William C. Shoemaker's Posts - International Cowboy Church Alliance Network - ICCAN2024-03-28T17:30:26ZWilliam C. Shoemakerhttps://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/WilliamCShoemakerhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2799155858?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://iccanlink.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1adf5a0qqydab&xn_auth=noLivingtag:iccanlink.ning.com,2011-09-14:6284697:BlogPost:743352011-09-14T14:27:23.000ZWilliam C. Shoemakerhttps://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/WilliamCShoemaker
<p><strong>There comes a time in life when you walk away from all of the drama and the people who create it.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, focus on the good, love the people treat you right, pray for the ones who don't.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Life is to short to be anyting but happy. Falling down is a part of life but getting back up is living.</strong></p>
<p><strong>There comes a time in life when you walk away from all of the drama and the people who create it.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, focus on the good, love the people treat you right, pray for the ones who don't.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Life is to short to be anyting but happy. Falling down is a part of life but getting back up is living.</strong></p>You took my placetag:iccanlink.ning.com,2011-08-22:6284697:BlogPost:677812011-08-22T20:20:43.000ZWilliam C. Shoemakerhttps://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/WilliamCShoemaker
<b><span style="color: black;">One day, a man went to visit a church, He got there early, parked his car and got out. Another car pulled up near the driver got out and said, " I always park there! <br></br><br></br>You took my place!"</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <br></br><br></br><b>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…</b></span>
<b><span style="color: black;">One day, a man went to visit a church, He got there early, parked his car and got out. Another car pulled up near the driver got out and said, " I always park there! <br/><br/>You took my place!"</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <br/><br/><b>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. <br/><br/>After Sunday School, the visitor went into the 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 He said nothing. <br/><br/>Later as the congregation was praying for Chri</b></span><b><span style="color: #1f497d;">s</span></b><b><span style="color: black;">t to dwell among them, the visitor stood up, 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, as his hat became a crown of thorns, and a tear fell from his eye, "I took your place." <br/></span></b>The Mouse traptag:iccanlink.ning.com,2011-07-27:6284697:BlogPost:595112011-07-27T14:02:13.000ZWilliam C. Shoemakerhttps://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/WilliamCShoemaker
<p align="center"><b>A mouse looked through the crack in the wall</b> <b><br></br>to see the farmer and his wife open a package.</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>"What food might this contain?", the mouse wondered.</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>He was devastated to discover that it was a mouse trap.</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning :</b>"T<b>here is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"The chicken clucked and scratched,…</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>A mouse looked through the crack in the wall</b> <b><br/>to see the farmer and his wife open a package.</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>"What food might this contain?", the mouse wondered.</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>He was devastated to discover that it was a mouse trap.</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning :</b>"T<b>here is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, <br/>I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."</b> <b><br/>The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"</b> <b>The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it <br/>but </b><b>pray.</b><b> </b><b>Be assured you are in my prayers.The mouse turned to the cow and said,</b> <b>"There is a mousetrap in the house!</b> <b>There is a mousetrap in the house!"</b> </p>
<p align="center"><b>The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, <br/>but it's no skin off my nose."</b> <b>So, the mouse returned to the house,</b> <b>head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap Alone.</b> <b>That very night a sound was heard throughout the house</b> <b>--</b> <b>the sound</b> <b>of </b><b>a</b><b> </b><b>mousetrap catching its prey.</b> <b>The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.</b> <b>In the darkness, she did not see it.</b> <b><br/>It was a venomous snake whose tail was caught in the trap.The snake bit the farmer's wife.</b> <b>The farmer rushed her to the hospital When she returned home she still had a fever.</b> <b>Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup.</b> <b>So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient: But his wife's sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit</b> <b>with her around the clock.</b> <b>To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well, She died.</b> <b>So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them</b> <b>for the funeral luncheon.</b> <b>And the mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.</b> <b>So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and you think it doesn't concern you, remember ---</b> <b>When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.</b> <b>We are all involved in this journey called life.</b> <b>We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort <br/>to encourage one another.</b> <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p>
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<p> </p>The two wolvestag:iccanlink.ning.com,2011-07-20:6284697:BlogPost:578512011-07-20T16:23:26.000ZWilliam C. Shoemakerhttps://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/WilliamCShoemaker
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<p><span class="font-size-4">An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there's a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth." The boy thought about it & asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee quietly replied, "The one you feed."<br/></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there's a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, & truth." The boy thought about it & asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee quietly replied, "The one you feed."<br/></span></p>Serenity Prayertag:iccanlink.ning.com,2011-07-06:6284697:BlogPost:547192011-07-06T15:04:04.000ZWilliam C. Shoemakerhttps://iccanlink.ning.com/profile/WilliamCShoemaker
<div><p>Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference</p>
<p>You do not have to be religious to allow this to help you. Just think of it this way, there are some things that you cannot change. Instead of stressing over the things that you can’t change you need to stop and think about it. If you can’t change it then accept it and find a way to live with it. If the thing that is causing you stress is…</p>
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<div><p>Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference</p>
<p>You do not have to be religious to allow this to help you. Just think of it this way, there are some things that you cannot change. Instead of stressing over the things that you can’t change you need to stop and think about it. If you can’t change it then accept it and find a way to live with it. If the thing that is causing you stress is something that you can change, stop wasting time and stressing…DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.</p>
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