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It is sad that this has happened.  And obviously this teen was mixed up with problems long ago within himself that sadly no one close to him either cared enough about him to lead him, befriend him long ago.

While we do not personally know either the family of the victim nor the 18 year old gunman, we grieve personally not only because the City of Ponchatoula is small enough that I think it is just about impossible to live here & have never at least greeted with a smile in passing along Downtown sidewalks or saying "Good morning" or exchange a cordial smile in grocery store with every member in this community at sometime or other.

Combine this that that this crime as many crimes was at least in part motivated or accelerated through Facebook before it was committed...with the fact my husband, The Carpenters Friend, who yearns to teach non-violent inmates Vocational Carpentry, has often been mis-represented...many erroneously think that we seek to rehabilitate hardened criminals...

This is false.

My husband will never go into classrooms with violent criminals such as this young teenager.

Had William met & known the family many years ago possibly if he had the same opportunity he had once in Connecticut when a church member's son after a break up with a girl friend or maybe she never would go out with him at all...

The teen like one of my brothers when he was turned down the first time he ever asked a girl for a date desired to kill himself

William knowing the boys father & entire family offered the teenage boy a job for at the time William owned a company that had enough business that he could take on a new employee.

William by taking personal interest in this teen over 3 decades ago...taking him to breakfast before work each day and not reading the paper while at the table but engaging in conversation letting him know that his interests, his goals and well being were and are important to him...

This young boy made a drastic turn in his outlook on life..

He opened up to my husband who was not my husband then...going back years in Williams memory before we met.

William simply paying him to sweep the wood shop daily after school &  teaching him carpentry and giving him direction...put hope in him.

And this family was saved from being broken.

I cannot say what this youth's life was like, what caused his inner problems that  this became the sad out come.

But this opens & proves that sadly most families today have at least one member who is out of touch out of sinc with the rest of the family who feels "They are not really part of the family" for whatever reason they feel inferior they do.

And it is these who are susceptible to fall into drugs and even tougher gangs and troubles.

Let us not only be prayerful for these wounded families here in Ponchatoula, but let us be vigilant and notice when one person especially youth may not be getting the attention he or she needs...and let us be the one who tries to be a friend to take interest.

God will always reward us...God will always make us more productive to multiply our time...God will never allow our own family to suffer when we invite someone else's lost child to join our own children & ourselves...

God always blesses the gesture of caring hearts...Let us care for our neighbors with acts of kindness.

Mr & Mrs William Gustavson

PO BOX 1144

Ponchatoula, LA  70454

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A Warning To Everyone For When You Open New Online Accounts....Humorous Consequences That Can Make For More Dangerous Circumstances If Not Caught or Corrected...

Anyone who has known my husband William and I for any length of time know that for my first 49 years of iife that I had physical tunnel vision for real!!   Yes REALLY!

 

That I only saw a small portion of any one's faces at a time, and that I was raised as a sighted child because my parents would not acknowledge my challenges for they were ashamed of "who or what I was."

 

And that on the Feast of the Holy Family 2009 I received a Eucharistic MIRACLE in my eyes and have enjoyed given thanks & praise for nearly three and a half years of landscapes and full length drapes!

 

So I have done some amazing things for someone who literally at times could not see what was under her ow nose!

 

I graduated from Grace King High School without ever having read much with understanding.

To satisfy my mother I sat on my bed for hours just every once in a while turning a page....

But since what was printed in those books made no sense to me and I could not see...

 

That time was not wasted... for in my heart I was not in a chair at a desk nor was I lounged on my bed reading...

I was conversing with my Lord my God and your God...

I would ask HIM to fill my heart and mind with whatever I needed to know...to stay safe at home, school or on the school bus...

Walking down hills or through my neighborhood.

 

A friend who I had not been in touch with for quite some time sent me an invite to open a "  LinkedIN " account.

Happy to hear from her I did just that thinking I could take my time that there would be no hurry to build a resume for myself and at a future date possibly this could help me grow a licensed business with  income doing what I enjoy the most...free-motion embroidery, crochet and writing.

 

But what happened was as I opened this "Linked IN " account, I was interrupted.

And as always, I embraced my interruption... as you do too... 

Took care of whatever it was my husband need that time....

 

I do my share of asking him questions that too for him are not at the best timing...

It happens in all marriages in all kinds of friendships...

 

There is no fault placing here...  No anger or frustration but rather jovial laughter and entertainment...

Life is much easier when one can laugh at and with themselves...

But what happened since I did not stay with the program as I first began opening this Linked IN account was it automatically sent invitations to everyone who I ever wrote an email to from the first date I opened this email address.   And not only to these who I possibly only wrote once ever, some were business inquires that I never thought about again in over 5 years.

