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"Parents Ten Commandments for their Grown Children" Monday
#1 · January 22, 2006, 12:14 pm
Posted by: bigguyhereagain <bigguyhereagain@...>
"Parents Ten Commandments for their Grown Children"
1. My hands and feet aren't as nimble as
they used to be. Please have patience
with me. I walked slowly when you were
a toddler so you could keep up. Please
do the same for me, now.
they used to be. Please have patience
with me. I walked slowly when you were
a toddler so you could keep up. Please
do the same for me, now.
2. My eyes have seen much in this world.
Please listen patiently to my advice even
if you aren't going to follow it.
Please listen patiently to my advice even
if you aren't going to follow it.
3. I do not have as much energy as I used
to. Please don't criticize my housekeeping.
I have spent a good part of my life cleaning,
cooking, and raising children.
to. Please don't criticize my housekeeping.
I have spent a good part of my life cleaning,
cooking, and raising children.
4. My feelings are tender; please be sensitive
to my needs. Treat me as you would like to
be treated.
to my needs. Treat me as you would like to
be treated.
5. God has been kind enough to allow me to
spend these years with you. I consider it a
special gift to be able to see how wonderful
my children are and to enjoy my grandchildren.
spend these years with you. I consider it a
special gift to be able to see how wonderful
my children are and to enjoy my grandchildren.
6. I need your encouragement to try new things.
Help make my life fulfilling and interesting.
Help make my life fulfilling and interesting.
7. I have made many decisions in my life, good
and bad. Please allow me to continue to do this.
and bad. Please allow me to continue to do this.
8. Allow me to spend time with my grandchildren.
I will play with them at their level. I will not spoil
them, just love them.
I will play with them at their level. I will not spoil
them, just love them.
9. I will be more than happy to take care of the
grandchildren, but please do not take this for
granted. Sometimes I am too tired to deal with
infants and toddlers for extended periods of
time.
grandchildren, but please do not take this for
granted. Sometimes I am too tired to deal with
infants and toddlers for extended periods of
time.
10. Please pray for me and teach your children
to do the same.
to do the same.
"CHRISTIAN ONE-LINERS"
Don't let your worries get the best of you, remember, Moses started out as a basket case
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pews.
Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers
It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.
When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.
Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you?
Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
Peace starts with a smile.
I don't know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?
A lot of church members who are singing "Standing on the Promises" are just sitting on the premises.
We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges
Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
Forbidden fruits create many jams.
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called!
God grades on the cross, not the curve.
God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.
He, who angers you, controls you!
If God is your Copilot - swap seats!
Prayer: Don't give God instructions -- just report for duty!
The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.
The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.
We don't change the message, the message changes us.
You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pews.
Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers
It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.
When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.
People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church.
Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.
Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you?
Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
Peace starts with a smile.
I don't know why some people change churches; what difference does it make which one you stay home from?
A lot of church members who are singing "Standing on the Promises" are just sitting on the premises.
We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges
Be ye fishers of men. You catch them - He'll clean them.
Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
Forbidden fruits create many jams.
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called!
God grades on the cross, not the curve.
God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"
God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.
He, who angers you, controls you!
If God is your Copilot - swap seats!
Prayer: Don't give God instructions -- just report for duty!
The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.
The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.
We don't change the message, the message changes us.
You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given.
Have a Blessed Day
Dave and Barbara
Dave and Barbara
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