Thursday coffee Talk

Good Thursday morning everyone! I am up WAY too early. 2:30 and I need to be asleep! HAHA! How did you sleep? I will probably go back to sleep, but I had a thought on my mind so I want to post it. Our challenge today is to know that you are known by the company you keep. Think about this, "you are known by the company you keep". How are you known? What company do you keep? Are you keeping good company or bad company? Good friends? Right friends? The morals of this world are getting worse every day and if people would learn to keep the right friends and be persons of integrity, this world could turn it's self around. We need to realize that who we hang with (as my youth say) makes us who we are. Who are you today? Who are you keeping? Are you the keeper or the keeping? Know who you are known as today. Someone once said, show me the friends you keep and I will show you what you are. What a powerful challenge for today, but I know we can know who we are known as today and rethink things! So, who's up? What cha sipping on this morning? Me? This early, I am enjoying a little bit of 2% milk. I am going to try to get back to sleep. Allison has school this a.m. I will have coffee in a couple of hours and I KNOW it will be some great coffee too! Ya'll have a wonderful Thursday as you realize who you are known as today!! Randall

Good Morning Randall, I just learned that you are featured in OH's magazine concerning your engagement to Lucy. Congratulations. Allison is back to school already. UGH. I go back the day after Labor Day. I am sipping my iced green tea. Have a great day. Hugs, Trish

Good morning my friend! Thank you! I'm so honored and humbled that we are in the OH magazine. Yeppers, they started back to school yesterday. She is VERY excited. Lucy's nieces go back in September also. Have a wonderful and blessed Thursday my friend! Randall

Hi Randall - I miss your posts on the PA boards but Trish told me where to find you. I received my issue of OH Magaine this month and to my surprise there was a WOW moment posted by you and how you met your Lucy!! I thought it was a wonderful little piece and am so happy for the two of you. And I feel like I know a celebrity now! Never change your positive outlook - its always very uplifting and inspirational! Kathy

Thank you Kathy. I'm sorry I have been too lazy and not posting on many other boards. I'm glad you found this board though. I'm very humbled to be in the OH magazine. Lucy has made my life complete. We don't always understand why God does something or what He is doing, we just have to trust Him. I'm so glad He allowed Lucy to become so special in my life. I LOVE THIS WOMAN with ALL MY HEART! Celebrity? NAH! I'm just me! God bless you my friend!

This is a really interesting question you have tossed out at us... I "think" that my company I keep is pretty good. It is mostly my church friends or friends from MOPS... my online friends it is a little harder to gage... but this is a really good thing to work on no matter what... Shannon

Morning Shannon. You are so right! Always a good thing to work on! MOPS? I've heard of that? I think. I have a friend here in Luverne that belongs to a group of online Moms. I may be wrong?? You have a blessed Friday my friend! Randall

MOPS= Mothers of Preschoolers.... www.mops.org

AH! I was wrong! LOL THANKS! I will check it out. Have a great Friday!

We tell our kids this all of the time,but sometimes it proves to be harder in action. My friends are all Christians that go to my church and truly serve God, but sometimes I have to set boundaries even with them. The Bible is full of warnings about the improper use of our mouths (gossipping, slander, lying and then some). I used to have a very difficult time with this myself, so I am very aware of it. A few months ago I had to tell my best friend that I could not listen to gossip as it had become a problem. She didn't even realize she was doing it and appolgized and has become more careful about what comes out of her mouth. This becomes most difficult when dealing with family. You cannot choose them, but you must protect yourself and especially your children. It is a fine line that we must walk. We must minister and spread the gospel to them, but we must not become entwined in the sin that they embrace should they choose not to turn to God. Thanks Randall-Amy