Zechariah 14:8-9 (Contemporary English Version)
8In both summer and winter, life-giving streams will flow from Jerusalem, half of them to the Dead Sea in the east and half to the Mediterranean Sea in the west
9Then there will be only one LORD who rules as King and whose name is worshiped everywhere on earth.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
LOST AND FOUND
I go to check my my email and in my box of new emails ,I open up the daily devotion email from upper room, and the verse for today is out of Matthew 5:21-24 and Ephesians 4:32.I go a read the devotion and out of those verse its talking about reconciling ,forgiving,settling conflicts,and being quick to forgive others as Christ has forgiven us.so,I'm reading theses verses and I am reminded of a conflict earlier today I had with a friend and just how hurt I was of the words used to hurt me and how I was treated, but you know in that situation, I let it affect me and I let my hurt control me and affect how I treated and talked to another friend,so the lesson here is don't let other attitudes and conflicts with you affect how you treat others,if you let it control you your hurting your self double and hurting someone innocent.So be quick to forgive and don't say oh I forgive you and walk a way with your feeling still being hurt like a splinter in your hand ,forgiving and letting go is not easy ,but if you ask God for his strength to guide and help mend the situation and heal hurts on both sides.
LOST AND FOUND
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Matthew 5:21-24 (NRSV)
"You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not murder'; and 'whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, 'You fool,' you will be liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.
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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
- Ephesians 4:32 (NRSV)
LOST AND FOUND
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Matthew 5:21-24 (NRSV)
"You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, 'You shall not murder'; and 'whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, 'You fool,' you will be liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.
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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
- Ephesians 4:32 (NRSV)
Leaning on the Lord
for the past couple of months,I have been dealing with Dizzy spells ,also know as Vertigo.My first experience with vertigo ,I went to the emergency room,because my mom and i had no clue as to what was going on.But, in dealing with the affects of Vertigo ,with being dizzy ,and the feel of not being in control, I have been praying and leaning on the Lord more for his help.I ask that you would please keep me in your prayers.
Fears
Last night in community group,it was guys night and we talked about fears,and that is something for me and I know a lot of others guys struggle with.Sometimes fear can motivate you and some fears can stop you in your tracks,I mean some of us have some just silly fears, such as being scared of wasp,spiders,and raccoons.But, even though we are a little shy and not wanting to admit things that frighten them and in situations like last night we all laugh and say I'm a shamed to admit i am scare of this,or I am scared of that,and then when it comes to down right even big things like admitting I am down right scared ,of things such as family issues and I need the Lords strength to g et me through .
Monday, June 23, 2008
things I try to do daily,but am not quite perfect at
I try to read the upper room devotional emails every day thats not always done daily,but here is todays verse.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (CEV)
One Body with Many Parts
12The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. 13Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. Some of us are slaves, and others are free. But God's Spirit baptized each of us and made us part of the body of Christ. Now we each drink from that same Spirit. [a] 14Our bodies don't have just one part. They have many parts. 15Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? 16Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? 17If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. 18But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best.
19A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. 20It takes many parts to make a single body. 21That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet. 22In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. 23We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts, 24but we don't have to be modest about other parts.
God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable. 25He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others. 26If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.
27Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body.
Footnotes:
1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Some of us are Jews. . . that same Spirit: Verse 13 may also be translated, "God's Spirit is inside each of us, and all around us as well. So it doesn't matter that some of us are Jews and others are Gentiles and that some are slaves and others are free. Together we are one body."
my own thought for today
Celebrate the fact that because we know Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior ,we make up the body of Christ even before we knew him we all were made in his image.
we all mess up constantly ,but that does not mean we are not still members of Christ body, Christ sees us as all as blame less and when he sees us he sees his creation as perfect!!!
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (CEV)
One Body with Many Parts
12The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. 13Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. Some of us are slaves, and others are free. But God's Spirit baptized each of us and made us part of the body of Christ. Now we each drink from that same Spirit. [a] 14Our bodies don't have just one part. They have many parts. 15Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? 16Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? 17If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. 18But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best.
19A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. 20It takes many parts to make a single body. 21That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet. 22In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. 23We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts, 24but we don't have to be modest about other parts.
God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable. 25He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others. 26If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.
27Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body.
