TO MY RUTHERFORD CO FB FRIENDS

Hello everyone!! I really could use some help. My daughter-in-law, Tina Hodge, found some locally made goat milk soap made by a man and sold at the Flea Market on 221 in Danieltown. She gave me some of the soap to see if I liked it and WOW, did I ever. It is the most wonderful soap I have ever used. It leaves your skin feeling squeaky clean and so soft. I use it on my face too. The folks around here keep asking me what am I using on my face.

Here's the problem. The man no longer sells at the Flea Market and someone told Tina, he was letting a person sell it in their shop but didn't know where. She has tried to no avail to find out who.

The soap comes in a variety of very light scents and doesn't bother my asthma. I am including a picture of Cherry Almond. There is also Bayberry, Honeydew Melon, an Apple scent, many many more. I am down to only two bars left and I really need to find some more.

If you know of someone who sells this soap please contact me by leaving a comment on this post or leaving a message on FB. Thanks a lot.

THIS IS WHY S&P DOWNGRADED US ON FRIDAY NIGHT

Chris Thomas says this......

Kinda brings home what a pitiful attempt has been put forth by our leaders who get raises practically every year, and have their own retirement and medical insurance that is not subject to the plans that they vote on for us and ask us to make sacrifice for after we have paid in for it.

The Debt Deal In Perspective

Purpose:

To put the debt limit debate / debt deal of the last few weeks in perspective.

2011 Federal Budget Deal

Federal Budget: $3,820,000,000,000 (3.82 Trillion)

Income: $2,170,000,000,000 (2.17 Trillion)

New Debt: $1,650,000,000,000 (1.65 Trillion)

Amount Cut: $38,500,000,000 (38.5 Billion) - about 1% of the total budget.

Harry Reid is calling this a "historic amount". The President said it is a "historic deal". John Boehner simply said, "We've come to an agreement".

Let's put this in perspective. It helps if we put the numbers in terms to which we can relate.

Let's remove NINE zeroes from those numbers and pretend this is a monthly household budget for the fictitious Jones family.

Amount of money the Jones family spent this month: $3,820

Total income for the Jones family this month: $2,170

Amount of new debt added to the Jones family credit card this month: $1,650

Outstanding balance on the Jones family credit card: $14,271 (represents our national debt).

So last week, the Jones family sat down at the kitchen table and agreed to cut $38 from their monthly budget.

A historic amount?!!!

Regards,

Bob Kralowetz

IRRITATING PRACTICES

Lately I have noticed that in my cbox (which I added to my blog for comments on my posts) has been used by other blogs or websites to advertise their sites, or invite me to join their whatever, and most of the time it is in a foreign language of which I don't understand, but I can pick out certain words like "jom join" or "jom tonton" which is "come join" in two similar languages. I understand that people want you come to their sites but with these you never know if they are virus sites or porn sites. I have already be infected by a porn site once and had to cancel my e-mail account ( which I have had forever ) and open a new account with a new provider. It just irritates me that the Internet can not be policed better and these sites closed down. I understand that everyone has the right to have their own blogs but I have always thought that use of the Internet to promote porn has been a no no. These people know exactly how to get around any one's security net no matter how tight. The devil is working overtime on this problem across the globe. I just wish there was someway to rid the Internet of these moral less people. I guess I'm just blowing off some steam this morning. Anyway, everyone have a great day.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing something nice for someone you care for? THAT'S GOD talking to you through the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk to? THAT'S GOD wanting you to talk to Him.

Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a department store where you had just seen some thing you needed, but couldn't afford? THAT'S GOD knowing the desires of your heart.

Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it was going to get better, how the hurting could stop, how the pain would ease, but now you look back on it . THAT'S GOD passing us through tribulation to see a brighter day.

Do you think that this e-mail was accidentally sent to you?

Keep this going. You have no idea which one of Your e-mail buddies could use a little hope today

Dear God...

I know you're watching over me
And I'm feeling truly blessed
For no matter what I pray for
You always know what's best!
I have this circle of E-mail friends,
Who mean a lot to me;
Some days I 'send' and 'send,'
At other times, I let them be.

