heart.

If we use “bad” words our heart is “bad”.
Jesus says they are evil!

Only Jesus can change a heart from
Bad to good.

The people we work with,
go to school with,
play ball with etc.…

Need Jesus…

He is the answer
To the “bad” words problem
In our world today.

- Hayden Childs

#giver


POWER OF WORDS
A careless word may kindle strife,
A cruel word may wreck a life,
A bitter word may hate instill,
A brutal word may smite and kill,
A gracious word may smooth the way,
A joyous word may light the day;
A timeless word may lessen stress,
A loving word may heal and bless.
- Anonymous

Via Bulletin Gold

***

From the 01/02 Quote Archives…

Don’t watch the clock;
Do what it does.
Keep going.
- Sam Levenson

We relish news of our
heroes,
Forgetting that we are
Extraordinary to somebody
too.
- Helen Hayes

Every human has four endowments …
Self-awareness,
conscience,
independent will
And creative imagination.
These give us the
Ultimate human freedom...
The power to choose,
To respond,
to change.
- Stephen Covey

Change is difficult but often
Essential to survival.
- Les Brown

The measure of your life
Will not be in what you
Accumulate but in what
You give away.
- Wayne Dyer

See God in every person,
Place, and thing and all
Will be well in your world.
- Louise Hay

I think everybody should
Take the attitude that we’re
Working to be a champion,
That we want to be a champion
In everything that we do.
Every choice, every decision,
Everything that we do, we’re
Working to be a champion.
- Coach Nick Saban

There is no failure except
In no longer trying.
- Elbert Hubbard

Do you know the difference
Between Education and experience?
Education is when you read the
fine print;
Experience is what you get when
you don't.
- Pete Seeger

The con man works harder and
pays more
For what he gets out of life
than any other person,
But he kids himself into
believing he is getting
Something for nothing.
- Napoleon Hill Foundation


***

Three Resolutions...

- R. A. (Bob) West

Happy New Year!

Yes, it's that time of year again.

But before we get all wrapped up with 2025,
let's take a quick glance in 2024.

In your case, how was it?
What kind of life did you live?
Do you think God was pleased?

Of course, we can't live that part over,
but we can profit thereby.

We now have a completely New Year ahead of us.
What will we do with it?
Whom will we serve in 2025?
God or Satan?
There is no middle ground.

As we reflect upon the rewards inherent in service to the one
and the consequences of the other, our decisions are made easy.

My decision has prompted three resolutions.

I herewith share them to encourage you to adopt them as your own.

1. Resolved…

To come to a more complete knowledge of God's will.
Naturally, I cannot hope for an eternal home with God if I am not
pleasing to Him; I cannot be pleasing to Him if I do not do His will.
I cannot do His will if I do not know what it is.

Therefore, I will faithfully attend all Bible classes and fervently study
the Scriptures daily to learn His desires.

I will approach the Bible with an open and honest mind and let it
speak fully and freely on every subject.
I will endeavor to study each passage in its proper setting,
not willing to wrest the Scriptures lest I do so to my own destruction.

2. Resolved…

To live in harmony with the will of God.
I will be active in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Of course, before one can be active and fruitful,
 he must enter the Lord's vineyard, the church,
 by obedience to the gospel plan of salvation.)

I will be more prayerful.
I will attend all the assemblies (worship and Bible study)
and give as I have been prospered.

I will forsake all, even denying myself, to follow Jesus.
And though I know that all who live godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution,

I am resolved to not be ashamed,
but to present my body a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God.

I will work out my salvation with fear and trembling,
being not conformed to this world,
but transformed by the renewing of my mind by the
good and perfect will of God (Phil. 2:12; Romans 12:1,2).

3. Resolved…

To teach and persuade others to obey God's will.
As I obtain knowledge of God's word I will teach others also.
I am resolved to teach them in word and deed.
With the sword of the Spirit as my weapon with the militance of
Jesus I will lovingly expose religious error and moral wickedness.

And yet I will seek to possess Christ's other qualities
(e.g. love, joy, peace, faithfulness, meekness and self-control)
to such a degree that I might lead those involved in sin and iniquity
to repentance.

These three resolutions, if kept,
will keep us busy serving and pleasing God.
We will have no time for the devil.
Let's determine now to keep all three in 2025 (and forever after).

The Gospel Guardian
VOLUME 18, January 6, 1967, NUMBER 34, PAGE 8b
Edited by H.C.

