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to visit our website, we are grateful that you want to share in our lives. We
hope that you will be informed, comforted, encouraged, and uplifted. Our prayer
is that our website will bring you hope and a smile to your lives.
Jim & Connie
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Don't forget to honor
your Father on this
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A company held a contest for kids with the theme: "The nicest thing My Father Ever Did For Me." One kid answered "He married my mother."
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When God Created Fathers
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Connie attended the Women's Conference at our church.
The theme was, "Breakthrough To His Blessings."
It was a wonderful time together as we learned from God's Word the many blessings He has for us.
We left the conference knowing the love the Lord has for us and hope for future 'supernatural' blessings.
We celebrated our nieces Danielle and Christina's
graduation.
Danielle graduated from ASU
with the highest honors with a bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education -
Pre School thru 3rd grade.
Christina graduated
from Boulder Creek High School
in Anthem - with honors.
We are very proud of their hard work and commitment to their studies.
We are attending a Home
Fellowship group that meets on the second Thursday of each month.
Our hosts are
Earle and Pat Shroyer.
It is a wonderful time of fellowship, teaching, worship and prayer.
We are counseling couples for our church to help them in their relationship and to
prepare couples for marriage.
Jim
attends the Men's Fellowship that meets on the
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. It is a wonderful time to get together with
other men to pray and share about our lives. It is held at Cathedral Christian
Center in room 104/105 at 7pm.
Every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Thursdays at 1pm we meet with a group called SAMs
(Senior Adult Ministry) and also the fourth Thursday of
each month at 6:00pm. We have potlucks, some great family movies, Bible teaching, special guests, crafts,
missionary efforts and trips planned.
If you are interested call Jim & Connie
We are very thankful to be able to
reach out to you with our website,
it is really a
blessing hearing from those we don't get a chance
to see very often.
Please keep in touch.
All our love and prayers,
Jim & Connie
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"Wives, submit yourselves to
your husbands as to the Lord."
Communication is essential for a good marriage. I've faced communication challenges in my own marriage, taught on the subject for many years, and learned there is one element necessary for success--caring. That's right. It doesn't matter what communication techniques you may know and understand, if you don't care, it won't make a difference.
The actual breakdown of communication in
marriage typically begins when attitudes begin to change. For instance, when
you first began dating, you and your sweetheart had long conversations about
your lives, future, expectations, etc. And things were great! Why? Because you cared! You worked to understand each other and affirm the importance of what the other person had to say. This is one reason you fell in love and became willing to commit in a deeper way to the relationship.
Fast forward into the marriage when communication begins to break down and you'll find a different story. The lack of face-to-face meaningful time together, combined with sarcastic retorts, eye rolling, negative facial gestures and just a basic lack of caring about what your spouse is feeling or saying, will devastate the atmosphere of positive communication.
For your marriage to be successful, you're going to need an open line of communication. For that to happen, your spouse will need to feel safe enough to share their thoughts and feelings with you. That will only take place if he or she feels as though you really care.
Caring is communicated by eye contact, a positive countenance, providing positive feedback as your spouse shares, valuing his or her input, and simply doing anything you can to let them know you care. Also, as you care about your partner, it will become easier to understand the opposite sex. It's really not that hard to figure out the person you are married to if you really care. However, if you don't have personal concern for your husband or wife, your marriage can quickly become a dark mystery with danger at every turn.
So, think about it: Do you care about your spouse? Does he or she know that? Have you had problems in the area of communication that could be the result of a lack of caring? A little "care repair" will go a long way in helping the communication in your marriage get back on track. When that happens, you'll automatically experience a rise in the romantic temperature of your relationship! As long as you keep communicating how much you care, the temperature of romance will continue to increase. Jimmy & Karen Evans
Click Here or call 623 780-2404
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In the frozen foods department of our local grocery
store, I noticed a man shopping with his son. As I walked by, he checked something off his list, and I heard him whisper to the child, "You know, if we really mess this up, we'll never have to do it again."
