Life Isn’t A Watermelon
In the early days of our nation, the town crier was the source of news for the community. He would stand in the village square and preface his announcements with […]
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Outcasts
Outrageously Happy!
There is a “Peanuts” comic strip in which two of Charlie Brown’s little friends are engaged in a serious discussion about life. One says to the other, “Life is peculiar.
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Heard Enough?
A small boy was visiting his grandmother for the first time. She lived in a small Wyoming town–cowboy country. On arrival, the boy’s initial reaction was to cry out, “Grandma,
It’s Time To Refocus!
At the beginning of the school year, the following conversation took place between a mother and daughter … Mother (from outside daughter_s bedroom door): “Rise and shine. Don’t be late
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Before Winter Comes
The Christ who loved His family, His friends, His disciples and those close to Him, especially loved those persons who had been rejected by society: the lepers, the prostitutes, the
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Rain Or Shine
There is a story about a wise old woman who had listened carefully to a group of malcontents tell her their problems. “I have some advice for you,” the woman
We’re Number One
When personalized license plates were introduced in Illinois, the Department of Motor Vehicles received over one thousand requests for the number “one.” The state official whose job it was to
Living As He Lived
According to leading Educators, the number one qualification of A good teacher is enthusiasm for the subject being taught. Our word “enthusiasm,” comes from the Greek, and it means “God
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Nobody Is ‘nobody’
A woman rode down a hotel elevator on a day when the Press crowded the lobby, waiting for Elizabeth Taylor to come out of her suite. The elevator stopped, the
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Five Simple Words
A wise old woman, who had little formal education, taught her granddaughter to memorize this formula for a good life: Wash what is dirty. Water what is dry. Heal what
No Baloney!
Achieving self-respect, self-esteem, peace of mind, a sense of worthwhileness, a sense of purposefulness — these are ambitions of us all. Sure, we all want to “get it all together,”
