THE SECRET A woman named Frances once knew a young person at church named Debbie. Debbie always seemed effervescent and happy, although Frances knew she had faced struggles in her life. Her long-awaited marriage had quickly ended in divorce. She had struggled to get a grip on her single...
Life
The Rose
THE ROSE Red roses were her favorites, Her name was also Rose, And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, “Be my Valentine,” like all the years before. Each year he sent...
Thank You
THANK YOU Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat. Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear. And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were...
Second Chance
SECOND CHANCE If we might have a second chance To live the day once more, And rectify mistakes we’ve made To even up the score. If we might have a second chance to use the knowledge gained, Perhaps we might become at last As fine as God ordained. But...
All We Really Need to Know We Learned from Noah’s Ark
ALL WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WE LEARNED FROM NOAH’S ARK 1. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark. 2. Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY big. 3. Don’t listen to critics — do what has to...