... OH WHERE, OH WHERE CAN HE BE ???

LOOK ... UP IN THE SKY . . .

IT'S A BIRD !

IT'S A PLANE !!

IT'S SUPER BIG BOO BEAR ! ! !


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!


IT IS A L I V E  !!!

AND SO IS THE BIG OLD BOO BEAR CLAN

LONG TIME NO SEE - -

OH, THAT'S JUST MY GETTIN' OLDERISH, NEEDIN' MORE LUTIEN EYES ! ! !

OK - DOWN TO BUSINESS

TONI IS DOING GREAT !!  PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE CORNBREAD !!!
BACK TO WORK THIS WEEK AS THE CASHIER, DRIVIN' THE CAR, HOLLERIN' AT ME AND PACKIN' UP THE HOUSE !

WHAT?! PACKIN' UP THE HOUSE ???

YUP - HAVE A CONTRACT ON THE SPARTA HOUSE AND PICKIN' UP KEYES ON A CROSSVILLE HOUSE ON FRIDAY - RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOUNGEST DAUGHTER JANNA ! ! ! DON'T GOD WORK IN CRAZY WAYZ ?!?!?!

GOT THAT DREAM JOB AT THE CHRISTIAN DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND TREATMENT CENTER - AND THEY MADE ME THE HEAD A SECURITY TO BOOT !!! I REALLY LOVE IT AND THE STAFF IS AWESOMELY AWESOME !

TWO OF THE GRANDKIDS (MICHELLES) GOT THE SWINE AND ARE DOING AMAZINGLY WELL.

FIXIN' TO HAVE GRANDKID # 12 - THANX BRITT !! IT REALLY IS WONDERFUL ... GUESS I SHOULDDA KEPT THE FARM . . .

CHRISTOPHER, AT 15, HAS A NEW FRIEND THAT'S A GIRL (GIRLFRIEND THAT IS - BUT I WON'T LET HIM HAVE ONE) EVERY OTHER WEEK - AND WE HAVE HIS BOY SCOUT EAGLE PROJECT - REBUILDING A 22' BRIDGE AT THE STATE PARK THAT WAS CRUSHED BY A FALLING TREE.

MY PONY-TAIL IS LONGER, I AM HANDSOMER (IF THAT IS AT ALL POSSIBLE!), AND THE BLESSINGS FROM OUR LOVING, COMPASSIONATE, MOST WONDERMOUS GOD JUST KEEP ON FLOWING ! ! !

I KEEP YOU ALL IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND HOPEFULLY IN 2 WEEKS I WILL HAVE A NEW(ER) REAL HOUSE WITH ITS OWN INTERNET !!!

I LOVE AND MISS YOU AND SEND TO YOU THE KNOWLEDGE THAT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER LOVES YOU TOO ! ! !

BE GOOD ...

DON'T TAKE NO WOODEN NICKELS ...

BIG OLD BIG BOO BEAR HUGSEN LOVES EN SUTCH -

MIKE

Dear friends and family -

Monday morning Toni will have her left kidney removed.  Several weeks ago, during a cat-scan of her lungs, the doc's found a mass in her kidney. It's golf ball size and is contained only to the kidney. She has a great doc that we both feel very confident with.  Yes, we got second and third opinions and had all the tests run and more cat-scan and everything - bottom line is the kidney must go.  We believe that God revealed this !  She may have gone years as she had no signs or symptoms !  Toni's sisters are flying in tomorrow to be with her and after 2 - 3 days in the hospital, she should be home. Recovery will be very short as this doctor does a procedure that only uses a 5 inch incision and several port holes for micro instruments and camera. Toni's prognosis is very good and testing at pathology will confirm this.  Please keep her in your prayers and also her doc and everyone in the operating room.
Jesus is in complete control of all of this !!! Peace and love and joy and blessings !

We love you all -

Mike and Toni

A WHILE BACK I BROUGHT UP MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE

I THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN OFF A THAT THING

THAT'S WHAT I GETS FOR THINKIN' ...


FIRST - WELCOME BACK . . . TO ME !
SORRY I BEEN GONE SO LONG BUT THAT RIDE JUST WOULDN'T TURN ME LOOSE !!
AND I STILL BE'S ON IT !!!  BUT NOW I GOTS A SEAT BELT FASTENED AND THE STEERIN' WHEEL MIGHT BE A WORKIN' JUST A BIT ! !


