Our State of the Union Address pictures I took while watching!

Movie Day Shows we watched

I love the Herculoids cartoons, they remind me of Johnny Quest cartoons!! I wish I had some Johnny Quest cartoons.

For Lunch today im haveing French fries and tuna fish sandwich and Mountain Lighting to drink. Yummy for the Tummy

I have put away all the laundry that had I had washed plus did some cleaning up here too. Through away a bunch of papers sitting on counter top.

Movie Day Photo From The Lord of the Rings "The Return of the King"

Ahoy
This here is artwork of mine, that I made by takeing a picture of our tv as the movie Lord of the Rings played. I love Lord of the Rings and this artwork is not like the movie. So dont judge the movie by this artwork because the movie is Awesome!!!! a must see!!! The Lord of the rings was the last movie of movie day today. Im going to try and take at least one photo of each movie we watch on movie day and then post it here. Hopefully it will be fun!!!

Movie Day Photo's of Oscar's Greatest Moments 1971 To 1991

Ahoy
Here are some photo's taken by me of the video Oscar's Greatest Moments unforgettable Highlights from the Accdemy Awards. I took these photos today and then made some of them into artish work. Enjoy!

Movie Day Photo's Mrs.Doubtfire Robin Willams

Ahoy
Here are a couple photos taken of Robin Willams playing Mrs.Doubtfire. These photos were taken today while mom watched Mrs.Doubtfire. I enjoy this movie everytime its very funny, Sally Fields is a knockout in this one too.

Movie Day Photo

Ahoy
Here is a photo of Moe talking on the phone to some women who now want to get married to Shemp after they find out he is rich at least I think thats who is talking too kinda forget. I took this photo today while watching the Three Stooges colectors edition tape 1. The photo of Moe on the phone is taken from show named Brideless Groom-1947 Cast: Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, & Moe Howard. Director: Edward Bernds; Writer: Clyde Bruckman.

My busted truck

Ahoy
Here is a picture of my ford ranger pickup. The front wheel is about to fall off so its too dangerous to drive. But thank GOD its getting fixed right now!! Thank you Jesus!!
My truck has been broke down for over a year so it will be a treat to ride in it again. Im looking forward to driveing my ford ranger to church this Sunday Feb. 5-06.

Truck is finaly getting fixed!!

Ahoy
Well Yesterday Kyle and his friend came by and with their pickup truck and dolley. I drove my truck up on to the dolley with Kyle directing which way to turn the truck's front tires. Once I had the front tires on the dolley Kyle said stop and gave me the hand gesture for stop.

Last night I took some pictures of our President Bush giving his state of the Union Address. Here are a few of them, most are not that good because of my camera. My camera has no flash so only the only light source was the ceiling fan and lamp by chair. I thank GOD for President Bush I think he is doing his best to protect our country. These pictures are the best I can do and in no means are to be taken in disrespect for our goverment leaders. Well im only going to put this picture up instead because of what I said about our goverment leaders, i dont want to disrespect them but for the most part I dont agree with the librals in our goverment. Im pro-life and I thank GOD I am very proud of the fact that im on GOD'S side and not the other side.

Poinsettia From Our Church

Hi everbody
Our church gave away all the poinsettia they had around the inside of the church after mass this last Sunday. I got this plant for my mom, you can see also that we are cub fans!

Ahoy
Well I went to mass this morning:) . After Lunch I sent Divine a Audio Message useing VideoLive Mail.

Audio Blog

Well I have spent two day straight trying to get some of me up here talking. You would think im trying to build some new High power telescope out of clay. Someday will come!!! From Nick.

Hi

Hi there

Movie Day

Movie Day!!

Yesterday was movie day here!!
Here is the all new list of movies we watched!! Enjoy the list.

Pray

Something to think and pray about this week:This week sees the start of the Octave of prayer for church unity. It has taken us centuries of misunderstandings to reach the point where Christian churches can dare to do that most obvious thing: pray together. Images like those of John Paul II praying in Canterbury with its Archbishop, or gathering the faith-leaders of the world in Assisi, have taught us so much. When we come close to those of other traditions, and know something of their riches, we can be grateful for the extraordinary fullness of Catholic tradition, and at the same time marvel at the uprightness of Presbyterians, the Friends' passion for peace, the openness of Hindus, the devotion of Moslems. This is the week when we ask our God to warm our hearts to take in all his children. If the chance arises, it is the week when we should pray with strangers, remembering St Peter's words (Acts 10,14): The truth I have come to realise is that God does not have favourites, but that anyone of any nationality who does what is right and fears God is acceptable to him

My Dog

This here is my best buddy Jazz!! We call him "Jazz a ram a" sometimes as a nickname. This afternoon Bob one of my neighbors brought over his dog "Betoven" to meet Jazz. I should have taken a picture of "Betoven" she is real cute too. Jazz is a male dog.

Well the Chicago Bears Lost yesterday, thats too bad. Well hopefully they will win it all next year GO BEARS!!!

