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Where did Piss Poor come from?
Interesting History....Legend?

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee
in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery . If you
had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".

But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford
to buy a pot . They "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of
the low.

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water
temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to
be. Here are some facts about the 1500s....

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in
May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they
were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the
body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting
married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house
had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and
men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By
then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence
the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"

Houses had thatched roofs - thick straw - piled high, with no wood
underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the
cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it
rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall
off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed
a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess
up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung
over the top afforded some protection. That's how the "Canopy Bed" came
into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.
Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would
get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on
floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more
thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping
outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: "A
thresh hold."

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that
always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things
to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They
would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold
overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in
it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: "Peas
porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days
old." Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite
special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show
off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon."
They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit
around and "chew the fat."

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content
caused some of the lead to leach onto the food causing lead poisoning
death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years
or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of
the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the
"upper crust."

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would
sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking
along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.
They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the
family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they
would wake up. Hence the custom of "holding a wake."

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of
places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the
bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these
coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the
inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they
would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the
coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would
have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to
listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was
considered "a dead ringer."

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IT'S WHAT YOU SCATTER
I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes... I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas.

I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes.

Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me.

'Hello Barry, how are you today?'

'H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas. They sure look good.'

'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?'
'Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time.'
'Good. Anything I can help you with?'
'No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas.'
'Would you like to take some home?' asked Mr. Miller.

'No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with.'

'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?'

'All I got's my prize marble here.'

'Is that right? Let me see it', said Miller.

'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.'

'I can see that. Hmm mmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked.

'Not zackley but almost.'

'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble'. Mr. Miller told the boy.

'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.'

Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me.

With a smile she said, 'There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever.

When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their next trip to the store.'

I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Colorado , but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles.

Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one.  Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there learned that Mr. Miller had died. They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them. Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could.

Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts...all very professional looking. They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket.

Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one; each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes.

Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket.

'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about.

They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size....they came to pay their debt.'

'We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho ..'

With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles.

The Moral:
We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds. Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.

Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles ~ A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself...

An unexpected phone call from an old friend.... Green stoplights on your way to work....

The fastest line at the grocery store....

A good sing-along song on the radio...

Your keys found right where you left them.


IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER THAT TELLS WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE LIVED!

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I had the dubious honor of performing my first wedding in my new community this month.  Absolutely a smashing success!!! 
(And thanks Amy. for the book of books that Brides2B can not do without!) 

My happenstance road to this wedding was through one of our local bars where I play horseshoes every thursday evening.  After
a good round of shoes, our team was introduced to one of our teammates niece and fiance inside the bar.  We all have
nicknames for each other, and mine happens to be Jumbo.  Anyway, we listened to our team mate banter back and forth with
his
niece and fiance about when she was going to find / get someone to "hitch 'em up."  I heard the long drawn out story of how they
looked, and "couldn't find anyone to marry us" in a neighboring town a few miles away. 

Seeing first hand that this couple was obviously in love, and committed to each other, I (in my slightly intoxicated state) simply
stated that I would be honored and available to marry them if they were interested in having me do it.  Guffaws of boisterous
woodsmen surrounded me after _that_ comment, and I'm sure that I fumbled with my words as I calmly restated that I actually
could perform the ceremony for them if they wished it.  They agreed, we shook hands, and off we went to have some bar
conversations of the whys and how's of making this happen.  And that's how I became their Reverend Jumbo.  :)

Needless to say, it came off wonderfully.  Things were well planned and executed with a sincere and simply beauty that I hadn't
seen in eons.  A gorgeous bride, handsome groom, and to my amazement... nearly 350 people at this wedding.  A small town in
rural America, a big wedding for it's population, and a wonderful piece of "Americana" happened that day.  I am so humbled and
honored to have been the minister who officiated at this event.

I've now picked up a tentative "snowmobile trail" wedding, a "western themed" wedding,  and a request for someones eulogy at
the appropriate time.   Don't ya love it when life happens the right way!

Rev. Jim "Jumbo" Lillis
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Subject: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

 

What would you do? You make the choice!  Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one! Read it anyway. The question is:  Would you have made the same choice?

 

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.

After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:

"When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection.  Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do.  He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?"

