______________________________________
{HeartTouchers.com} *Today I Will Make a Difference*
______________________________________
If you enjoy this email service, I encourage
you to spread the word to family and friends that we
may bring inspiration the lives of many! If you
are not on the list and this has been passed along
to you, join us by visiting:
http://www.HeartTouchers.com
Be sure to check out our inspirational list just for teenagers!
http://www.Heart4Teens.com
____________________________________________
Michael's updated book Heart Touchers "Life-Changing Stories of Faith, Love, and Laughter," is finally here! ($13.95)
Visit the link below to preview the book! Personalized autographed copies are available at no extra charge and we pay the shipping for you! An E-book version is also available for just $6.95!
http://www.hearttouchers.com/books
Be sure to let us know who you would like it autographed for and then allow about two weeks for us to sign it and send it on its way to you.
Credit card, PayPal, Checks, and Money orders accepted!
The book is also available through Amazon.com, Borders.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Booklocker.com
_________________________________________
TODAY I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
by Max Lucado
Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my
thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy
and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and
hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let
petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams
be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my
companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a
difference.
I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me. Time
is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to
be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day
with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each
minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone
forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I
will make a difference.
I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred
with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I
will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on. Victoriously. No
failure is fatal. It's OK to stumble... I will get up. It's OK to fail...
I will rise again. Today I will make a difference.
I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family.
A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own
nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at
least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five
quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five
undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends.
Today I will make a difference.
Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage
through my trash heap of failure. I will admit them. I will correct
them. I will press on.
Max Lucado
ministry@maxlucado.com
Send Max an e-mail and let him know what you thought of his story!
From On the Anvil
Copyright 1985 Max Lucado (Used by Permission)
With more than 28 million books in print, Max Lucado has touched millions with his signature storytelling writing style. Awards and accolades follow Max with each book he writes. Max is the first author to win the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year three times -- 1999 for Just Like Jesus, 1997 for In the Grip of Grace and 1995 for When God Whispers Your Name.
Max serves as the pulpit minister of the Oak Hills Church of Christ in San Antonio, Texas. But he says his greatest accomplishment is finding a one-in-a-million wife in Denalyn and having three unbelievable daughters: Jenna, Andrea, and Sara.
You can visit his web site at: http://www.maxlucado.com
_________________________________________
Thought For The Day:
"A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion."--Washington Irving
Verse for the Day:
"Anyone who is among the living has hope - even a live dog is better off than a dead lion." --Ecclesiastes 9:4
Kid's Thought For The Day:
"While red is Caleb's favorite color, he changed to blue one summer when he picked up his first red ant."
Parent's Thought For The Day
"The dough we spent on Disney World we could have saved instead; the ride the kids remember the most was jumping on the bed at the hotel."
Coach's Thought For The Day
"I don't seek perfection, I seek improvement."
Deep Thought For The Day:
"Had it been invented any place other than Green Bay Packer country, it
would be called a teethbrush."
_________________________________________
Have you been to the HeartTouchers.com website lately? If you like what you see and would like to have your own professional looking website, visit the link below. Bizstudio has been a wonderful service for HeartTouchers.com and with 626,862 visitors and over 1,260,569 page views in the past three years, the website has been a tremendous tool in helping us to "Touch Lives, One Email at a Time." Although I had no prior experience building a website, I was able to create and build the HeartTouchers.com site easily utilizing Bizstudio's online editor. It includes an Online Site Editor, Unlimited Updates, Unlimited Pages, Professional Themes, Pre-Programmed Features, E-mail Accounts, and free Search Engine Submission. If I could do it with no prior experience you can too! Check it out at this link:
http://www.bizstudio.com/main/home.htm?bpn=A16435
__________________________________________
Video Imagery --Michael's Video Production Business
Dear Michael,
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the beautiful video you made for me! It was so special to see both of my parents in tears as they watched their children grow up in pictures before their eyes! I loved the way you made Estania's part set aside from the rest--that was the part that really got them! The music was beautiful. My mom kept blubbering, "What song is that?" I don't know how you did such a beautiful job with the video in such a short time. I really appreciate your doing it so quickly. You have a wonderful gift, and I thank God that you are using it to create such sentimental memories. I hope that I can find my niche like that in an area that I love. Your video gave us one of our most lasting Christmas memories! I hope yours was filled with moments to be treasured forever!
Love,
Trisha
Silverhill, AL
Let me make you a video from your photos!
Check out my video production business
by visiting: http://www.hearttouchers.com/video_imagery
__________________________________________
Do you feel as if life has no meaning for you?
http://www.greatcom.org/english/four.htm
_________________________________________
Reading Books, Changing Lives!
For those of you who would like to purchase the books from the HeartTouchers.com bookstore via your credit card, you can now do so!
You can now order a number of different autographed best-selling inspirational books for the same price you would get them in the store, the shipping to you is paid for, and you are helping change the lives of teenagers and those they come in contact with!
http://www.HeartTouchers.com/books
_________________________________________________
A number of people have written to us asking what an EBook is, since our book is being offered in both print and EBook versions. An EBook is a book that can be downloaded and read right on your computer. The advantage of ordering the EBook is that is costs less, $6.95 (No other charges), as compared to $13.95 for the print book. Plus your EBook will arrive the same day you order it and you can begin reading the stories right away!
EBooks are read via Acrobat Reader, which is software that is already on your computer. So for those of you who don't want to wait for the print book to be delivered, check out this link to order the EBook version of Heart Touchers "Life-Changing Stories of Faith, Love, and Laughter."
http://www.hearttouchers.com/books