The Play off Bears VS. Carolina

Hip Hop Momma

I gave my mom's feet a bath today. Here is a picture of how it was done.
Tomarrow heading to mass afterwards going to pick up a pizza I ordered from the church youth group. So im planing on haveing Pizza while the Bears play the Panthers tomarrow. Mrs.Boyd called today but I was out back rideing my bike around. I realy miss the home we used to live in. Earlier today I called Kyle and talked to him about my truck getting fixed. Kyly is going to pick it up this Monday at noon. I have been without a ride for over a year, its been real rough not haveing a vehecial that runs. So I thank GOD its finaly getting fixed. Kyle stopped by out of the blue last Sunday after mass and offered to buy my truck for 200 dollars or fix it for 350 dollars. So hopeing this was a answered prayer for my truck to be fixed. I called him up and aksed if he would still be willing to fix it and he said yes. So my truck is headed to Mt.Clair this monday, mom wont be able to pay him the 350 dollars until Febuary so thats when I should have my truck back!! Thank you Jesus!!

Chicago Bear Jerry Azumah

Holy Communion

Hi this afternoon Sister Georgiana brought me and my mom Communion. That was very nice of her, me and mom had the meal that Heals!! Thank you Lord Jesus!!

Snow

Hi today we got some rain then turned to snow!! This picture was taken out of our front window of our home!

Movie day!

Ted Kennedy a mind reader?

Judge Samuel Alito Needs your prayers

I hope Judge Samuel Alito is Confirmed to the Supreme Court!! I have been praying that our Supreme court would get some GOD fearing Judges on the bench!!! Ones who will interpret the law, not legislate from the bench!!! I hope he overturns Roe vs. Wade at the first chance. This country is heading down the wrong path when it alows the murder of baby's by their mother and her doctor. How can Ted Kennedy and the rest of the Abortion rights supporters sleep at night. Dont they have a conscience, I wish they could hear the aborted babys screaming in their ears at night when they try to sleep, that they have allowed to be murderd in the name of Law, Privacy of a women to kill her own Child. They always say they are looking out for the little guy yeah right!!

JESUS SAVES

GOSPEL SONG LYRIC

When things go wrong im going to run to Jesus and it aint going to worry me long.

Elvis sang GOSPEL songs did you know that?

Thank you Lord!!
THE LORD BE WITH YOU!

From Pastor John C.Hagee

Weekly Devotional

“Fret not thyself because of evildoers. Neither be thou envious against the workers of inequity, for they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord and do good. So shall you dwell in the land and so shall you be fed. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit thy way unto the lord. Trust in Him and He shall bring it to pass.”

“How many of you've ever asked God for anything and then did everything in your power to make it happen? I think everyone of us are guilty of that. God doesn't need your help to bring it to pass. As long as you are trying to make it happen on your own God does not spring into action, because you have not rendered the matter to God. But when you put it in the hand of God completely, trust in the Lord, then God starts taking action.

Now, it takes time to answer prayer. It takes time for an oak tree to grow. It takes time for bread to be provided. There's the planting of the seed. There's the harvest, there's the reaping. There's the grinding of the wheat. Then it's on your plate. It doesn't happen like McDonald's. Many of us have the McChurch mentality. We run up to God, bend our knee in prayer, and expect it to happen in the lobby of the church going home. God doesn't operate that way.

It takes time for the Lord to answer prayer. So if you've asked God for a given thing, let Him bring it to pass. Don't grow impatient waiting for Him to bring it to pass. In His own good time, He will bring it to pass just like He wants it to. God's in charge! And when He brings it to pass, it'll be a wonderful blessed something. May the Lord add His blessing to the reading of the Word.” -Pastor John C. Hagee

Hawk, Hibiscus, Wheel Chair

Ahoy
Well today I got to see a rare site in town. This hawk was chowen down on a pigeon right across the street from out home. I saw the pigeon earlier at the job center next to the coke machine. I first noticed this thing right across the street in the neighbors front yard, I thought it was a cat. Then it picked up the pigeon and flew in the tree next door to the neighbors front yard. Here are a couple pictures of the hawk, im sorry the quaility is so poor but its the best this little camera can do. I put like a white circle over the hawk to help see him.

Here is a picture of my Hibiscus they are doing real well. The Red sheild is growing faster than the rest. But the other kinds of Hibiscus are going to pass it in height because they will get 20 to 25 feet high. The Red Sheild will only get like maybe two or three feet high if that.

Well my mom got a wheel chair today. She is going to use it to help get up the stairs to our home. The last time she did the stairs she barely made it in, hopefully we will never need to use the wheel chair but its nice to have it in case we need it.

I had for Lunch Pizza and Pop tarts & a delious coke, :) Lunch as it was meant to be ha ha.
I had tried earlier to video tape the Hawk with my sony Handycam HI8 but the batery was dead:(
Chow baby!

Movie Day

Hi
Well yesterday was movie day here again. So here is the list enjoy it!

Today is very cloudy here, the trash has been picked up. Im realy strugglen with life, I missed GOD'S purpose for my life and its very hard to live like this. In Jesus name I ask for Deliverance. Bless my socks off Jesus. I give all the glory to you Lord.

No Phone Today!

Hi
Well last night somebody ripped out the wires in the outside phone box. This box is located on a telephone pole in front of our home. I went across the street this morning and meet Mrs.Kuentmen I think that how you spell her name. She was very kind, She goes to our church, she let me use her phone. She even let me bring a phone from her home to our home to try in the jacks to see if it was our phone. So we did not have a phone to around 4pm today. The telephone guy said it was kids that had pulled the wires out, This neighbor hood is not very good. Im looken forward to a better place, but we are in a lease until next Oct. But our landlord is very nice, but my mom likes this place even though im not to enthused about it.

Thank you Jesus, I give you all the praise for doing a new work in my life.
Nick.

