Hi Karen,
I like your thoughts here! I hope you are doing well!
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: A little rain, a lot of sunshine!
> Don't let the state fool you. They have plenty of money. With the way
> they charge for copies of documents, licenses, and so on. If they buy nem
> machines that means one of those rich politicains goes with out a brand
> new car for the year.
>
> --
> Can you imagine what a scarcity of news there would be If everybody obeyed
>> the Ten Commandments?
>
> I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out
> there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out
> there is
>
> IN GOD WE TRUST
> Karen Carter '74
> -KC- Ministries
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: VIRGIE UNDERWOOD <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Hi to all,
>> When the last meeting was held to discuss continued remodeling of my work
>> location we had a discussion about how bad my 3 snack machines looked.
>> Someone made a comment that we needed to put contac paper on the bottom
>> half
>> on the front of the doors to cover up the millions of kick marks put
>> there
>> by state employees over the years! After all the state is spending money
>> to
>> remodel this location and it must match the decor! I stated that these
>> machines are old and antiquated and they didn't work very well.
>> Another individual spoke up and said yes we have contac paper at the
>> office
>> and you can have your choice, black or chrome colored contac paper.
>> Virgie
>> which would you like?
>> I said I want new machines, these things don't work and they need to be
>> replaced because they do not work well!
>> Another person from the office spoke up and said "Let's move on to plan
>> B,
>> which do you wan"?
>> I restated my case and said I want new machines!
>> The same person said to me "You can't have new machines so which color
>> contac paper do you want on your machines"?
>> I simply said, I want new machines, you know these machines are old,
>> probably 30 years old or at the very least, they must be 20 years old.
>> Again I was told you can't have new machines, there is no money for them,
>> we
>> have spent all the money we can spend on your location. So they
>> collectively decided that black is the color of choice because it should
>> match the new decor! Like I said, a little rain!
>>
>> I think it was 3 days later I get a phone call and was asked would you be
>> willing to take some newer old used snack machines? I stated again that I
>> needed new ones because those old machines didn't work properly and they
>> looked tacky. I was assured that these machines worked better and they
>> looked much better as well. I agreedd to take them because I knew it was
>> the best I could do! My negotiation skills were lacking but of course
>> this
>> was the best I could do!
>>
>> Now on to the bright sunshine that has been filling up my life lately.
>>
>> A couple of days later I get another phone call from the office! I was
>> asked how things are going with the remodeling and was everything okay? I
>> said we were making progress and other than needing new machines
>> everything
>> was progressing nicely!
>>
>> This person told me they had 2 more new snack machines and if I was
>> willing
>> to trade those 3 old snack machines in for 2 new ones I could have them!
>> You know I agreed to give them the junky machines for the 2 new ones! I
>> could not believe what I was hearing!
>>
>> A lot of sunshine coming into my life and every bit of it is from our
>> Lord
>> Jesus Christ! God's miracle worker, the state worker is the human
>> facilitator but the real power is our awesome God! I have all new
>> machines
>> sitting in my snack bar and it is looking beautiful! It is all done
>> except
>> we have 15 pictures with West Virginia sceens coming to decorate the
>> walls
>> and a new pop corn vending machine and can you believe it? I am also
>> getting an ice cream machine! . Praise the Lord and thank you Lord Jesus
>> for your many wonderful blessings for my business!
>>
>> The brightest rae of sunshine filling my life is the inner peace and
>> contentment I feelinside! I am truly blessed and I am bubbling over with
>> joy!
>>
>> Miracles do still happen every day and I know there are many more to come
>> for all of us! I am grateful for the material things for my business but
>> the most precious of all is the wonderful joy and peace I feel inside!
>> I am truly blessed!
>> Virgie and Hoshi
>>
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