Before he died, Billy Graham was returning to Charlotte after a speaking engagement and when his plane arrived there was a limousine waiting to transport him to his home. As he prepared to get into the limo, he stopped and spoke to the driver .

"You know," he said, "I am 87 years old and I have never driven a limousine. Would you mind if I drove it for a while?"The driver said, "No problem. Be my guest!"

Billy gets into the driver's seat and they head off down the highway. A short distance away sat a rookie State Trooper operating his first speed trap.The long black limo went by him doing 70 in a 55 mph zone. The trooper pulled out and easily caught the limo and he got out of his patrol car to begin the procedure.

The young trooper walked up to the driver's door and when the glass was rolled down, he was surprised to see who was driving.

He immediately excused himself and went back to his car and called his supervisor.

He told the supervisor, "I know we are supposed to enforce the law, but I also know that important people are given certain courtesies. I need to know what I should do because I have stopped a very important person."

The supervisor asked, "Is it the governor?" The young trooper said, "No, he's more important than that." The supervisor said, "Oh, so it's the president." The young trooper said, "No, he's even more important than that."

The supervisor finally asked, "Well then, who is it?"

The young trooper said, "I think it's Jesus, because he's got Billy Graham for a chauffeur!" 

THINGS NEED TO CHANGE!

I don’t give a Rats ass who this offends, but I stand by it. War is coming, sooner or later! You the Government!! You are all a bunch of cowards! You raised the cost of living so high that both parents are always at work, rather than spending time with their children (single parents stand no chance) . Parents were told 'No you can't discipline your kids'. Well, now most of those kids are rude and out of control. You shall reap what you sow! We have taken a whole generation and turned them into selfish, entitled brats who have no respect for people, property or authority! You deem people with terminal illnesses and some with only a few months to live…fit for work!!! You allow our veterans of war to go homeless and hungry but give out millions to foreign aid!!! You save drug addicts over and over again but refuse to give free diabetic supplies to those who need them to stay alive. You bend over backwards to be politically correct, too scared to say enough is enough, in case you offend someone. You put the retirement age up so people must work until they drop. You take care of prisoners and give them everything under the sun (food, medical, education, representation, money, rehabilitation) yet you cause the elderly, those that have paid their debt to society and their families, to go broke caring for them either at home or in a nursing home... THINGS NEED TO CHANGE!

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Keep skunks, bankers, and politicians at a distance.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

If you don't take the time to do it right, you'll find the time to do it twice.

Don't corner something that is meaner than you.

Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.

It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

Don't be banging your shin on a stool that's not in the way.

Borrowing trouble from the future doesn't deplete the supply.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.

Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Don‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin' you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

The biggest troublemaker you’ll ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Good judgment comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.

If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

 

 

 

 

 

                                     

 They ran to the groceries, they filled up their carts,

They emptied the Tops and Price Chopper and Walmart,

They panicked and fought and then panicked some more, 

Then they rushed to their homes and they locked all the doors. 

The food will be gone! The milk eggs and cheese!

The yogurt! The apples! The green beans and peas! 

The stores have run out, now what will we do? 

They’ll be starving and looting and nothing to do!

Then they paused, and they listened a moment or two.

And they did hear a sound, rising over the fear, 

It started out far, then began to grow near. 

But this sound wasn’t sad, nor was it new,

The farms were still doing what farms always do. 

The food was still coming, though they’d emptied the shelves,

The farms kept it coming, though they struggled themselves,

Though the cities had forgotten from where their food came,

The farms made them food every day, just the same.

Through weather and critics and markets that fall,

The farms kept on farming in spite of it all.

They farmed without thank yous. 

They farmed without praise. 

They farmed on the hottest and coldest of days. 

They’d bought all the food, yet the next day came more,

And the people thought of something they hadn’t before.

Maybe food, they thought, doesn’t come from a store.

Maybe farmers, perhaps, mean a little bit more. ❤️

DO NOT RELOCATE THEM

 

                           

For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue

October 24 at 10:56 AM  · 

Seeing chipmunks scurrying around?

 You might be tempted to catch

 and relocate them to prevent 

the little holes they might make

 in your lawn. Please don’t!

 Relocation isn’t a humane solution,

 especially this time of year.

 A chipmunk spends the entirety 

of fall collecting an enormous 

stash of nuts and acorns for its 

underground larder. When winter arrives,

 it retreats to its burrow and eats

 only food it was able to store in 

the preceding months.

When you relocate a chipmunk,

 you take it away from its 

hard-earned stash of winter

 food, leaving it to starve.

 Chipmunks relocated to new 

areas are also often chased

 away by competitors and left

 without any space for warmth

 and safety.

Please leave your chipmunk

 neighbors in peace! 

They mean you no harm 

and are simply trying to survive.

THIS SO CUTE

 

 

 

Lady Throws Tea Partie

 

 

Nature is mesmerizing

 

Today was Daddy's Day at school,

 

she couldn't wait to go. 

But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home. 

Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school alone. 

But she was not afraid; she knew just what to say. 

What to tell her classmates of why he wasn't there today. 

But still her mother worried, for her to face this day alone. 

And that was why once again, she tried to keep her daughter home. 

But the little girl went to school eager to tell them all, 

about a dad she never sees, a dad who never calls. 

There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet. 

Children squirming impatiently, anxious in their seats. 

One by one the teacher called a student from the class, 

to introduce their daddy, as seconds slowly passed. 

At last the teacher called her name, every child turned to stare, 

each of them was searching, a man who wasn't there. 

'Where's her daddy at?' she heard a boy call out. 

'She probably doesn't have one,' another student dared to shout. 

And from somewhere near the back, she heard a daddy say, 

'Looks like another deadbeat dad, too busy to waste his day.' 

The words did not offend her, as she smiled up at her Mom, 

and looked back at her teacher, who told her to go on. 

And with hands behind her back, slowly she began to speak. 

And out from the mouth of a child, came words incredibly unique. 

'My Daddy couldn't be here, because he lives so far away. 

But I know he wishes he could be, since this is such a special day. 

And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know, 

all about my daddy, and how much he loves me so. 

He loved to tell me stories, he taught me to ride my bike, 

and he surprised me with pink roses, and taught me to fly a kite. 

We used to share fudge sundaes, and ice cream in a cone, 

and though you cannot see him, I'm not standing here alone. 

'Cause my daddy's always with me, even though we are apart, 

I know because he told me, he'll forever be in my heart. 

‘With that, her little hand reached up, and lay across her chest, 

feeling her own heartbeat, beneath her favorite dress. 

And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads, her mother stood in tears, 

proudly watching her daughter, who was wise beyond her years. 

She stood up for the love of a man not in her life, 

doing what was best for her, doing what was right. 

And when she dropped her hand back down, staring straight into the crowd, 

she finished with a voice so soft, but its message clear and loud. 

'I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star, 

and if he could, he'd be here, but heaven's just too far. 

You see he is a soldier and died just this past year, 

when a roadside bomb hit his convoy and taught the world to fear. 

But sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away.' 

And then she closed her eyes, and saw him there that day. 

And to her mother’s amazement, she witnessed with surprise. 

A room full of daddies and children, all starting to close their eyes. 

Who knows what they saw before them, who knows what they felt inside. 

Perhaps for merely a second, they saw him at her side. 

'I know you're with me Daddy,' to the silence she called out. 

And what happened next made believers, of those once filled with doubt. 

Not one in that room could explain it, for each of their eyes had been closed. 

But there on the desk beside her, was a fragrant long-stemmed rose. 

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, by the love of her shining star. 

And given the gift of believing, that heaven is never too far.

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