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1. A
renowned poet and novelist as well as chair of poetry at the University of
Cambridge, this academy award-winning actor’s father wrote mysteries under the
pseudonym Nicholas Blake. A. Father Knows Best B. Leave it to Daddy C. My Three Fathers D. I Dream Of Papa
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Which "Make Room For Daddy" star fathered
4. Who was first named "Father of His Country"? Answers below |
History of Father's Day:
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day.
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Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
Taken from the #1 New
York Times Bestselling Authors Security Blanket
When I was fresh out of the seminary, my wife, Kathy, and I moved with our two year old son, Nate, to a small village in Alaska. The small three and four passenger planes we took on our connecting flights so terrified our little boy that he took his favorite blanket and covered his head until we set down on the small dirt landing strips.
Later, during the long adjustment months that followed, when we were learning how to live in a new place among new people of a different culture, my son carried his security blanket everywhere, and it soon became soft and well-worn. He couldn't fall asleep until he had his blanket and could snuggle into its warmth.
The second year that we were in the village, I had a chance to guest speak at a mission conference in Seattle. While I was packing for the trip, my son followed me around the room, asking where I was going, and how long would I be gone, and why did I have to speak to those people, and was anyone going with me?
Fine-tuning my speech in my mind, I was a little distracted and concerned about catching the small plane out of the village on time. My son seemed most worried about my having to fly out in bad weather on one of those small planes he feared so much.
I reassured him that I would be fine, and I asked him to take care of his mom until I came back. With a hug at the door, I was off to the village landing strip and on to my speaking engagement.
When I got to the hotel in Seattle, I didn't have time to unpack until later that evening, and I was horrified when I opened my luggage and found my son's security blanket inside. I pictured my wife trying desperately to find the lost blanket as she prepared our son for bed. I immediately rushed to the phone to call Kathy and tell her that the blanket was in my luggage, so she could reassure our frantic son.
Kathy picked up the phone and barely had time to answer when I began to explain that the blanket was in my luggage and I had no idea how it had accidentally been packed. I was in the midst of my apology when Kathy calmed me down with the news that she already knew where the blanket was.
She told me that she had picked Nate up and held him by the window to let him watch me drive away from the house. She had suggested that they pray for "Daddy to have a safe trip." Knowing that our son would be most afraid of the small plane ride to the major airport, she prayed, "Dear Lord, please help Daddy feel safe on the little plane."
When the prayer was over, our son Nate spoke up and comforted his mom. "Don't worry, Mom, I gave Daddy my blanket to keep him safe."
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Wonderful video of
"A Father's Love"
Click on Father & son
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Click on Poster for JUNE 7, 2009 National Cancer Survivors Day is held annually in hundreds of communities throughout the world on the first Sunday in June. It is a symbolic event to demonstrate that you can lead a productive and fulfilling life after a cancer diagnosis. Maybe it's your mother, maybe it's your co-worker, or your neighbor, or maybe you yourself are a cancer survivor. There are many issues encountered by a cancer survivor. In America alone, there are 9.6 million people living with a history of cancer.Click on above poster to find out how you can help in this great cause. (Connie is entering her 10th year cancer-free
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A dad is
someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks
you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again. A dad is someone who wants to
keep you from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way, even
though his heart breaks in silence when you get hurt.
A dad is someone who holds you when you cry, scolds you when you break the rules, shines with pride when you succeed, and has faith in you even when you fail... Dad, you're everything a dad should be and some.
~~By Susan
Ceylise.~~
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It is not the greatness of my faith that moves mountains, but my faith in the greatness of God.
The Path is short indeed that leads from
need to greed.
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Celebrated the first Sunday of June.
By spending time with a young person, adults can help our Nation's youth to make the right choices. On National Child's Day, we underscore our commitment to supporting children and to helping them realize a bright and hopeful future." President George W. Bush Click on President Bush for complete proclamation
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Thanks Dad!
