Thanks Patricia!

You were a beautiful girl at Portsmouth High School (46-50) and I was probably, honestly, too shy to even flirt with you. Gwila P. Fisher or Carl Clark wouldn't believe that. That Ted Truitt, who married our beautiful classmate, Anne was aware of you according to one of the pool pictures you sent. He is a fox and also he and Ann are still good friends.

You have sent me some beautiful e-mails and that speaks well of your accumulated taste throughout your life.

Thanks good friend and Go Trojans!

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:23 PM
Subject: Fw: Whatever you sow, that, shall you also reap




Subject: Fw: Whatever you sow, that, shall you also reap








> >
> >
> > Hi said the woman.
> >
> >
> > The man slowly
> > looked up. This was a woman
> > clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat
> > was new. She looked
> > like she had never missed a meal in her life. His first
> > thought was that she
> > wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done
> > before.
> > 20
> >
> > "Leave me alone," he
> > growled...
> >
> >
> > To his amazement, the woman
> > continued standing.
> > She was smiling -- her even white teeth displayed in
> > dazzling rows. "Are you
> > hungry?" she asked.
> >
> >
> > "No," he answered
> > sarcastically. "I've just
> > come from dining with the presid ent. Now go away." The
> > woman's smile became even
> > broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under
> > his
> > arm..
> >
> >
> > "What are you doing,
> > lady?" the man asked
> > angrily.. "I said to leave me alone..
> >
> >
> > Just then a policeman came up.
> > "Is there any
> > problem, ma'am?" he asked..
> >
> >
> > "No problem here,
> > officer," the woman answered.
> > "I'm just trying to get this man to his feet. Will
> > you help me?"
> >
> >
> > The officer scratched his
> > head. "That's
> > old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple
> > of years. What do you
> > want with him?"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "See that cafeteria over
> > there?"
she asked.
> > "I'm going to get him something to eat and get him
> > out of the cold for awhile."
> >
> >
> >
> > "Are you crazy,
> > lady?" the homeless man
> > resisted. "I don't want to go in there!" Then
> > he felt strong hands grab his
> > other arm and lift him up. "Let me go, officer .
> > I didn't do anything."
> >
> >
> >
> > "This is a good deal for
> > you, Jack," the
> > officer answered. "Don't blow it."
> >
> >
> >
> > Finally, and with some
> > difficulty, the woman
> > and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat
> > him at a table in a
> > remote corner. It was the middle of the morning, so most of
> > the breakfast crowd
> > had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet
> > arrived…The manager strode
> > across the cafeteria and stood by his table.
> >
> >
> > "What's going on here,
> > officer?" he
> > asked.. "What is all this, is this man in
> > trouble?"
> >
> >
> > "This lady brought this
> > man in here to be fed,"
> > the policeman answered.
> >
> >
> > "Not in here!" the