Footnotes:
1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Some of us are Jews. . . that same Spirit: Verse 13 may also be translated, "God's Spirit is inside each of us, and all around us as well. So it doesn't matter that some of us are Jews and others are Gentiles and that some are slaves and others are free. Together we are one body."
my own thought for today
Celebrate the fact that because we know Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior ,we make up the body of Christ even before we knew him we all were made in his image.
we all mess up constantly ,but that does not mean we are not still members of Christ body, Christ sees us as all as blame less and when he sees us he sees his creation as perfect!!!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
why I have a love hate relationship with Walmart
# 1 Walmart's Garden center is pitiful
# 2 Now walmart does have good sales on hearing aid batteries
# 3 the electronic section is ok for finding games for the play station 2 and Xbox
# 4 their movie and CD area is the pits
# 5 the dressing rooms are funky and messy
now..... on to my new love Target!!
1. the Garden center their rocks good prices good selection!!!
2. love the Delli and plus they have sushi!!!
3.Target has a Starbucks!!
4. I can find more sales in the electronics and their cd and movie section is always picked up and stuff is in order
5.the clothing I can go and buy good qaulity clothing and not crappy stuff,
such as @ Christmas time I found some nice cloths to Walmart
6. I can find cool things in the dollar section ,like the little shovels for gardening ,and the thermos travel mugs for my mom and I's coffee!!
7. I got a 40 pound bag of bird seed to feed my birds for only 18 dollars, now the same brand on a 20 pound bag was 25, ya have to read for the deals!!
8. and target has security, and that makes me happy to know I am protected and the employee's from Criminals and shop lifters ,although if I saw a shop lifter on the area I was in I would bust a knot on their head the size Texas ya dig!!
# 2 Now walmart does have good sales on hearing aid batteries
# 3 the electronic section is ok for finding games for the play station 2 and Xbox
# 4 their movie and CD area is the pits
# 5 the dressing rooms are funky and messy
now..... on to my new love Target!!
1. the Garden center their rocks good prices good selection!!!
2. love the Delli and plus they have sushi!!!
3.Target has a Starbucks!!
4. I can find more sales in the electronics and their cd and movie section is always picked up and stuff is in order
5.the clothing I can go and buy good qaulity clothing and not crappy stuff,
such as @ Christmas time I found some nice cloths to Walmart
6. I can find cool things in the dollar section ,like the little shovels for gardening ,and the thermos travel mugs for my mom and I's coffee!!
7. I got a 40 pound bag of bird seed to feed my birds for only 18 dollars, now the same brand on a 20 pound bag was 25, ya have to read for the deals!!
8. and target has security, and that makes me happy to know I am protected and the employee's from Criminals and shop lifters ,although if I saw a shop lifter on the area I was in I would bust a knot on their head the size Texas ya dig!!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
ok I feel for my friends that paid 3-5 hundred dollars for the iphone and it did not not have up to date technology , ok I love apple products,but I just think thats just a rip off charging that much money for something that doesn't even have up to date technology.so,Cody I told ya that was a waste of money to drop a 1,000 for 2 iphones.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
free hugs
this is something I wanna start in Baton Rouge,I just need to make a sign,and I am hoping that some of my friends can help me make a t shirt or something, and if anyone is wanting to help or join me in free hugs they are welcome too!!!
I will post more videos when I find them and maybe I can make a video or something I need to find use my camera sometime it has video
Thursday, May 29, 2008
goofy rednecks
yes I go and visit http://www.usbwifi.orconhosting.net.nz/ , rednecks are not just goofy they are really smart, but I go to just get a good laugh !!!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
for today
Romans 12:1-16 (The Message)
Romans 12
Place Your Life Before God
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
3I'm speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
4-6In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we're talking about is Christ's body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn't amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ's body, let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't.
6-8If you preach, just preach God's Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don't take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don't get bossy; if you're put in charge, don't manipulate; if you're called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don't let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.
9-10Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
11-13Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
14-16Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down. Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody.
Romans 12
Place Your Life Before God
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
3I'm speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
4-6In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we're talking about is Christ's body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn't amount to much, would we? So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ's body, let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't.
6-8If you preach, just preach God's Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don't take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don't get bossy; if you're put in charge, don't manipulate; if you're called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don't let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.
9-10Love from the center of who you are; don't fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
11-13Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
14-16Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they're happy; share tears when they're down. Get along with each other; don't be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don't be the great somebody.
