Recent Quotes:
“This looks like Armageddon”.  – John McCain
“These are birthpangs” – Condoleezza Rice
“I think this is the begining of WW3″ – Newt Gingrich

Report: US will be ready for strike on Iran in the spring

Do you think that what is happening in Iran right now is going to spark the next World War?

Today’s Featured City: Jerusalem
I personnally love reading anything about Jerusalem especially the tunnels.

Arab section (below)

Kidron Valley

Mount of Olives


Israel become a nation in 1948 and fullfilled this verse: “…then the LORD thy God will…gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee…And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it.” Deuteronomy 30:3-5

2001 – Jerusalem a problem for the whole world  – “Jerusalem will be a heavy stone burdening the world” — Zech.12:3  

2002 – U.N. Resolution 57/111 declares Jerusalem  not Israel’s capital  – “all the nations of the earth unite in an attempt …” – Zech.12:3 

Soon:  Nations Battle at Armageddon – “the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty…into a place called…Armageddon.”-Rev.16:14-16
“The armies of heaven…strike down the nations” – Rev. 19:14-15

VALLEY OF MEGIDDO

This is where the final battle will occur.  This beautiful valley will be turned into a horrible place. 

 

April Fools Day Origin
	When the western world employed the Julian calendar, years began on March 25. Festivals marking the start of the New Year were celebrated on the first day of April because March 25 fell during Holy Week. The adoption of the Gregorian calendar during the 1500s moved the New Year to January 1. According to the most widely believed origin postulated for April Fools’ Day, those who could be tricked into believing April 1 was still the proper day to celebrate the New Year earned the sobriquet of April fools. To this end, French peasants would unexpectedly drop in on neighbors on that day in an effort to confuse them into thinking they were receiving a New Year’s call. Out of that one jape supposedly grew the tradition of testing the patience of family and friends.

Here are some famous April Fool’s day pranks. 
Which one do you like the best? 1, 2 or 3?

1. Nixon for President

In 1992 National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips of Nixon delivering his candidacy speech. Listeners responded viscerally to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and outrage. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Hockenberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was impersonated by comedian Rich Little.

2. Instant Color TV

In 1962 there was only one tv channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s technical expert, Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily convert their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their tv screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Stensson then proceeded to demonstrate the process. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, out of the population of seven million, were taken in. Actual color tv transmission only commenced in Sweden on April 1, 1970.

3. Eiffel Tower Moves

The Parisien stunned French citizens in 1986 when it reported that an agreement had been signed to dismantle the Eiffle Tower. The international symbol of French culture would then be reconstructed in the new Euro Disney theme park going up east of Paris. In the space where the Tower used to stand, a 35,000 seat stadium would be built for use during the 1992 Olympic Games.

On a personal note the best April Fools joke was played on my Pastor.  A couple of mine was going to have a baby the middle of last April.  Well in talking with them we all decided the baby should be born on April 1st.  (Actually she was born the middle of April).  Well we alerted the hospital staff of the April Fools baby.  I informed my Pastors wife of our trickery.  The husband of the new born baby called the Pastor and told him that Allison  had the baby.   They went up to the hospital and was surprised that there was no room of the number that was given him, at which all the nurses started laughing.  It was so funny as the Pastor related the story the next Sunday. 
Do you have a April Fool’s Day Story? 

I’m doing an article on truth for a newsletter.  One of the reasons kids and people lie is because they don’t like themselves and want to be someone different. 

 “He was no longer my father.  These people, strangers, who had chosen him to be their leader, had claimed him.  He belonged to them.  I had no part in it.  I felt deserted and alone.”
Eleanor “Nellie” Wilson daughter of President Woodrow Wilson

“Never again will I try to talk to Father about anything personal.” son of President Roosevelt
He said this after trying to speak with his father, the President.  Unsuccessful he made an appointment through the proper White House chain.  The President sat through the appointment reading a document.    

Do you have a secure identity? 

Let’s Play “Is that your Identity?” 

What person is a Presidental child? 

          Susan Ford                Jane                          Mary

             Margaret                    Sally  

What pet was a White House pet?

       Princess                                  Fido

Rex

Buddy – White House Dog

      Who is this couple?        World’s tallest man gets married.   

 Who liked to say: “That’s the long and short of it” ?       Abraham Lincoln                     

ONE word answers

Pick at least 5 and answer with the first word that comes to mind. (I’ll post the funniest.)

My computer is …..
My front lawn is ……
My kids are …..
Where your cell phone is?
Your hair?
Your favorite thing?
Your dream last night?
The room you’re in?
Your fears?
What do you want to be in 10 years?
What you’re not doing?
One of your wish list items?
Where did you grow up?
The last thing you did?
Your TV?
Your pet?
Your life?
Your mood?
What are you thinking about right now?
Your work?
When is the last time you laughed?
Last time you cried?

Funniest:

My kids are ….. Your kids What do you want to be in 10 years?  alive What do you want to be in 10 years?  ME! My front lawn is ……a parking lot. I can’t handle the pressure, I could only answer one question.. Where your cell phone is? in the store waiting for me to buy it.  wish list item?  maid for a month

 Would you like to receive guidance in making decisions in your life or in your marriage?  I do.  The word “wisdom” in the Greek is  “sophias”.  It’s a word that is used to describe insight or wisdom not naturally attainted.  In other words, this is not natural human wisdom – this is special insight.

