Where were you on 9.11.2001 and what were you doing? What were you thinking? How has 9.11.2001 impacted your life? I would love to hear from you. Would you consider sharing your story with me and allowing me to share it on my blog? Feel free to send me your story privately. Thanks Friends.

Here’s where I will be posting the stories: Domestic Divpalooza.

Here’s where all the stories will ultimately get listed: Never Forget

If you are a fan of the United States and consider yourself to be a Patriotic person I would love to list your blog here: USA Patriots

Have a wonderful holiday weekend! Enjoy your loved ones.

Thank You Christine Petric!!

That was Beautiful. You are Beautiful.

I am here.
Don’t be deceived.
I AM a human being
From the moment I was conceived.
So why is there such sadness?
And why is there such gloom?
For God is carefully weaving me
Within my mother’s womb.
Is that the voice of anger?
Or is it doubt and fear?
Why doesn’t the world out there
Want me living here?
God, am I unwanted?
Cause I’m so meek and mild.
Can anybody hear my cry?
I’m the voice of the unborn child.
Are you disappointed?
Am I not in your plan?
Jesus, help me now.
I just don’t understand.
I am alive and well.
Please do me no harm.
Let me come into the world
And be loved in someone’s arms.
My plea is that you save my life.
Can you hear my cry?
Have mercy now and hear my prayer.
Please don’t let me die!
The Father has a plan for me
And He will help you see;
There is someone in the world
Who’ll take good care of me.
I ask you now to let me live
And know that this is true;
You will NEVER be alone.
God will help you through.
He’ll guide you and will comfort you
Through your pain and strife;
Listen to your child within
And give to me my life!

by Leslie Rummel

Do you know someone who lies? Do you have family members who lie? I do. The lying that goes on in my family is horrendous to the point where the lies are destroying lives. They are so good at lying that the lies they have formulated in their mind have twisted into stories that have never happened or situations that are so horribly exaggerated you would never believe such things if you heard them with your own ears.

Have you ever played a game in your childhood where everyone sits in a big circle and whispers something in someone’s ear and the words that were whispered get passed on to the next person, the next, and then the next until the words arrive back at the first person that started the message? By the time the message has arrived back to the first person the story has been twisted to say something totally different. That’s a type of lie too.

What is the Difference Between a Pathological, a Compulsive, a Chronic, and a Habitual Liar?

Pathological Liar: A pathological liar is usually defined as someone who lies incessantly to get their way and does so with little concern for others. Pathological lying is often viewed as coping mechanism developed in early childhood and it is often associated with some other type of mental health disorder. A pathological liar is often goal-oriented (i.e., lying is focused – it is done to get one’s way). Pathological liars have little regard or respect for the rights and feelings of others. A pathological liar often comes across as being manipulative, cunning and self-centered.

Compulsive Liar: A compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and reflexive way of responding to questions. Compulsive liars bend the truth about everything, large and small. For a compulsive liar, telling the truth is very awkward and uncomfortable while lying feels right. Compulsive lying is usually thought to develop in early childhood, due to being placed in an environment where lying was necessary. For the most part, compulsive liars are not overly manipulative and cunning (see, Pathological Liar), rather they simply lie out of habit – an automatic response which is hard to break and one that takes its toll on a relationship (see, how to cope with a compulsive liar).

The terms Habitual Liar and Chronic Liar are often used to refer to a Compulsive Liar.

HT: Truth About Deception

I know someone that lies in order to convince people that they are something or somebody that they are not. This same person lies and manipulates others to try and get them to do or say whatever it is she needs them to do in order to make herself correct in the moment when deep down she knows what the truth is and she knows how morally wrong she is behaving. Do you know someone like that? If so, I’d love to hear from you. I’d also like to know how to deal with someone like that because sometimes the lies can be so bad that lives can be altered and destroyed. To me, a person like that needs to be cut off. What do you think?

What a Great way to start the day!! We could all learn from this little girl!!

Prayer for the Nation
by Franklin Graham

Lord,

We are thankful for the abundant blessings You have bestowed on America. Our forefathers looked to You as Protector, Provider, and the Promise of hope. But we have wandered far from that firm foundation. May we repent for turning our backs on Your faithfulness.

We pray that this great nation will be restored by Your forgiveness. From bondage, You grant freedom. Through Your own sacrifice, You offer salvation. From the state of despair, You offer peace.

From the bounties of Heaven, You have blessed – not because of our goodness – but by Your grace. You have given us freedom to worship You in spirit and in truth as Your holy Word instructs. May our lives honor You in word and deed. May our nation acknowledge that all good things come from the Father above.

President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that our nation should set apart a day for national prayer to confess our sins and transgressions in sorrow, “yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon … announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.”

“We have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our own hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own … we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God who made us! It behooves us then … to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”

Help us to pray earnestly for our president and leaders who govern, that they will humble themselves and seek Your guidance so that everything we do will shine the light of Your glory in a darkened world.

May our prayers as a people and a nation be heard and blessed for such a time as this. We make this please in faith, believing in the mighty Name of Jesus our Lord.

Amen.

In 1952 the U.S. Congress set aside the National Day of Prayer as a time to intercede for our nation and its leaders.

The Bible commands us to regularly and fervently pray “for kings and all those in authority” (2 Timothy 2:2, NIV). It also informs us that the initiative for national spiritual healing and renewal lies with followers of Christ (see 2 Chronicles 7:14).

I believe our nation is in a perilous spiritual state. We must pray. We must call on God to heal our land, forgive our sins, and lead us in the path of righteousness. Please join with believers across this great nation on Thursday, May 6, and the days following as we cry out to the Lord for His mercy and help.

I will be on my knees. I hope you will be on yours. Thank you, and God bless you.

“Prayer is the most important action any of us can take for the cause of Christ in this world.”

Franklin Graham
2010 Honorary Chairman
59th Annual National Day of Prayer

HT: K-Love Radio: Better Than A Hallelujah: Better Than A Hallelujah Amy Grant

It’s Your Life Lyrics
Album: My Paper Heart
Artist: Francesca Battistelli

This is the moment
It’s on the line
Which way you gonna fall?
In the middle between
Wrong and right
But you know after all

(Chorus)
It’s your life
What you gonna do?
The world is watching you
Every day the choices you make
Say what you are and who
Your heart beats for
It’s an open door
It’s your life

Are you who you always said you would be?
With a sinking feeling in your chest
Always waiting for someone else to fix you
Tell me when did you forget

(Chorus)

To live the way that you believe
This is your opportunity
To let your life be one that lights the way

(Chorus)

HT: It’s Your Life Lyrics: Francesca Battistelli

I heard this song on the radio today while I was driving Fiona to school. The words are perfect for the circumstances going on in our lives right now. The song made me think of Lauren. Thank You K-Love for playing this song on your radio station!

HT: I Am Pooped: It’s Your Life

The Bible reveals the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. It’s doctrines are holy, its precepts binding, it’s histories are true, its decisions are immutable.

Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s sword, and the Christian’s charter.

Here, Heaven is opened and the gates of hell disclosed. Christ is its grand subject, our good is its design, the glory of God its end. It should fill your memory, rule your heart, and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully.

It is given in life, will be opened in judgment, and will be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all those who trifle with its sacred contents. Owned, it is riches; studied, it is wisdom; trusted, it is salvation; loved, it is character; and obeyed, it is power.

-Author Unknown