Jesus Greater than Moses

Hebrews Ch.3

My Christian brothers, who have been called by GOD! Think of Jesus, whom GOD sent to be the High Priest of the faith we profess. He was faithful to GOD, who chose him to do this work, just as Moses was faithful in his work in GOD'S whole house. A man who builds a house receives more honor than the house itself. In the same way, Jesus is worthy of much more glory than Moses. Every house, of course, is built by someone-- and GOD is the one who has built all things. Moses was faithful in GOD'S whole house as a servant, and spoke of the things that GOD would say in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son in charge of GOD'S house. We are his house, if we keep our courage and our confidence in what we hope for. So then, as the Holy Spirit says, "If you hear GOD'S voice today, do not be stubborn as you were when you rebelled against GOD, as you were that day in the desert when you put him to the test. There your ancestors put me to the test and tried me, says GOD, even though they saw what I did for forty years. For that reason I was angry with those people and said, ' They are always disloyal, and refuse to obey my commands.' I was angry and made a solemn promise: 'They shall never come in and rest with me!"


My brothers, be careful that no one among you has a heart so bad and unbeliening that he will turn away from the living GOD. Instead, in order that none of you be deceived by sin and become stubborn, you must help one another every day, as long as the "Today" in the scripture applies to us. For we are all partners with Christ, if we hold on firmly to the end the confidence we had at the beginning.


This is what the scripture says:
"If you hear GOD'S voice today,
do not be stubborn as you were
when you rebelled against GOD."

Who heard GOD'S voice and rebelled against him?
All the people who were led out of Egypt by Moses. With whom was GOD angry for forty years? With the people who sinned, who fell down dead in the desert. When GOD made his solemn promise, "They shall never come in and rest with me"-- of whom was he speaking? Of those who rebelled. We see, then, that they were not able to go in because they did not believe.

Hebrews Ch.4

Now, GOD has left us the promise that we may go in and rest with him. Let us fear, then, so that none of you will be found to have failed to go in to that rest. For we have heard the GOOD NEWS, just as they did. They heard the message but it did them no good, because when the heard it they did not receive it with faith. We who believe, then, do go in and rest with GOD. It is just as he said, "I was angry and made a solemn promise: 'They shall never come in and rest with me!' "


He said this even though his work was finished from the time he created the world. For somewhere in the Scriptures this is said about the seventh day, GOD rested on the on the seventh day from all his works. This same matter is spoken of again: "They shall never come in and rest with me." Those who first heard the GOOD NEWS did not go in and rest with GOD because they did not believe. There are, then, others who are allowed to go in and rest with GOD. This is shown by the fact that GOD sets another day, which is called "Today." He spoke of it many years later by means of David, in the scripture already quoted, If you hear GOD'S voice today, do not be stubborn."

If Joshua had led the people into GOD'S rest, GOD would not have spoken later about another day. As it is, however, there still remains for GOD'S people a rest like GOD'S resting on the seventh day. For whoever goes in and rests with GOD will rest from his won works, just as GOD rested from his. Let us, then, do our best to go in and rest with GOD. We must not, any of us, disobey as they did and fail to go in.

The word of GOD is alive and active. It is sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of men's hearts. There is nothing that can be hid from GOD. Everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes; and it is to him that we must all give account of ourselves.

JESUS THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST!!!!!!!

Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a great high priest who has gone into the very presence of GOD--Jesus, the son of GOD. Our high priest is not one who cannot feel sympathy with our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a high priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin. Let us be brave, then, and come forward to GOD'S throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.

My CHAUFFEUR

hello, This here is Jim my Limo driver ha ha. He picks me up and takes me to Chruch on Sundays. Today after mass he took me to Walmart where I exchanged my dvd The Lord of the Rings "the fellowship of the rings" for one that does not stop during playing. I have not had a chance yet to see if the new one is ok. I also got the Last Lord of the Rings DVD "the return of the king" today watched it earlier, I think it might have a clitch on it but I cant find the receipt for it but its ok it played all the way through with out stopping. Jim had coffee and donuts at our place mom had coffee. The Bears are playing The Vikeings now and loseing. The picture of Jim the limo driver was taken at Walmart.
Cheers Nick.

EYE RING

Ahoy! all Lord of the Rings fans!! I cant get enough of J.R.R.Tolkien did you know that he was Catholic? Yep! Here is a picture I made that is in the spirit of Tolkien and the Rings. Tomarrow after mass im going to Walmart to return the Lord of the Rings "fellowship of the rings" It does not work right comes to a complete stop while playing right around the scene where they are lighting off the fireworks for Bilbo's farewell party. The wizard Gandalf and Bilbo enjoy some weed before the party:) its kinda funny. If I remember right Bilbo says its the finest weed in all the land. We here no objections from Gandalf the Wizard so we asume its true ha ha. Latter they are blowing smoke rings in the air and Gandalf the Grey makes a smoke ring look like huge Pirate ship and it sales through one of Bilbo's smoke rings:) Im sure hopen its tobaco he is smokeing cause dope is bad for you and against the law, well here in the Uinted States of America it is against the law. Plus I have heared the pope say that is "John Paul ll" when he was still alive that Weed is from the dark side or something to that effect you know illeagule drugs are not what GOD wants you to do. I belive it is very true, something like climbing over the wall or gate instead of being lead by our lord and Master through the open gate which he has opened for us who are belivers. Plus my dad always spoke against using illeagule drugs.