For More Information…

https://www.wordsfitlyspoken.insearchoftruth.org/gospel_guardian/index.html




***


Bless The Lord O My Soul – Matt Redman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtwIT8JjddM

123124 From The Banks of Burcham Creek...

From The Banks of Burcham Creek…

Our favorite New Year’s Eve
Occurred on 12/31/12 when
Allison married Daniel Clark.

We are so proud of them
and so thankful…

God is so good!

They are dedicated parents
To Caragan Grace and Claire Rose.

We cannot forget their son
Colson Lee Clark who is in
Heaven in the arms of Jesus.

This post is in honor of them.

They let their lights shine
Bright for Jesus every day
They make a difference in this
World.

-    Hayden Childs

***

An optimist stays up until midnight
To see the New Year in.
A pessimist stays up to make
Sure, the old year leaves.
- Bill Vaughn

We will open the book.
Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called Opportunity and it’s first
Chapter is New Year’s Day.
- Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Here’s to the bright New Year,
And a fond farewell to the old.
Here’s to the things that are yet to come,
And to the memories that we hold.
- Jeff Kinney

***

New Year’s Wish 2025

I wish you Health...
So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...
And Peace within your heart.

I wish you the Beauty of nature...
That you may enjoy the work of God.

I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...
For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generosity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the Best of everything...
That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIEND!

Anonymous

***

What Does the New Year Hold?

The Lord willing we will celebrate the beginning of a
New Year 2025.

The year 2024 will be gone forever.

Some may be wondering,
"What will the new year hold for us?"
Will there be weddings?
Will there be funerals?
Will there be births will there be good times?
Will there be bad?
Will there be changes that we don't like?
Will there be changes that are good?

For man, the future is completely unpredictable and while we can
expect some things to happen, we really don't know what is going
to happen, and we should not spend our time worrying about what
MIGHT happen ( Matthew 6:34) but we should always say,
"If the Lord will, we shall live and do this or that" ( James 4:15).

So, what will the New Year hold, if the Lord will?

•    The New Year holds time!

We have before us 12 months, 52 weeks, 354 days, 8496 hours,
509760 minutes, and 30,585,600 seconds. Any way you look at it.
we have time given to us.

We can only live that time one moment at a time.
Each moment is precious, priceless, and pregnant with potential for
us to do that which is good and right, pure and holy.

There is also the potential for us to use our time to do that which
is evil and wrong, rotten and defiled.

Potential, however, never accomplished anything!
It's not until the potential becomes the kinetic that things happen!

How will we use our time in 2025?

Let us not give place to Satan, but redeem each moment doing the
Lord's will (Ephesians 5:16)!


•    The New Year holds opportunity!

We should pray for opportunity, but we should also pray for the
resources to be able to take advantage of the opportunities we have!

Health, family, friends, fellow Christians, financial means, talents,
and many other things are all resources that we all need to make the
most of our opportunities.

We can take appropriate advantage of those resources for good or we
can neglect them. We also need to pray for the ability to recognize the
presence of an opportunity.

Many times, opportunity knocks, but no one is home to
hear the rap. Let's be on the alert for ways in which we can do that
which is good toward all men (Galatians 6:10).

•    The New Year holds optimism!

A new year is not a time to be pessimistic and think of all the terrible
things that COULD happen to us.

Rather, it is a time for us to think optimistically!

Out of all the people on the earth, the Christian has the knowledge
to think optimistically.

We know that Jesus was raised from the dead.
We know that the life of the Christian is the best life one could live.
We know that one day Jesus will come again!

The faithful child of God has every reason to rejoice and nothing
over which to brood (Philippians 4:4).

•    The New Year holds work!

Since God created man, God has expected man to work to some
degree. Man's first job was to dress and keep the garden
(Genesis 2:15).

Today we have a God given work as well.
Jesus has exemplified this work for us in his mission to seek and
to save that which is lost (Luke 19:10).

The church has the same work today.
We must use the year 2025 fulfilling the mission that Jesus
has for His body.

We can fulfill this mission through our works of benevolence
for the needy, edification of the saved, and evangelism for
the lost.

 If we water and plant, then God will give the increase
(1 Corinthians 3:6)!

 Each day that passes in this New Year, let us consider how
we can be involved in this great work!

The New Year holds so much more than what we have set
forth here, but these four things are definite starting points
for us to make this New Year a great one.

The New Year holds time, opportunity, optimism, and work.

Let us put our hands to the work, with an optimistic attitude,
using our time to serve the Lord and looking for those
opportunities which are ever before us!

May God bless this New Year 2025 for the church of Christ
the world over!

