June 5, 2009
Got this in an email from a friend … sounds good, thought I’d share. My husband got a tick bite last year that resulted in having to take antibiotics for Lyme Disease. I could have used this info then to remove the little “sucker”.
Here is a good way to remove ticks off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try. Don’t try to pull them off by hand or using some tool. It could leave the head and then you really have a problem.
I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it’s sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball, cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away.
This technique has worked every time I’ve used it (and that was frequently), and it’s much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can’t see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor’s wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn’t reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, “It worked!”
May 4, 2009
Here is a favor confession I use which I thought I’d share today:
Favor Confession
Father, thank you for making me righteous and accepted through the blood of Jesus. Because of that, I am blessed and highly favored by you. I am the object of your affection, Your favor surrounds me as a shield and the first thing that people come into contact with is my shield.
Thank you that I have favor with you and man today. All day long, people go out of their way to bless and help me. I will have favor with everyone that I deal with today. Doors that were once closed are now opened for me. I receive preferential treatment and I have special privileges. I am God’s favored child.
No good thing will He withhold from me. Because of God’s favor my enemies cannot triumph over me. I have supernatural increase and promotion. I declare restoration of everything that the devil has stolen from me. I have honor in the midst of my adversaries and an increase of assets – especially in real estate and an expansion of territory.
Because I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turn-rounds and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities. I receive recognition, prominence, and honor. Even ungodly authorities grant petitions to me. Policies, rules, regulations, and laws are changed and reversed on my behalf.
I win battles that I don’t even have to fight because God fights them for me. This is the day, the set time and the designated moment for me to experience the free favors of God that profusely and lavishly abound on my behalf.
In Jesus Name, Amen
This prayer was written anonymously and was taken from the book Fearless Living Challenge by Ericka Jackson
www.erickajackson.com
March 18, 2009
I LOVE this website and the video on the homepage. It tells a story. The website does not pander to the reader but offers a clear direction. The site map is excellent. The content is relevant. The story is personal. The commission valid. The video and music compelling.
Chosen People Website
March 12, 2009
There are stars whose radiance is visible on earth
though they have long been extinct.
There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world
though they are no longer among the living.
These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark.
They light the way for mankind. – Hannah Senesh
March 5, 2009
NINE WORDS WOMEN USE
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This mean s something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don’t Do It!
(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
(6) That’s Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That’s okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
(7)Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you’re welcome. (I want to add in a clause here – This is true, unless she says, ‘Thanks a lot’ – that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say ‘you’re welcome’… that will bring on a ‘whatever’).
(8) Whatever: Is a woman’s way of saying… Go to H…
(9) Don’t worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking, ‘What’s wrong?’ For the woman’s response refer to #3.
February 26, 2009
I help ministries define who they are and who they are not. I’m on websites all day long, looking at collateral (bulletins, marketing pieces, advertisements) trying to evaluate the message. Christians are stereotyped every day, just like everybody else, but Christians do not seem to know how to respond to criticism – I thought this was brilliant.
Crossroads Community Church, Cincinnati, OH (www.crossroads.net)
FAQ: Is this place a cult?
Great question. After all, it’s full of people singing songs and drinking the same beloved liquid (in this case, great coffee). Plus, numerous guitars and people dressed comfortably. But seriously. No. Cults tell you what to believe, take away your freedoms and forbid you to leave. Here, you’re welcome no matter what you believe, and we want you to experience freedom (including the freedom to leave whenever you want). If that still isn’t enough for you, then the answer is “Fine, we’re a cult.” But we’re rubber and you’re glue.
February 22, 2009
A good friend of mine and I were talking about how so many Christians turn non-Christians off. Honestly, a lot of Christians are unrelatible. He gave me what I think is the best analogy I’ve ever heard. He said that Jesus told his followers to be “Fishers of Men” and to love them, but he never said it was our responsibility to “gut the fish.” You can’t put a gut fish back together, you have basically dissected the fish and cut all its guts out. Let the Holy Spirit do the work, don’t take out a big freakin knife and try to “fix them”. Listen to them, love them, resource them, guide them, be their friend – no strings attached.
January 11, 2009
My Favs for 08:
1.Zenni Optical The best low cost option in eyewear!
2. Angel Food Ministry – A wonderful resource that also supports your local community!
3. Facebook – even “old people” like me (to quote a 25 year old who said, “you’re on FB?) enjoy reconnecting on FB.
4. Jeni\’s Ice Cream The best ice cream I’ve ever had – try the Salted Carmel (a close 2nd is Salted Carmel Hot Chocolate at Starbucks)
5. Homemade Pizza Dough This is a simple recipe for pizza dough that my family loves