Monday, May 26, 2008
unifieded in prayer may
the ring community church calendar
May 2008
unified in prayer
Sun, May 25th – Sat, May 31st – Location: anywhere
each day of the week, we as an entire church Body want to be unified in our prayers for our church, our community, our country, and our world. everyone is welcome to join us in these prayers... that's one of the many cool things about prayer: it's for everyone, and you can do it anywhere!
:: sunday :: pray for the ring community church... this could be anything from the passion of the people, to the spiritual warfare we are battling, to the worship service this evening.
:: monday :: pray for for the families, friends and fellow soldiers of those who have died in military service.
:: tuesday :: pray for the continuing recovery efforts in myanmar and china.
:: wednesday :: pray for our summer missionaries and camp staff as they begin to serve.
:: thursday :: pray for stevenspoint tapestry and their launch team (sptapestry).
:: friday :: pray for your coworkers.
:: saturday :: pray for the men in our church.
May 2008
unified in prayer
Sun, May 25th – Sat, May 31st – Location: anywhere
each day of the week, we as an entire church Body want to be unified in our prayers for our church, our community, our country, and our world. everyone is welcome to join us in these prayers... that's one of the many cool things about prayer: it's for everyone, and you can do it anywhere!
:: sunday :: pray for the ring community church... this could be anything from the passion of the people, to the spiritual warfare we are battling, to the worship service this evening.
:: monday :: pray for for the families, friends and fellow soldiers of those who have died in military service.
:: tuesday :: pray for the continuing recovery efforts in myanmar and china.
:: wednesday :: pray for our summer missionaries and camp staff as they begin to serve.
:: thursday :: pray for stevenspoint tapestry and their launch team (sptapestry).
:: friday :: pray for your coworkers.
:: saturday :: pray for the men in our church.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
for today (biblegateway.com)
BibleGateway.com
Proverbs 24 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
[The Message at Navpress] [NavPress]
Proverbs 24
Intelligence Outranks Muscle
19
1-2 Don't envy bad people; don't even want to be around them.
All they think about is causing a disturbance;
all they talk about is making trouble.
20
3-4 It takes wisdom to build a house,
and understanding to set it on a firm foundation;
It takes knowledge to furnish its rooms
with fine furniture and beautiful draperies.
21
5-6 It's better to be wise than strong;
intelligence outranks muscle any day.
Strategic planning is the key to warfare;
to win, you need a lot of good counsel.
22
7 Wise conversation is way over the head of fools;
in a serious discussion they haven't a clue.
23
8-9 The person who's always cooking up some evil
soon gets a reputation as prince of rogues.
Fools incubate sin;
cynics desecrate beauty.
Rescue the Perishing
24
10 If you fall to pieces in a crisis,
there wasn't much to you in the first place.
25
11-12 Rescue the perishing;
don't hesitate to step in and help.
If you say, "Hey, that's none of my business,"
will that get you off the hook?
Someone is watching you closely, you know—
Someone not impressed with weak excuses.
26
13-14 Eat honey, dear child—it's good for you—
and delicacies that melt in your mouth.
Likewise knowledge,
and wisdom for your soul—
Get that and your future's secured,
your hope is on solid rock.
27
15-16 Don't interfere with good people's lives;
don't try to get the best of them.
No matter how many times you trip them up,
God-loyal people don't stay down long;
Soon they're up on their feet,
while the wicked end up flat on their faces.
28
17-18 Don't laugh when your enemy falls;
don't crow over his collapse.
God might see, and become very provoked,
and then take pity on his plight.
29
19-20 Don't bother your head with braggarts
or wish you could succeed like the wicked.
Those people have no future at all;
they're headed down a dead-end street.
30
21-22 Fear God, dear child—respect your leaders;
don't be defiant or mutinous.
Without warning your life can turn upside down,
and who knows how or when it might happen?
More Sayings of the Wise
An Honest Answer
23 It's wrong, very wrong,
to go along with injustice.
24-25 Whoever whitewashes the wicked
gets a black mark in the history books,
But whoever exposes the wicked
will be thanked and rewarded.
26 An honest answer
is like a warm hug.
27 First plant your fields;
then build your barn.
28-29 Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs—
no slander or gossip, please.
Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me.
I'll make you pay for what you did!"
30-34 One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones,
and then passed the vineyard of a lout;
They were overgrown with weeds,
thick with thistles, all the fences broken down.