- Anonymous

Edited by H.C.

***

Auld Lang Syne – Elvis Presley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrxifmCGn4I

123024 Why Buy Life Insurance?

 Why Buy Life Insurance?

* Cost of a Funeral…
The national median cost of a funeral
With a viewing and burial in 2023
Was approximately $8,300.00.

While the median cost of a funeral
With cremation was approximately $6,280. 

https://nfda.org/app-pages/nfda-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/8135

 

Friend,

Do YOU have 8 K in the bank?
If you don’t then YOU need Life Insurance!

There are several common reasons
For buying life insurance, including…

* To replace your income for any dependents who rely
On that income.

* To pay for funeral expenses and other final expenses.

* To provide a financial legacy for heirs.

* To pay estate or inheritance taxes.

* To provide a donation to a charity.

* To create a savings vehicle if there is, or may be,
A life insurance need.

- Emily Guy Birken

122724 From the Banks of Burcham Creek...

 From the Banks of Burcham Creek…

The Twenty Seventh of December.

From Spurgeon's "Faith's Check Book"

362 - His Kindness and Covenant

“The mountains may be taken away and
the hills may shake, but My loving-kindness
will not be taken from you.
And My agreement of peace will not be shaken,”
says the Lord who has loving-pity on you.”

Isaiah 54:10 TLV

One of the most delightful qualities of divine
love is its abiding character.

The pillars of the earth may be moved out of
their places,
but the kindness and the covenant of our
merciful Jehovah never departs from His people.

How happy my soul feels in a firm belief of this
inspired declaration!

The year is almost over, and the years of my life
are growing few,
but time does not change my Lord.

New lamps are taking the place of the old;
perpetual change is on all things,
but our Lord is the same.

Force overturns the hills,
but no conceivable power can affect the eternal God.

Nothing in the past, the present, or the future can
cause Jehovah to be unkind to me.

My soul, rest in the eternal kindness of the Lord,
who treats thee as one near of kin.

Remember also the everlasting covenant.
God is ever mindful of it…
see that thou art mindful of it too.

In Christ Jesus the glorious God has pledged
Himself to thee to be thy God and to hold thee as
one of His people.

Kindness and covenant-dwell on these words as sure
and lasting things which eternity itself shall not take
from thee.

***

Everyone can do simple things
to make a difference,
and every little bit really
does count.
- Stella McCartney

We can ALWAYS make a difference
to someone,
no matter what role we play.
- Lindsey Sterling

You don’t have to be a billionaire
to believe you can make a difference.
Give your resources to a charity and
volunteer in your community.
- Germany Kent

***

From the December 27th Quotes Archive…


Winning isn't everything,
But wanting to win is.
- Coach Vince Lombardi

A coach is someone who tells
you what you don’t want to hear,
who has you see what you don’t
want to see,
So, you can be who you have
Always known you could be.
- Coach Tom Landry

Do not wait;
the time will never be
‘just right.’
Start where you stand,
and work with whatever
Tools you may have at
your command,
and better tools will
be found as you go along.
- George Herbert


Every adversity has within
it the seed of an equivalent
or greater benefit.
- Napoleon Hill

There is no chance,
no destiny, no fate,
that can hinder or control
the firm resolve of a
determined soul.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox


The reason most people never
reach their goals
Is that they don’t define them,
Or ever seriously consider them
as believable or achievable.
Winners can tell you where they
are going,
What they plan to do along the way,
And who will be sharing the
adventure with them.
- Denis Waitley

***

Jesus ‘Bout My Kids – Luke Bryan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9foyp9Pm-E

122324 From the Banks of Burcham Creek...

 From the Banks of Burcham Creek…

I am posting this poem

"Christmas from the Heart"

in honor of my mother Shelby Mock Childs
And my mother-in-law Dixie Putman
Allison.

They would love our grands…
Caragan Grace and Claire Rose
Clark.

And for all of you that have lost
Someone special in your lives…

I am posting a couple of Christmas
Songs too…

“Christmas in my Hometown”
By Hackleburg’s own Sonny James and
Silent Night by Kevin Cronin and the
guys at REO Speedwagon.

I remember us singing Silent Night
in a Christmas Program at
Dixon Elementary School in my hometown
of Dixon, KY back in the day.

Sorry that REO Speedwagon
Is breaking up after all these years.

- Hayden Childs

***

Christmas from the Heart…

I heard your voice in the wind today
and I turned to see your face;
The warmth of the wind caressed me
as I stood silently in place.