Oh last night watched a old Western on Pastor Larry Rices tv Station, called The Big Show starring Gene Autry. The movie was very good and entertaining. Gene Autry plays two parts in this film or I think he does, you see Pastor Larry Rices TV station does not come n very well so its very snowey and lines going across the screen. But anyway im perty sure plays two parts, Autry places this actor who last name is Ford and he also plays Ford's stunt double in the movie. Well the actor Ford goes on vacation and tells nobody where he is going. Well Ford is needed down in Texas for some sort of shing ding where they need him to be there. So Ford's Director talks Gene into pretenting to be The actor Ford since they look so much alike:) From there it gets funny cause the real actor Ford not Autry is in debt to these Loan sharks or Gambling debts and they have been looking for Ford. Well they hear on the radio that Ford is in Texas so they head there. Now Autry is totaly taken by suprise when they show up and demand 10,000 dollars from him for a gambling debt. Autry is supposed to keep it a secret that he is pretending to be Ford, the public loves him cause he can sing. Well Autry tells the thugs that he is not Ford but they dont belive him cause he looks just like Ford and is supposed to be the actor Ford. Well in comes the director of the Texas shing ding while Gene is trying to explain to the gambling thugs that he is not the actor Ford but just filling in for him. Well the director tells the thugs that Mr.Ford is infact right there in the room with them, which makes Gene Autry mad. Gene says to the director to pay these three men 10,000 because thats what the real Actor Ford owes them. So then the director says that Ford is not actor Ford but Gene Autry instead just filling in for Ford . Well the thugs dont belive it and there is a big fight scene between Gene Autry and the gambling thugs, guess who wins? Gene Autry does the good guy always wins in the old westerns. Besides being in Debt for gambling the real actor Ford has a fiance or girlfriend which Gene Autry does haven't clue about and is in love with this lady from the Texas shing ding. So the actor Ford's girlfriend shows up and Autry is supposed to be in love with her but realy loves the Texas shing ding girl. Then the Three gambling thugs steal 25,000 dollars from the director and there is a big chase scene. Well Gene Aurty captures them but the 25,000 dollars is in a muddy old pond and the director jumps in a gets the money!! Gene Autry gets the Texas shing ding Chick. Way to go Autry!

Bethlehem

Ahoy
This is a picture of Bethlehem, I got it off the internet. I was hopeing to use it in a picture I was makeing but it did not work out. I was realy looking more for the manger seen than the actual town.

Movie Day!

AHOY MOVIE BUFFS AND GROOVY LAID BACK SWEET PRECIOUS PEOPLE!

tODAY wE HAVE A TREAT FOR YA!! HERE IS A LINK TO A COOL SITE! ABOUT THE LORD OF THE RINGS. http://gatheringofthefellowship.org/community/journal.html

THIS MORNING I RODE MY BIKE TO MASS, IM A EURCHARISTIC MINISTER FOR THE HOME BOUND, JUST MY MOM. SO I GOT HER HOLY COMMUNION. GOD BLESS YOU. I ALSO SENT AN E-MAIL FOR A JOB WORKING FOR A MAGAZINE HOPEFULLY IT WILL COME TRHOUGH FOR ME. I COULD REALY USE SOME CASH! I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE LIST OF MOVIES I MADE CHECK THEM OUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO AT YOUR LOCAL DVD OUTLET OR ONLINE CONECTION. CHEERS. DONT FORGET TO BUCKLE UP AND DONT DRINK AND DRIVE THIS NEW YEAR!

Christmas Pizza

Today is Christmas eve December 24!! Merry Christmas!!

I just got off the phone with a good friend wished him and his family a Merry Christmas!! I told him I was going to order a Pizza from Casey's, I called it the Christmas Pizza!! Casey's pizza are very good they realy put alot of cheese on their pizza's. Im going to get a large with peparoni,black olives,sausege. Im going to eat it while watching the Lord of the Rings " Fellowship of the ring" and latter we are going to have so much fun opening up packages! I thank GOD for such good freinds and merry times I cant help but be put back into GOD's sheepfold soon!! Blessed be our saviour Jesus!! Be thankful for what you got, especialy family and friends they are far more valuble than any man made object you may have received for Christmas! Keep the faith, pray and give free will offerings GOD when he blesses you!! GOD never is out of time, its never to late for him!!

Movie Day

Hello Merry Christmas!

Today is wonderful movie day here! Tonight we are breaking from the movie action and going to watch the Illini basketball game at 7 pm. Im going to have popcorn and softdrink, like coke or pepsi vanila! while its on. Here is the list we watched today in the order we watched them. I walked to the grocier store today, I was going to ride my bike but I had a flat when I went to my bike. I have a new tube but haven't got around to putting it in the tire and walking the bike or rim to the gas station"Casey."

Destroy The bird feeder & Up-root the rain gauge

Well I survied a very very scary ordeal about a week ago. The bird feeder and rain gauge that are located in the front yard were tore down. My mom was so sad the next morning when she saw the bird feeder and all the seed laying on the ground. Im going to add more latter to this but got to go now. Chow baby.