OK -

BACK AROUND THE END OF AUGUST TONI'S MOM LEFT THIS EARTHLY PLANE AND VENTURED ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS...

TONI AND THE GIRLS WERE PRETTY DEVASTATED TO SAY THE LEAST !

THEN TONI WAS HAVING SOME SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES - A COUPLE A TRIPS TO THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING STAYS AND SEVERAL DOCTORS AND LAST WEEK A CARDIAC CATH AND FINALLY A NUCLEAR SPIRAL CAT SCAN WHICH FINALLY PICKED UP SOMETHING - -
SEEMS LIKE SHE HAS SOME TRASH IN HER GALL BLADDER AND THEY FOUND A GOLF BALL SIZED THING ON HER LEFT KIDNEY - - -
YESTERDAYS UROLOGIST WANTS TO TAKE OUT THE WHOLE KIDNEY BUT WE ARE GOING FOR A SECOND OPINION TO COOKVILLE WHERE THERE IS A BIGGER AND BETTER HOSPITAL - THAT WILL BE THURSDAY.

NOW FOR ME -

MY PAST FROM FLORIDA IS NOW INFLUENCING MY PRESENT IN TENNESSEE - ALL OF A SUDDEN LIKE !!!  16 YEARS LATTER AND AFTER MUCH REHAB AND RE-UNIFICATION, MY FAMILY IS NOW SEPARATED, STRESSED AND STRAINED ! ! !
I AM LIVING BACK AT THE SPARTA HOUSE ALONE AND AM NOT AT THE RESTAURANT ANY LONGER.  TONI AND CHRISTOPHER ARE AT JANNA'S FOR NOW AS STUBBORN OLD RED-HEADED AS SHE IS, SHE'S STILL WORKING THE RESTAURANT, OPENING IT AT 5 A.M. EVERY MORNING !!  I'M WORKING ON THE SITUATION.

BRITTANY AND CHRIS HAVE COME TO A MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK IN THEIR MARRIAGE AND THEIR LIVES WILL NEVER BE TO SAME !  OH, RECOVERY AND HEALING ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE AND I'M PRAYING REAL HAD FOR THAT !!!
IT'S EFFECTING THEIR BUSINESS AND FAMILY LIFE TREMENDOUSLY.


EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE "NORMAL" (HAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!)
WHATEVER THAT IS ! ! !

YOU, MY DEAR LOVED ONES, REMAIN CONSTANTLY IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.  AND I MISS YOU ALL VERY MUCH !!!

COMPUTER TIME IS HARD TO COME BY AS I DON'T HAVE ONE AT THE SPARTA HOUSE.

THE DAYS OF RESTORATION ARE COMING !
THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AT HAND !!
WATCH AS HIS ENEMIES FALL AND WATCH AS HIS CHILDREN RAISE THEIR VOICES TRIUMPHANTLY ! ! !

PEACE&LOVE&JOY&HAPPINESS&COMFORT&BEARHUGS

BIG BOO BEAR


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH -

SECOND OPINION CAME IN LIKE THE FIRST ...
THE LEFT KIDNEY NEEDS TO GO !
I LIKE THE DOC A LOT AND THE HOSPITAL IS EXCELLENT.  SURGERY WILL BE AROUND THE END OF THE MONTH.  COUPLE A DAYS IN, 2 WEEKS IN THE BED AND THEN 6 - 8 WEEKS 'TIL LIFTING IS OK.   THE DOC IS DOING SOMETHING CALLED A HAND PROCEDURE - MAKING A 4 - 5 INCH INCISION JUST LEFT OF THE BELLY BUTTON JUST BIG ENOUGH FOR HIS HAND AND THEN MAKING 2 SMALL HOLES TO USE MICRO INSTRUMENTS TO DO THE REST - PRETTY COOL I THINK !!  TONI IS PRETTY SCARED RIGHT NOW AND PRAYERS WILL FIX ALL THAT !!! 

THANX FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS AND LOVE AND PRAYERS !!!

STILL LOVE YA AND MISS YA LIKE CRAZY ! ! !

