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Spring on a Sunday afternoon we took one of our "nowhere" drives thru the country. My husband was quietly driving along some back roads. I was occupied in the front passenger seat watching out the window as the scenery went by. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that my husband was straining to look out my window. This startled me, since his eyes should be on the road in front of him. I asked him what he was looking at out the windows, and he quietly replied, "Nothing. " He could have said he was looking for pine tree crosses for Easter. His eyes went back to the road in front of him. After a few minutes, I looked over at my husband and noticed a tear running..........

Pine Tree Crosses

Thursday March 26

Put The Glass Down

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management. He demonstrated the weight of water. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience,"How heavy would you guess this glass of water is?" The students answered between 5 ounces & 500 mg. "It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. "If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. "If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm.

"If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance., "It is the exact same weight in each case, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." The lesson . . ."If we carry our ........

A young lady named Sally relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day. On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture. Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally ............

Friday March 27

The young man was at the end of his rope.

Seeing no way out, he dropped to his knees in prayer. "Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to bear." The Lord replied,

"My son, if you can't bear it's weight, just place your cross inside this room.Then open another door and pick any cross you wish." The man was filled with relief."Thank you, Lord," he sighed, and did as he was told. As he looked around the room he saw many different crosses; some so large the tops were not visible.Then he spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far wall."I'd like that one, Lord,"

he whispered. And the Lord replied, "My son.........

Monday March 30

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was a young boy, just married and embarking on my new life with my wife. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all... And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams...

But, here it is ...the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise. ..How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?..........

Tuesday March 31

The Rose And The Thorn

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it.

He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose, and just before it was ready to bloom….it died.

So it is with many people. Within every soul there is a rose. The God-like qualities planted in us at

birth, grow amid the thorns of our faults. Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns........

Wednesday April 1

Phillip was born with Down syndrome. He was a pleasant child. . Happy it seemed but increasingly aware of the difference between himself and other children. Phillip went to Sunday School faithfully every week. He was in the third grade class with nine other eight-year olds. You know eight-year olds. And Phillip, with his differences, was not readily accepted. But his teacher was sensitive to Phillip and he helped this group of eight-year olds to each other as best they could, under the circumstances. They learned, they laughed, and they played together. And they really cared about one another, even though eight-year olds don't say they care about one another out loud...............

Thursday April 2

Winter

A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' - or - whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened ... and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially, the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his ...........

Act Like A Mule

Author Unknown ~~

(Psalm 23 found at bottom of page)

There once was a Shakespearean actor who was known everywhere for his one-man shows of readings and recitations from the classics. He would always end his performance with a reading of Psalm 23. Each night, without exception, as the actor began his recitation--"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want" ... the crowd would listen attentively. And then, at the conclusion of the psalm, they would rise in thunderous applause in appreciation of the actor's incredible....…...

Tuesday April 7

A father wanted to read a magazine but was interrupted by his little girl. She wanted to know what the United States looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces for each state, he gave it to his daughter, and said, "See if you can put this together. This will show you our whole country today." After a few minutes, she handed him the map correctly fitted together with tape. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. "Oh," she said, "on the other side of.............

Wednesday April 8