The audience was stilled by the query. The father continued. "I believe, that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes, in the way other people treat that child."  Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball.  Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?"

 

Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

 

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much.  The boy looked around for guidance and a few boys nodded approval, why not?  So he took matters into his own hands and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the

ninth inning."

 

Shay struggled over to the team's bench, put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.

 

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.  In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands.

 

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.  Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

 

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

 

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.  Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.  However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing the other team putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least be able to make contact.

 

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.  The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.  As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

 

The game would now be over, but the pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.  Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.  Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman,

out of reach of all team mates.  Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!"  Never in his life had Shay ever ran that far but he made it to first base.

 

He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.  Everyone yelled, Run to second, run to second!!"  Catching his breath, Shayawkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to second base.

 

By the time Shay started towards second base, the right fielder had theball   the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time.  He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions,

and he too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.

 

Shay ran toward second base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.  All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay."

 

As Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to help him and turned him in the direction of third base, shouting, "Run to third, Shay! Run to third!"

 

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams and those watching wereon their feet, screaming, "Shay, run home!"

 

Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero whohit the "grand slam" and won the game for his team.

 

"That day," said the father softly, with tears now rolling down hisface, the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world."

 

Shay didn't make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

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Dear Rev. Long:

 

I am Rev. David Griffin and I am a proud member of the ULC Seminary. I am now taking the Dr. of Christian Studies-The Four Gospels Course and  with my text book and the wonderful emails I have gained a much better understanding of Christ's teachings. I am only able to take my courses one at a time as I am fighting stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma Cancer. My doctors only gave me hopes of living a few months even with aggressive treatments of chemo  and radiation. People everywhere started Praying for me and by the Grace of God I am still here after a very tough 10 year battle. All the surgeries, Chemo and Radiation left me with nerve damage and I have lost all use of my left arm and hand. Its called brachial plexia. I also have severe lymphedema and I am totally disabled but Praise God I am still here. The tumors I had on both lungs are now gone and my Doctors are watching the ones left on my liver and spine. I think God has left me here for a reason and I felt his call so I became ordained here with the ULC and joined the seminary soon after. I felt a need to be connected and be a part of something and being a member of the ULC Seminary  has been fulfilling my spiritual needs and I am proud to be a member. You are making it possible for me to be an Educated Minister so I can help others in any way God will allow. I am excited about all the other courses I plan to take and if God will give me the time I hope to be a graduate of the seminary. I have already got my Dr.of Divinity and I am looking forward to receiving my Dr. of Christian Studies soon. Please put me on your Prayer List as I know first hand what Prayer can do. I want to help as many people as I can with the time I have left and the Seminary is helping me do that.

 

GOD BLESS YOU:

 

Rev. David E. Griffin

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I recently performed a wedding ceremony for a dear friend of mine here in my patio.  I live on a beautiful ranch in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range in southeastern Tulare County.  I raise cattle and horses in the pastures around the house.

I have one older cow and her big bull calf along with an orphan heifer by themselves in a pasture on the east side.  Because of her age, I have been feeding hay and supplement to help her raise this big calf.  If I don't feed her promptly, or even if I do, she often begs for more by bawling loudly.

She heard me talking during the ceremony and came up to see if she might get a little more hay.   She let out a loud bawl, so loud that I had to stop talking.  Without missing a beat, I looked up and said even louder, "That's alright Old Girl.  I can do this without your help!"

This got a good chuckle from everyone and added a little light and levity to the service.

I do weddings  in this area of Tulare County, provide a custom ceremony allowing the couple to choose from several different ways that each segment can be done.  I print this up in 24 font, put the pages in plastic covers, and all in a nice white binder.  I also print up a nice Certificate of Marriage for the cover.  I use this book during the ceremony, and that is my gift to the couple when we are done.

I have also put all my music onto my laptop, and feed that into a small amplifier to provide music in any setting.  If the couple wants to use a specific piece of music during the ceremony, it is easy enough to put it in their folder, and provide it during their custom ceremony.

I have been averaging about one wedding per month this year.

Brent Gill
Non-Denominational Wedding Officiant
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The Visitor

One day, a man went to visit a church. He arrived early, parked his car, and got out. Another car pulled up near him, and the driver told him, "I always park there. You took my place!"

