BEGINNING WITH HIM … MARCH, 2011 A note from doug: From time to time, at the beginning of the month, I like to send out a compilation message of various items I…ve accumulated over time. * * * HOLD MY HAND Little girl and her father were crossing a...
Stories
Window Through Which We Look
WINDOW THROUGH WHICH WE LOOK A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman watched her neighbor hanging wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean,… she said. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better...
What’s in Your Sponge?
WHAT’S IN YOUR SPONGE? There are 5 sponges laying on your kitchen counter top. Each member of your family has been cleaning up different areas of your home, but all the sponges look the same. You are curious as to what was cleaned in your home, but you can’t...
The Nail
THE NAIL As the story goes, they built a new church building and people came from far and wide to see it. They admired its beauty! Up on the roof, a little nail heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure-except the nail! No one even knew he...
My 10 Resolutions for 2011
MY 10 RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011 This coming year, I have decided that with God’s help, I shall:- Give up complaining . . . focus on gratitude. Give up harsh judgments . . . think kind thoughts. Give up worry . . . trust divine providence. Give up discouragement ....