NEPAs Own Off-Topic Thread ( family, home, photos) (Riverside: jobs, year)

[Riverside4ever]

Originally Posted by EnyaGirl

Yikes...that's a shame....they make really yummy cheesecakes!!

I know I even used to get the mini ones .. It kinda turned my stomach when I saw that article ..

[lialleycat]

If you really knew what went on behind the scenes at any restaurant, you'd stop eating out all together. I've worked at a fancy hotel banquet hall before and I can't tell you all the discusting things I've seen.

[lialleycat]

A groaner...

Three animals in a bar were having a huge argument over who was the best. The first animal, a hawk, claimed that because of his ability to fly, he could attack anything repeatedly from above, and his prey had hardly a chance.

The second, a lion, based his claim on his strength. No one in the jungle dared to challenge him, King of the Jungle.

The third, a skunk, insisted he needed neither flight nor strength to frighten off any creature with his unique arsenal.

As the three debated the issue, a grizzly bear came along and swallowed them all; hawk, lion and stinker!

[lialleycat]

Loved this one - For all you dieters out there....

My husband and I had made some huge changes in our lives. He had been on a strict diet and exercise regimen and had recently lost 50 pounds. And after being a homemaker our entire marriage, I had just gotten a job in a local restaurant. I returned home from work after my first morning shift and gave my husband a great big hug. For some reason, he seemed to cling to me much longer than usual. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Did you miss me that much?"

"No, not really," he replied, still holding me close, "but you smell so much like pancakes I just hate to let you go!"

[Jungle George]

MOM'S EMPTY CHAIR

A woman's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her mother. When the minister arrived, he found the woman lying in bed with her head propped up on two pillows.

An empty chair sat beside her bed.

The minister assumed that the woman had been informed of his visit..
'I guess you were expecting me, he said.

'No, who are you?' said the mother.
The minister told her his name and then remarked, 'I saw the empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up..'

'Oh yeah, the chair,' said the bedridden woman. 'Would you mind closing the door?'

Puzzled, the minister shut the door.

'I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter,' said the woman, 'But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head...I abandoned any attempt at prayer,' the old woman continued, 'until one day four years ago, my best friend said to me, 'Prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here is what I suggest..

'Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I will be with you always'..'Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing with me right now..'

'So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm.'

The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old woman to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with her, anointed her with oil,
and returned to the church.

Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her mama had died that afternoon.

Did she die in peace?' he asked.

Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, she called me over to her bedside, told me she loved me and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found her.

But there was something strange about her death...

Apparently, just before Mom died, she leaned over and rested her head on the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that?'

The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said, 'I wish we could all go like that.'


Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.

I asked God for water, He gave me an ocean.*
I asked God for a flower, He gave me a garden.*
I asked God for a friend, He gave me all of YOU...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.


Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.

[Summering]

It makes me happy that my Mom took me to all the beautiful things God gave us.........
Oceans, Gardens, Friends........Family.........( I miss you MOM)

[toobusytoday]

Bumping this back up to wish everyone on the NEPA forum a wonderful family and friend filled Christmas. If you are traveling, I hope you will have a safe journey and if you have company coming like I do, I wish you a stress-less visit filled with laughter.

[Summering]

Thank you toobusy for bumping............
Wishing you and everyone here in NEPA, and all around our country. As we have posters as far as Florida California........and inbetween.
A Very Merry Christmas and Wonderful New Year. .........." Every Year, Every Day, Every Christmas"
HUGGS

[Riverside4ever]

I would like to wish all you folks a very Happy,Healthy,and Safe Holiday season and I also wish you all a Happy and Joyous New Year .

We live in the best place in the world , Snow on the ground , a hint of people burning wood is in the air , Its crisp outside and its the season of giving and sharing . There is no where else I'd rather be Than NEPA


God Bless

[thecoalman]

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ohhhh and Merry Christmas.