1. The woman buys the food.
2. The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill – drink in hand.
4. The MAN places the meat on the Grill!
5. The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning.  He thanks her and asks if she will bring another drink while he deals with the situation.
7. The MAN takes the meat of the Grill and hands it to the Woman.
8. The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces and brings them to the table.
9. After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.   And most important of all.
10. Everyone praises THE MAN and THANKS him for his cooking efforts.
11. The man asks the woman how she enjoyed “her night off” and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concluded that there is ‘just no pleasing a woman‘.

By the way – - -take not of steps 4 and 7 – boys especially – live and learn!! Those are the important parts.

THE BUZZARD:

If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely
open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an
absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight
from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is
its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for
life in a small jail with no top.

THE BAT:

The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable  nimble creature
in the air, cannot take off from a level  place.  If it is placed on the
floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no
doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can
throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

THE BUMBLEBEE:

A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies,
unless it is taken out.  It never sees the means of escape at the top, but
persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the
bottom…  It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely
destroys itself.

PEOPLE:

In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We
struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing
that all we have to do is look up!  That’s the answer, the escape route
and the solution to any problem!  Just look up.

Sorrow looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up!

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and trust in our
Creator who loves us.

1. Try everything twice. On one woman’s tombstone she said she wanted this epitaph: “Tried everything twice, loved it both times!”

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s!

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have friends who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with THEM..

6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the shops, the city, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
I love you, my special friend.

11. Forgive now, those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance.

Hope you share this with others.

Remember! Lost time can never be found.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is facing some kind of struggle.

Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.

He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own.

The boy is naturally terrified.
He can hear all kinds of noises.
Wild beasts must surely be all around him.
Maybe even some human might do him harm.
The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man!

Finally , after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.
It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him.
He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone.
Even when we don’t know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us.
When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
If you liked this story, pass it on.
If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.

Moral of the story:
Just because you can’t see God,
Doesn’t mean He is not there.
‘For we walk by faith not by sight’