 

Other auto invitations went to folks who I never wrote but their email address was attached to one of those cutesy poems with pictures many just keep forwarding and forwarding over and over...certainly none of these I ever thought would one day show up as "CONNECTIONS"

 

And since I at times post to my blogs not signed into blogger but from my email as I am doing now...

Linked IN posted connection requests to my blogs for about a 5th time last night.

 

So instead of going into Blogger and removing those comical posts  "MrsStephanie............invites you to CONNECT"  from my blogs...

I am leaving Linked IN right there...

Instead I will post this on all of them...

 

And make a game of it...

 

But it could have serious consequence when an unsent invite is accepted by someone who is worse than unpleasant.

 

I HAVE CUT OF several CONNECTIONS....some without any explanation.

 

Check your email contact list for many email systems save all information as your potential contacts even though you do not routinely write email to them nor they to you.

And you can possibly also have your account hacked into through these odd seemingly insignificant addresses that seem not worth even giving time to DELETE!

 

But do it!  DELETE DELETE!

And when you open new accounts do not let systems access your contact lists, manually type the ones you want to communicate with the new account and you will have fewer headaches of             SPAM JAMS...

 

And you will not have to check your new account more often than you would have liked to to make certain you have no spying new connections...that maybe unsafe for you...

As happened to me!

 

But the Lord will always keep us free indeed with out needs HE cannot nor will not meet...

And when the devil does raise his head....

 

Whether a cyber spyer...a marriage divider...or simply folks who some how did not learn or remember from Kindergarten how to introduce themselves and ask others their names....

I guess till Jesus comes back there will be those who try to force themselves upon others instead..

 

When anyone is rude, crude, or  speaks with forked tongue...

Remember our Lord said to cut off the hand that causes us to sin...

 

Don't you wish that it was as easy to get rid of all of these....as pushing or clicking a DELETE BUTTON!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr & Mrs William Gustavson

PO BOX 1144

Ponchatoula, LA  70454

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Today I'm "Flippin" Joy!

Last year before my husband & I temporarily shook Louisiana dust for Mionnesotta breezes that were not yet freezin...

I opened an email that apeared to be from a friend I knew well & love much.

 

And just has happened to most computing folks in this world at least once....

Hummmmmmmmmmm  a wormy germ got into my computer callrd "Flipora!"

 

Well my computer had fallen when my husband opened our side door along our journey through Arkansas...

WalMart parking lot along Hwy 71 to be exact...

 

My screen cracked and so getting rid of the "Flipora" became a concern no more...

Until Saturday when my Dawlin replaced my screen.

 

Today I went to my Norton Security & chatted with technician...and she who was in Arkansas....did such a wonderful job of not only getting rid of the wormy bug....but kindly educated me too..."Flipping joy to you...that you need not let anything make you blue...

 

But sing, give thanks for what is not yet...

And the Lord up above who sits upon the throne watching & waiting to hear HIS Holy Word sung with just a mustard dustin of trustin Faith & Love...

That HE may make your dreams that you sing become reality!

 

MIRACLES that is will follow & chase you down....

No chance to frown or be down when you are singing dreams into reality...

 

SMILE!!!  Sing!!

 

Monkeys Do what monkeys hear and see!

 

What are they seeing you do?

Anyone Who Insists On Being Vulgar In Their Dress Language or Behavior....Can Expect to Be Caught On Camera and Become The Latest Uncovered Vilan On THe World-Wide Blogs

William & I have been thoroughly amused at the crazy behaviors of those who cut themselves loose...

 

Simply hilariously funny all that we had been folks do in both the Bohnigs and Winn-Dixie parking lots to catch a glimpse of the couple everyone is talking about...

He walks her in and asks for a sample which he blesses and breaks and shares with her.  Then orders either only 2 or 4 slices of low salt turkey or occasionally ham...

with a deli salad and a sack of rolls...unless they bought the rolls the night before.

 

They like to hear my dearest call me:  "My Sweetie-Pie" as he tenderly protectively walks me through the parking lot to our van shielding arrogant male gaukers from approaching me with their hands.

 

But these men & women who wish to have us as friends...they must change how they dress first before we will ever entertain conversation...

Instead of introducing themselves from a natural distance of a few feet away...

They have forced their way by confrontation...

 

Mary Ernst tried bull dozing us over with her shopping cart in the Bohnigs Super-Market and the big giant RED-Headed Roly-Poly always dressed in royal purple...at least one of her garments... has tried backing over me with her metallic colored small car.....more times than I am able to keep tract of....

 

But her venomous attacks come only once a week before the 5PM Vigil Mass!

 

I can understand why she is full of such rage...

She set her self up to be grumpy always by driving a vehicle that which the roof or ceiling is not tall enough for her.

 

She's a big big chunky woman...TALL but her gigantic abdomen weighs her UHGggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg...