> > manager replied angrily.
> > "Having a person like that here is bad for
> > business."
> >
> >
> > Old Jack smiled a toothless
> > grin. "See, lady. I
> > told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want
> > to come here in the first
> > place."
> >
> >
> > The woman turned to the
> > cafeteria manager and
> > smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and
> > Associates, the banking firm down
> > the street?"
> >
> >
> > "Of course I am," the
> > manager answered
> > impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one
> > of my banquet rooms."
> >
> >
> >
> > "And do you make a goodly
> > amount of money
> > providing food at these weekly meetings?"
> >
> >
> > "What business is that of
> > yours?"
> >
> >
> > I, sir, am Penelope Eddy,
> > president and CEO of
> > the company."
> >
> >
> > "Oh."
> >
> >
> > The woman smiled again. "I
> > thought that might
> > make a difference." She glanced at the cop who was
> > busy stifling a giggle.
> > "Would you like to join
us in a cup of coffee and a
> > meal, officer?"
> >
> >
> >
> > "No thanks,
> > ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm
> > on duty."
> >
> >
> > "Then, perhaps, a cup of
> > coffee to
&g t; > go?"
> >
> >
> > "Yes, ma'am. That
> > would be very
> > nice."
> >
> >
> > The cafeteria manager turned on
> > his heel, "I'll
> > get your coffee for you right away, officer."
> >
> >
> >
> > The officer watched him walk
> > away. "You
> > certainly put him in his place," he
> > said.
> >
> >
> > "That was not my intent.
> > Believe it or not, I
> > have a reason for all this."
> >
> >
> > She sat down at the table
> > across from her
> > amazed dinner guest She stared at him intently. "Jack,
> > do you remember
> > me?"
> >
> >
> > Old Jack searched her face with
> > his old, rheumy
> > eyes "I think so -- I mean you do look
> > familiar.."
> >
> >
> >
> > "I'm a little older
> > perhaps," she said.. "Maybe
> >
; I've even filled out more than in my younger days when
> > you worked here, and I
> > came through that very door, cold and hungry."
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ma'am?" the
> &g t; officer said questioningly.
> > He couldn't believe that such a magnificently turned
> > out woman could ever have
> > been hungry.
> >
> >
> > "I was just out of
> > college," the woman began.
> > "I had come to the city looking for a job, but I
> > couldn't find anything.
> > Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked
> > out of my apartment.
> > I walked the streets for days. It was February and I was
> > cold and nearly
> > starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance
> > that I could get
> > something to eat."
> >
> >
> > Jack lit up with a smile.
> > "Now I
> > remember," he said. "I was behind the serving
> > counter. You came up and asked me
> > if you could work for something to eat.. I said that it was
> > against company
> > policy."
> >
> >
> > "I know," the woman
> > continued. "Then you made
> > me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen,
> > gave
me a cup of
> > coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and
> > enjoy it. I was
> > afraid that you would get into trouble…Then, when I
> > looked20over, I saw you put
> > the price of my food in the cash register I knew then that
> > everything would be
> > all right."
> >
> >
> > "So you started your own
> > business?" Old Jack
> > said.
> >
> >
> > "I got a job that very
> > afternoon. I worked my
> > way up. Eventually I started my own
> > business that, with the
> > help of God, prospered." She opened her purse and
> > pulled out a business card.
> > "When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit
> > to a Mr. Lyons…He's the
> > personnel director of my company.
> > I'll go talk to him now and I'm certain
> > he'll find something for you to do around the
> > office." She smiled. "I
> > think he might even find the funds to give you a little
> > advance so that you can
> > buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on
> > your feet.
> > If you
> > ever need anything, my door is always opened to you.."
> >
> >
> >
> > There were tears in
the old
> > man's eyes. "How
> > can I ever thank you?"
> > he said.
> >
> >
> > "Don't thank me,"
>=2 0> the woman answered. "To God
> > goes the glory. Thank Jesus... He led me to you."
> >
> >
> >
> > Outside the cafeteria, the
> > officer and the
> > woman paused at the entrance before going their separate
> > ways…"Thank you for all
> > your help, officer," she said.
> >
> >
> > "On the contrary, Ms.
> > Eddy," he answered.
> > "Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I
> > will never forget. And...And
> > thank you for the coffee."
> >
> >
> >
> > If you have missed knowing me,
> > you have missed
> > nothing. If you have missed some of my emails, you might
> > have missed a laugh.
> >
> >
> >
> > But, if you have missed knowing
> > my LORD and
> > SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, you have missed everything in the
> > world.
> >
> >
> > Have a Wonderful Day. May God
> > Bless You
> > Always..
> >
> >
> > And don't forget that when
> > you "cast your bread
> > upon the waters," you ne
ver know how it will be
> > returned to you.
> >
> >
> > God is so big He can=2 0cover the
> > whole world with
> > his Love and so small He can curl up inside your
> > heart.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > When God leads you to the edge
> > of the cliff,
> > trust Him fully and let go, only one of two
> > things will
> > happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or
> > He'll teach you how to
> > fly! 'The power of one sentence! God is going to
> > shift things around for
> > you today and let things work in your favor. If you
> > believe, send it. If you
> > don't believe, delete it. God closes doors no man can
> > open and God opens
> > doors no man can close.
> > If you need God to open
> > some doors for you - send
> > this on.
> > Have a blessed day and remember to be a
> > blessing.
> >
>
>
>
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Lou Pritchett to Our President- Dave Miller and John Massey

Thanks Dave!

I received a similar e-mail from my good friend, John Massey. Lou Prichett has his head on straight and I certainly identify with him. President O has never met a microphhone he hasn't fell in love with. He and his speech writer(s) are the busiest people in Washington DC now and he will "talk" at any audience anywhere, anytime. If he only knew what he is saying. He must be getting directions from the King of Saudi Arabia, who has been happy to support the Islamic Extremists with a lot of money. How many times must our President cow tail with the Saudis?

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Miller
Subject: Fwd: Lou Pritchett


-----Inline Message Follows-----

Procter and Gamble Tycoon has a message for our President


Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America's true living legends -- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest-rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years and made corporate history.



AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA:



Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.

You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.

You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.

You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America ' crowd and deliver this message abroad.

You scare me because you want to change America to a European-style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.

You scare me because you want to replace our healthcare system with a government-controlled one.

You scare me because you prefer 'windmills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.

You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which has provided the highest standard of living in the world.

You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations.

You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.

You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.

You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.

You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.

You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in eight years.


Lou Pritchett






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From PHS 1950 grads and friends-Guidance

Thanks to Ted and Ann nd tom and Carolyn for this good message on Guidance:

G U I D A N C E





Dancing With God

When I meditated on the word Guidance,

I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.

I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.

When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.

The movement doesn't flow with the music,

and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,

both bodies begin to flow with the music.

One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back

or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.

It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.

The dance takes surrender, willingness,

and attentiveness from one person

and gentle guidance and skill from the other.

My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.

When I saw "G": I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".

"God, "u" and "i" dance."

God, you, and I dance.

As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust

that I would get guidance about my life.

Once again, I became willing to let God lead...

My prayer for you today is that God's blessings

and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday.

May you abide in God, as God abides in you.

Dance together with God, trusting God to lead

and to guide you through each season of your life.

This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.

If God has done anything for you in your life,

please share this message with someone else.

There is no cost but a lot of rewards;

so let's continue to pray for one another.

And I Hope You Dance Through 2009







=







"The will of God will never take you

where the Grace of God will not protect you."
Those who judge do not matter, Those who matter do not judge.

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!


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