KEEPER OF THE FLAME There is a primitive tribe located deep in the South American jungles. Anthropologists learned the most important and honored job in the tribe was the "keeper of the flame." Since fire…
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THERE MUST BE A GOOD REASON At the time George Washington became President in 1789, there was also a king of France, a Holy Roman emperor who ruled much of Europe, a Czarina in Russia,…
NOT TOO MUCH TO GIVE During a medieval battle a king was saved by a soldier. After the victory the king called for the soldier and presented him with his own prized cup adorned with…
THANK YOU, LORD Just this once, Lord, I want to come to you with no problems, But simply to say thank you: For your forgiveness when I fail; For the sheer joy of sleep when…
Lucky parents who have fine children usually have lucky children who have fine parents.
The nicest thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
The real worth of a person is determined by what that person does when there is nothing to do.
One of the real tragedies of today is not so much the noisiness of bad people, but the silence of good people.
The hardest thing for most people to give is... IN.
Solutions occur when we think things out. Worries occur when we think things in.
Certain people cause happiness wherever they go. Other people cause happiness whenever they go.
THE BIG PICTURE There are times when it helps to see the task in its entirety. This may serve as an incentive or as a reward. This appears to be the case for a woman…
COMPANY LAUGHTER Brother: "I think we have company downstairs." Sister: "How do you know that?" Brother: "I just heard Mom laugh at one of Dad's jokes."
DON'T TAKE MY NAME One Christmas, a woman told her four year old niece that they were going to come to her house to exchange names for Christmas. This brought forth a loud protest from…
THE UNOPENED GIFT There's One Gift still under the Christmas tree That some will ignore and others won't see. In the flurry of unwrapping ribbons and bows It's a gift that most hear of but…
ACTIVITIES OF CHRISTMAS It would be easy... to criticize... the waste, the trash, the sad attempt to buy affection in a splash of wild extravagance. Yet, for all of that, this is a genuine time…
THE CASE OF THE CROOKED HANDS One Christmas Eve, five-year-old Hadley was visiting his grandparents and was getting very anxious about opening the gifts. Every few minutes he would ask, "Can we open them now?"…
AN EMPTY GREETING In Jack Elrod's "The Ryatts," Missy comes running in from the mailbox with a letter in her hand. Her voice is filled with excitement as she says, "We got our first Christmas…
EMBRACING PARKING METERS NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police believe they have solved the mystery of the kissing couple and the empty parking meters. Police said they videotaped a couple walking along a street and appearing…
ONE SOLITARY LIFE How does one explain the greatness of the Man whose birthday we celebrate on Christmas? He was born in a stable, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in an…
