The Pencil Parable

Posted Jun 15th, 2011

The Parable of the Pencil

A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons just before putting it into the box:

1. Everything you do will always leave a mark.
2. You can always correct the mistakes you make
3. What is important is what is inside of you.
4. In life, you will undergo painful sharpenings, which will only make you better.
5. To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

We all need to be constantly sharpened. This parable may encourage you to know that you are a special person, with unique God-given talents and abilities. Only you can fulfill the purpose that you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot be changed and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are is what’s inside of you, and then allow yourself to be guided by the hand of God.

Whose guiding you?

Open Letter to President Obama

Posted Jun 13th, 2011

Dear Mr. President,

You’ve often spoken of leadership.  It’s critical to be considered a leader.  You’ve spoken of being an example, again it’s key to being a leader.  You’ve talked to our nations’ youth about being an example, again we look to our leaders to lead and to be an example.

Today, I received this picture of you in an email.  The message was clear, you have a lack of respect for the position you hold and for the people you’ve been elected to lead.  Mr. President, We The People own that desk that you’ve so casually placed your feet upon.  If you were in school, your teacher would tell you to get your feet of the desk.  If you were in someone else’s home, they would tell you the same.  You Sir, are elected and privileged.

If you truly want us to know that you can lead, then set the example for us all.  YOU must remember that it’s the little things that stick in people’s mind.  Things like respect for the office you hold and the people you serve. Show US some respect by respecting that which we’ve fought for and purchased.  When you disrespect people’s property, you disrespect the people that own that property.

Please Mr. President, keep your feet off of our desk.  You’re in our home.  Treat it with respect.

On behalf of all the Americans that have helped to pay for that desk, the home you live in and one of our Nation’s greatest symbols we simply ask for the respect we deserve.

DR Rawson, Citizen, Taxpayer and Veteran

Think of our Veterans, please

Posted Jun 6th, 2011

Click here to help, please.  Thanks from all of us that have served before.

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This is the first time I’ve ever had an advertisement on this site.  While I don’t drive a Dodge, I certainly appreciate their support of our troops.  If you’re buying a new Truck, at least given them the courtesy of looking at their line of Trucks.

Thank you Dodge!

Found this patch at the Soldiers Angels booth at a local street fair this weekend:

If you want a patch like this, please click here.