NEVER WORK BEFORE BREAKFAST Never work before you eat your breakfast; but if you ever do have to work before, eat your breakfast first. By Humorist Josh Billings
WHEN THE BOSS TELLS A JOKE When the boss tells a joke and you laugh, it doesn’t prove that you have a sense of humor; it proves that you have
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HOW MANY TIMES The little girl sat in her room after her mother had scolded her. Emotionally wounded, she had not yet been broken. The more she thought about the
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THE COST OF KIDS A five year old girl was asked by the minister how many children there were in her family. She replied, “Seven.” The minister observed that so
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GOD, THE FATHER IS THE TALLEST ONE Talking to my children about God and the Trinity I asked them a trick question. “Of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which
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PRAYERS The kindergarten Sunday School class was learning about how God cares for us in times of trouble. The teacher asked the class to draw pictures of things that make
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A GREAT PLACE FOR EGGS A farm family had some friends from the city come to visit them. This was their three year old’s first experience on the farm. To
A BED WITHOUT STOCK RACKS Because a farm family was short of room while they were building onto their farmhouse, they kept their son in his crib even after he’d
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TALKING TO HIS PLATE A little boy went to dine with his parents at the home of an elderly gentleman. After watching the old man bow his head and speak
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CARELESS SLEEPER I remember a story about a little boy who fell out of bed one night. His father rushed in to check on him: “What happened, son?” The boy
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SET LIMITS ON CHILDREN Mom and Dad are sitting and talking. Mom is reading the newspaper and she says, “According to this… parents should set limits where children are concerned.”
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GRAND REBELLION Four year old Susanna was staying with her grandfather for the weekend. She played and played, and by the end of the day her toys were all over
IN NEED OF ANOTHER CHRISTMAS Nancy Dugan was nearly four as Christmas drew near. The parents and four older children all had tried to prepare Nancy for Christmas by talking
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WRONG SCARECROW Years ago a boy had a crush on a girl, Laura Mae, in his high school freshman class. It was a farm community and everyone planted gardens. They
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ONE LOUD BABY BROTHER Mom Ryatt is talking to a little neighbor boy, “Hi, Timmy. How is your baby brother? Timmy responds, “Okay, I guess. But he sure is loud
A PRACTICAL GIFT FOR DAD Dad told the family to get him something that the whole family could get something out of. So they did. They got Dad a new
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GETTING PAST THE PHONE I know a teenager girl who has been trying to run away from home for years, but every time she gets to the front door the
Choice | Home | Humor | Phone | Priorities | Rebellion | Teens | Trial | Youth Read More »
VACATION SPOT A vacation spot is where they charge you enough to make up for the rest of the year you’re not there. Anonymous author
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CHICAGO BEDBUGS There once was a Texas rancher who visited collegues in Chicago. They decided to show him the big city. When he saw the stockyards, he said, “That ain’t
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LIVE EVERY DAY AS IF THE LAST Over Sunday dinner, a family discussed the sermon of the morning “The Second Coming of Christ.” The teenager said that he still had
Expectancy | Faithfulness | Humor | Second Coming | Stewardship | Understanding | Youth Read More »
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