The word “revelation” is from the word “apokalupsis.”  If refers to something that has been veiled or hidden for a long time and the suddenly made visible.

We were originally created to see spiritually, but because of sin we we’re spiritually blind.  But we can have it all back through Jesus.  God wants to give us the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation.  Ephesians 1:17

Don’t settle for the counterfeit – get the real thing.

Don’t look for anything of substance on my site today.  I’m not in a substance mood. 
My teenage daughter, Danielle asked me this question:  (It’s an insight into her personality.)  Why do fat people work at Subway and skinny people work at McDonald’s?  (Now of course she’s speaking of Yankton)

Utah girl has stinkiest shoes

MONTPELIER, Vt. (UPI) — A 13-year-old Utah girl took home the top prize at a nationwide stinky sneakers competition in Montpelier, Vt.
Katharine Tuck took home a golden tennis shoe, $2,500 and a year’s worth of Odor Eaters from the National Odor Eaters Stinky Rotten Sneaker Competition, Odor Eaters said in a release on its Web site.
Tuck also won a trip to New York and tickets to see “The Lion King” on Broadway.
“I’m supportive and I’m so proud, even though she stinks,” Tuck’s mother, Paula told The Salt Lake Tribune. She said her daughter is “normally really clean” but was able to overcome her neat impulses to keep her feet wallowing in filth.
Tuck qualified for the competition by taking home the first prize for foul shoe odors at the 2006 Utah State Fair. Her brother took second place in the competition, the newspaper said.

I’m battle weary today.   With my job I deal in lives of people.  This past week I’ve listened to cases of abuse upon small children and abuse with a husband towards his wife.  And I watched a little too much junk on TV. 
“I’ve allowed my output to exceed my input; now my upkeep is my downfall.” 
The words that come to mind is:
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.
He leads me through green meadows;
He leads me besides still waters.
He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to His name.
Even when I walk
through the dark valley of death,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close besides me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You welcome me as a guest,
anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessing.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love
will pursue me
all the days of my life.
And I will live in the house of my Heavenly Father forever. 

Oubliette (Noun)

Pronunciation: [oo-bli-'yet] Listen

Definition: A cell or dungeon room with only a trapdoor at the top for entry and exit.

When I saw this word I couldn’t help but think of Patrick Henry and his speech: “Give me liberty or give me death.”  Let me tell you the rest of the story.  Patrick had a insane wife.  At that time the insane was put in institutions.  Patrick didn’t want his wife institutionalized, so he had a trap door and a secret room under his home.  He cared for his wife down there.  No one knew.  
 

Robert Gilbert, in his book The Mortal Presidency studies the impact of the chief executive’s job on the man who must perform it, concluding the stress of the Presidency is a killer. 

Regardless of if you agree with President Bush or not, my question is do you pray for him?

My list of things I’m doing today:
Travel to Sioux Falls with my wife – about an hour away.
Go to see my CASA children.
Talk to someone at Menards on ideas about our bathroom walls.
Talk to someone at Best Buy on ideas on how to get a 2 hours service on DVD and mass record. 
Have lunch with my wife.
Go so Sam’s Club and follow my 2 year old around the store while my wife gets grociers. (My favorite thing.)
Get home before the kids get out of school.
Wish my now 24 year old daughter-Kristina a “Happy Birthday”.
Put out junk for the city wide cleanup.

What’s your plans for today?

Dozens line up for free Alaska land

ANDERSON, Alaska (UPI) — Dozens of people waited in line in Anderson, Alaska, to take advantage of a free land offer designed to raise the town’s population.
About 44 people waited in line Monday for a chance to claim one of 26 large lots offered by the town, the Juneau (Alaska) Empire reported Tuesday.
In order to qualify for the land, applicants must agree to build a house of at least 1,000 square feet on their plot within two years of obtaining it, KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska, reported.
The plan was designed by local high school students as a way to boost the town’s population, which currently holds at about 300 people.

Down Memory Lane:

Several years ago my Pastor did an illustration with a lamb at Easter. My son Austin, about 5 years old at the time had his eyes glued upon the illustrated sermon.  (All the children were sitting on the floor in front of the church) Pastor explained that in a Jewish home a lamb would live in the house a week before being killed.  As Pastor lifted the knife towards the lamb, some of the children cried, “No, No – don’t hurt the lamb.”  But, my son Austin said, “Yes, Yes”  The congregation laughted; the effect lost.    I thought about this because we’re getting a live lamb this Easter and doing the same illustration.  We’ll take the lamb in the Kid’s Church afterwards.  The kids love it. 

Breaking News:
Iran’s navy seizes 15 British marines during “routine boarding operation” in Iraqi waters, UK defense ministry says.

 
The star in the Western Sky below & left of the moon is Venus.

Saturn is in the high eastern evening sky as a star but not as bright as Venus.  
Thanks – icstrs  (Chuck)

I pick connie as having the funniest comment. 
She gets the duck award:

I’m picking #2… all men have hearing loss now and then when it comes to women and children.. ha!rtc: you said you liked the “ducks”? on my site… what ducks?  I  have no pictures of ducks… ha!  What, do you have bad eyesight, too? ha!
Hugs, Connie Posted 3/21/2007 8:41 AM by daisymae81