Who is Right? Isn't it Obvious!
What's HappeningWhat's Happening is a page dedicated to, well I guess whatever you would like to see on it! Think of it as a bulletin board. If you have anything you would like posted on here or any suggestions in general for my site feel free to send them to me via the Contact Form and remember we welcome all comments, suggestions & criticisms. WEBMASTER'S MESSAGE Visit "FairTax.org" READ the information and see for yourself how this plan could eliminate the IRS, income tax, capital gains tax, as well as several other taxes. Also see for yourself how the Fair Tax as proposed would generate around 358 Billion dollars more a year than the taxes it would replace while improving life for the MILLIONS of people in this country that live at or below the poverty level by allowing them to keep their ENTIRE paycheck. Allowing our entire National Debt to wiped out in as little as 37 years. A plan that is so simple that Politicians don't & won't believe that it can work. A plan that will finally make the "Made in America" label competitive again. Allowing a future for our children and grandchildren that wouldn't include crippling debt that we dumped on them. There are many pro's to this option and the only con is that the Govt. would have to close the IRS...what a shame! "FairTax.org" read it, study it, tell all of the politicians in your state that you support the Fair Tax option and if they won't act on it to put it to the people and let US vote on it...afterall "WE" the people means all of us not just the politicians! Pray for guidance from God and allow your children's children a chance at a life without a national debt that can never be repaid. Charles "Jody" May COPING The economy is getting worse despite what we see on TV daily. Food costs are going up. The Housing market is getting worse. Unemployment for men alone is around 34%. With all of these things happening more and more families, communities and Churches are tightening their belts while still trying to maintain some sense of normality. I know our little Church for instance has had more requests at our Food Pantry outreach than ever before. So far through God's grace we haven't had to turn anyone away. One good way to cope with this would be to develop small clique's or groups that mutually agree to watch out for each other. Groups where each member or family brings something to the group that benefits all. Sharing everything equally to ensure that everyone is better off. Almost like a tribal system where you are your brothers(or sisters) keeper. Relying on each other to provide for the good of the group as a whole. Always remembering to thank God for each other and all of the blessings that you have been given by his grace and love. Blessings like family, friends, and a God that loves us even though we don't deserve it. We are all born sinners into this world but we don't have to stay that way. God is so gracious that we all we have to do is ask for his forgiveness and we get it. So remember when you are praying to God about your personal financial, health, or spiritual well being remember to thank him for his unconditional love and grace that allows us to come to him with our problems no matter how big or small. It is easy to pray when we need something, but let us never begin to think of God as the "magic genie in the lamp" that we only need when things are going bad. Thank him, praise him, and above all else be faithful to him. God is good ALL THE TIME and ALL THE TIME God is good! God bless you and your family and may he have mercy on us all and forgive us our sins and answers our prayers in his way and in his time. AWESOME You are in your car driving home. Thoughts wander to the game you want to see or meal you want to eat, when suddenly a sound unlike any you've ever heard fills the air. The sound is high above you. A trumpet? A choir? A choir of trumpets? You don't know, but you want to know.. So you pull over, get out of your car, and look up. As you do, you see you aren't the only curious one. The roadside has become a parking lot. Car doors are open, and people are staring at the sky. Shoppers are racing out of the grocery store. The Little League Baseball game across the street has come to a halt. Players and parents are searching the clouds. And what they see, and what you see, has never before been seen. As if the sky were a curtain, the drapes of the atmosphere part. A brilliant light spills onto the earth. Every hue ever seen and a million more never seen. There are no shadows. Riding on the flow is an endless fleet of angels. They pass through the curtains one myriad at a time, until they occupy every inch of the sky. North, South, East, and West. Thousands of silvery wings rise and fall in unison, over the sound of the trumpets, you can hear the Cherubim and Seraphim chanting, Holy, holy, holy.. The final flank of angels is followed by twenty-four silver-bearded elders and a multitude of souls who join the angels in worship. Suddenly, the heavens are quiet, all is quiet. The angels turn, you turn, the entire world turns and there "He" is.. Jesus. Through waves of light you see the silhouetted figure of Christ the King. He is atop a great stallion, and the stallion is atop a billowing cloud. He opens his mouth, and you are surrounded by his declaration: "I am the Alpha and the Omega." The angels bow their heads.. The elders remove their crowns.. And before you is a figure so consuming that you know, instantly you know: Nothing else matters.. Forget stock markets and school reports. Sales meetings and football games. Nothing is newsworthy.. All that mattered, matters no more.. For Christ has come. This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven, he saw me, and he asked: "My child, what is your greatest wish for today?" I responded: Lord please; take care of my family, my friends, the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends. They deserve it and I love them