12-22-05
Last night got woken up three times during night by somebody being outside our home. The first time was 11:45am heard people talking. 1:45 am dog barking inside the house and looking towards front door, did not here anything but a thump sounded like out by my truck and trailer.. 3:45 am woke up somebody walking through or near front yard heared noise like something falling i guess. Well anyway checked on bird feeder it was ok, but beer can in front yard real close to house!! Just a few minuests ago saw police car drive up to next door neighbors house. The police man got out of his car and was carrying a peice of paper to give to them I guess. Just before he got there a car left that house a black sports car like late 80's or early 90's trans am or camero, it belongs to the one who left the beer can in our yard last night in my opinioun. So I have been pryaing and reading Bible, the noon whistle just went off its loud. Its a loud siren that goes off every day at noon I think even Sundays, Lets everybody know its lunch time I guess.

Ice eye

I found this ice eye this afternoon. To me it looks like an EYE.

Please Pray for my friend

dear nick, you have 6th sense. i was hospitalized. i almost died. i am back home to recuperate and after that i have to go back to have an operation. hysterectomy.
My friends name is "Chachay" She lives in the Philipines.

Movie Day

Today is Wednesday 12-14-05

I went to General Dollar today on my bike. It was very cold and slushy on the sidewalk but I made it, Thank GOD!! I missed most of the Mrs.Doubtfire while I was at the store. I took my backpack but I could not get all the items I had bought in my backpack:( But my backpack has an extra nylon bag with a tie string on top so I used the extra bag. I carried the extra bag full of grocieres with my right hand, I used the tie rope to wrap around my glove and then clamped it under my right hand on the handle bars. The bag hung down by my front wheel and occasionaly hit the front tire when I made a sudden turn. The day was overcast with gray clouds and mist in the air plus windy and cold, wet slushy snow on ground. My bike is a ATV which is very good, especialy in this kind of nasty weather. I was very happy to get home and unload all the grociers from Dollar Geneal!! They have some good items there., Like there Fish sticks 48 count for 3 dollars. Thats what I had for super plus Mr.Pringles potato chips with ketchup on chips and kept dipping the fish sticks in the ketchup. I had to drink Green tea over ice in my favorite thermol mug"Chicago Bears".

Here is the list of movies me and mom watched.
Cheers Nick.

Jazz at the post-office

Hi
This afternoon Jazz went along with me to the post-office. It was fun for him, he always likes it when I take him for a walk. He practically pulled me all the way to the post-office. I tied Jazz in front of our post-office under a evergreen tree. Here is a photo I took of him after I had mailed some bills at our post-office. My Granpa on my dad's side, whom I never got to meet, was Post Master of the Virden Post-office I belive back in the late 40's or 50's.
Cheers Nick.

What I had to eat last night!

Poem: I call it "no more cookies"

A must See, The Chronoicles of NARNIA "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe"

This is the picture we went and saw! Very good movie for the whole family. I Loved It.

Church/Pancake

Hi

Well went an worshiped the lord this morning. I Thank GOD JIM gave me a ride:) to church. It was a very nice service our priest Fr.George is very nice. Me and Jim had breakfast afterwards in our church hall. They were serving hot pancakes and sausage for breakfast with your choice of milk or OJ to drink. I went with OJ instead of milk. I saw there Mike Nemo and Paul Boente and his family. Mr.& Mrs. Boente's daughter had her fist communion today:) along with several other childeren.

Jim and me are going to the show tonight.

Slim Jim

Jazz just had a Slim Jim:0)

Poem about my Dog "Jazz" Whom I love

I've got a dog, he has a cold nose;
In the fog of morning, he wont let me doze;
He likes to bark, even in the dark, at a big wild rose. :)

Thought of and written by me! Nick

Mom

Another image I made. I showed my mom and she said it was cute. I dont know if I like it or not. What do you think of it? Please leave a comment. Thank you Nick.

Always be Thankful

In all things give thanks!! I dont feel like given thanks today but since GOD made me and gave me another day here goes. Dear Creator thanks for my dog Jazz, thank you for a roof over my head and for sweet tea. I love tea with lots of surgar in it. Thanks for this groovy computer, also for my mom. Thanks for letting me fall in love and also the 178,000 dollar home I used to live in. Real sweet on 5 acres with a creek and woods. also thank you for my free truck cant beat that either. Thank you for all the animals you made the sound of running water birds in flight and the sky at night. Thank you for the Lion King and The lord of the Rings thanks for movies and popcorn lots of butter. Thanks for Meals On Fabulous Wheels who bring a pipeing hot meal M-F for my mom. Im very thankful for all the time you give me to type and play and laugh and pray. Oh what a wonderful life you have gaven me. Full over flowing with kindness from you, harps of music lots of cake. Thanks for Pizza soda fruit pies with ice cream thanks for Jesus your son. Thanks for light and speakers . Oh thanks for joy joy joy joy happiness happiness thanks for pure love from above. Thanks for LOVE love love love love love love love love love love love love love and more love and more love and more love and more love and more love and more love and more love and more more love and more love thanks again for loving me thank you for clouds and clouds of big soft mushy huggy type of clouds. thanks for this day and and thankyou for next day thanks agian for being you Lord. Lets all praise him now praise him now paise him now what could be better than praieing the Creator The Creator praise him now praise him now and praise him then and praise him next then praise him over there. Praise him in a tunnel Praise him in space all over the place!! GOD is GOD a GOODY, GOD ,GOD is GOD worthy of all praise and worship all hail King GOD for now is the day salvation has come by way of Jesus!! Jesus loves me yes he does Jesus loves me yes he does. Love Jesus Thanks for letting me do this all mighty GOD thanks for color in my eyes. Thanks for works of goodness in the skys and heavens pouring out Ocean liners of praise and worship for the creator of Heaven and Earth and all that is in them Men, Women, Kids, Dogs, Angels and all that is seen and unseen. Give Him thanks for Candy BARS!!! Thanks for little Childern that run like the wind and never need to stop to rest. Thanks for all my friends Ernie and Mrs.Boyd who have been so kind to me and my mom. GOD Bless Ervyone who reads this. thank you for are President Bush. GOD BLess all are troops over sea. GOD keep them safe.