THE ONE, THE ONLY, THE HANDSOME -

BIG BOO BEAR

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT ONE ...
DISNEY WORLD HAD IT WHEN THEY OPENED, BUT ALAS, IT IS NOW GONE . . .
IT WAS A WILD RIDE IN AN OLD JALOPY WITH LOTS OF TWISTS AND TURNS AND BACKS AND FORTHS AND SUDDEN STOPS AND QUICK STARTS - YOU GET THE IDEA !!

 WELL

WE HAVE BEEN RIDING MR. TOAD FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW !!!


IT ALL STARTED WHEN BRITTANY AND CHRIS BOUGHT A RESTAURANT.  WE WERE LIVING IS SPARTA, 45 MINUTES AWAY, AND WE GOT A PHONE CALL - HALP ! ! !

SO WE MOVED INTO BRITTANY'S LIVING ROOM, WHICH TURNED INTO SETTING UP THE GARAGE COMPLETE WITH KING SIZED BED AND A/C UNIT AND TABLES FOR DRESSERS - BUT WE DO HAVE CABLE AND INTERNET . . .

AND OF COURSE CHRISTOPHER IS IN HERE TOO ...

RESTAURANT LIFE IS BUSY - TONI GOING IN AT 5 A.M. TO RUN THE FRONT END AND ME GOING IN AT 7 A.M. TO RUN THE KITCHEN . . . SOMEHOW WE BECAME CO-MANAGERS !

THEN THE GIRLS GOT PUPPIES FROM THE FLEA MARKET AND ALONG WITH THAT CAME MANGE AND THEN SCABIES - YIPEE ! !

NEXT - TONI STARTED HAVING SOME HEALTH ISSUES THAT STILL ARE IN THE PICTURE ... SHE HAS A STRESS TEST AND HALTER MONITOR SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. SHE HAS BEEN TO THE E.R. TWICE AND WAS ADMITTED ONCE FOR 2 DAYS. AND SHE'S STUBBORN AND STILL GOES TO WORK AND IS RED-HEADED AND SOME DAYS A ROYAL PAIN . . . BUT I STILL LOVE HER !!!

THEN THERE'S THE FINANCES AT THE RESTAURANT - -
BRITTANY GOT STUCK WITH A LOT OF BILLS FROM THE OLD GUY THAT SHE HAD TO PAY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN - ABOUT $7000 WORTH !

AND I'M LOOKING AT A NEW JOB IN SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO -
EXCEPT TONI NEEDS ME AND BRITTANY NEEDS ME AND THEY GOTTA COME FIRST, SO I'M PUTTIN' THAT ON THE BACK BURNER AND TURNING OFF THE GAS.

NOW - FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE 127 CORRIDOR SALE ( THE BIGGEST YARD SALE IN AMERICA - THRU 4 STATES !) IT ENDS TODAY !! (THANK GOD !!!) EVERYDAY THIS WEEK THE RESTAURANT LITERALLY RAN OUT OF FOOD AS THE ROAD IN FRONT IS HWY 127 ! !  AND WE STAYED SLAMMED EVEN PAST CLOSING ! ! !
AND WE ARE SHORT A COUPLE A EMPLOYEES AND THEM 15 HOURS DO KINDA GET YA !!!

AND - WITH CHRISTOPHER AND I BEING IN BOY SCOUTS ... THE TROOP HAS A WATER BOOTH IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE BUSIEST SELLING SPOTS DURING THE 127 SALE AND WE WAS DOING THAT TOO !!

NOW -

NO REAL EXCUSE THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND ...

AND I FULLY EXPECT DARLENE AND CYNTHIA TO SPANK ME ...

BUT I THINK PATTI WILL HUG ME ...

AND I CAN HEAR GINA LAUGHING ...

AND STEVE HAS A BIG GRIN WHILE HE SHAKES HIS HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE ...

AND DEBBIE WILL WANT TO GIVE ME A BIG SHOT ...



I GUESS THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I MISSED ALL OF YOU - MY OLD FRIENDS, AND I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU OFTEN .



