A little boy is telling his Grandma how "everything" is going wrong...school, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake. She asks the child if he would like a snack, which of course he does.

"Here. Have some cooking oil."

"Yuck," says the boy.

"How about a couple of raw eggs?"

"Gross, Grandma."

"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"

"Grandma, those are all yucky!"

To which the Grandma replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

" God works the same way. Many times we wonder why he would let us go through such bad and difficult times, but, God knows that, when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually they will all make something wonderful!" :engel:

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THINKING OF YOU - THINKING OF FRIENDS

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man
was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to
him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that
the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He
wondered where the road was leading them. After a
while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one
side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the
top of a long hill it was broken by a tall arch that
glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it
he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like
Mother of Pearl, and the street that led to the gate
looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward
the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk
to one side. When he was close enough, he called out,
"Excuse me, where are we?"

This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.

Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man
asked.

Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice
water brought right up."

The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in
too?" the traveller asked.

I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."

The man thought a moment and then turned back toward
the road and continued the way he had been going with
his dog. After another long walk, and at the top of
another long hill, he came to a dirt road which led
through a farm gate that looked as if it had never
been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the
gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and
reading a book.

Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any
water?"

Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there". The man
pointed to a place that couldn't be seen from outside
the gate. "Come on in."

How about my friend here?" the traveller gestured to
the dog.

There should be a bowl by the pump."

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was
an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The
traveller filled the bowl for the dog and took a long
drink himself. When they were full, he and the dog
walked back toward the man who was standing by the
tree waiting for them.

What do you call this place?" the traveller asked.

This is Heaven," he answered.

Well, that's confusing," the traveller said. "The man
down the road said that was Heaven, too."

Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and
pearly gates? Nope. That's Hell."

Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name
like that?"

No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just
happy that they screen out the folks who'll leave
their best friends behind."

Soooo...

Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes
to us without writing a word, maybe this could
explain:

When you are very busy, but still want to keep in
touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.

When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep
in contact, you forward jokes.

When you have something to say, but don't know what,
and don't know how, you forward jokes.


And to let you know that you are still remembered, you
are still important, you are still loved, you are
still cared for, guess what you get? A forwarded
joke.

So my friends, next time if you get a joke, don't
think that you've been sent just another forwarded
joke, but that you've been thought of today and your
friend on the other end of your computer wanted to
send you a smile

You never know when GOD is going to bless you ... Good things happen when
you least expect them to!


Dear Lord,
I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear
this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an
understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on
blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said, or
thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.
Please
keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new
attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every
day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I
can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no
control over, and it's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits.

I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may Be a blessing to others. Keep
me strong that I may help the weak ... Keep me uplifted that I may have
words of encouragement for others.

I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way.
I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood.
I pray for those who don't know You intimately.
I pray for those who will delete this without sharing it with others.
I pray for those who don't believe.
But I thank you that I believe.
I believe that God changes people and God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers and for each and every family member
in their households.

I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and
all their needs are met.
I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem,
circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands
for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of
every eye that sees it.
Amen :lovef:

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Mind you, with the current performance of the Sharks one wonders whether they should be allowerd to continue

hiya folks, new here, sorry to barge in, but i possibly need South African Help

playing a game of hangman (where u choose letters in turn and they are added to blanks on a board, once u have revealed some if you know what it is you say so)

in this case the category is Cartoons

so far we have revealed the letters BRA- / -- / -A-
(hyphens are letters not revealed, the forward slashes are word separators)

now the guy who gave this clue is a South African, so we are guessing its a SA cartoon, please if anyone knows the answer can you post here, even if it isnt a SA cartoon.....(im at work btw, if my team gets it we win a bottle of wine each....its a call centre with incentives for sales etc...lol)

any help much appreciated :-)

Pretoria
'n Glanstroue so reg uit 'n sprokie! Die land se voorste sangers en akteurs was daar as gaste.

Die hoogspringkampioen Hestrie Cloete en haar Afrikaanse sanger, Jurie Els, het Vrydagmiddag gesprankel toe hulle die knoop deurgehak het.

Die weer het mooi saamgespeel op dié stil lentedag by die spoggerige Kievits Kroon Country Lodge buite Pretoria.

Enkele ure vóór sy troue het Jurie nog aan Rapport gesê: "Dis die belangrikste dag van my en Hestrie se lewe.Ons wag al lank hierop." Daar was geen teken van senuwees by hom nie - net 'n breë glimlag.

Lees meer hier...

JOHANNESBURG. - Die veelbesproke valbome wat die menseregtekommissie en die ANC rooi laat sien het, gaan nou aangebring word om die president en kabinetslede in hul huise in die Bryntirion-landgoed in Pretoria te beskerm.

Die Tshwane-metroraad het Donderdagaand op 'n raadsvergadering die aansoek om valbome aan te bring by die Bryntirion-landgoed, waarop die presidensiële woning en ander huise van hooggeplaaste politici is, goedgekeur.


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Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher wed in California
LOS ANGELES.– Actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher were married on Saturday, capping their celebrated two-year-long older woman, younger man relationship, two celebrity magazines reported on Sunday.

Representatives for Kutcher, 27, and Moore, 42, could not be immediately reached for comment, but both Us Weekly and People magazine reported on their Web sites that the couple were married in Los Angeles area on Saturday.

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Oi ... how come no one mentioned this