Remembering you today Dad, and just saying thanks.
Thanks for giving me life,
for showing me
how to laugh and have fun.
Love,
Connie
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Chronic Pancreatitis?
Q
My wife is suffering from chronic pancreatitis with a 16 mm large calculus. What is the treatment?
A
You should consult a
gastroenterologist/surgeon and take his opinion. To my mind the decision to
remove this stone would be depending upon the location of the stone.
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Sometimes I'm blue and sad
inside,
I'm doing the wash or just
cleaning about,
I'd like to just sit and
watch TV,
The day drags on slowly to
an end,
He's tired from work and
wants to stay home,
So many times during my day,
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June 8, 2009 The liberation of Jerusalem in 1967 marks the first time in thousands of years that the entire city of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism, was under Jewish sovereignty.
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These are
answered prayers
to our requests on our "Prayer Request"
page
Noreen -
Successful surgeryAllen & Marcia - Sold and bought a home
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you have an
answered prayer
that is on our
"Prayer
Request" page,
please let us know so we can remove it and give thanks to God for His goodness
to us.
This builds
our faith.
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"Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed."
Author-poet Carl Sandburg was born in the three-room cottage at 313 East Third Street in Galesburg on January 6, 1878.
Click on his picture for
Carl Sandburg Association
The modest house, which is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, reflects the typical living conditions of a late nineteenth century working-class family. Many of the furnishings once belonged to the Sandburg family. Behind the home stands a small wooded park.
There, beneath Remembrance
Rock, lie the ashes of Carl Sandburg, who died in 1967.
Click Here: Carl Sandburg - His Biography
“If you churn milk, you get butter. If you hit someone’s nose, it bleeds. If you stir up anger, you get into trouble.”
~ Proverbs 30:33 ~
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Let our focus
be, not on the negative things that we can say, but the positive promises that
God has said and given to us.
Find them in the Bible!
For
more on the character of God, please see
"Who
is God?"
I remember Daddy's
hands
Folded silently in prayer
And reaching out to hold me
When I had a nightmare.
You could read quite a story
In the calluses and lines.
Years of work and worry had left
Their mark behind.
I remember Daddy's hands,
How they held my Mama tight,
And patted my back for something
I'd done right.
There are things I've forgotten
That I loved about that man,
But I'll always remember the love
In Daddy's hands.
Daddy's hands were soft and kind
When I was crying,
Daddy's hands weren't always gentle,
But I've come to understand ...
There was always love
In Daddy's hands.
I remember Daddy's hands
Working till they bled,
Sacrificed unselfishly
Just to keep us all fed.
If I could do things over,
I'd live my life again,
And never take for granted
The love in Daddy's hands.
~ By Holly Dunn ~
Click on hands for
"A Potter's Hands"
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Visiting
his grandparents, a small boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated
as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out. He
picked it up and found that it was an old leaf that had been pressed flat
between the pages. "Mama, look what I found," he called out.
"What have you got there, dear?" his mother asked."
With astonishment in his voice, the boy answered, "I think it's Adam's
underwear!"
Steve &
Dana
El Salvador
They have served as youth pastors at several churches within the Assemblies of
God Denomination. Steve & Dana plan to be involved in youth evangelism. Their
goal is to train students expressing a call to the ministry as pastors,
missionaries and evangelists. Combining newly constructed churches with newly
trained pastors is the vision for impacting El Salvador for Christ. Steve & Dana
have 2 sons, Bret and Josiah. Steve is son to Ron & Joan who attend Cathedral
Christian Center.
Please pray for our missionaries
health and safety. Pray that their spiritual
and financial needs will be met as they fulfill the commandment
of Christ in
Mark 16:15.
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Help them to prepare themselves to reach out and minister to the lost, and to those who are still sitting in the darkness and waiting for their deliverance, salvation, healing and transformation. Protect them from all evil and harm.
