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Meme's Mornings
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Friday, 5 December 2008
The 7ups
1. Wake Up
Decide to have a good day.
"Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice
and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24
2. Dress Up!!
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A
smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
"The Lord does not look at the things man looks
at. Man looks at outward appearance; but the Lord
looks at the heart." I Samuel 16:7
3. Shut Up!!
Say nice things and learn to listen. God gave us two
ears and one mouth, so He must have meant for us to
do twice as much listening as talking.
"He who guards his lips guards his soul." Proverbs 13:3.
"Gossip betrays confidence. Avoid men who talk too
much." Proverbs 20:19
"Listen to advice, accept instruction and in the end,
you will be wise." Proverbs 19:20
4. Stand Up!!...
For what you believe in. Stand for something or you
will fall for anything.
"Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the
proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not
give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us
do good..." Galatians 6:9-10
5.. Look Up!!... To the Lord.
"I can do everything through Christ who strengthens
me". Philippians 4:13
6. Reach Up!!...For something higher.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not
unto your own understanding. In all your ways,
acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path."
Proverbs 3:5-6
7. Lift Up!!...Your Prayers.
"Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY
ABOUT EVERYTHING." Philippians 4:6
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Three gifts
Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting together for Christmas, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.”
The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes.”
The third smiled and said, “I’ve got you both beat. You remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can’t see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He’s one of a kind. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it.”
Soon thereafter, mom sent out her letters of thanks:
“Dear Milton,” she wrote one son, “The house you built is too huge. I live in only one room, but I have to keep the whole house clean!”
“Dear Gerald,” she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel. I stay at home most of the time, so I rarely use the Mercedes.”
“Dearest Donald,” she wrote to her third son, “You have the good sense to know what your Mother likes.
The chicken was Dee-licious!” 
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
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I am Third There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups. One of his friends visited him and saw a homemade plaque in his room with the words "I Am Third" on it. His friend asked him what it meant and he replied, "It is the motto I try to use in my life. It means "God is first, Others are second, and I am Third.'" The driving force in our lives should be trying to please God. Secondly, we should take into consideration the needs and pleasures of others. With our own pleasures subordinated, we will truly be the humble servants of God. 
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"The hardest arithmetic to master is
that which enables us to count our blessings."
-Eric Hoffer According to legend, a young man while roaming the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet he filled his leather canteen so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher. After a four-day journey he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy heart. Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It apparently had become stale because of the old leather container. The student challenged his teacher: "Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?" The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of living-kindness and nothing could be sweeter." Self-motivation without gratitude is impossible. Our energy is "sapped" when our entire focus is on what's wrong instead of what is right with our lives. One of our greatest challenges is to live and love in spite of pain and disappointment...to find gratitude in the midst of it all. Reflect for a moment on this beautiful quote from Melody Beattie: "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." 
Monday, 1 December 2008
- I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don’t know what to feed it.
- All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.
- What is a “free” gift? Aren’t all gifts free?
- They told me I was gullible … and I believed them.
- Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he’ll never be able to merge his car onto a freeway.
- Two can live as cheaply as one, for half as long.
- Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.
- What if there were no hypothetical questions?
- One nice thing about egotists: They don’t talk about other people.
- When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail.
- A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.
- My weight is perfect for my height — which varies.
- I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
- The cost of living hasn’t affected its popularity.
- How can there be self-help “groups”?
- Is there another word for synonym?
- The speed of time is one-second per second.
- Is it possible to be totally partial?
- What’s another word for thesaurus?
- If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you explain whales?
- Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I’ll show you a man who can’t get his pants off.
- It’s not an optical illusion. It's just like one.
Saturday, 29 November 2008
SEE IF YOU CAN FIND 16 OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE IN THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLE.
I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu,
kept people looking so hard for the facts and for others it was a revelation. Some
were in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized,
but the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others it was a
real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes there
will be some real easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them.
I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and
there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she
brews a cup of tea, so she can concentrate better. See how well you can
compete. Relax now, for there really are sixteen names of books in the Bible
in this story. 
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