Photo of Tim, Jami and Jo Ann at memorial to disaster bound
flight of Marshall Football Team / circa 1970 . made famous
in movie We Are Marshall several years ago
Photo of Jami and Tim inside Hillbyhilly Hot Dogs
Scripture for the day
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is
eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (New Living Translation)
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Phil and Jo Ann Edin
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is
eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (New Living Translation)
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Third Age
Devilish Problem
Posted April 9, 2009 11:22 PM
Posted in priest, smoke
At her father's wake, a woman tells a priest that ever since she was a child, she and her dad had discussed life after death, and they had agreed that whoever went first would contact the other.
"I do expect to hear from him at any time," she told the skeptical priest.
A few days later, the smoke detector alarm in her garage went off. There was no fire, and she had to call the security company that installed it.
The next morning it went off again, and then it dawned on her.
"OK, Dad," she said out loud. "I missed your signal yesterday, but I get it now. Thanks for letting me know that you are safe on the other side. Now turn the thing off so I don't have to call the security company again."
The alarm immediately stopped, and she called the priest to tell him of the good news.
"Dear lady," the priest says gently, "if every time your father sends you a message it sets off the smoke alarm, just where do you think he's calling from?"
Devilish Problem
Posted April 9, 2009 11:22 PM
Posted in priest, smoke
At her father's wake, a woman tells a priest that ever since she was a child, she and her dad had discussed life after death, and they had agreed that whoever went first would contact the other.
"I do expect to hear from him at any time," she told the skeptical priest.
A few days later, the smoke detector alarm in her garage went off. There was no fire, and she had to call the security company that installed it.
The next morning it went off again, and then it dawned on her.
"OK, Dad," she said out loud. "I missed your signal yesterday, but I get it now. Thanks for letting me know that you are safe on the other side. Now turn the thing off so I don't have to call the security company again."
The alarm immediately stopped, and she called the priest to tell him of the good news.
"Dear lady," the priest says gently, "if every time your father sends you a message it sets off the smoke alarm, just where do you think he's calling from?"
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Dumb Little Man - tips for life
How To Give To Charity When You Don't Have Money To Spare
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 07:53 AM PDT
Given the current economic climate, it goes without saying that many people are having to make very difficult decisions, cutting back on spending and going without anything not strictly essential. For some, that means some hard choices about charitable donations: if you're a regular or occasional contributor to good causes, you might be seriously curtailing your gifts.This can have a negative effect20on you. However, if you value being able to help others and contribute, you may feel upset or even guilty that you're no longer in a position to do so. Or perhaps you've rarely or never given to charity in the past, but you've been moved by the suffering caused by the financial crisis - yet you yourself have little money to give.The good news is that there are a number of ways you can make a real difference, without much money. Here are three ways that you could put into practice today, whatever your financial circumstances. Why not give one a try?Even $1 Is Worth GivingYou might not be able to contribute $20/month to a good cause, but how about $5 or $2? Foregoing a Starbucks latte once a month could give you enough for this.Here in the UK, the recent Comic Relief fundraising (with thousands of events around the country, and a televised all-evening event in March) raised £57 million by the end of the televised event - that's a record-breaking figure, and an enormous amount of money for people in desperate need. However, with a UK population of 60.9 million, it's less than one pound (approx $1.45 at current exchange rates) for every person in the UK.Remember that next time you think that your $1 or $2 bill won't make any difference. It's like votin g; each individual's act may be as insignificant as a single drop of water, but add those drops together and you have a river strong and powerful enough to sweep change across the world.Save Your Spare ChangeDo your pockets end up full of small change? Many of us have a jar of coins gathering dust at home. How about saving up all your nickles and dimes for a month, and donating them to charity (dropping them into a donations jar is an easy way to do this). You're very unlikely to miss them!You could take this idea further by asking friends or colleagues to join in. How about putting a big jar in the kitchen (or some other communal location) at work, and asking people to drop in any change that they have? One of the reasons why many of us contribute little or nothing to charity is because we just don't get around to it - you'll be giving your colleagues an easy and quick way to change the world!Get Sponsored to Do SomethingIf you don't have any money of your own to give to charitable causes, how about giving someone else's? No, I'm not suggesting a Robin Hood plan of robbing from the rich and giving to the poor ... instead, you ask people to sponsor you to do something. (If possible, get your whole family, or some work colleagues, on board.)Your op tions here are really only limited by your imagination. And don't think that you're too old, or that your kids are too young; tiny children can participate in simple events like sponsored walks, and one septuagenarian I know has just abseiled from the roof of a hospital building to raise money for their geriatric ward.Doing a sponsored event is also a great way to break out of your comfort zone, or to do something you've always wanted to try but never plucked up the courage to attempt!Here are just a few of the many sponsored events you might consider:
Ask people to sponsor you to lose weight (get healthy AND raise money for a good cause)
A sponsored walk (anything from your local park with the kids, to walking the Great Wall of China)
Running a marathon or taking part in an organized cycle event
Abseiling, bungee-jumping, hang-gliding...