I felt your touch in the sun today
as its warmth filled the sky;
I closed my eyes for your embrace
and my spirit soared high.

I saw your eyes in the window pane
as I watched the falling rain;
It seemed as each raindrop fell
it quietly said your name.

I held you close in my heart today
it made me feel complete;
You may have died...but you are not gone
you will always be a part of me.

As long as the sun shines...
the wind blows...
the rain falls...
You will live on inside of me forever
for that is all my heart knows.

- Judy Burnette

***

Christmas in my Hometown – Sonny James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBwMNV33Zm4&list=RDmBwMNV33Zm4&start_radio=1

***
On hearing of a serious injury
to his son,
the abolitionist,
Longfellow wrote this poem.
1863

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
And thought how,
as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night today,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
Then from each black,
accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearthstones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,”
I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth,
good-will to men!”
Then pealed the bells
more loud and deep:
“God is not dead,
nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth,
good-will to men.”
-    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

***

I wish everyday was Christmas
All around the world
Peace, love, and harmony
For every boy and girl.
-    Anonymous

***

Silent Night – REO Speedwagon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Y6Hu9Kp8Q

 

122124 From the Banks of Burcham Creek...

From the banks of Burcham Creek…


What’s Your One Word Not Just for 2024
But for Life…

- Brian Dodd

I attended the funeral of a dear family friend.
During the eulogy, the preacher recounted
asking the widow what the one word was she
would use in describing her late husband.

She said, “Gentle.”  

Giving an example, she mentioned that
never in their 54 years of marriage did
she ever fill her own gas tank.

Interestingly,
Jesus described himself as gentle.

In Matthew 11: 28-30, he said,

“Come to Me, all of you who work and
have heavy loads.
I will give you rest.  
Follow My teachings and learn from Me.
I am gentle and do not have pride.
You will have rest for your souls.  
For My way of carrying a load is easy
and My load is not heavy.” (TLV)

I have lived almost six decades and met
thousands and thousands of grown men.  

Never had I heard of one described as
“Gentle.”

If you want to be like Jesus,
one of the qualities you must have is
gentleness.

What a legacy and honoring his life has
challenged me to be a better man.

Having a word for the year has become a
popular leadership exercise.  
I get it.  
Have a word for the year helps with focus,
intentionality, and the setting of priorities.
It also provides guardrails and helps you
know what to say “No” to.

But I was reminded that when our leadership,
and for that matter, our life is over,
people will not remember us for our
ever-changing word for each year.  

They will attach a single word to the
span of our entire life.

I encourage you today to give thought
to your legacy and the impact, you
want your life here on Earth to have.  

What one word would you want people
to say when describing you?

Start living that way now.

For the record,
the word I hope people say about me is
“Kind.”

I still have a long way to go.

- Brian Dodd

Edited by H.C.

***


Friend what is Your Word?

- Hayden Childs

I have thought about it and my word is
“Giver.”

I shared with my teenage Bible class and
told them you do not have to be a Warren Buffet,
Bill Gates or Elon Musk to be a giver.

The Bible affirms that…

“ Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw
how the people put money into the treasury.
And many who were rich put in much.

Then one poor widow came and threw in two [o] mites,
(which make a [p ]quadrans.
[o] Gr. lepta, very small copper coins
[p] A Roman coin

So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them,
“Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put
in more than all those who have given to the treasury;
for they all put in out of their abundance,
but she out of her poverty put in all that she had,
her whole livelihood.”
Mark 12:41-44 (NKJV)

Remember this…

In the Lord’s eyes,
this poor widow gave more than all
the others put together,
though her gift was by far the smallest.

The value of a gift is not
determined by its amount,
but by the spirit in which it is given.

A gift given grudgingly or for
recognition loses its value.

When you give
gifts of any size are pleasing to God
when they are given out of gratitude
and a spirit of generosity.

The Lord watches how we give and
examines the motives of
our heart
(Matt.6:1-4).

He also sees how much we give and
measures the proportion,
not the portion
(1 Cor.16:2).

Holocaust survivor
Corrie Ten Boom wrote…

“What I spent, I had.
What I saved, I lost.
What I gave, I have.”

“We are not the sum of our possessions.
We are not the sum of our accomplishments.
We are finally the sum of our gifts.”
– Roger Kunkel

“And whoever gives one of these little ones only
a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple,
assuredly, I say to you,
he shall by no means lose his reward.”
 Matt.10:42


“Give, and it will be given to you.
You will have more than enough.
It can be pushed down and shaken
together and it will still run over
as it is given to you.
The way you give to others is the
way you will receive in return.”

