Adobe Ideas is a rather cool app on the iPad … so I thought I would post some of my random doodles (yeah yeah, i won’t give up the day job!)
time for a theme change …
some don’t like change, but I do and I thought it was about time I changed the theme for grae.co.uk and gave it a bit more colour .. the last one was nice but a bit white! Who knows with such a change as this might come some more posts and maybe even a few interesting ones ;-)
Cool Police Cars!
So I was reading uk.msn.com which I don’t do regularly but found a link to some cool Police cars .. 79 of them in fact, not sure I would class them all as ‘cool’ but I did like some .. see below :-)
Your standard family wagon :-) for those of you who know Dan Sneller .. this is his next car!
I want a go!!
Bit of a dodgy colour don't you think?!
And here comes my favourite of all …
Oh Yeah!
Instant Divorce – You’re Kidding Me!
I came across this advertisment on Facebook today … I couldn’t quite believe it. This isn’t a dig at divorce but an advert
selling a ‘quick divorce for just £37′ can’t be good. Shouldn’t we be encouraging family units, focussing on the children etc?! don’t get me wrong, there are exceptions where divorce is the probably best thing (unfortunatly!) but seriously … it has to be best for families, children and society if we are encouraging families and people sticking together and not making huge decisions like this as quickly and cheaply as possibly!
Oh, rant over…
dear children … from Jesus
I got sent this just before Christmas and thought it would be good to share :) Interesting and thought provoking …
Dear Children,
It has come to my attention that many you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. Maybe you’ve forgotten that I wasn’t actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your predecessors who decided to celebrate My birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival. Although I do appreciate being remembered anytime.
How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don’t care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
Now, having said that let Me go on. If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn’t allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all My followers did that there wouldn’t be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.
Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can remember Me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish: I actually spoke of that one in a teaching, explaining who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks were. If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 – 8.
If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My birth here is my wish list. Choose something from it:
1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell Me all the time.
2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don’t have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.
3. Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don’t you write and tell him that you’ll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up. It will be nice hearing from you again.
4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can’t afford and they don’t need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.
5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.
6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don’t know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile; it could make the difference.
7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren’t allowed to wish you a “Merry Christmas” that doesn’t keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn’t make so much money on that day they’d close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families
8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary– especially one who takes My love and Good News to those who have never heard My name.
9. Here’s a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no “Christmas” tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don’t know them, buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me and they will make the delivery for you.
10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian. Don’t do things in secret that you wouldn’t do in My presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.
Don’t forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Just love Me and do what I have told you to do. I’ll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is short. I’ll help you, but the ball is now in your court. And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember :
I LOVE YOU,
JESUS
The Empty Coffee Cup
I think this is about me …
There was once a quiet, cold shed where a man sat all day staring into the abyss with not much joy written on his face. He would sit in his big arm chair with gloves that had no fingers drinking endless cups of coffee – or so he thought. He quite often would lift the cup to his mouth with only just a dribble of coffee coming out, assuming he had drunk it all he would get up and refill it. You see what he didn’t know was that in fact he was not alone in this quiet, cold shed of his, he had some very small, little friends; friends that he didn’t even know existed. They would come out of their hiding place as he sat and stared; and would scurry along the damp wooden floor until they reached his big arm chair. The chair would tower above these small little friends almost beckoning them to take on the challenge of climbing to the very top. This, they never achieved as the smallest whiff of the strong bitter coffee would hypnotise them away from the top. They would spiral up the legs of the chair and clamber their way up to the large arms. This would be the place where the distinct smell of coffee would impact their nostrils and guide them towards the man’s cup. In a trance they would slowly creep towards the cup in a regimented line. All this time the man completely unaware and in a trance of his own. The small creatures, with their long, thin tails swaying excitedly, would edge up the side of the cup anticipating the prize at the end. Within a matter of seconds the coffee would be engorged by the small, little friends with a minute dribble left at the bottom. Once all was gone from the cup the small creatures would flee at once. Leaving the man alone once more continually oblivious to what had occurred yet sometimes bemused at his empty cup.
What were these small creatures you ask – well they were just humble mice caught by the addiction of caffeine. So the next time you are alone staring into abyss and you rise up your cup to find there is no more, just remember this tale as you may have your very own little friends who enjoy a small tipple.
Author: Emma J Sneller
Date: 20th Dec 2010
Google Pacman — Go on have a play!
I know it doesn’t quite fit in the theme .. but it is addictive :-)
Gift of Grace – Ephesians 2:8-9
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.
Tech Support Secret’s Out!
Now you know how I fix your computers ….
European Commission – Official Language [joke]
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as “Euro-English”.
In the first year, “s” will replace the soft “c”. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard “c” will be dropped in favour of “k”. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome “ph” will be replaced with “f”. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent “e” in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing “th” with “z” and “w” with “v”.
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary “o” kan be dropd from vords kontaining “ou” and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi TU understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.
Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.