Gods Rules for Parents

By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
Apr. 4, 2010

Do you know what “Joylogy” means? It is the study of caring, sharing, and listening and Sacrifice.

This was written by Mr. Jeineke in 1975

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What is a Joyologist? A joyologist then would be one who studies joy logy. Frankly our world could use a great many joyologists whose mission in life is to actively research the effects of discussing and sharing joy.

The research could branch out into how joy affects our careers, family lives, and friendships. The very act of doing the active research should spread jubilation throughout the world and bring about positive results. What a fun job!

All one needs to start with is to share the words joyism, joy logy, and joyologis with others. Use the words daily and make them a part of the world’s vocabulary.

The upcoming year is going to challenge us all. Here is something we need to think, this is from an unknown reader. It is called: God’s Ten Commandments for Parents

 

  

By Unknown

1. My hands are small; please do not expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short; slow down so that I can keep up with you.

2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have; let me explore it safely; do not restrict me unnecessarily.

3. Housework will always be there; I am little only for a short time. Take time to explain things to me about this wonderful world, and do so willingly.

4. My feelings are tender; do not nag me all day long (you would not want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness). Treat me as you would like to be treated.

5. I am a special gift from God; treasure me as God intended you to do – holding me accountable for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by, and discipline me in a loving manner.

6. I need your encouragement (but not your empty praise) to grow. Go easy on the criticism; remember you can criticize the things I do without criticizing me.

7. Give me the freedom to make decisions concerning myself. Permit me to fail, so that I can learn from my mistakes. Then someday I will be prepared to make the decisions life will require of me.

8. Do not do things for me; that makes me feel that my efforts did not measure up to your expectations. I know its hard, but don’t compare me with my brother or sister.

9. Do not be afraid to leave for a weekend together. Kids need vacations from parents, and parents need vacations from kids. Besides, it’s a great way to show us kids that your marriage is something special.

10. Take me to Sunday school and church regularly, setting a good example for me to follow. I enjoy learning more about God.

 

 

Source: Joyology

Holy Land in 3D

By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
Apr. 4, 2010

 I received this from one of my readers; it shows the true meaning of Easter. You will understand, just follow the directions.

This is one of the things that computers are best at doing. You can move around and see this place from all angles. 

Just experiment and you will have a fascinating experience. This is amazing. It is your trip to the Holy Land. View the Church in 3D.

When you open up the site, go to the bottom of the picture and click on one of the smaller pictures. 

When it comes up, double click on the big screen picture and you will be able to really zoom in and do a 360 look all around. 

It is a beautiful presentation. 

Makes you feel like you are right there!

Click on the link below and click on picture and use curser to scroll up and around the pictures. You can see all the way around each room, plus from floor to ceiling! 

You may also click on the menu and watch the films advance automatically.   After each finishes, wait a few minutes for the next one to load.

 

The Holy Land Church in 3D

 

Source: 360 Tr.

 

 

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We Need A Smile

By Dan Samaria
Publisher/YC
Apr. 4, 2010

With everything that this President, is doing to this Country which is not good. We all need a laugh. This was sent to me by one of my readers. I hope it will bring the same smile that it has brought to me.

A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn’t want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe.

So she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor if she would please follow him to school in the mornings, staying at a distance, so he probably wouldn’t notice her.

She said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed.

The next school day, the neighbor and her little girl set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor girl he knew.

She did this for the whole week.

As the two walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Timmy’s little friend noticed the same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week.

Finally she said to Timmy, ‘Have you noticed that lady following us to school all week?

Do you know her?’

Timmy nonchalantly replied,

“Yeah, I know who she is.’

The little girl said, ‘Well, who is she?’

‘That’s just Shirley Goodnest,’ Timmy replied, ‘and her daughter Marcy.’

‘Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us? ‘

‘Well,’ Timmy explained, ‘every night my Mom makes me say the 23rdPsalm

With my prayers, ‘cuz she worries about me so much.

And in the Psalm, it says, ‘Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow

Me all the days of my life’, so I guess I’ll just have to get used to

It!’

The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face to shine upon

You, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift His countenance upon

You, and give you peace.

May Shirley Goodnest and Marcy be with you today and always?

I know you smiled!

 

If you have something that you would like to share with our readers. You can sent it to dan@youngchronicle.com

Missing Colo. Girl

By AP
Apr. 1, 2010

GREELEY, Colo. – Four days after a 12-year-old northern Colorado girl disappeared after leaving home to walk to a friend’s birthday party, authorities expanded their search Thursday to include places she was known to frequent, including a music store, library and shopping mall.

“We’re hoping against hope that she’s out there, she’s safe and she is just a runaway,” said Sgt. Joe Tymkowych of the police department in Greeley, about 60 miles north of Denver.

“But we have to try to figure all the possible propensities of things that could happen and pursue those leads as well.”