Luke 6:38 (NLV)


***

“ Do not fear, for I am with you.
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will give you strength,
and for sure I will help you.
Yes, I will hold you up with
My right hand that is right and good.
Isaiah 41:10


Overcoming Grief and Depression…

All of us are acquainted with grief and depression. It is estimated
That about 35 million people in this country suffer with these emotions.
It is one of the worst feelings one can experience. Many commit
Suicide rather than cope with it.

1. The first step is to determine the cause of your grief or depression.
The causes are many and complex. It may be disappointment, the
Loss of a job, business failure, serious illness, break-up of a marriage
Or death of a loved one. Job said, “Man that is born of a woman is of
Few days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1). We need a source of comfort
And strength for such times.

2. Faith in God as a Refuge and a help is necessary.
Paul said, “But My God shall supply all your need according to His riches
in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil.4:19). David had to deal with this problem in
his life. He said, “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness
of The Lord in the land of the living” (Psa.27:13). The godly men recognized
The need for God and turned to him for help.

3. The hope of Heaven is an anchor of the soul.
Jesus went back to Heaven to prepare a place for us. He promised to
return for us that we May be with Him (John 14:1-3). Hope is a strong
medicine for despair. The Hebrew Christians were struggling to hold on
to their hope. They were told that hope is an anchor of the soul, both sure
and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil (Heb.6:19).

4. Friends and loved ones can help.
Our friends hurt when we hurt. They usually want to help but feel helpless
to do so. Their letters, visits, cards, phone calls, and prayers can be so
comforting in times of distress and grief. Think of the strength and comfort
Mary and Martha must have felt when they saw Jesus weep at the tomb
of their brother Lazarus. Sometimes we just need a sympathetic friend to
listen while we talk. It is a well known fact that to “talk out” a problem is
good therapy. It can be helpful for the whole person; body, mind and spirit.

5. Prayer helps to overcome sorrow and depression.
God allowed His Own son to suffer pain and agony on the cross in dealing
with our problem of sin. He, therefore, understands fully the pain and agony
we sometimes suffer. He loved us so much that He gave Christ to die for us.
God has No pleasure in our grief. “Let us therefore come boldly unto the
throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time
of need” (Heb.4:16). David said, “In my distress I cried unto the Lord and
He heard Me” (Psa.120:1).


6. God is the God of all comfort.
“Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all comfort” (2 Cor.1:3). “Casting all your care
upon him: for he careth for you” (1 Pet.5:7). “Cast they burden upon the
Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be
moved” (Psa.55:22). “Fear thou Not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed;
for I am thy God: I will strengthen Thee; yea, I will help thee: yea, I will
uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness” (Isa.41:10).
May you let God help you.

- G.L. Mann
Via Beacon

Edited by Hayden Childs

Like Abel of old our esteemed brother in Christ still “speaks being dead”
(Heb.11:4).


Try a Little Kindness Glen Campbell
live with the South Dakota symphony


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX7NNMKBPsw

122024 Christmas Quotes...

Christmas is doing a little
something extra for someone.
- Charles M. Schulz

Every gift which is given,
even though it be small,
is in reality great,
if it is given with affection.
- Pindar

Never worry about the size
of your Christmas tree.
In the eyes of children,
they are all 30 feet tall.
- Larry Wilde

Christmas is the season of joy,
holiday greetings, exchange,
gift-giving, and families united.
- Norman Vincent Peale

Christmas is not a time nor a season,
but a state of mind.
To cherish peace and goodwill,
to be plenteous in mercy,
is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
- Calvin Coolidge

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet
ice cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling,
how could it be so?
It came without ribbons.
It came without tags.
It came without packages,
boxes or bags.
And he puzzled and puzzled
’till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of
something he hadn’t before.
What if Christmas,
he thought,
doesn’t come from a store?
What if Christmas, perhaps,
means a little bit more?
- Dr. Seuss from
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often.
Anonymous


Christmas In Dixie - Alabama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjGbi5nz-8A

 

121824 Christmas Quotes Plus...

 I will honor Christmas
in my heart,
and try to keep it all
the year.
- Charles Dickens

If "ifs" and "buts"
Were candy and nuts,
wouldn't it be a
Merry Christmas?
- “Dandy” Don Meredith

My idea of Christmas,
whether old-fashioned
or modern,
is very simple…
loving others.
Come to think of it,
why do we have to wait
for Christmas to do that?
- Bob Hope

