FISH

The reason the first Christians used the fish as symbol is because the Greek word for "fish" (ichthus) helpfully served as an acronym for "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour" (iesous christos, theos ious soter"

Lots of Catching up to do

Saturday , April 8

We went to Maymont Park ( sunday school ) for easter egg hunt, the day was gloomy and rainy but we had fun

we did the the egg hunt & the children were excited about it
then we all went to CiCi Pizza ( what a fancy place to celebrate my big O !!! ) hahaha
but it was ok, especially that i LOVE PIZZA

on thursday ( april 6 ) , The rev & wife came to wish me a happy BD, she brought me a nice , off-white Jacket , I can't wait for winter so I can wear it ( sounding now like the mature Lady that I should be *sigh* )

ON Friday it was Ne, she was coming but then he mom had to go to the hospital , so me & my mom went there, she gave me Elizabeth Arden cream ( which I am probably not going to use )

My Birthday is soon

very soon actually ....
in 3 days !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*GASP!*

Lord have mercy, that is all I can say

Now it is Elton John's turn

He is a genuis when it comes to music..
too bad he is a messed-up person !!

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money
but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done

I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

I loooooove Nazar Qabani too

أني استقلت من القبائل كلها وتركت خلفي خيمتي وغباري

... هم يرفضون طفولتي... وأنا ارفض مدائن الفخاري

...نزار

I love Kelly Clarkson's songs

Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreamin' of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray

Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanting to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed I could breakaway

[chorus]
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance,
make a change And breakaway

Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk, take a chance,
make a change And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get on board a fast train
Travel on a jetplane,
far away And breakaway

[chorus]
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish, take a chance,
make a change And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
I won't forget all the ones that I love I
gotta take a risk, take a chance,
make a change And breakaway

Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging round revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me
But, gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away,
breakaway

[chorus 2]
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye,
gotta Take a risk, take a chance,
make a change And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk, take a chance,
make a change And breakaway

Breakaway
Breakaway

ONE SENTENCE SERMONS

Be Fishers of Men....

You catch 'em, He'll clean 'em.

A family altar can alter a family.

A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

Don't put a question mark where God put a period.

Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.

Exercise daily. Walk with the Lord!

Forbidden fruits create many jams.

Give God what's right, not what's left!

Give Satan an inch and he'll be a ruler.

God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called.

God grades on the cross, not the curve.

God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts."

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

Having truth decay? Brush up on your Bible!

He who angers you, controls you!

He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He who kneels before God can stand before anyone!

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.

Never give the devil a ride! He will always want to drive!

Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it.

Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

"Pray" is a four letter word that you can say anywhere.

Prayer - Don't give God instructions - just report for duty!

The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.

This Church is "Prayer Conditioned!"

To be almost saved is to be totally lost.

WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning!

Watch your step carefully! Everyone else does!

We don't change the message; the message changes us.

We set the sail; God makes the wind.

We're too blessed to be depressed.

Wisdom has two parts: 1) Having a lot to say. 2) Not saying it.

Written by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered
Forgive them anyway.:

: If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
: Be kind anyway.:

: If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true: enemies;
: Succeed anyway.:

: If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
: Be honest and frank anyway.:

: What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
: Build anyway.:

: If you find serenity and happiness they may be jealous;
: Be happy anyway.:

: The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
: Do good anyway.:

: Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
: Give the world the best you've got anyway.:

: You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
: It was never between you and them anyway

a quick recap of the last 3 days

I took mama & we went & spent 2 days at the south with el gama3a
unfortunatly mom broke her teeth braces or 1/4 denture or whatever !! now what can we do when she has no insurance in this country? but God have remembered mercy, and luckily Sa's mom has broken her denture last month & I happened to be there & went with Sa'a to get it fixed
now she found a couple of black guy running a dentistry lab ( they r technicians there I guess ) and one of them agreed to do the job but to take only cash

so now i had to do the same for myself, but I was freaked out to go there alone & negotiate with a black man in that deserted building in which they r located ( especially after talking with him on the fone ) , anyway, to make a long story short , I took mom & we went & found the place , then started negotiating the price , he said 100 $ and I said that was beyound anything she can pay, so he said : not even 50, so i said she says 30 $ , and I got myself a deal !!! yupppi !!!

anyway,today was saturday , we came home so we can attend Yo's birthday. i went with mom , we got him a $20 gift card and a huge swiss lindt chocolate , and me & mom drooled over the samples they handed over to us

we went home to change & rush quickly to the birthday, only to find out that our poor neighbor has locked herself out of her apartment & she cant go to work . she knocked at the door asking to let her use our fone. I told her to come in , ........we were ready to get going & nobody was there to pick her up yet & I felt bad to have her wait outside in the street , so i offered to give her a ride to her work, ...........

I dont know what is wrong with me lately

but I am definately changing to the worst

I am becoming a whiny attention-seeking child
which is not funny

not to mention i am becoming short tempered too, which was NEVER one of my traits b4

LORD HAVE MERCY

أنا في البيـداءِ وحدي ليــس لي شأنٌ بغيري
لي جحرٌ ، في شقـوقِ التلِ قد أخفيتُ جحري
وسأمضي منـه يومـاً ساكنـاً ما لسـتُ أدري
ســــائـحـاً أجتـاز في صـحراءٍ من قفـرٍ لقفـرِ
ليــس لي ديــرٌ فكــل البيــدِ والآكــامِ ديــري
لا ولا ســــور، فلـن يرتـاحَ لأســــوارٍ فكـري
أنــا طيـرُ هـائــمٌ في الجـوِّ لم أشــغفْ بوكــرِ
أنــا في الدنيــا طليـقٌ فـي إقامتي وســـيري
أنــا حــرٌ حين أغــفو حين أمشي حين أجري
وغريبٌ أنا، أمرالناسِ شــيءٌ غـــيرَ أمــري
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