I am so blessed to have these friends,
With whom I've grown so close;
So this little poem I dictate to them,
Because to me they are the 'Most'!

When I see each name download,
And view the message they've sent;
I know they've thought of me that day,
And 'well wishes' were their intent...

So to you, my friends, I would like to say,
Thank you for being a part;
Of all my daily contacts,
This comes right from my heart..

God bless you all is my prayer today,
I'm honored to call you 'friend';
I pray God will keep you safe,
Until we write again.
IN GOD WE TRUST!!

STUPID SALESPEOPLE!!

I have carpel in both my hands and it hurts to hold onto a phone or other object for very long. My fingers go to sleep and have sharp pains in them and my palms. I needed something to help with holding the office phone in my hands. I went to Office Max to get a headset that I could plug into the handset on the office phone. I told the salesman what I needed and he helped me find it. I bought it. When I got back to the office I discovered the office phone had no connection port for the cord on the headset. I was surprised because the last phone I had at home had one.
Danny and I had to go to Wal-mart that evening so we checked while we were there and they didn't have any phones that had the connection port either. Checked at Office Max in Inverness and their display was a winged one with all their phones (about 40 or more) displayed on the wings and in the middle was a display of corded headsets. What was unbelievable was that there was not one single phone in their display that these headsets would connect to. When I asked the salesman what was the use of having this display, he said, "I guess they want you to get disgusted enough to purchase one of these." At which point he showed me the display of wireless headsets costing from $125.00 to $399.00.
Of course, I looked at him like he had lost all his marbles. I said, " if I bought one of those my boss would fire me on the spot." Don't know what I'm gonna do now. But I just don't understand the reasoning behind selling an item to someone when you know it's not going to work. Just saying!!!

The Need

I have a need to blog. My feelings have been hurt to the core. I am feeling so angry right now that I can hardly breath. What is worse is that I am the type of person that can not intentionally hurt someone and I know that if I say something I will loose control and say very hurtful things. And they will have serious repercussions. So I think that the best thing to do is keep silent and let it eat me alive. And I ask God to forgive me for the resentful need I feel to hurt back.

Lifetime Changes

Well, as some of you already know Danny and I have left his beloved mountains of NC and moved to my beloved flatlands of Florida. It was necessary for more than one reason. I lost my job back in Dec 2009 and Danny lost his in Dec 2010. Prospects had not looked good for me at all and were looking even worse for Danny. Then we got letters from the ESC of NC that stated since the unemployment rate had decreased (about 1/2 of a percent) in NC, that the Federal Gov't would not longer support the extended benefits program. I was on extended and Danny would have needed it about 6 weeks later. So seeing that we were running out of time, we had to make a life changing decision. An opportunity opened up in Inglis, FL and we applied.
So here we are back in Florida, closer to my family but further from his. It's always hard being away from the people you love, especially when, now it includes your own children and grand-children. But we are adults, and we will survive. It is also great for my asthma. I have been doing a lot better since we got here. And we are both gainfully employed ( thank you Lord).
There is a small problem with my blog though. The name says "Hodges on the Hill". Well, we're not on the hill anymore, so I guess next time you see this blog, I will be changing the name. I could use a little help though. I have thought about, "Hodges in the Flats" or Hodges on the River ( Withlacoochee River across the road). Or something like that. I just don't know, so I'm open for suggestions.
It's good to be back, I'm loving it here. It's quiet, peaceful and the work is not that hard.

A MUST READ

Catching Wild Pigs

A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt.

The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.

In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?'

The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in The last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.

Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America . The government keeps pushing us toward socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, welfare, medicine, drugs, etc.. While we continually lose our freedoms -- just a little at a time.

One should always remember: There is no such thing as a free lunch! Also, a politician will never provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.

Also, if you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is a problem confronting the future of democracy in America , you might want to send this on to your friends. If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life then you will probably delete this email, but God help you when the gate slams shut!


"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have" Thomas Jefferson