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Welcome to my blog http://www.skegley.blogspot.com/ . CAVEAT LECTOR- Let the reader beware. This is a Christian Conservative blog. It is not meant to offend anyone. Please feel free to ignore this blog, but also feel free to browse and comment on my posts! You may also scroll down to respond to any post.

For Christian American readers of this blog:


I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Thanks for reading my blog- Please comment!

Believe me when I tell you that I appreciate all who read my blog, but I would appreciate a few comments. The "How to Comment" section in the top left of the Blog homepage instructs the way to comment.

It should be easy to do so, but if not please let me know your experience at commenting if you have tried. I am certain that my young guru, Shawn Baird, will help me make it easier for you. My good friend, Clay Vice, has added to the number who visit, but I would like more comments on a given topic- agreeing or disagreeing.

Thanks!

Sam

Tom & Carolyn Lynch- You could have heard a pin drop

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009






You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop !!

GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!

YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP


When in England , at a fairly large conference, Dr. Condi Rice was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush..


She answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not
return."

You could have heard a pin drop.

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking
part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?"

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships;
how many does France have?"

You could have heard a pin drop.


A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those
countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans
learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?"

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German."

You could have heard a pin drop.


AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE..
.

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.

"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."

The American said, ''The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it..."

"Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in
France!"

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.Then he quietly
explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."


You could have heard a pin drop.

If you are proud to be an American, pass this on! If not delete it.

May The Lord Bless and Keep You Safe in Your Everyday Endeavors !!!

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Muslim or Christian? John Massey E-Mail

Thanks John,

All the things we wonder about this US president can, or will, be denied without malice by those accepting the denials. I read a recent interview of him while on No. 1, and it was all spin in so far as I read. A few words that appeared to match the question, but an underlying thread of campaign rhetoric.

Sam


This came to me from a Jewish friend. John


Michelle Obama's trip...Interesting Information!...It
explains a lot!

I was at Blockbusters on Saturday renting videos, and I
was going along the wall and there was a video called "Obama". I told the
men next to me that I wouldn't waste my time. We started talking about Obama.
These guys were Arabs, and I asked them why they
thought Michele Obama headed home following her visit in France instead of
traveling on to Saudi Arabia and Turkey with her husband. They said she
couldn't go to Saudi Arabia , Turkey or Iraq . I said "Laura Bush went to
Saudia Arabia , Turkey , Dubai ." They answered, "Obama is a Muslim,
and by Muslim law, he would not be allowed to bring his wife into the
countries that accept Sharia Law." Just thought it was interesting that the
Arabs at Blockbuster's accept the idea that we're being led by a
Muslim who follows the Islamic creed. They also said that's the reason he
bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia. It was a signal to the Muslim world.
Just thought you would like to know. Odd, I thought HE SAID he was a
Christian. Now hewouldn't lie to us would he?
John & Yvette Massey
1988 Marblecliff Crossing Court, Columbus, Ohio 43204-4966.
Telephone: 614-486-7102; E-mail: .

Introduction to Christ from Ramey Hoskins 6-3-09

This is powerful. Thanks Ramey! To all my blog readers: I am inept at adding links to my blog. You may have to type this one in yourselves, but it is extremely worthwhile to do so.

Sam



I sent this around perhaps 3 months ago ... it came by again and I wanted to send it our again!?!




> This is awesome!!!!!!! Not only the intro but the crowd reaction!!!!!!
>
> This is Steve Harvey, a comedian, addressing a secular audience. The
> subject is: "How Would You Introduce Christ to a Room Full of People?"
>
>
> It's hard to imagine that this is a comedian and not a preacher, and
> this is an audience
> and not a congregation. It must have been at the end of his routine,
> because...well, you'll see.

Oh wouldn't it be wonderful if Steve Harvey could replace Jeremiah Wright!


intro_to_christ_2.wmv.html

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

From my friend Dan Baird: Shay

Thanks Dan,

This is a re-cycle of a while back. It always touches me to read something like this. They say that such children are the most lovable. I hope you don't mind that I am posting it into my blog.

Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Baird

Subject: Shay


Two Choices

What would you do?......you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its
dedicated staff, he offered a question:

'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father Ialso understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.

In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.

Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over.

The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.

Everyone from the stands and both tea ms started yelling, 'Shay, run to first!
Run to first!'

Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.
He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'
Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.

By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball. The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.

He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head..

Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!
Shay, run to third!' As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'
Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'. Shay didn't make it to another summer.. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:

We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.

We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things.' So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice:

Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

You now have two choices:

1. Delete

2. Forward

May your day, be a Shay Day.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Portsmouth hires Eugene Collins as Basketball coach

From The Portsmouth Daily Times:



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basketball
slideshow After a long process, the Portsmouth High School boys varsity basketball coaching position has been filled.

Eugene Collins, an ‘84 graduate of Portsmouth and a 19-year coaching veteran, was hired Thursday night at a school board meeting.

"I think in time that Eugene is going to do a wonderful job," Portsmouth Athletic Director Joe Albrecht said.

Albrecht said coaching candidates came down to Collins and Piketon head coach and MVP of Portsmouth's 1978 state championship team Jeff Lisath, but added that Lisath chose to remain at Piketon.

"To him, his family and his situation, Piketon means a lot to him," Albrecht said. "When he did tell me he wasn't going to (take the position), we knew right away that Eugene was going to do the job," Albrecht said.

Collins will replace Josh Shoemaker, who stepped down from the position to attend graduate school. Shoemaker, with Collins as an assistant coach, led the Trojans to a 9-11 record last season.

Collins spent the first 18 seasons of his coaching career at Shawnee State under Jim Arnzen, Geno Ford and current mens basketball coach Jeff Hamilton.

He stepped away from SSU to enjoy watching his son’s high school basketball career before being talked into the assistant position at his alma mater.

"I'm excited," Collins said. "Being an alumni of Portsmouth and playing back in the 80s when things were pretty good and having a child in the program, I'm really excited."

Despite the sub-.500 record, the Trojans showed some promise last year. This season, almost all of that team's contributors are gone.

"We lost a lot of kids," Collins said. "We had six seniors last year and we lost primarily our whole starting lineup."

With the Southern Ohio Conference rejecting Portsmouth's bid to enter the league earlier this year, the Trojans will likely be in the SEOAL South for the long haul. Even with the bigger schools on the schedule, Collins said Portsmouth can compete.

"My attitude is you play the game and the game is decided between the lines and not necessarily with numbers," Collins said. "The biggest thing is that we're going to be young and until we determine who is going to play, it's going to be a process that will take a little time."

Also at the meeting, Portsmouth hired Dan Stanley as its new head volleyball coach.

JOHN STEGEMAN can be reached at jstegeman02@hotmail.com

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Grandparents and Softball book- UK forum thread

This old mind forgets if I had mentioned my newest (seventh- it is only me doing the counting) book: Grandparents and Softball-Girls Love Softball. Anyway, I am adding it to the book titles at the end on this blog with this post. This book should have good regional advertising very shortly. It is small (58 pp on 5x8 format), but I think readers involved with kids' sports (particularly girls' sports) should enjoy it. Don't be the last in your neighborhood to buy it at your local book store.

;>)

Sam

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