I took a long look and pondered what I saw;
the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:
"A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there,
sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next?
Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life,
with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"
Proverbs 24 (The Message)
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson
[The Message at Navpress] [NavPress]
Proverbs 24
Intelligence Outranks Muscle
19
1-2 Don't envy bad people; don't even want to be around them.
All they think about is causing a disturbance;
all they talk about is making trouble.
20
3-4 It takes wisdom to build a house,
and understanding to set it on a firm foundation;
It takes knowledge to furnish its rooms
with fine furniture and beautiful draperies.
21
5-6 It's better to be wise than strong;
intelligence outranks muscle any day.
Strategic planning is the key to warfare;
to win, you need a lot of good counsel.
22
7 Wise conversation is way over the head of fools;
in a serious discussion they haven't a clue.
23
8-9 The person who's always cooking up some evil
soon gets a reputation as prince of rogues.
Fools incubate sin;
cynics desecrate beauty.
Rescue the Perishing
24
10 If you fall to pieces in a crisis,
there wasn't much to you in the first place.
25
11-12 Rescue the perishing;
don't hesitate to step in and help.
If you say, "Hey, that's none of my business,"
will that get you off the hook?
Someone is watching you closely, you know—
Someone not impressed with weak excuses.
26
13-14 Eat honey, dear child—it's good for you—
and delicacies that melt in your mouth.
Likewise knowledge,
and wisdom for your soul—
Get that and your future's secured,
your hope is on solid rock.
27
15-16 Don't interfere with good people's lives;
don't try to get the best of them.
No matter how many times you trip them up,
God-loyal people don't stay down long;
Soon they're up on their feet,
while the wicked end up flat on their faces.
28
17-18 Don't laugh when your enemy falls;
don't crow over his collapse.
God might see, and become very provoked,
and then take pity on his plight.
29
19-20 Don't bother your head with braggarts
or wish you could succeed like the wicked.
Those people have no future at all;
they're headed down a dead-end street.
30
21-22 Fear God, dear child—respect your leaders;
don't be defiant or mutinous.
Without warning your life can turn upside down,
and who knows how or when it might happen?
More Sayings of the Wise
An Honest Answer
23 It's wrong, very wrong,
to go along with injustice.
24-25 Whoever whitewashes the wicked
gets a black mark in the history books,
But whoever exposes the wicked
will be thanked and rewarded.
26 An honest answer
is like a warm hug.
27 First plant your fields;
then build your barn.
28-29 Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs—
no slander or gossip, please.
Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me.
I'll make you pay for what you did!"
30-34 One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones,
and then passed the vineyard of a lout;
They were overgrown with weeds,
thick with thistles, all the fences broken down.
I took a long look and pondered what I saw;
the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:
"A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there,
sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next?
Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life,
with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Jesus Christ has the power to...`
5:30 this morning ,I wake up fix my mom some coffee and I fix mine,so I can go take a bath to get ready for work,like normal I fix the coffee then head to the bathroom door and this just start smelling weird and my head spins.I yell for my mom I go get my
anti Vert,I go to lay down the room still spinning ,my mom gets me a half of mu anti Vert meds I try to lay down but can't,then I get this major Migraine headache that makes my head feel like it was gonna bust ,I mean it felt like it was gonna bust .
I started quoting Psalms 23 and singing to my self and God,I really did get so scared it felt like I was explode.for 10 hours I was fighting with hell ,but it was Christ strength that made that fight possible .
anti Vert,I go to lay down the room still spinning ,my mom gets me a half of mu anti Vert meds I try to lay down but can't,then I get this major Migraine headache that makes my head feel like it was gonna bust ,I mean it felt like it was gonna bust .
I started quoting Psalms 23 and singing to my self and God,I really did get so scared it felt like I was explode.for 10 hours I was fighting with hell ,but it was Christ strength that made that fight possible .
Saturday, May 17, 2008
lyrics i love
Everybody has probably heard of Pear Jam's song alive yes I know ya have haters to that song Iggy the rest of the song " oh I'm still alive" love those lyrics I sing those after anything like surgery or anything in category ,and the but, its not by my own strength that I'm still alive ,its because of Christ ,I just like to sing those lyrics to kick sand in Satan's face . I just thought I would share that with my reads , and be my guest go a head kick some sand in Satan's face he deserves it.
Friday, May 16, 2008
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