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This may not be from our country but............

BY A 15 yr. OLD SCHOOL KID

New Pledge of Allegiance (TOTALLY AWESOME)!

Since the Pledge of Allegiance And The Lord's Prayer Are not allowed in most Public

Schools anymore Because the word 'God' is mentioned.....

A kid in Arizona wrote the attached NEW School prayer:


Now I sit me down in school

Where praying is against the rule

For this great nation under God

Finds mention of Him very odd.



If scripture now the class recites,

It violates the Bill of Rights.

And anytime my head I bow

Becomes a Federal matter now.



Our hair can be purple, orange or green,

That's no offense; it's a freedom scene..

The law is specific, the law is precise.

Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.



For praying in a public hall

Might offend someone with no faith at all..

In silence alone we must meditate,

God's name is prohibited by the state.



We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,

And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks...

They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.

To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,

And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.

It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,

We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong..



We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles..

But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.



It's scary here I must confess,

When chaos reigns the school's a mess.

So, Lord, this silent plea I make:

Should I be shot; My soul please take!

Amen

some of my flowers

Sorry its been so long but Iv been so busy since Valentines day but we now have employed a new member of staff so I can now have a day off. Actually its my friend who has come to join us so knowing somebody you can trust is a real help.

We had a good Valentine day and not one complaint. Not being there before we did not know what to expect or how many people we would get through the door. The markets had fresh flowers every day so we were able to get enough to for fill all our orders.

The week after was very quite but things are getting busier week by week with some lovely comments on how nice the shop looks and the wonderful arrangements.

Just one example of a hand tie bouquet.

This is a cut orchard in wet foam and will last up to 4 weeks

This arrangement in a tea cup is very popular it will be good for Mothering Sunday on

3rd of April

A spring bouquet sold with the vase.

The first photo shows the flowers lay ed out on the bench the second is the sort of arrangement i can turn it into. The other two are variations I call them my tropical arrangements.

Getting ready for St Valentin's day

This week I took possession of a lovely dresser which goes lovely in the shop. It will store plenty in the cupboards below and display the things we have for sale. I managed to get the window dressed for St Valentines day which is next Monday the 14th. Hopefully we will be nice and busy and get people through the door and they can see what we have to offer and as people are saying they can tell its under new management. this next will be late nights and a long week.

My new shop

Well I'm into my forth week of my new job and its had its teething problems but the response from the public is all good. We have taken out the old shop fittings and the shop is now much bigger and a lick of fresh paint works wonders.People cant believe the difference we have made by just having some fresh arrangements and a good variety of designs. The shop has been a florist for 20years but two years of poor service can ruin the reputation, so we have a challenge on our hand but although a long way to go we are prepared to give it our best shot. I don't mine working on my own I have been used to it and with people popping in it gives one time to talk and to make people feel at ease . We have a busy time coming with Valentines day and I'm trying to get as much prepared, like folding paper, making bows. washing vase's and buckets. Not having been in the shop for a year every big event will be guess work, how many flowers to order, what do the people who live in this area like, and can we make some money. I will try to take more photo's and post things of intrest.

new year new job-(scary)

Its a real wrench to be leaving the lovely shop iv worked at for the past five years.

















The new year is also a new beginning for me it terms of employment. I have worked for five years at my recent job and over the years as we all may do think its time to try something different. I have always loved my job marred only by the attitude and sometimes dam right nastiness of other people. I don't want to dwell to much into it but at my age to come home in tears over somebody else's behavior gets a bit much. I know Robert and I can be some what easily upset by an nasty comment or virble attack (we tend not to associate with people like that in our private lives)but adding all that up and an offer of a new job persuaded me to risk the move. I know to well that when times are hard flowers will be the last thing on the most important things list for most people, and the shop has been run down and its on a high street where every other shop is a food take away or beauty /nail shop, but its a challenge and I'm a worker and will put my all into it. As much as i loved all the things we sold in my last shop there is a whole host of goods out there to sell and hopefully I will have a say but the new owners will undoughtly have the last say. My decision was all very last minuet but the last couple of weeks made my decision easier. Watch this space.
Iv not done much blogging lately and therefore as Christmas has now gone I would like to wish all the people who kindly read my rambling a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR for you personally the Church and the wider world.

Late but worth reading

Christmas is about - Christ 25 Dec 2010
'...they saw the young child...and fell down, and worshipped him...' Matthew 2:11
He was born in the humblest of settings, yet heaven above was filled with the songs of angels. His birthplace was a cattle shed, yet a star brought the rich and noble from thousands of miles away to worship Him. His birth was contrary to the laws of life and His death was contrary to the laws of death, yet no miracle is greater than His birth, His life, His death, His resurrection and His teachings. He had no cornfields or fisheries, yet He spread a table for 5,000 and had bread and fish to spare. He never stood on expensive carpeting, yet He walked on the waters and they supported Him. His crucifixion was the crime of crimes, yet from God's perspective no less a price could have made possible our redemption. When He died, few mourned His passing, yet God hung a black cape over the sun. Those who crucified Him did not tremble at what they'd done, yet the earth shook under them. Sin never touched Him. Corruption could not get hold of His body. The soil that was reddened with His blood could not claim His dust. For over three years He preached the gospel. He wrote no book, He had no headquarters and He built no organisation. Yet two thousand years later He's the central figure of human history, the perpetual theme of all preaching, the pivot around which the ages revolve, and the only redeemer of the human race. At this season of celebration and gift-giving, let's join the wise men who '...fell down and worshipped him...'(Matthew 2:11NKJV) Let's remember, Christmas is about - Christ!
Bible in a Year: Isaiah 9:1-7; Matt 1:18-25; Micah 5:2-5a;

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Christmas wedding

This was the arrangement for the church.

As busy as we were over the Christmas period we had a very big wedding. There were twelve table centres two different designs six of each. Although it was a winter wedding the bride wanted summer flowers nothing to do with Christmas.

this was the brides bouquet roses, freesia, rosemary, lizzyanthas, eucalyptus and some lace.

A variety of door wreaths

Not really a good photo but this simple design was popular.

A lovely silver table decoration,rose's, wax flower, silver eucalyptus, fir Xmas tree, baubles, tinting and two candles.

This is for a table decoration made for a customer a candle goes in the middle