Homeless have a voice in shelter issue

Taken from the "THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER * SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
Wednesday, November 30, 2005


I am not the least bit interested in getting in the middle of this Salvation Arm community center/homeless shelter debate, so don't even start calling or sending me letters. I do not have a dish at this potluck.
But on Tuesday morning, I visited the Washington Street Mission to find out what the homeless people think of all this. The mission serves free coffee and doughnuts every morning. But I swear that's not why I went there. It was just that we've heard from veterans groups, The Salvation Army, the politicians and the residents of the area on what they think of building the shelter on J. David Jones Parkway. But, as far as I know, nobody has asked the homeless.
"Its like an office manager buying new office machines and not asking the employees about it," one of them said. "And they're the ones who have to use them." All the people I talked to Tuesday asked that I not use their names. I respect that so I will use their quotes and not their names. They had plenty to say. Judging from their comments, most of them do not want the shelter to be on J. David Jones Parkway. It is for some of the same reasons we've already heard (loitering, undesirables, disrespect to the war memorials across the street from the proposed site) and some new reasons. "People are going to go over to that cemetery and drink," one man said, who told me he is living in a tent, said. "When its's cold and ther's no place else to go, they'll get a bottle and get drunk and find a place to stay warm. We're depressed anyway, and so we think we might as well." But others disputed that prediction or at least said loitering can be controlled. They know what's going on and what's being said about them. This message to the haves from the havenots. "Stop stereotyping us." There will only be a few bad actors, they said, who will cause trouble. "We're not homeless because we're bad people," one man said. "We're homeless because we're either uemployed or something has happened to us. We're just temporaily unfortunate." A veteran who served eight years in the Air Force in the 1980's added this: "They'stereotyping all of us. Put yourself in our shoes for a minute and think what that feels like." By the way, he knows four or five veterans who are staying at the shelter. It's the people at the shelter who are just out of prison or on supervised release who are the problem, they said. But, they added, The Salvation Army takes them because it is paid by the state for doing so. Though The Salvation Army has promised to not have Department of Corrections parolees at its new shelter, the people I talked to are skeptical that the organization can give up that money. (Typically, the facility would get $35 a day from the state per person for a maximum of 60 days.) But many of the homeless also don't like the proposed site because it's too far away from St. John's Breadline, Capital Township and social service agencies they need. It's a long walk fromJ. David Jones Parkway. If The salvation Army is planning a shuttle or free bus tokens, these guys haven't gotten the message. "But they want to get all of that stuff out of downtown anyway, because of the Abraham Lincoln Museum," one said. That was another common theme Springfield authorities, especially the police, have become much less tolerant of the homeless because of the increased tourism the museum is bringing. Police routinely roust them for loitering now when they used to let it go. "We're just talking and the police stop and ask if we've got alcohol, have we got drugs," one said. "All we're doing is talking like everyone else." Several said if the shelter is built on J. David Jones Parkway, all the police have to do is patrol more often to keep loiterers out of the cemetery. "Dosen't the cemetery have any security? one asked. One suggested a separate area in the shelter for corrections wards with security cameras and stricter oversight. Another suggested a centralized social service area in town. These people walk our streets every day and know Springfield better than most of us. They mentioned other locations for a shelter that would not be so far from other agencies. The point is, they made suggestions, good ones. They have ideas. They understand the concerns about the new shelter and they offered solutions to potential problems. All we had to do was ask.

Dave Bakke can be reached at 788-1541 or dave.bakke@sj-r.com

Sprouts of 4 different kinds of Hibiscus seeds.

tail me nothing

We got snow!! 4 inches of the fluffy white stuff. I was forced outside because of the snow. I said oh no here we go and slid on my fabulous pair of rubber boots. I find my rubber boots to be quite attractive. You know they are the kind that are solid black and flexable, you just pull them on real slow like dont let go until there on all the way. The the top of the boots come almost to my knee, cant you just see it. Do you love rubber boots too? They are simply the best for going out into the yard the next morning after you have mowed the grass the day before. The grass clippings stick to my wonderful black rubber boots early in the morning because of the dew that is out there on the lawn. I skip across the lawn, care free, and out of my mine:) I notice a long stick rushing towards me. Mr.Stick rang outloud, time is gone for you, to the past, up and down and all around. I stamped my lovely rubber boot down hard, an yet gentel at the same time, on his long snake like end. Mr. Stick came to a stop, ten glorious inches away from my prized Hibiscus flowers. I said hold on there Mr.Stick what do you think you are doing out this early in the morning in my backyard? You know darn good and well that your not supposed to be in my backyard! Now scoot, scoot, scoot you rasicaly snake like varmont. He being the coy one answered me in a wisper,"the british are coming, the british are coming" Well then out of the corner of my eye I saw Sir Lancealot strideing across my backyard on his beautiful white horse named Wild Fire. Well Sir Lancealot was crying out Wild Fire, Wild Fire why for tho goeth into thy neighbors backyard? I was glad to see the old hipster Sir Lancealot and his groovy horse Wild Fire. Nar say I, that I realy like Sir Lancealot's black thigh high leather boots. Whew took my breath away to see em up close. If only you could have seen the way he had them tied on, It was fabulous. I was in pure delight at seeing the engineering work and detail that went into the makeing of Sir Lancealot's boots too. Somebody with a higher education than mine made those boots! I felt akward in my cheap galoshes almost ashamed of them, I wanted to run an hide or least bury my feet into the ground. I sighed a deep moan of disappointment in my outward appearence. Then I woke up and thought to myself that was some wild wacky stuff there in my dream. Jazz's cold nose had touched my mouth ever so slightly. The touch of his cold nose had
brought me out of my sleep. Jazz is my dog:)

