“It didn’t seem like a big deal at the time,” said author Ruth Senter . . . We’d redecorate the family room and get rid of the old gold couch; then, when we could afford…
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I finally hit a jackpot last night, something I’ve been trying to do for weeks. I was just lucky, I guess. There was no meeting I absolutely had to attend, so I stayed home. For…
All eyes were on the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the Church aisle. When they arrived at the altar and stood waiting for the groom to step forward, the bride kissed her…
“My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). After he had lectured his son for five minutes on the evils of smoking, a concerned father said to his 15-year-old…
Harold and Alice, a married couple, seem to complement one another perfectly. For example, Alice is very adept mechanically and with a paint brush: the designated household repair person. If something breaks, she is the…
Last night my child was born — a very strong boy, with large black eyes. If you ever become a father, I think the strangest and strongest sensation of your life will be hearing for…
My day old son is plenty scrawny, His mouth is wide with screams, or yawny; His ears seem larger than he’s needing, His nose is flat, his chin’s receding, His skin is very, very red,…
My daughters who live nearby, look after me with eagle eye. ”Dad, go to bed, you need more sleep. Don’t eat so much, the food will keep. Why don’t you take a walk—you should! The…
A sunday school class of first-graders was asked to draw a picture of God. When the pastor stopped by to inspect their work, they were happy to show him their works. One child had depicted…
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT . . . Not long ago I fell in love, but unreturned is my affection. The girl that I’m enamored of pays little heed in my direction. I thought I knew…
A group of botanists were searching in the Alps for rare flowers. A very fine specimen was spotted on a small ledge of rock that could only be reached with a lifeline. The job was…
At a midwestern State Fair, a grand-champion lamb, owned by a little girl, was being auctioned. As the bids reached five dollars per pound, the little girl, standing beside the lamb in the arena, began…
A child in Sunday School heard the story of the Prodigal Son for the first time. “In the midst of all the celebration for the prodigal son,” said the teacher, “there was one for whom…
The famous cartoonist, Jules Pfeiffer, was discussing a cartoon strip he did for the newspapers. In it, a little boy didn’t want to go to school because he feared his parents would move away while…
There is a proverb that goes something like this: “Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all goings will be yours.”…
The roses in my garden are more beautiful, more fragrant, and give me more pleasure than any I can buy in a store. And so it is with my children who are smarter than all…
The mother of a little girl was preparing to attend a very special social event she had been looking forward to for a long time. The new dress she had bought for the occasion was…
"For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another” (Galatians 5:13). The students in a fifth-grade…
It could be said that July 4th is a unique holiday. Where else but in America can you find people who are paying off a revolving charge account, a home-improvement loan, a 48-month car loan…
A mysterious building had been erected on the outskirts of town and the residents were curious. An old farmer, driving past the place, called out to a man who was entering the building, “What are…
