Connie's Blog (5)

Christmas Cookie Rules 1. If you eat a Christmas cookie fresh out of the oven, it has no calories because everyone knows that the first cookie is the test and thus calorie free. 2. If you drink a diet soda after eating your second cookie, it also has no calories because the diet soda cancels out… Continue

JUST AROUND THE CORNER IS A TIME WE CELEBRATE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!! WE REMEMBER THE DEATH AND LIFE OF ONE CALLED JESUS!!! WE GIVE GIFTS TO EACH OTHER, SOMETIMES WITHOUT REMEMBERING THE GREATEST 2 GIFTS OF ALL; THE GIFT OF SALVATION WE GET FROM JESUS, AND THE GIFT OF FREEDOM FROM THOSE WHO NOT BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES!!! THIS POEM TRULY DEPICTS THE SACRIFICE OF OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN!!!!! PLEASE READ AND PASS ALONG SO MANY MORE CAN REMEMBER AND PAY HOMAGE TO OUR HEROES!… Continue

THIS WAS SENT TO ME AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. FEEL FREE TO PASS IT ON. *THE MARINES WANT THIS TO ROLL ALL OVER THE U.S. Let's send it > around the world. Please don't delete this.** > * > *This is a poem being sent from a Marine to his Dad.** **For those > who take the time to read it,** **you'll see a letter from him to > his dad at the bottom.** **It makes you truly > thankful** **for not only the Marines,** **but > > ALL of our troops.** > **THE MARINE** &… Continue

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me wi… Continue

If you can read this whole story without laughing, then there's no hope for you. I was crying by the end. This is relayed by paramedics at a chili cook-off in Texas. Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better. For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is. Judge #3 was an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting from Springfield, IL. Frank: "Recently, I was honored… Continue