Movie Day

Movie Day 12-7-05

Thank you Jesus!! For my mom and all my internet friends!! Here is a picture of the list of movies me and mom watched today. They are in the order we watched them. This might be my last post, my internet browser is acting up:( Keep me in your prayers!! I hope EVERBODY has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

AMAZING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SHOW AND MUSIC

Today is December 6-05

Have your speakers turned on for this its amazing
This is a video clip of a house in Vegas that belongs to a sound engineerthat works for Harrahs,,you wont believe it, how would you like him for aneighborhttp://members.cox.net/transam57/lights.wmv

Woodpecker!

Today is December 6-05

Hello,

So far today I have been mostly on my computer sending out prayer request to varies ministries on the web. I got up around 6:45 am but was realy awake at 5:00am but laid on the couch until Jazz finally just had to go outside. Jazz cant stand to be in when it starts to get daylight outside he wants out:) Yesterday he was jumping on me trying to get me up to put him out, I just laid there and laughed he kept nudgeing me with his cold nose to get up!! it was funny. Yesterday while he was outside a bunch of Starling birds landed on the deck and was chowing down on Jazz's Kibbles and bits dog food. To tell you the truth I did not know that Starling birds ate dog food ha ha. All of a suddend Jazzed spotted them and came running up the stairs and ran/slid across the deck scaring those birds away, it was funny to see. I tried to get it on video but the birds only did once more then flew off. Back today, I took a picture of a woodpecker sitting on mom's birdfeeder Can you see him or her? Oh I just remembered I have not heared back from Trish on the ride to church, but I have a ride a friend named Jim is going to give me a ride this Sunday, Grooovy Man!! He is alot older but a real nice guy his brother is in a nursing home. Well best be going! Enjoy the bird photo's. Chow BABY

4:00 pm today I got a call from "Del" thats Trish dad I told him I had a ride to church. Its almost 5:PM now. I just got done giving my mom her Tylenol Arthritis formula she takes one a day for her arthritis. Tomarrow is Movie day !!! I have been struglin on what to call my web blog if you a idea please let me know, Thanks.

Awesome Art!!! of OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

Today is December-6-05

I got this in a FW in the mail today. Real nice artwork!! Praise the LORD!

Pictures are from a beach in Maryland. Isn't the artwork awesome? Be sure to open up your screen all the way. The man creates new ones each day, as the ocean washes away his work every day. This is Chuck Ritchey, Sr. I have watched this man work on the beach at Ocean City, Maryland. Each time I watch him I marvel at his talent and fortitude because it is true that his works get washed away with the tide and he does them again. He is certainly a witness for Jesus Christ as thousands of people, in the course of a day, view his work and watch as he crafts his treasures. May his message be viewed by many.

PLEASE PRAY!!!!

This is a fw e-mail I got today December-5-05
Madison is in my prayers! GOD BLESS YOU MADISON AND HEAL YOU NOW IN JESUS NAME I ASK AND PRAY.

Im sorry but i could not get the other photo of Madison uploaded for some reason.

Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 9:13 PM
Subject: Fw: Urgent Prayer request needed ***please keep this going***


Subject: FW: Urgent Prayer request needed ***please keep this going***

Please add to Branches prayer request list.
She shall live and not die in Jesus name, Amen~
We are standing for Madison's wholeness in the name of Jesus.
Request for URGENT PRAYER
Good morning family, friends and co-workers, My name is Kathy Hayes
and I am an expeditor in the Purchasing Dept. I am sending out an
urgent plea for your prayers for my granddaughter.

Madison Marie Crowder is 6 months old today. She has been seriously ill
since she was 2 weeks old and has been in and out of the ICU most of her little life. She and her parents, my daughter and her husband, and my 2 year old grandson live in Utah. They have no family or friends up there to help them, so they depend solely on our prayers and the grace of
God to give them strength and hope to get thru this very heart-wrenching time.

Madison has a dangerous form of pneumonia that can lead to meningitis in infants. This form of meningitis is deadly. They have already drained fluid off of her brain and today will do a MRI on her spine. They are putting her on a form of life support, not to keep her breathing, but to
assist her in breathing. Her breathing is very labored and her heart rate very high, meaning her heart is pumping very hard because she keeps gasping for breath and turning blue. The support system will assist her heart so it doesn't have to work so hard and ease her breathing.
We send e-mails every day that says you will have good luck for 7 years if you send this e-mail to 8 people. Well, I am pleading with you today, to please send this e-mail out to as many of your friends who will pray for Madison. I have attached pictures of Madison as she was
just a few months ago and Madison today. They are at the end of this e-mail.

