Exactly.

Refrain from making comments like this one.

Hang in there Gorgeous...summer is coming :)

Leave the computer and go mingle with them in real life.

Yeah, every time someone Nudges or Invites me on this board :)

A melhor musica de todos os tempos...

Coldplay - Paradise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ZWlDks0nQ

Steal some covers, share some skin...

Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcHKsWA4YGk

Spring Lake....beach trip.

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in WalMart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence.

It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout.. We all stood there, under the awning, just inside the door of the WalMart.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day.

I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

Her little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, 'Mom let's run through the rain,' she said.

'What?' Mom asked.

'Let's run through the rain!' She repeated.

'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied.

This young child waited a minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run through the rain...'

'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said.

'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

'This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?'

'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, He can get us through anything!''

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one left. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just need washing,' Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They got soaked.

They were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Oh yeah, I do. Now after everything I've been through (especially the plane wreck of heartache I went through losing the love of my life last year) this belief may be somewhat ragged, but I still believe in it.

Often I have had people ask me, "How can I do good works, as God says in the bible?" This is a common question, actually, and the answer is really quite simple. First, let's examine the Scriptures on this subject...

"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Verse 2:8 mentions the pivotal element by which all believers are given the power to do good works: grace. Grace describes the undeserved kindness by which salvation is given, but it is also the power-word describing the Holy Spirit's operational means. Grace is a force as well as a favor, a verb as well as a noun.

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:10)

Verse 2:10 now gives us the answer to the question How can I do good works...? We are created by God in Christ Jesus so that the ability to do good works is now inherent in us. The genius of God's new creation work in each believer is that He renovates the nature of His redeemed children to make good works a living possibility.

So looking at these verses in this way it is obvious that if a person is truly saved then they will naturally desire to do good works. It isn't something they will have to struggle with or ask God to help them with, because it will come naturally to them through the indwelling force of the Holy Spirit.

God has created in all who believe this desire to do good works in Christ Jesus.

Amen!

Sounds good, Toody :)

I didn't make anything about it—you did.

Well, congratulations—so am I. And while we're here I would appreciate it if you would refrain from making assumptions about me or questioning every single word I post as if I'm nothing but a scamming whore with some hidden agenda.

I'm not bothered by that. Does it bother you?

Jealous?

This is one song that says what I have been unable to say...

David Nevue - Words Left Unsaid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsiKVB-mtk0

Now you're talking.

He's back! Didn't find it, eh? :)

In my experience, people who don't have a lot of free time don't even have time for themselves. I read your profile and you are looking for someone else who does the same. Kind of hard to grow a relationship when you don't have any time to water it.