Christmas is a day of meaning
and traditions,
a special day spent in the
warm circle of family and friends.
- Margaret Thatcher

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White Christmas Elvis Presley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XNXT4-SIK8

Let It Be Christmas Alan Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwJ4SwxEvb8

Sing Me Home Tim McGraw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIP_i-kppcY

121824 Without Life Insurance...

 Without Life Insurance…

1.    You Die. Family Grieves.
2.    Family Must Find $ To Bury You.
3.    Family Must Find $ To Pay Off Your Debt,
        Mortgages, Car Note, etc.…
4.    Family Might Have to Take on More Debt
        To Bury You and To Pay Off Debt,
        (Loans And Credit Cards)
5.    Family Struggles to Make Ends Meet.
6.    Family Is Sad.


With Life Insurance…

1.    You Die. Family Grieves.
2.    Family Has $ To Bury You and Pays
        Off All Debt.
3.    Family Can Focus on Grieving and Has
       Nothing To Worry About Financially.


Which Situation Would You Rather
Leave Your Family In?

-    David Vogelsang


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Alabama Licensed Agent


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Contact Me Today

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“The grief is bad enough
Don’t leave the burden
To your family.”

121624 In Memory of Colson Lee Clark...

 From the Banks of Burcham Creek…

I am posting this today for all
Parents and grandparents who have
Had children and grandchildren to
Pass from this earth life all too soon.
Many are grieving today, and I hope
This post in some small way
May be a blessing to them.

Hayden Childs

***

The Children's Christmas…

The children's Christmas is simple and bright
They sing the music, they laugh in the light,
Sparkling colors are a magical spell,
Their instant joy flows bubbling and well.

But round that tree I see a space,
Beside the table an empty place,
A voice is missing, a form of grace,
The sweetness of a little lost face.

A vacuum was left by the child who's gone;
Though all seems right, yet it's terribly wrong.
I'd give up my Christmas, and gaiety fine,
To clasp that small hand again in mine.

- Rosemary J. Gwaltney


In loving memory of our grandson.
Colson Lee Clark
May 28th, 2020 

 
***

“Till the last leaf shall fall” – Sonny James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlE3BiyAT2M

 

 

 

 

120724 Christmas Quotes Plus...

A Note from Hayden…

I have been singing the chorus

Of this song at work recently

It is making an impact.

 

The Jesus Way…

If you curse me, then I will bless you
If you hurt me, I will forgive
And if you hate me, then I will love you
I choose the Jesus way

If you're helpless, I will defend you
And if you're burdened, I'll share the weight
And if you're hopeless, then let me show you
There's hope in the Jesus way

I follow Jesus
I follow Jesus
He wore my sin, I'll gladly wear His name
He is the treasure
He is the answer
Oh, I choose the Jesus way

If you strike me, I will embrace you
And if you chain me, I'll sing His praise
And if you kill me, my home is heaven
For I choose the Jesus way

I follow Jesus
I follow Jesus
He wore my sin, I'll gladly wear His name
He is the treasure
He is the answer
Oh, I choose the Jesus way

And I choose surrender
I choose to love
Oh, God my Savior, You'll always be enough
I choose forgiveness
I choose grace
I choose to worship, no matter what I face

I choose the Jesus way
I choose the Jesus way
I choose the Jesus way
I choose the Jesus way

I follow Jesus
I follow Jesus
He wore my sin, I'll gladly wear His name
He is the treasure
He is the answer
Oh, I choose the Jesus way

I follow Jesus
I follow Jesus
He wore my sin, I'll gladly wear His name
He is the treasure
He is the answer
Oh, I choose the Jesus way
Oh, I choose the Jesus way

Written by: Jonathan Smith, Phil Wickham

Album: The Jesus Way - Single

Released: 2023

Lyrics provided by Musixmatch

 

 ***

 

The habit of giving

Only enhances the

Desire to give.

- Walt Whitman

 

Christmas waves a magic wand

Over this world, and behold,

Everything is softer and

More beautiful.

- Norman Vincent Peale

 

Realize that true happiness lies

within you.

Waste no time and effort searching

for peace and contentment and joy

in the world outside.

Remember that there is no happiness

in having or in getting,

but only in giving.

Reach out.

Share.

Smile.

Hug.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot

pour on others without getting a

few drops on yourself.

- Og Mandino

 

J – esus

O – thers

Y – ourself

 

***

 

There’s A New Kid in Town – Keith Whitley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3uGaCyzCVw&list=RDl3uGaCyzCVw&start_radio=1