Marion Gaskins

Sometimes being family means more than just smiles and good times. It means caring for each other and building bridges of trust... It means not being afraid  to ask and answer difficult questions... It means accepting one another for what we are... It means pulling together when things get rough, Knowing that love will be there no matter what. Author Unknown

By Dolly Parton-Carl Perkins FAMILY When it's  family , you forgive them for they know not what they do. When it's  family , you accept them, 'cause  you have no choice but to. When it's  family , they're a mirror of the worst and best in you. And they always put you to the test and you always try to do your best, And just pray for God to do the rest, When it's  family . Some are preachers, some are gay, some are addicts, drunks and strays, but not a one is turned away, When it's  family . Some are luck, others ain't,  Some are fighters, others faint. Winners, losers, sinners, saints, It's all  family . When it's  family  you trust them and your heart's an open door. When it's  family , you tolerate what you'd kill others for. When it's  family , you love and hate and take, then give some more. Somehow you justify mistakes, try to find some better way to solve th...

                                                                                  When Jesus was leaving this earth He commanded His disciples to spread the gospel around the world.      Mark 16:15 " He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. The ancient Roman roads started around 500 B.C. and spanned more than 250,000 miles.    They enabled both their empire to grow and the gospel to advance rapidly.   Fast forward ...... today's Roman roads are the Internet, smartphones, tablets, and social media.   While the ancient roads connected hundreds of towns and cities, the new roads connect millions of homes and individuals.     The new roads are ready for travel and technology has changed the gam...

                                                      Dear Grandchild, I have become a little older since I saw you last, and a few changes have come into my life since then.  Frankly, I have become a frivolous old gal.  I am seeing five gentlemen every day.  As soon as I wake up, Will Power helps me get out of bed. Then I go to see John. Then Charlie Horse comes along, and when he is here he takes a lot of my time and attention. When he leaves, Arthur Ritis shows up and stays the rest of the day.  He doesn't like to stay in one place very long, so he takes me from joint to joint.   After such a busy day, I'm really tired and glad to go to bed with Ben Gay. What a life!  Oh yes, I'm also flirting with Al Zymer.

Each and every day there are a myriad of choices that present themselves to challenge us in our pursuit of living a more simple, fulfilling and enriched life. The world in which we live is in a crisis!  It is broken and inhospitable. We are in an age of cynicism and doubt.  Good morals and values have seemingly disappeared. The "name of the game" for many years has been "if it feels good, do it" or the attitude of "I can do it if I want to.....it's my life."  Sadly, this lack of restraint is the American view of freedom.  Our souls are suffering from malnutrition.  Much of the world is in disarray and languishing.  People with a kind and loving heart are rare. Technology and our "gadgets" of today offer "the key to unparalleled productivity" yet, at the end of the day many people are totally exhausted and require assistance from the pharmacetical industry to unwind and get some sleep.  Our society resembles human drones; we...

Try this experiment...... Collect several little sticks.  Tie them together. Now, try to break the bundle with your bare hands. No matter how strong you think you are, it will be a tough job. Make a smaller bundle, say 25, and it will still be difficult to break. BUT, if you take just ONE at a time, no matter how weak you are, you will be able to break each single one. You are exactly the same person  who tried to handle all of the sticks together. BUT, this time you changed your way of solving the problem  and it became much easier. The moral of this experiment is..... Sticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken.  Same applies to people. There is strength in union!