Life With The Fisherman's Wife

The Fisherman’s Wife

Author, Dianne G. Sagan

Synopsis: Johanna marries the man she has loved since they were both children, but it doesn’t turn out quit like she’d dreamed. Her husband Simon works hard at his fishing business on the Sea of Galilee. Johanna established her home, but struggles at giving Simon the children they both want. Her society shames her. They live in a world ruled by Rome and filled with rumors, rebellion, and messiahs. When a new rabbi arrives and calls Simon to follow him, she is left alone and must choose what to believe.

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Life by Charles R. Swindoll

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

Living Life As A Fantasy

Life is far from a fantasy or a movie where you can write the script as you go along. However and again for some, life is exactly that. A well scripted fantasy or dramatic movie that is constantly unfolding and they are the director, play write, author and the main character. I guess that's OK for some.

Let me encourage you that while your enjoying life regardless of what chapter or scene may be unfolding. Apply wisdom, not merely as words, but rather as a path. Have balance, not merely as sayings, but well applied.

Truth is, deep within you are great things. It's just sometimes you have to get the weeds out, so the fruit full things come forth.

Stop, Stop, Stop

Does someone have you offended? Has someone got to you with their words, deeds or actions? Usually when this happens we find ourselves frustrated, bitter, and even angry. Before we know it our moods have turned for the worse, we become grumpy and difficult to be around. Stop!, stop!, stop!.

Your just ruining your day. Chances are the person that offended you is having a great day and time.

Freebies On The Web

There are lots of freebies on the web. From free blogs and websites, to free sample products to great free services. Sometimes I simply Google the words, free, free products, free services, free blogs, etc. Well you can probably come up with some additions. It's fun, a great way to pass some spare time and sometimes you find great freebies. Check it out:)

Online Christmas Shopping

There are some great sites out there that offer quality products and services at great prices. With the Christmas Holidays soon approaching, now is the time to start searching for those special Christmas gifts and savings. Don't wait till the last minute, especially if you have shipping to do for relatives in other parts of the nation and world. Plus many of these online sites offer drop shipping and free shipping.

Miss the traffic jams, crowds and tensions while shopping online. Plus you save on gasoline.

Christian Blogs, Religion & Cultures

Are you into Christianity, religion and enjoy different cultures? If so take some time to visit our friends at The Christian Blog Network of In His Glorious Name Ministries Online where you will find some great blogs and ministries within the body of Christ. Here's another great blog that offers Free Christian Blog Banners , check em out.

Cookies, Milk, Cartoons & Chocolate Sundays

Dad, Dad, can we have cookies and milk and watch a cartoon? Oh come on dad, please? Fifteen minutes later, Dad, Dad, can I have ice cream and watch some more cartoons? Oh, please Dad. Ten minutes later, Dad, Dad, can I have some smarties? Please, please! please! dad!

Have you ever been there? If you have children, I bet you have. It's like where do they put it all? How is it possible to eat and eat and eat and still be skinny. Kid's eat and eat and eat. They also play, and play and play and run, and jump and play and run some more. I'm getting tired just thinking about it.

I don't know which is harder. Getting older or being a father. Both are definitely challenging at times. Well, I'm off, we are now having chocolate sundays with cherries (multiple) on top. I guess I should enjoy this, before long she will be asking for a new car.

It's fun to have fun with your kids, especially while they are young and exploring life.

Brain Virus's

The mind is like a computer. If one's not careful the data corrupts and overloads the system. Next thing you know the trash can has your name on it and the mouse won't work, and your keyboard gets caked with junk. One good look in the mirror and you realize your screen's got a virus.

Be careful what you download into your brain.

Spoiled Rotten Eggs

What aroma do you put off. Do you have a sweet loving aroma about you. Are you sincere, truthful, loving, compassionate or do you smell liked rotten spoiled eggs? An egg yoke is protected by a shell. In side that shell is where the yoke is found. What's beneath you're shell?

We should all have a wonderful beautiful aroma about us, and not that of spoiled rotten eggs.

That Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Additude

Have you ever encountered a situation when someone owed you money that they promised to give to you, yet you never received it. Or maybe someone promised to take care of another matter, yet that too never came to pass. Next think you know, the person does everything they can to avoid you. That's because they don't want to be held accountable.

What the don't realize it that they are accountable and their actions or shall we say non actions will catch up with them and many times they will be multiplied bakc upon them in other areas of their life. You see, we all reap what we sow and if we sow dishonesty and broken promises, we will reap the fruit of such things.

When Peace & Rest Cease

Have you ever noticed how sometimes people's true colors shine through and the colors are the complete opposite of what they wanted you and others to think about them? Only to realize that you have been handed a continuous flow of deception and lies? It amazes me how some people use and abuse others basically to make up for their own miserable worthless lives. Many times you can even see the fruits of such people in their children do to the dysfunctional family and dysfunctional family lifestyle. It's sad because their lives are filled with endless scares, headaches, and metal illnesses and the affects upon the children lead to emotional problems, anger management problems, guilt, shame, embarrassments, and they become disconnected from reality.

Know this, they do not go un noticed and while they think they have pulled the wool over the eye's of many, in time, they will be exposed. You see, those who cast evil and wickedness upon others in the end become ensnared in their own ways. Life becomes endlessly painful for them, they continue to encounter emotional, mental and even health problems that soon overtake them. It's really sad to see a life and the lives of others waste away and decay like that. It's a long, slow and very painful death, yet death is withheld from them.

There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

When The Catch Only Yields Sardines

There are big fish and small fish in the oceans of life. Many times we set out for the big catches and end up with sardines rather than tuna. Yet even as a child we must learn how to catch the minnows before we attempt to catch the big ones. We learn from the process of starting with small things when we are small. Sometimes we see ourselves as giants with great capabilities. Sometimes we see ourselves as that which we are not or shall I say have not arrived at or accomplished yet. Now don't get me wrong, that's not to say that we all can't find and become successful. However it is to say that we must work at success, earn success, cultivate success and become successful before we lay claim to it. Oh, and by the way, quitting is not in the formula.

Character, Maturity & Perspective

It takes character and maturity to put things into reality and perspective. Without such, it's like sailing without a sail and with no wind.

Keeping The Flame Burning

Sometimes we all seem to give up and quit just a tad too soon. It's like the sardines vs. the tuna. We plan our game plan, put things into motion and then right about the time it's time to set sail, we give in and quit. Sad. Other times we do all our homework, put our plans into motion and start bragging about our accomplishments before we win the race only to give up because something fell short of our desires. The reality is that success is staying the course and finishing what we set out to do.

Now who would want a bucket of sardines when you could have some huge nets filled with tuna? Imagine the captain of a ship setting sail for a big catch, for tons of tuna only to set anchor just outside the break water. Can you see the sea gulls feasting on the spoiled sardines? Many times that is exactly what we do. Rather than staying the course and sometimes even facing our fears, we throw in the towel.

There is more to writing sayings that pushing them or selling them to others. You must live them. Otherwise your flame burns out.

A Saying Of Old

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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