C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
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"Before honour is humility."-Proverbs 15:33
    
    Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My word." Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Do we not say of Jesus, "He descended that He might ascend"? so must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is to be had by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," with all its riches and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for Him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in His holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as agrain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Aloha Friday ~ Mar. 25, 2011



OK time for an Aloha Friday meme.  I haven't done one of these since Nov.  so it is time.  You can get all the details about this meme At An Island Life

This week's question:
What is the Tooth Fairy payout either at your home or when you were a kid?

When I was a kid the going rate was $0.25.  My dad (oops the tooth fairy)  had a lot of kids so couldn't give alot out.  My girls it depended on the tooth fairy's mood I guess it was generally $0.50 but if they pulled it themselves it was $1.00.  However, if the tooth fairy forgot to come the first night they generally got more.


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  1. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    I got $5 from the tooth fairy and that's what I gave my kids too.

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  2. Andrea @ Momma in Flip Flops2 March 25, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    they haen't had the toothfairy yet but it will most likely be .50 or $1.00

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  3. kailaniMarch 26, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Since it was 2 molars I ended up giving $5 and a princess crown. :-)

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  4. Stacy UncorkedMarch 26, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    My dad gave us kids 25-cents a tooth. Princess Nagger has been getting a $5 bill plus a golden dollar...we sort of set the bar high when the first tooth was a painful extraction by the dentist and we felt bad for her. But now we can't go less! ;)

    Aloha: Swimsuit Shopping

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