PLEASE KEEP TONI IN YOUR PRAYERS - NOT ONLY FOR HER PRESENT HEALTH STATE, BUT ALSO 'CAUSE HER MOMMA IS NOT EXPECTED TO COME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL DOWN IN FLORIDA . . .


AS FOR ME -

I'M A TOUGH OLD BEAR THAT JUST NEEDS A GOOD BACK SCRATCHIN' NOW AND THEN, A POT OF HONEY AND A WARM CAVE TO SETTLE THESE OLD BONES . . .


LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO ALL



BBB

I'M AN OLD HIPPIE

I WORK IN MY DAUGHTERS KITCHEN

I GET GREASY AND HOT AND SING AND DANCE

I LISTEN TO OLD HIPPIE MUSIC WHILE DOING THE ABOVE



I GOT, GOT, GOT NO TIME . . .

I CAN SING IT ALL DAY LONG



I CAN LIVE IT ALL DAY LONG ! !



SAD BUT TRUE - HERE LATELY I GOT NO TIME !



NO TIME TO BREATHE

NO TIME TO RELAX

NO TIME TO DO



NO TIME FOR GOD



I NEED TO CHANGE THE SONG -

I NEED TO FIND THE TIME -

I NEED . . .



MY GOD ! ! !

I DRIVE A REALLY OLD PICK-UP TRUCK -

LOTS OF RUST

SLOOPY STEERING

SQUEEKY BRAKES

NON EXHISTANT SHOCKS

IT GETS ME WHERE IN NEED TO GO ...



I TRY TO DRIVE MOSTLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS

WHEN I CAN SEE THE GULLIES AND DITCHES AND SHEAR DROP OFFS ON THESE BACKWOODS ROADWAYS I CALL HOME

I DON'T LIKE SEEING THEM ...
GUARD RAILS ARE A LUXURY !

BUT AT NIGHT THESE MENACING OBSTACLES DO NOT IMPEDE MY TRAVEL

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TRUCK HAVE WELCOMED BLINDERS

I CANNOT SEE THEM

THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT THERE ! !




MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT SIN . . .




AM I  MORE CAUTIOUS DURING THE DAY ?



DO I ONLY SEE WHAT IS ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT ?


DO I HAVE BLINDERS ON ? ?





PEACE&LOVE&LOY&BLESSINGS!

BRAKES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A LONG TIME . . .

WAGONS HAD THEM

HORSES HAVE THEM

TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES HAVE THEM

SO TODAY LET'S BEGIN WITH YOUR CAR - -

YOUR CAR HAS BRAKES !
AND THEY DO ONE THING -
STOP THE CAR ! !
BUT YOU KNEW THAT, DIDN'T YOU ?!?!

BUT WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LOOKED AT YOUR BRAKES ? ?

I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK YOU SAY ...

I KNOW ABOUT HOW MANY MILES I HAVE LEFT ON THEM -
THE MECHANIC JUST SAID THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF GOOD MEAT STILL LEFT ON THEM -
THEY FEEL OK TO ME -
THEY AREN'T SQUEEKING YEY -
I'M STILL STOPPING -

OK - - SO WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CHECKED YOUR BRAKE FLUID ???

OR LOOKED AT THE LINES ???

OR LOOKED TO SEE IF YOUR MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING ???

NOPE . . .

ALL I KNOW IS THAT THE CAR STILL STOPS ! ! !

HOW ABOUT IN THE RAIN ? ?

OR THE SNOW ? ?

OR ON THE ICE ? ?

WELL -
I USE A LITTLE MORE CAUTION THEN . . . I DON'T GO AS FAST ...

BUT I STILL GO !

HOW ABOUT THAT MANIAC OVER THERE ON THAT SIDE STREET THAT'S BARRELLING DOWN ON YA ???

WHAT ABOUT HIS BRAKES ? ? ?

SURE HOPE HE STOPS IN TIME . . .

SO I GUESS THAT WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT - -

BRAKES ARE PRETTY DARN IMPORTANT ... EVEN IF WE DON'T THINK ABOUT THEM TOO OFTEN !!!

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU AND ME . . .

AND OUR INTERNAL BRAKES

YOU KNOW

THE ONES WE HAVE TO STOP SIN ! !

THE ONES ATTACHED TO OUR EYES AND EARS AND TONGUES AND HANDS AND MINDS AND HEARTS

DO YA NEED A BRAKE JOB ? ? ?