Kayleah (Kay LEE uh) Wilson was last seen Sunday afternoon, when she left her Greeley home to go to a birthday party just across a busy highway from her apartment building.

Authorities have since gone door to door seeking information on her whereabouts and used dogs to comb medians, ditches and bushes along the highway for clues.

Investigators also have interviewed friends, family and acquaintances and have found nothing to indicate she ran away, Tymkowych said. Police planned to re-interview some of those people Thursday.

About 60 police and FBI agents were aiding in the search for the sixth-grader, whom her mother, April Wilson, described as a “good kid.”

“She never hanged out with the bad crowds,” Wilson said Thursday outside her apartment. “She had her friends. She liked to hang out at the mall, go to the library — you know, typical kid stuff.”

Wilson said she had no information on what may have happened to her daughter but wanted her to know, “We love you. We miss you. Just come home. We want you home.”

Tymkowych said police have contacted the girl’s father, who lives in California, and other family members to advise them that she’s missing and may be contacting them if she ran away.

He says Kayleah had a boyfriend, who has been interviewed and is cooperating.

He is not considered a suspect or person of interest. April Wilson also spent about 12 hours at the police station Wednesday, but Tymkowych said Wilson was there assisting police in the search.

The middle school student is 5-foot-1, weighs 145 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. Authorities say Kayleah has asthma and was believed to be carrying an inhaler. She doesn’t have a cell phone.

April Wilson said her daughter likes pizza and the color pink, and that her favorite band is called Celtic Thunder.

At Kayleah’s school a few blocks from her home, teachers on Thursday wore purple and pink memorial ribbons turned sideways to resemble a “K” for Kayleah.

Brentwood Middle School science teacher Mandy Skinner described Kayleah as a soft-spoken girl who often kept to herself but participated enthusiastically in group discussions and completed her assignments.

“She’s a typical sixth-grader,” Skinner added.

Kayleah’s case is not the first missing-child case in Greeley. Jonelle Matthews, 12, disappeared on Dec. 20, 1984, and was never found. That case remains unsolved.

“That again was one of those situations where we were never able to establish if there was a runaway involved, or if it was an abduction,” Tymkowych said.

FBI Denver field office spokesman Dave Joly said the FBI regularly provides help in investigating possible child abductions.

 

Source: Yahoo News

 

 

Editor’s Note: AP – This undated photo provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shows Kayleah Wilson

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Creating a Easter Basket

By Apple 4 Teacher
Apr. 4, 2010

With the rate of childhood obesity on the rise, try something new. This year, buy healthy snacks instead of candy.

You don’t have to sacrifice flavor, either. Low-calorie or low-fat doesn’t mean it has to taste bad.

This is one time that toys are okay. According to my kids, you can never have too many toys.

An Easter basket is about getting a special treat. No one said those treats had to be edible. Small hand-held electronic games are available at stores like Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys ‘R Us for less than ten dollars.

Card games like Yugioh and Dungeon Dice Monsters are winners with kids these days. For the younger set, try dolls or action figures.

Jelly beans versus dried fruit. Jelly beans would be great if it wasn’t for all of the sugar. You can never eat just one or five for that matter.

Dried fruit offers nutrition and taste in the same bite-sized portion as jelly beans. Ocean Spray® makes a snack called Craisins®. They are dried sweet cranberry snacks in different flavors.

Also, Sun-Maid®, best known for their raisins, makes dried fruit treats including yogurt- and chocolate-covered raisins. My favorite is chopped dates. Kids won’t believe they’re eating something that’s good for them.

Snack size versus regular size. If you add candy to your basket, smaller is better. Choose snack-sized morsels like Three Musketeers® or Peppermint Patties®. These candy treats are lower in calories than other choices. Just add three or four for a sweet treat instead of chocolate bunnies or cream eggs.

Store bought versus homemade treats. We all enjoy going to the store and getting bubble gum and cupcakes, but do you really know what’s in what you are eating?

Most if not all marketable treats started in someone’s kitchen. That means they were homemade at one time.

Let’s take Rice Krispy treats® for example. The recipe was on the cereal box before they became a pre-packaged item in the store.

At home, low-fat ingredients can be substituted to create delicious treats for the Easter basket. When you know what’s inside your food, you feel better about serving it to your kids.

Easter baskets don’t have to be chock full of junk to be fun. Healthy additions make you a better parent without sacrificing taste.

Teach children to eat right while they are young so that they develop a lifetime of good habits.

 

Source: Apple 4 the Teacher

 

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Talking While Cooking

By Time to Talk
Apr. 1, 2010

Baking provides a unique opportunity to connect with your kids, learn more about them and have open, honest conversations about different things, while engaging in fun baking activities.

Not only is baking an enjoyable family activity, but it helps kids learn patience, precision, math and organizational skills and how to follow directions, while piquing their curiosity.

Parents can take the time to talk with their kids about many topics to help keep them safe, healthy and happy!

 

Source: Time to Talk

 

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