Pacman is gone but the other Roy Williams is coming. The Cowboys are falling apart but I'm glad to see the Roy from UT coming to play for the Cowboys.
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I got an email today about 800-GOOG411, Google's new information service. It's free too. Check it out when you need to dial information. There's a video on the Google site that tells you a bit more about it. It can send you a text with the info you need and a map if your phone has an Internet connection. Cool stuff.
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Here's an email I got the other day too that helped me.
When your hut's on fire
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
The Moral of This Story: It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.
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I love that story - we doubt how God is answering our prayers - what a lesson to learn. It makes me wonder...am I doing that?
Great story. We need to remember, too, that He may not even work things out in this life. I just read a magazine called "Voices of Martyrs." It tells incredible stories of people today that are being persecuted and killed for their faith. Their huts are certainly being burned down. But here is the hard thing: God is even working in those situations.
You are right Rick. I think in many ways, the hut burning is our life on earth and the grace that God will extend us is allowing us to join Him in heaven. While I don't have a desire to leave the people I love, I am growing a bigger and bigger desire to experience His grace in leaving this world and being in His presence.
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