Actually dragging her upper body down several inches crunching over her stomach...

 

Honestly....I am surprised she can rise up to or for any occasion at all...

But why she didn't buy herself a taller car...

But frustrates herself even more each time she ever goes out doors.

 

I cannot ever imagine her choosing to walk instead of drive and ride....

 

Soon and very soon....she and the rest...if they change not their aggressive revengeful behavior against us or against any one within our presence they will eventually be caught on EstherStephanada's Camera!

 

And the only mercy they will be shown is to made the "Uncovered Villain on the BLOGS 5, 6, or 10PM NEWS"

 

Cameras ROLL'N

Our Words and Actions Do Matter Always...We Create Our Enviroment Ourselves....So Never Complain to Anyone But Yourself!

Regardless what your circumstances are...

For many things are out of our control.

 

We can accept that which we cannot change while choosing to speak only kind words that do not divide but lift high and heal...

Pure kind words that heal body soul and mind regardless how snoody and grumpy a rough stiff-necked one is to you you cany-can -can stead of returning his our her own jealous hardboiled..carborator chewing vulgarity back.

 

You can simply say as I have to such a prune:  "Sory you feel so bad...hope your better soon!"

But never let such a snot drag you down from the clouds where you have flown upon HIS Holy Wings of fire...

 

Remember every man woman and child was created in the unique image of Almighty God and each one was given the ability to love...for love is what we were created for....and let not those who refuse to receive your love and return it...never let one of these grumpy grump bumps an a log get you down.

 

Tell them to wear blue without being blue..that if you do in spite of their behavior towards you....then they can wear blue without being blue or stewed and can change their grumps to a cheery mood and be included more often any where any time...

 

For a cheerful love giving one without an angry jealous spirit...

Is always more than welcomed but always sought after for their joy & laughter not only instantly fills any room...

But spills out into each one who in turn spills and spreads it in just as many directions an all have much affection for such a one who choose to never be blue nor let any lemon sour-graper

poison their dispostion, but rather simply blesses their day and moves onto meet and greet those who walk in shoes of peace and never folly.

 

As Blessings Chase You...Your Enemies Will Evaporate Before Your Eyes When You Stand Righteously Forgiving Without Waiting For Others to Apologize

Take not credit for any that HE does through me or you

Much of what HE does through me... I do not even fully understand myself.

When HE anoints me & directs me to do something...I try to be immediately obedient and y hands fly faster n the keys than my mind can keep up at times.

So if I took credit for what HE does through me...I would surely shrivel up and die.

For it is HE who is within me...who has already overcome the world of disease and hardships that sin brought into a perfect world....that dispelled or infected what was good and pure which is what sickness and abnormalities from God's original plan and design are...defined.

Blessings such as these are really more responsibility than a gift...though it is a gift and the purpose for which I was born...If I chose to do as Frank Sinatra...and "Do it MY WAY" I guarantee you would never read me...
Certainly never recommend my blogs to any other.

Keep on smiling in the face of the enemy and he will dissolve and evaporate for you before your eyes!

For HE who is in you is not only in front of you clearing your way...but behind you defending you from your jealous enemies who are crude, rude and desire your end...or death...for anyone obediently living following each of HIS instructions from the moment he wakes till falls to sleep at night...
Whether studying for HIS Holy Priesthood...or just merely typing these blogs obediently as I am now;
The devil actually fears such obedient souls!

The devil is the biggest coward that ever was....for when he committed the first sin in all creation....God cast him down!

So the only tactic the enemy of God has in his hand is wielding your fears that he observes in you against yourself.

God's Holy Word declares that perfect love casts out all fear.  So when ever you feel afraid f anything...

Ask yourself:  Who do I need to forgive?

For perfect love never holds in bondage of unforgiveness anyone...not forgiving each one who offends you in both a minor or serious way...not merely hurts the relationship between yourself and this person who hurt you....but holding grudges or anger hurts both God and they self.

For offense of any kind holds both you and others in bondage...and only when one forgives even before the accused, accuser, or attacker asks for forgiveness do you or I prevent bondage causing fear to grab onto our hearts...and can for any period till we make corrections slow our blessings to halt.

But you can too be an Esther or a Jacob too refusing to be blue or becoming unglued...but giving generously from your heart both from your treasure and your pleasures share your time with others who are merely lonely leading the lost to Jesus Christ.

We all by the authority of our baptisms are called to be both priests and prophets...but silence not your tongue when HIS Most Holy Spirit places HIS words into your heart.

For silence is never a virtue when charity requires speech or when the Lord of Hosts fills you to be HIS prophet for "A little while"!

Amen Amen Amen and Alleluia!  Stay and remain in HIM and remain chased down by blessings that you cannot contain nor maintain but must pour out onto others less become smothered...

Here HE comes raining down!