CHRISTMAS BEFORE SANTA A little boy returned from Sunday School with a new perspective on the Christmas story. He had learned all about the Wise Men from the East who […]
TOO LONG UNTIL SUNDAE A little girl was asked by her mother if she would like an ice cream sundae. The daughter replied, “I don’t want to wait until Sunday…
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A GIVING OPPORTUNITY A mother was sick and tired of hearing her children always telling her what they wanted Santa to bring them. On one such occasion she reminded them
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HABITS OPTIONAL An ad in the jobs section read: “Secretary looking for work. No bad habits, willing to learn.” By Frederic Whitaker
CHRISTMAS CHEER Hagar the Horrible and his buddy Lucky Eddie walk up to a table which contains a bottle and a couple of glasses. Hagar says, “Lucky Eddie, let’s have
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PASTOR DAD The minister’s little daughter was sent to bed with a stomach-ache and missed her usual romp with her daddy. A few minutes later she appeared at the top
PREGNANCY QUESTIONS For several months a little boy had been watching his mother’s stomach increase in size. It was becoming harder and harder to sit on her lap. “Mommy, why
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NON- PRODUCTIVE REDECORATION A mother was showing a friend her house. As they entered the master bedroom she pointed out the twin beds and mentioned that she had redecorated after
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NO MORE QUITTING In the early 1960s, Phoenix had less than 500,000 residents, and skilled labor was in short supply. Still, the boom growth cycle was under way, and the
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ONLY FEET SHE HAS One proud grandmother in our church told me of a touching encounter with her five year old granddaughter. Noticing something wrong about the little girl’s feet,
TOO SCARED With everyone concerned about the current, random shootings, perhaps we have gotten more uptight than we realized. My father-in-law, a physician, related this account recently, from the Leake
MARY CHRISTMAS “Years ago, our three-year-old wondered if I knew the last name of Jesus’ mother. I had to admit that I didn’t. He pondered the question a little longer.
NUMEROUS PROPOSALS It’s good when a woman is constantly being asked to get married… It’s not good when she is only asked by one or two people – HER PARENTS!
THINKING OUT LOUD The best way for a woman to have a few minutes to herself at the close of the day is to start doing the dishes.
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TIME OUT IN LINE I was standing in a long check-out line at the supermarket. Ordinarily, I would start grumbling because only one cash register was opened, but this time
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THE NEST EGG IS GONE A woman returned home from a holiday shopping spree with her arms loaded with packages. Her husband met her at the door and said, “What
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RAISIN EXPECTATIONS At Christmas time, our 2 year old innocently warbled this very distinctive version of the hymn ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ for us – “Sing choirs of angels…sing
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SANTA REALITIES Some second graders were talking about Santa – whether old Saint Nick was real or not. One child said that he had thought at one time that Santa
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BLAME IT ON SANTA The parents of a five year old boy were so excited about a very special gift they had purchased for their son. They had saved up
SANTA DISPROVED If God wanted us to believe in Santa Claus, he would not have waited about giving Dad the shape of Santa until the children were old enough to
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