Did you
know?
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 more
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One of
my teachers had each one
of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we'd refuse to
forgive in our life, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the
name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of our
bags, as you can imagine, more
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Grandmas
are moms with lots of frosting. ~Author Unknown. What a
bargain
grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a
million dollars' worth of pleasure. ~ Gene Perret.
Grandmothers more
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One
day, I decided to quit. I wanted to quit my job, to quit my
relationships, to quit my spirituality; I even wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God," I said, "Can
you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer
surprised me. "Look around," He said, "do you see the fern and the
bamboo? more
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One
day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class
was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was
carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring
home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." more
. . .
A group
of alumni, highly established in their careers, were talking at a
reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now
retired. During their visit the conversation soon turned into
complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering his
guests coffee, more
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When
someone is in your life
for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly
or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, or to
provide you with guidance and support, to aid you more
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The
government recently calculated the cost of raising child from birth to
18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about
sticker shock. That doesn't even touch college tuition. For
those with kids, that figure more
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Consumed
by my loss, I didn’t notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was
at the funeral of my dearest friend - my mother. She finally had lost
her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense, I found it hard
to breathe at times. Always supportive, Mother clapped loudest more
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More
People and Thoughts
I
want to thank you, Lord for being with me so far this day.
With
your help I haven't been impatient, lost my temper, been
grumpy, more
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Plant
a Daily Living Garden. Plant Three Rows of
Peas:
- Peace
of Mind
- Peace
of Heart
- Peace
of Soul
- Plant
Four Rows more
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A
philosophy professor stood before his class and
had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked
up a large, empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks
right to the top more
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The
Dentist's Hymn:......................Crown Him With Many Crowns . The
Weatherman's Hymn...........There Shall Be Showers of Blessing. The
Contractor's Hymn.. more
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One day
a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for
hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided
the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway. It just
wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his more
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And
more People and Thoughts
"My
Uncle told me with age comes wisdom . . . . . which may explain the
lack of elder bungee jumpers." more
. . .
Name
the five wealthiest people in the world. Name the last five
Heisman trophy winners. Name the last five more
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Before
you beg for more vacation time, ask yourself a few questions, "Do you
honor the Sabbath?" God has already given you 52 days of time off that
equates to seven weeks. "Are your expectations more
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