THINK ABOUT IT ! ! !

PEACE&LOVE&JOY&BLESSINGS!

PAY ATTENTION !!

I SAID FINAL NOTE FROM THE FARM . . . NOT ME ! ! !

SEASONS CHANGE AND TIME MARCHES ON -
AND SO IT IS WITH THE FARM

IT'S TIME TO TRAVEL A DIFFERENT PATH, TO TRAVEL TO NEW DESTINATIONS, TO EXPERIENCE NEW BEGINNINGS ... AGAIN . . .

WE DIDN'T PLAN TO LEAVE THE FARM -
WE DIDN'T PLAN TO SAY GOODBYE TO OUR FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS -
WE DIDN'T PLAN TO LOOSE SO MUCH -

THINGS AS THEY ARE, IT IS TIME TO GO

I COULD BLAME IT ON ECONOMICS OR POOR LONG TERM PLANNING OR LOSS OF JOBS OR A HUNDRED OTHER THINGS

BUT BLAMING DOES NO GOOD - BRINGS NO SOLUTION - SOLVES NO PROBLEMS

SO WE PUSH EVER FORWARD

AND HAVE HOPE

HOPE IN THE PROMISE OF THAT NEW DAY...

THE ONE WE ALL LONG FOR . . .

GOD HAS MADE ME STRONG

GOD HAS MADE ME RESILIENT

GOD HAS GIVEN ME PEACE AND HOPE AND GOD HAS KEPT ME EYES LOOKING UPWARDS

AND SO THE HORSES RUN TO GREENER PASTURES AND THE GOATS WILL FAINT IN DISTANT FIELDS

I GOT TO LIVE A MINI DREAM . . . THAT OF AN OLD HIPPIE FARMER

AND I WILL CHERISH THAT THE REST OF MY LIFE

THIS IS NOT GOODBYE

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE

AND I'M SURE I'LL SEND YOU PICTURES

DOWN BUT NEVER OUT -

BBB

I DON'T THINK I EVER INTRODUCED YOU TO BO -

A PURE BRED BOXER, SON OF MY DAUGHTER JANNA'S BOXERS -

WE GOT HIM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND MISS TONI AND CHRISTOPHER BECAME QUITE ATTACHED -

I LIKED HIM TOO ...


SOME DAYS I HATE BEING A FARMER !

SOME DAYS THE CHOICES ARE A LITTLE TOUGHER THAN OTHERS !

SOME DAYS JUST STINK !


BO GOT PARVO ...

BO GOT IT EVEN AFTER THE VACCINATIONS ...

BO GOT IT EVEN AFTER THE LOVE AND CARE THAT ANY MAN'S BEST FRIEND COULD HAVE ...


AND SO I HAD TO BE A FARMER . . .

I HAD TO PUT HIM DOWN . . .

AND IT STUNK . . .


NOW I IMAGINE GOD IS WATCHING US - -

AND HE SEES EVERYTHING THAT WE DO - -

AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO EFFECTS HIS PERFECT HEART - -


AND EVEN WHEN HE GIVES US THE BEST OF CARE, THE BEST HE HAS, THE VACCINATIONS AGAINST THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN, WE BECOME SICK.
SOMETIMES THROUGH OUR OWN FAULT, SOMETIMES THROUGH NO FAULT AT ALL.

AND HE MUST BE THE FARMER !



PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS TODAY AS WE DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY LOSS . . .

AND THANK GOD FOR LOVING US SO MUCH AS TO BE THE FARMER SUPREME . . .

I AIN'T JESUS !

NOPE, NOT EVEN CLOSE !!

'BOUT AS FAR AS ANY ONE MAN CAN BE !!!


SOME PEOPLE SAY YA GOTTA BE LIKE JESUS ...

ACT LIKE JESUS ...

WALK IN HIS SHOES ...



I SAY - - IMPOSSIBLE ! ! !

I AIN'T JESUS ! !



NOW THE GOOD BOOK SAYS THAT WE WAS BORN IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD . . .

DON'T REMEMBER READIN' THAT WE WAS GOD !

OR THAT WE HAD TO BECOME GOD !


