--you walked alongside a country stream, in the springtime?

--you strolled through the woods on a crisp fall morning?

--you looked at an early summer morning sky?

--you listened to the song birds chirping on a spring evening?

--you held a little baby and thanked God for that precious child?

--you wondered how many of His people were going to bed hungry?

--you put a "little extra" into the tithe envelope for the hungry?

--you smelled the woodsmoke on a cold winter morning and cried?

--you were lonesome for the "garden buildin" time to start?

--you just set under the shade trees with your life's pardner, holdin hands and sayin nothing?

--you made "home made" music on the front porch with friends?

--you wished for those long gone days when your family was still around?

--you decided to give your life to Jesus Christ--and didn't back out?

Folks--- all those good and wonderful things we miss from our youth can be relived through "lookin back" into our minds. What a blessing to remember the good times. Jesus is coming back soon. Are you ready? old hoot. Matt.24:44

-- old hoot gibson (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 25, 2002

Answers

When was the last time you stopped in at a neighbors house and asked'm if there was anything you could do to help'm? When did you last carry some firewood in for those old folks down the road? How about mowin those old folks yard and not chargin'n'm anything for doin it?

When was the last time you dangled you feet in the river while holdin the cane pole hopin for a bite? You cooked a meal outside over a woodfire--made from scratch? You turned off the t.v. and read the Word--or listened to WSM on Sat nite? Walked barefooted through the mud after a summer shower? Or---you tripped over the cat and fell into that mudpuddle?

How about buyin a pound of hamburger for .15cents and it wasn't all fat, grizzle and ground up ice?

When was the last time you witnessed for Him to a loved one?

"Deny Me before man and I'll deny you before the Father which is in Heaven". Old hoot. Matt.24:44

-- old hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 25, 2002.

Very beautiful Hoot! I want you to know I keep you in my prayers, for your health, and also to thank God for good people like you. I never fail to reap some good from your posts, and learn and grow as a person and as a Christian. Thank you very much, my friend!

-- Melissa in SE Ohio (me@home.net), January 25, 2002.

Thanks Melissa [and andybody else who remembers me in prayer] for the prayers. Some folks assume that I'm "up on a pedistal" and don't need prayer. Quite the contrary! I'm not any better nor any worse than anybody but because of His calling upon my life I probably need prayer more than most folks. I'm not too smart and sometimes get wrapped up in this calling that I fail to mention often enough that I'm just a normal human very much in need of prayer.

I've been walkin this road a long time and it seems to get more intense as time goes on. Most of the problems in this life that I encounter are because of something stupid that I have done. When we get to operating on our own merits is when we take our eyes off of Him and stray and sometimes fall into the ditch. Thats' why I attempt to keep my eyes on Christ and strongly urge everybody else to do the same. "Blind leading the blind" so to speak---. Humans will fail us all but Christ will not!

"I would that ye were either hot or cold but because ye are lukewarm I will spew thee out of my mouth"! Lord Jesus--I never want to lukewarm like I used to be. Please help me to change the "cold" part of my life to "hot" for Your Honor, Praise and Glory!

Old hoot. Matt.24:44

-- old hoot gibson (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 27, 2002.