The visitor went inside for Sunday School, found an empty seat, and sat down. A young lady from the church approached him and stated, "That's my seat! You took my place!"

The visitor was somewhat distressed by this rude welcome, but said nothing.

After Sunday School, the visitor went into the church sanctuary and sat down. Another member walked up to him and said, "That's where I always sit. You took my place!"

The visitor was even more troubled by this treatment, but still said nothing.

Later, as the congregation was praying for Christ to dwell among them, the visitor stood, and his appearance began to change.

Horrible scars became visible on his hands and on his sandaled feet.

Someone from the congregation noticed him and called out, "What happened to you?"

The visitor replied, "I took your place."

May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let His presence settle into our bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun. It is there for each and every one of you.

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Fire Dept. Special
I want to share this story with you.
Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead tell your
storm how big your GOD is!

In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year-old mother stared down at
her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.
Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had
a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent, she
wanted her son to grow up and fulfill all his dreams.
Now that was no longer possible.

The leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her
son's dreams to come true. She took her son's hand and
asked, "Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted
to be once you grew up? Did you ever dream and wish what
you would do with your life?"

Mommy, "I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up."

Mom smiled back and said, "Let's see if we can make your
wish come true."

Later that day she went to her local fire department in
Phoenix, Arizona, where she met Fireman Bob, who had a
heart as big as Phoenix.

She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might
be possible to give her six-year-old son a ride around
the block on a fire engine.

Fireman Bob said, "Look, we can do better than that.
If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday
morning, we'll make him an honorary fireman for the whole
day. He can come down to the fire station, eat with us,
go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards!
And if you'll give us ! his sizes, we'll get a real fire
uniform for him, with a real fire hat-not a toy one-with
the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow
slicker like we wear and rubber boots. They're all
manufactured right here in Phoenix, so we can get them
fast."

Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy, dressed
him  in his fire uniform and escorted him from his hospital
bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck. Billy got to
sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to
the fire station.

He was in heaven. There were three fire calls in Phoenix
that day and Billy got to go out on all three calls.
He rode in the different f ire engines, the paramedic's van,
and even the fire chief's car.

He was also videotaped for the local news program. Having
his dream come true, with all the love and attention that
was lavished upon him, so deeply touched Billy that he
lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible.

One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically
and the head nurse, who believed in the hospice concept that
no one should die alone, began to call the family members
to the hospital.

Then she remembered the day Billy had spent as a fireman,
so she called the Fire Chief and asked if it would be
possible to send a fireman in uniform to the hospital to
be with Billy as he made his transition.


The chief replied, "We can do better than that. We'll be
there in five minutes. Will you please do me a favor?

When you hear the sirens screaming and see the lights
flashing, will you announce over t he PA system that there
is not a fire? It's just the fire department coming to see
one of its finest members one more time. And will you open
the window to his room?

About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at
the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third
floor open window 16 firefighters climbed up the ladder
into Billy's room.

With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him
and told him how much they loved him.

With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief
and said, "Chief, am I really a fireman now?"

"Billy, you are, and the Head Chief, Jesus, is holding your
hand," the chief said.

With those words, Billy smiled and said, "I know, He's been
holding my hand all day, and the angels have been singing.."
He closed his eyes one last time. 

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I asked God to take away my habit.

God said, No.

It is not for me to take away,

But for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.

God said, No.

His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.

God said, No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;

It isn't granted, it is learned.

I asked God to give me happiness..

God said, No.

I give you blessings;

Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.

God said, No.

Suffering draws you apart from

Worldly cares

And brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own,
But I will prune you to make you fruitful.


I asked God for all things
That I might enjoy life.

God said, No.
I will give you life,
So that you may enjoy all things.



I asked God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said... Ahhhh,
Finally you have the idea.

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God's cake... 

 
Sometimes we wonder, 'What did I do to deserve this?' or 'Why did God have to do this to me?' Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. 
Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, 'Absolutely Mom, I love your cake.' 
'Here, have some cooking oil,' her Mother offers. 
'Yuck' says her daughter. 
'How about a couple raw eggs?' 'Gross, Mom!' 
'Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?' 
'Mom, those are all yucky!' 
To which the mother replies: 'Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!' 
God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good!

We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful! 
 
God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

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