Companies that Test and Do Not Test on Animals
11/Sun/06 10:37
For a wonderful site that gives details about which
companies are testing their products on animals and
those that are not, check out:
http://www.animaldefense.com/Boycott.html
http://www.animaldefense.com/Boycott.html
A Penny is Not Just a Penny
11/Fri/06 21:49
You hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk
being good luck, gifts from angels,
etc.
Several
years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were
invited to spend the weekend at the husband's
employer's home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous about
the weekend.
The
boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the
waterway, and cars costing more than her house. The
first day and evening went well, and Arlene was
delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very
wealthy live.
The husband's employer was quite generous as a host,
and took them to the finest restaurants. Arlene knew
she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this
kind of extravagance again, so she was enjoying herself
immensely!
As
the three of them were about to enter an exclusive
restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly
ahead of Arlene and her husband. He stopped suddenly,
looking down on the pavement for a long, silent
moment.
Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There
was nothing on the ground except a single darkened
penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette
butts.
Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?
Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer! She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value. A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?
"Look at it." He said.
"Read what it says." She read the words "United States of America"
"No, not that; read further."
"One! cent?"
"No, keep reading."
"In God we Trust?" "Yes!"
"And?" "And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it!
God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS still in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!
When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message.
It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful! And, God is patient...
Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to stop and pick it up?
Throughout dinner, the entire scene nagged at her. Finally, she could stand it no longer! She casually mentioned that her daughter once had a coin collection, and asked if the penny he had found had been of some value. A smile crept across the man's face as he reached into his pocket for the penny and held it out for her to see. She had seen many pennies before! What was the point of this?
"Look at it." He said.
"Read what it says." She read the words "United States of America"
"No, not that; read further."
"One! cent?"
"No, keep reading."
"In God we Trust?" "Yes!"
"And?" "And if I trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it!
God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him? Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS still in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me. Lucky for me, God is patient and pennies are plentiful!
When I was out shopping today, I found a penny on the sidewalk. I stopped and picked it up, and realized that I had been worrying and fretting in my mind about things I cannot change. I read the words, "In God We Trust," and had to laugh. Yes, God, I get the message.
It seems that I have been finding an inordinate number of pennies in the last few months, but then, pennies are plentiful! And, God is patient...