I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE JESUS AND ONE GOD ! ! !


SO I GUESS THAT MAKES ME A CREATURE ...

I CAME FROM DUST ...

AND DUST THESE BONES WILL BE AGAIN ...

BUT IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE LOTS OF SPACE TO FILL AND THINGS TO DO . . .


SO GOD GIVES ME AN INSTRUCTION BOOK - -

SO I CAN PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER - -

AND MAKE SOMETHING OUTTA IT - -



LIKE MOST MEN I LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND TRY TO ASSEMBLE IT - - -

SOMETIMES THE DIRECTIONS CONFUSE ME - - -

SOMETIMES TWO PIECES LOOK LIKE THEY SHOULD FIT - - -

SOMETIMES I KNOCK A PIECE OR TWO UNDER THE COUCH - - -

SOMETIMES I BREAK A PIECE - - -



USUALLY MY WIFE DON'T SHOOT ME WHEN I MESS UP -

I DON'T GET DIVORCED OR PUT IN JAIL OR HANG FROM THE NEAREST TREE -

I AIN'T JESUS -



SOME DAYS I GET LUCKY AND MAKE SOMETHING . . .

IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD . . .

IT MIGHT EVEN WORK . . .

FOR AWHILE . . .


THEN IT RUSTS OR STOPS RUNNIN' OR FALLS OVER OR JUST PLAIN QUITS !

PAINT ME IT CRIES - OIL ME - TIGHTEN THE SCREWS - SHORE ME UP - PLUG ME BACK IN - REMOVE THE DUST !


AND IF WE WANT IT TO LAST, WE DO JUST THAT ! ! !

OR WE TROW IT OUT WITH YESTERDAYS GARBAGE ! ! !



IF I WERE JESUS I THINK I WOULD BE THE MAYTAG REPAIR MAN...


BUT I AIN'T JESUS . . .


YOU DON'T OFTEN SEE ME QUOTIN' FROM THE BOOK A DIRECTIONS,

YA SEE, EVERYBODY READS THEM DIFFERENTLY,

AND SOME DIRECTION BOOKS EVEN HAVE DIRECTIONS FOR THE DIRECTIONS, WRITIN' BY SOME WISE MAN,

THEN HOW COME MY WISE MAN AND YOUR WISE MAN HAVE US BUILDING TWO DIFFERENT THINGS ??

I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE WISE MAN !

AND I AIN'T HE !

NOW IN A PERFECT WORLD ALL OUR THINGS WOULD LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME, AFTER ALL, WE ALL HAVE THE SAME DIRECTIONS, DON'T WE ?!?!?


AND YA KNOW WHAT - I'M GLAD MY THING DON'T LOOK LIKE YOUR THING, AND YOUR THING DON'T LOOK LIKE MY THING AND HER THING DON'T LOOK LIKE HIS THING . . .

CAUSE IF THEY ALL WAS THE SAME THEN WE'D NEED NO MORE DIRECTIONS, NO MORE INSTRUCTION, NO MORE JESUS !!!


I DON'T WANT TO BE JESUS ! !

TOO HARD ! !

I CAN'T BE JESUS ! !

TOO COSTLY ! !

AND I WOULD NEVER MEASURE UP ! !


I DO HOWEVER WANT TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT PRETTY THING - -
TO ACCOMPLISH IT - -
TO SEE THE FINAL PRODUCT - -

AND WHEN I LOOSE A PIECE OR BREAK ONE OR NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE REST FROM THE PROJECT, IT'S OK !!!
WHEN I RETURN THE DIRECTIONS ARE STILL RIGHT THERE !!!
AND SO IS MY JESUS !!!



GOOD THING I'M NOT JESUS !

I'D ABANDON THE PROJECT WAY TOO MANY TIMES !

I'D GIVE UP AND GIVE IN !

I'D TROW UP MY ARMS AND SAY I QUIT !

I'D GO THE EASY ROAD AND MAKE IT MY WAY !

NO MATTER HOW IT LOOKED !


SO WHAT'S THE MORAL OF THIS LITTLE STORY ??


IN ONE WORD . . .


"LOVE"


I AIN'T NO JESUS -

CAUSE HE LOVES NO MATTER WHAT . . .