Life is funny, you live it forward but learn it backwards.
Friday January 26, 2018 Peace is a priority. Making peace, keeping the peace, finding peace. You can't have one without the other. May God bless you with peace of mind and peace among humankind.
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KUNAL SAH, FROM INDIA TO UTAH
I was five years old when we moved into the motel in Green River, Utah. My family had immigrated to California from India in 1990, and
for seven years my father worked odd jobs: dishwasher at Pizza Hut, burrito roller at Taco Bell, line cook at Jack in the Box. He saved every cent to buy that little independent motel.
I’d follow my parents around while they cleaned rooms. I put on pillowcases and folded towels and made sure there was fresh toilet paper in the bathroom. When it was lunchtime, my dad would run to Arby’s in the little Nissan Sentra he had and
get ten bucks’ worth of food. It’d be chicken tenders and some potato cakes and curly fries and mozzarella sticks, and we’d eat. Then we’d get to working again.
We worked on that The Budget Inn for about four years. My parents wouldn’t hire any staff. They were just saving money. They saved and saved and finally had enough for a Ramada Limited. My father bought some land, had a hotel built from the ground up, and in 2002 was issued the
Ramada franchise banner.
All my other friends in town, they were always just getting yelled at by their moms and dads. But my mom and dad, they knew how to do it right. When I finally got the hang of riding a bike, my parents had a manager cover for both of them so we could all ride together. Sometimes my dad would get this look of conviction in his eyes, and he’d look at me straight and say, “You are the best in whatever you do. You
can be the best. This is all up to you now. This is all up to you.”
I still remember the day, July 7, 2006, when they packed their bags... READ
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Bible Affirmation for Today |
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Mike and need prayer in ever thing in their lives.so much pain.please pray they get it together or go there way help,help thank you.
I would like to ask for a prayer for my situation... I am in a huge debt and my work situation is unstable. I am afraid that any time soon i will lose my job. I do not know what to do...please pray for me please please please.
Please pray for my one year old daughter to our Lord Almighty that HE will touch her legs with HIS powerful hands so that she will have the strength to start to stand and start to walk.Please let’s join together in prayers.thank you . Amen
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