Very good

Foes Become Friends

The day was December 25, in the year 1914.  There was a war going on, a war of such size it would be recorded as the "Great War".  It was Christmas day and, suddenly, the bombs stopped and were forgotten.  Then everyone got up out of the trenches and cubbyholes and went over to each other and shook hands. They now approached the ones a day earlier they would have called their enemies.  What had possessed them?  They were talking peacefully to their adversaries. They summoned up the courage to actually talk to them in hope that they would not shoot at them instead.  It was Christmas Day and they were going to celebrate with each other.  There were eyewitness' accounts of it.  There were Germans and Scottish, Americans and British, and several other nationalities.  It was a  peaceful Christmas and a happy one because they individually were able to put away their differences and communicate.

Now after hearing that true story how many reading this have ever gone to their enemies and forgiven them on a much smaller scale.  They were talking to the ones who had possibly killed their best friends.  Your enemies at the worst lied to you, made fun at you, tripped you.  And yet why is it that we can never manage the courage to go over and forgive them on any occasion.  This year lets make sure that we can make peace with our enemies.

Take Heart, Have Courage

"Take Heart, Have Courage"

There is a tool that our enemy uses
that is more powerful than most others
that tool is called discouragment
and it does its job well

It knocks us down so low
we feel we can't get up
but there is One who can help
there is One who can lift our soul

We can choose to stay down
or we can ask for His help
When He comes down He'll say
its alright...Take heart Have courage

Dakota L. Covey

The Wild West

Welcome to Dakota's National Tours.  I will take you to Arches National  Park, Yellowstone National Park,
 The Grand Tetons, and several other wonderful places in our Nation.  Have fun :)

                                                                       Scenery

                                                                          Fins

                                                                 Arches National park

                                                                    tough terrain

                                                               Landscape Arch

                                                             Grand  Teton Mountains

                                                              Home on the prairie

                                                                     Uphill

                                                              Where  the buffalo roam

 got pretty close

 Old Faithful

                                                          Yellowstone Lower Falls

                                                           I think Yellowstone River

                                                                 Good day gents

                                                        Yellowstone Upper Falls

                            I think my grandma said it was a Mountain Blue Jay

                                                         Salt Lake City off in the distance

                                                                     High in the sky

                                                      Authentic ruts of the Oregon Trail

                                   Like literally 8,000 some feet above sea level

                                                                            Partly cloudy

                                                                        Nice view

                                                                Off in the distance

                                                          Rocky Mt. National Park

                                                                   Oh. the open road
                           

He Is No Fool

This quote by Jim Elliot was found in his journal after his death.It is a great, but yet simple thought for us all.

That's My King! - SM Lockridge

Thought you might like this :)

Wounded But Not Slain

A personal favorite.


Wounded But Not Slain

I’m wounded now, but I’m not slain.
I’m bruised and faint they say
Just let me lie and bleed awhile;
I’ll not be long this way.

My Spirit’s low and my eyes flow.
My heart is sad and sore;
But when my pen’ent tears are gone,
I’ll stand and fight some more.

I’ll bind these wounds; I’ll dry these tears;
I’ll close this bleeding vein;
I’ll not lie here and weep and die:
I’ll rise and fight again.

‘Twas yesterday I bowed so low,
Was weak from tears and pain;
Today I’m strong; my fears are gone;
Today I fight again.





Author Unknown