wtorek, 27 maja 2014

Letter from grandma

She writes:



The other day I went up to a local Christian bookstore and saw a "Honk If You Love Jesus" bumper sticker. I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling Choir performance, followed by a thunderous Prayer meeting, so I bought the sticker and I put it on my bumper.

Boy, am I glad I did! What an up-lifting experience that followed! I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good He is . . . and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus, because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed!

I found that lots of people loved Jesus! Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, "For the love of God! Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, Go!"

What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus! Everyone started honking! I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love.

There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a "sunny beach." I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air. I asked my teenage grandson, who was sitting in the back seat, what it meant, and he said that it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something. Well, I've never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. My grandson burst out laughing. Why, even he was enjoying this religious experience!

A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray, or ask me what Church I attended. But this is when I noticed the light had changed to yellow. So I waved to all my sisters and brothers grinning, and drove on through the intersection.

I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and I felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out of the window, and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.

Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!




honk                  [honk] trąbić

bumper sticker  [`bʌmpə(r) stɪkə(r) ] naklejka na zderzak
sassy                 [`sæsɪ] żywy, pozytywny
thunderous        [`θʌndrəs] ogłuszajacy, gromki
up-lifting           [ʌp 'lɪftɪŋ] wznosły,podnoszący na duchu
lean out             [li:n aut ] wychylać się
exuberant          [ɪg`zju:bərnt]  entuzjastyczny
yell                    [jel] wrzeszczeć
stuck up            [stʌk ʌp ] wystawiony
burst out           ['bəst ɑʊt ] wybuchnąć
bet                    [bet] zakładac się honk  






wtorek, 20 maja 2014

Wise advice from kids




-Never trust a dog to watch your food. - Patrick, age 10
-When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" 
  don't answer him. - Michael, 14
-Never tell your mom her diet's not working. - Michael, 14
-Stay away from prunes. - Randy, 9
-Never pee on an electric fence. - Robert, 13
-Don't squat with your spurs on. - Noronha, 13
-Don't pull dad's finger when he tells you to. - Emily, 10
-When your mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair-Taylia,11
-Never allow your three-year old brother in the same room as your 
  school assignment. - Traci, 14
-Don't sneeze in front of mom when you're eating crackers. - Mitchell, 12
-Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a tic tac. - 

Andrew, 9
-Never hold a dust buster and a cat at the same time. - Kyoyo, 9
-You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. - Armir, 9
-Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts. - Kellie, 11
-If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse. - Naomi, 15
-Felt markers are not good to use as lipstick. - Lauren, 9
-Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. -

 Joel, 10
-When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your mom
 when she's on the phone. - Alyesha, 13
-Never try to baptize a cat. - Eileen, 8


prune            [pru:n] suszona śliwka

pee                [pi:] siusiać

squat             [skwot] kucać

spur              [spə:(r)] ostroga

assignment  [ə`saɪnmənt] zadanie

sneeze          [sni:z] kichać

dust buster   [dʌst  `bʌstə(r)] mały,reczny odkurzacz

broccoli        [`brokəlɪ] brokuły

polka-dot      [`polkə dot ]w kropki

pick on         [pɪk on] czepiać się