In
Jesus name we pray, Amen.
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"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the
discipline and instruction of the Lord."
~ Ephesians 6:4 ~
Click here to read about
"The Difference Between Punishment and Discipline
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picture for
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Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you to do and let go of it. If you can't do anything about it, forget it.
"Opportunity paged me, beeped me, linked
me,
e-mailed me, faxed me, and spammed me. But
I was expecting it to knock!"
Communication Tips for
parents and kids.
Click below.
Click
on picture
for
"If My People"
"People have to talk about everything, including their marriage, and tap into
conversations that many couples don't.
They need to be able to pray for one another
and pray with one another during times of crisis this can be a way of enhancing
and strengthening their marriage."
H. Norman Wright
Click here for H. Norman Wrights Books
What day are there more collect calls than
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The most important thing
a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
~ Father
Theodore Hesburgh
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June is Vision Research Month
Click above for Website
Click on
napkin for
(Is it difficult to pray together as a couple? Start by reading
The Daily Bread once a day. Click below)
"Father Feeding Infant"
By Norman Rockwell
Please click on picture to read Norman Rockwell's biography
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"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one;
Helen Keller is the other."
Erma Bombeck
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Watch classic movies
FREE
Like Huckleberry Finn,
Pocketful of Miracles, and many others,
just click on poster and chose your movie.
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Every Monday at Forest Elementary School in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, 16 elementary students enjoy lunch at cloth-covered tables set with china and cutlery. While the goal of these "Manners Monday" meals is to teach etiquette, there's more to it, says principal Howard Schechter, "We hope it translates into good behavior in the classroom and on the playground"
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(You can go to "Military Websites", click above and see the many ways you can reach out to our military and say thanks.)
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Remember them in your prayers.
The Next time you see a man or woman in uniform, tell them you appreciate them serving our country, and that you are praying for them, their protection, and safe return home.
Air Force Army
Coast Guard Marine Navy
Answers to: 
1. A
renowned poet and novelist as well as chair of poetry at the University of
Cambridge, this academy award-winning actor’s father wrote mysteries under the
pseudonym Nicholas Blake.
A. Jack Nicholson
B. Charlie Sheen
C. Daniel Day Lewis
D. Rob Schneider
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American actor Robert Young starred in what 1950’s TV show dedicated to fathers?
A. Father Knows Best
B. Leave it to Daddy
C. My Three Fathers
D. I Dream Of Papa
Answer: A. Father Knows Best
3.
Which "Make Room For Daddy" star fathered "That Girl"?
A. Danny Thomas
B. Carl Reiner
C. Monty Gleason
D. Jon Voight
Answer: A. Danny Thomas
4. Who was first named "Father of His Country"?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Emperor Augustus
D. Napoleon Bonaparte
Answer: C.
Emperor Augustus
5. Which was NOT one of Spencer Tracy’s "father"-ly roles?
A. Father of the Bride
B. Father’s Little Dividend
C. Boys Town (Father Flanagan)
D. Father Knows Best
Answer: D. Father Knows Best
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This month SOUTH CAROLINA
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Next month Oregon
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Pledge of Allegiance
recognized by Congress, (As it appeared in it's original state) I Pledge Allegiance to the
flag of the United States of America
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Only a dad
with a tired face,
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing little of gold or fame
To show how well he has played the game;
But glad in his heart that his own rejoice
To see him come and to hear his voice.
Only a dad with a brood of ten,
And only one of a million men
Plodding along in the daily strife,
Bearing the whips and the scorns of life,
With never a whimper of pain or hate,
For the sake of those who at home await.
Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd,
Toiling, striving from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way,
Silent whenever the harsh condemn,
And bearing it all for the love of them.
Only a dad but he gives his all,
To smooth the way for his children small,
Doing with courage stern and grim
The deeds that his father did for him.
This is the line that for him I pen:
Only a dad, but the best of men.
We miss you Dad!
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"Father's Day"
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