Broken Wings - By James Motherall

Broken wings, wounded heart
Dreams that couldn’t come true
Shattered hopes, because of lies
That I couldn’t see though
Reaching for love, finding pain
Build the walls or get hurt again
No one tells the truth anymore
Broken Spirit, untried wings
So afraid to fly.
Like a rose without the sun
The spirit just withers and dies
I reached for the sun, found the rain
Ran away to avoid the pain
But I can’t hide anymore
Now my spirit wants to fly
Spread its wings and soar high in the sky
Till I could almost touch the hand of God
Like the thorns upon the rose
There will be hard times
So I will trust my heart to Him
Whose power is greater than mine
He will keep and give me rest
He will guide me through every test
He will always be there when I call
Jesus loves me this I know
Because the Bible tells me so
Jesus loves me this I know

The Forgotten Garden - by Cynthia Gies

The garden was forgotten,
Destoryed by man’s thoughtlessness,
It seemed all was lost.
Then someone remember the old man’s garden,
They remember the beauty, the peace, and the caring that was there.
The remembering made them care again, to restore the garden in all it’s splendor,
So it would not be a fading memory captured in a picture to be forgotten in time, as a product of the mind.
So again the garden stands in it’s beauty and grace.
For it is a rare garden that is filled with such love, and caring that the garden is a glow, with life and laughter.
It is a garden which brings to the soul the deepest serenity.
Few understand the garden.
Still fewer understand enough to care and keep the garden,
So that others may be give the chance to know and understand the most radiant beauty of the garden.

The Search - by Cynthia Gies

The universe is full of many things,
It knows much and is telling little,
Some live not questioning it,
Others spend their life time pursuing it,
And in the end are not much wiser for their efforts.
For in the merry chase for knowledge,
Much is missed that should be known.
For what they search escapes them, and they know it not.
For what they seek is not to be found.

French Joke in English

A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.

After carefully planning, he got past security, stole the paintings and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied: "Monsieur, that’s the reason I stole the paintings. I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh."

Can’t Outsmart A Newfie

A Newfie went hunting one day in Ontario and bagged three ducks. He put them in the bed of his pickup truck and was about to drive home when he was confronted by an ornery game warden who didn’t like Newfies.

The game warden ordered the Newfie to show his hunting license, and the Newfie pulled out a valid Ontario hunting license. The game warden looked at the license, then reached over and picked up one of the ducks, sniffed its butt, and said, "This duck ain’t from Ontario. This is a Quebec duck. You got a Quebec huntin’ license, boy?" The Newfie reached into his wallet and produced a Quebec hunting license. The game warden looked at it, then reached over and grabbed the second duck, sniffed its butt, and said "This ain’t no Quebec duck. This duck’s from Manitoba. You got a Manitoba license?" The Newfie reached into his wallet and produced a Manitoba hunting license. The warden then reached over and picked up the third duck, sniffed its butt, and said, "This ain’t no Manitoba duck. This here duck’s from Nova Scotia. You got a Nova Scotia huntin’ license?" Again the Newfie reached into his wallet and brought out a Nova Scotia hunting license. The game warden was extremely frustrated at this point, and he yelled at the Newfie "Just where the hell are you from?" The Newfie turned around, bent over, dropped his pants, and said, "You tell me, you’re the expert."

Flight Delay

A woman was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes.

Everybody got off the plane except one lady who was blind. The man had noticed her as he walked by and could tell the lady was blind because her Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of her throughout the entire flight.

He could also tell she had flown this very flight before because the pilot approached her, and calling her by name, said, "Kathy, we are in Sacramento for almost an hour. Would you like to get off and stretch your legs?" The blind lady replied, "No thanks, but maybe my dog would like to stretch his legs."

Picture this:

All the people in the gate area came to a complete standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with a Seeing Eye dog! The pilot was even wearing sunglasses. People scattered. They not only tried to change planes, but they were trying to change airlines!

True story….

Where do pets come from?

A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer to "Where do pets come from?"? Adam and Eve said, "Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you any more. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us."

God said, I will create a companion for you that will be with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves." And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. It was a good animal, And God was pleased.

The new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail. Adam said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal." God said, " I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

The Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them, and they were comforted. The Dog was content and wagged his tail. God was pleased.

After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. The Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well."

God said, I will create for them a companion who will be with them and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration." So God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve.

The Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat’s eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings. Adam and Eve learned humility, and they were greatly improved.

God was pleased. The Dog was happy, and Cat didn’t give a shit one way or the other.