very much." The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end. To some it may sound dumb, but the person who sent this to me was impressed with its timing. Let us see if it is true. ANGELS EXIST, but sometimes, since they don't all have wings we call them FRIENDS, SUCH AS YOU. Pass this on to all of your true friends. SOMETHING GOOD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU TODAY. Expect the Best of Your Teen Teens today face a multitude of problems that as teens we never did. However, that doesn't me you shouldn't expect the best from your teen. As parents it is our responsibility to keep informed of the temptations our teens face and help them navigate the waters of adolescence. It is possible to have a loving relationship while not letting your teen get out of control. Keeping an open line of communication is key. You want your teen to understand that even though you may not always approve of the choices they make that it doesn't change the fact that you love them and that they can always come to you. Explaining of course that doesn't mean there might not be consequences for their actions. Discipline is a must. "Just" discipline that allows you to keep a good relationship with your teen while teaching them that certain behavior just won't be tolerated. And that is the trick isn't it? What is just? And how do you keep the line of communication open if your teen knows there maybe punishment that comes with a particular behavior? Unfortunately, there isn't one answer that works for every teen. It is something that each parent has to determine based on their teen. The one constant that I have found that all the parents I know with this ideal relationship with their teens have is a love of God. Christianity plays a huge part in giving parents the strength and wisdom to help their teens as they become young adults. So remember it isn't a bad thing to "expect the best from your teen" as long as you remember that you should also expect the best from yourself. Be a "do what I do" example for your teen not a do "what I say" parent, because believe me setting a Godly example for your teen to see will mean so much more to them than anything you could say. Even when you think they aren't paying attention they are. God bless you and your family and good luck! Brenden Foster: 'I had a great time' By Elisa Jaffe, KOMO News, Seattle, Washington BOTHELL, Wash. -- The day I met Brenden Foster, I met an old soul in an 11 year old's body. "I should be gone in a week or so," he said calmly. When I asked him what he thought were the best things in life, Brenden said, "Just having one." I didn't understand how this child, who was a year younger than my own son, could be so courageous facing death.
Brenden died in his mother's arms Friday November 21, 2008 he was and is a remarkable example of how God wants us to live our lives. If you have ever asked yourself "What would Jesus do?" All you have to do is think of Brenden and how he lived his life and you will have your answer. Brenden will be missed greatly, but Heaven truly accepted an Angel on Friday and I personally take great comfort in knowing that he is watching over me. God Bless! Jody May, Christianity Connection If you like the content on this site and want to help Christianity Connection continue to spread God's word. A donation as small as $1.00 can go a long way, just click on the "Donate" button below. Donations of any amount are accepted, appreciated and will go directly to help in our effort to get God's word out to those who might not otherwise have access to it.  Custom Search 
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"It happens. It's natural," Brenden told me. Three years ago, doctors diagnosed Brenden with leukemia. The boy who once rushed through homework so he could play outside found himself confined to a bed. But there was no confining his spirit. "I had a great time. And until my time comes, I'm going to keep having a great time," he said. Brenden's selfless dying wish was to help the homeless. "They're probably starving, so give'em a chance," he said, "food and water." But Brenden was too ill to feed them on his own. So volunteers from Emerald City Lights Bike Ride passed out some 200 sandwiches to the homeless in Seattle. Then Brenden's last wish took on a life of its own. A TV station in Los Angeles held a food drive. School kids in Ohio collected cans. People in Pensacola, Florida gathered goods. And here in Western Washington, KOMO viewers from all over took part in the Stuff the Truck food drive in Brenden's honor. Hundreds with generous hearts donated six and a half huge truck loads of groceries and more than $60,000 in cash to benefit Northwest Harvest and Food Lifeline. Brenden touched hearts all over the world. His wish came true, and he lived to see it. "He had the joy of seeing all of the beautiful response to his last wish," said his grandmother, Patricia McMorrow. "It gives him great peace and he knows that his life has meaning."
"He's left a legacy and he's only 11," said his mother, Wendy Foster. "He's done more than most people dream of doing just by making a wish." Days before dying, Brenden surprised us with a sudden burst of energy. He wanted to get off the oxygen, hop out of bed and go buy a video game. Wise beyond his years, but still a kid. "I have been so blessed to have this child. A mother couldn't ask for a better son," Wendy said. The B-Man, as his family called him, had one more wish before going: sprinkle wildflower seeds to save the bees. He had heard bees were in trouble. Someone answered B-Man's wish. A retired pilot asked his pilot and flight attendant friends to sprinkle wild flowers around the world, from Bali to Brazil, on Brenden's behalf. When asked what made him sad, Brenden said, "When someone gives up." Brenden Foster never gave up. Even as he clung to his last hours of life, Brenden kept giving. "Follow your dreams. Don't let anything stop you," he said. 