Using one of your skills: eg. if you're a writer, how about organising a "sponsored write"?Which of these ideas could you get going on today? Or have they sparked off any other bright thoughts about how you could get some cash to those who really need it - without your own budget suffering? Let us know in the comments...
Written on 4/10/2009 by Ali Hale.Ali is a professional writer and blogger, and a part-time postgraduate student of creative writing. If you need a hand with any sort of written project, drop her a line (ali@aliventures.com) or check out her website at Aliventures.
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How To Give To Charity When You Don't Have Money To Spare
Posted: 10 Apr 2009 07:53 AM PDT
Given the current economic climate, it goes without saying that many people are having to make very difficult decisions, cutting back on spending and going without anything not strictly essential. For some, that means some hard choices about charitable donations: if you're a regular or occasional contributor to good causes, you might be seriously curtailing your gifts.This can have a negative effect20on you. However, if you value being able to help others and contribute, you may feel upset or even guilty that you're no longer in a position to do so. Or perhaps you've rarely or never given to charity in the past, but you've been moved by the suffering caused by the financial crisis - yet you yourself have little money to give.The good news is that there are a number of ways you can make a real difference, without much money. Here are three ways that you could put into practice today, whatever your financial circumstances. Why not give one a try?Even $1 Is Worth GivingYou might not be able to contribute $20/month to a good cause, but how about $5 or $2? Foregoing a Starbucks latte once a month could give you enough for this.Here in the UK, the recent Comic Relief fundraising (with thousands of events around the country, and a televised all-evening event in March) raised £57 million by the end of the televised event - that's a record-breaking figure, and an enormous amount of money for people in desperate need. However, with a UK population of 60.9 million, it's less than one pound (approx $1.45 at current exchange rates) for every person in the UK.Remember that next time you think that your $1 or $2 bill won't make any difference. It's like votin g; each individual's act may be as insignificant as a single drop of water, but add those drops together and you have a river strong and powerful enough to sweep change across the world.Save Your Spare ChangeDo your pockets end up full of small change? Many of us have a jar of coins gathering dust at home. How about saving up all your nickles and dimes for a month, and donating them to charity (dropping them into a donations jar is an easy way to do this). You're very unlikely to miss them!You could take this idea further by asking friends or colleagues to join in. How about putting a big jar in the kitchen (or some other communal location) at work, and asking people to drop in any change that they have? One of the reasons why many of us contribute little or nothing to charity is because we just don't get around to it - you'll be giving your colleagues an easy and quick way to change the world!Get Sponsored to Do SomethingIf you don't have any money of your own to give to charitable causes, how about giving someone else's? No, I'm not suggesting a Robin Hood plan of robbing from the rich and giving to the poor ... instead, you ask people to sponsor you to do something. (If possible, get your whole family, or some work colleagues, on board.)Your op tions here are really only limited by your imagination. And don't think that you're too old, or that your kids are too young; tiny children can participate in simple events like sponsored walks, and one septuagenarian I know has just abseiled from the roof of a hospital building to raise money for their geriatric ward.Doing a sponsored event is also a great way to break out of your comfort zone, or to do something you've always wanted to try but never plucked up the courage to attempt!Here are just a few of the many sponsored events you might consider:
Ask people to sponsor you to lose weight (get healthy AND raise money for a good cause)
A sponsored walk (anything from your local park with the kids, to walking the Great Wall of China)
Running a marathon or taking part in an organized cycle event
Abseiling, bungee-jumping, hang-gliding...
Using one of your skills: eg. if you're a writer, how about organising a "sponsored write"?Which of these ideas could you get going on today? Or have they sparked off any other bright thoughts about how you could get some cash to those who really need it - without your own budget suffering? Let us know in the comments...
Written on 4/10/2009 by Ali Hale.Ali is a professional writer and blogger, and a part-time postgraduate student of creative writing. If you need a hand with any sort of written project, drop her a line (ali@aliventures.com) or check out her website at Aliventures.
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