I thank you all so much and I pray God blesses each and every one of you and all of your children with excellent health.

With much gratitude....

Kathy Hayes

"Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will."

--unknown

I want in:)

December 3 -05

Jazz wanted in or at least we thought he wanted in ha ha. Jazz was barking a lot today. Everytime I went to the sliding glass door and open it up, Jazz would run away it was a sight. The glass needs a good cleaning cause i can see a black spot on Jazz's face.

Sunday

December 4-05

Hello,
Well today was not as good as it could have been. I did not go to Mass this morning, it was very cold outside and slick from snow and ice. I was concerned I might have trouble getting there on my bike. Our church is 3 miles away so round trip its 6 miles. Im going to give Trish a call tomarrow and see if she can give me a ride to church. Trish is very nice she has a little boy. Her dad is in bad health, something to do with the his Heart valve.

I tansfered all my Hibiscus sprouts to my bathroom today and put in there a personal little heater to keep them toasty. The bathroom has 13 light bulbs and a sky light so there should be enough light for the Hibiscus.

I walked Jazz to the Post office today and mailed our bills. I stuck our rent check in a Christmas card to our Landlord. I wrote on the inside of the card I bet you wish all your Christmas cards have one of these baby's in it ha ha.

I fixed Pizza for Lunch and had a rootbeer. Mom had Turkey and stuffing and two fig cookies. The Chicago Bears weren't on tv again! so me and mom watched "Honey I shunk the Kids" It was perty good. I was very tired so I layed down around 3 pm I slept to about 5 pm, or should say I tried to sleep very noisy here where we live lots of traffic. Plus mom had the tv going and its located on the other side of my bedroom wall.
Mom knocked on my door and needed Pepto, she had direah. She had gone 4 times all ready since when I laid down she told me. So I gave her some and she did not go again thank you Jesus.

I did some dishes and thats when I made a big mess!!! Our hot water comes out of the fauct real slow, so I turned it on and went into my computer room. Well forgot all about ha ha come back out and there is water everywhere!!! I had to grab 4 0r 5 towels to soak up all the water most of it was on the couter top but some of it leaked under the sink and was dripping on a plastic bag under there. But I went off on my mom and blamed her for it happening. Oh I should not have done that. I apoligized and asked her forgiveness and she gave forgave me. It was my own fault for leaving the sink with water running in it. I know why I did it because the hot water is so slow. Oh Well still thankfull could be way worse.

NO HEAT

Today is December 2-05

Our Furnace just stopped!!!!! Thank GOD for our Landlord, they are the best. They all ready have called the repair man:) and he is on his way, talk about service.
Well he arrived very quickly and he just got done looking at the furnace, he has to order a part. Thank GOD he got it temporaly fixed, its going to get down in the twentys tonight brrrr. He told me if it stops running again give him a call and handed me his company card. Now its going to be ok for my mom she will be warm:). The home was starting to get cold inside, but we have two little personal heaters. They came to the rescue and kept mom toasty while we waited for the repair man to arrive.

I was also concerned for my Hibiscus sprouts getting to cold. So I rose and got the little heater out of mom's bedroom and put it next to my little darling hibiscus plants. They are going to be just fine so dont worry all you plant lovers out there:)

NEWS FLASH

Today is December 2-05
News flash!!!!
Sister Georgiana is coming by to bring my mom Holy Communion and me too:) at 2:30 ish today. She is so very nice to do that on such a cold day as this. Mom realy likes Sister Georgiana. We have gotten Sister Georgiana a Christmas present, " Soft white 60 12,000 hours 8 year light bulb, well a total of 4 light bulbs two in a package. I placed them in a very eloquent red Christmas sack, Its Beautiful under the tree.
I plan on showing Sister Georgiana my Hibiscus sprouts that have come up. Let me know if your into growing Hibiscus, I just started so im a green horn not a green thumb yet, ha ha.

RED SHIELD

Today is December 2
Hello, Well mom's Doctor visit went well, everything fine on her bloodwork!! Thank you Jesus!!!! My brother gave me and my mom a ride to the doctor and then he took us to walmart. He also drove us around our town square to see the Nativity. The trees on the square were decorated mostly in white lights and had angel lights hanging on light post coming up the street to the square. That was very nice of my brother to do that for us.
Today my Hibiscus acetosella came up:) Sweet. Its comonaly know as "Red Sheild" .

READ ALL ABOUT IT

Today is December 1 -05
My HIBISCUS TRIONUM {known as "Simply Love"} seed sprouted up today!!!
I THANK YOU JESUS, I THANK YOU JESUS.
Pardon my over jubilent nature, its just my first time at growning HIBISCUS from seeds. I was realy hopefull on this one cause I soaked the seed in water for 24 hours. The hibiscus trionum started to grow while still in the water, I could see the root start to explode out of the tiny black seed. I have been watering my planted seeds with nuked water from the microwave, I fill a coffee cup full of water then nuke it for 30 seconds. I have been useing a Ear Syringe to water the planted seeds.
I have 5 different kind of Hibiscus seeds. They are as follows No.1 Hibiscus Trionum"Simply Love" No.2 Hibiscus Taiwanianna" Sea Hibiscus" No.3 Yellow Kenaf No.4 Hibiscus Acetosella"Red Shield" No. 5 Kenaf Tainung 2