BEING A MOTHER
BEING A MOTHER
After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me
to take another woman out to dinner and a movie.
She said, ‘I love you, but I know this other woman
loves you and would Love to spend
some time with you.’
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it po…
What do teachers make?
What do teachers make?
The dinner guests were sitting around the
table discussing life. One man, a
CEO, decided to explain the problem with
education.
He argued, ‘What’s a kid going to learn from
someone who decided his best
option in life was to become a
teacher?’
He reminded the other dinner guests what
they say about teachers: ‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach….
To Realize...
To realize
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn’t have one.
To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.
To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birt…
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
I grew up with practical parents who had been frightened by the Great Depression. A mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a Name for it… A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wav…
How To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
1. At lunch time, sit In your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don’t disguise your voice!
3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask If they want fries with that.
4… Put decaf In the coffee maker for 3 Weeks . Once everyone has gotten over thei…
Daddy's Poem
Daddy’s Poem
Her hair was up in a pony
tail,
her favorite dress tied with a
bow.
Today was Daddy’s Day at
school,
and she couldn’t wait to
go.
But her mommy tried to tell
her,
that she probably should stay
home
Why the kids might not
understand,
if she went to school
alone.
B…
The $2.00 Bull
THE $2.00 BILL I TRIED TO SPEND:
IF YOU’RE AS OLD AS I AM, THIS IS A RIOT!
Everyone should start carrying $2 bills! I am STILL laughing!!
I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public.
The younger generation doesn’t even know they exist.
THE $2 BILL
STORY:
On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat. In my bill…
Why You Should Study Your Bible
Why You Should Study Your Bible
Acts 2:38
A woman had just returned to her home from an
evening of church services , when she was startled by an intruder.
She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and
yelled: ‘Stop! Acts 2:38!’ (Repent and be Baptized,
in the name of Jesus Christ , so that your sins may be forgiven.)
The burglar stopped in his t…
Women Who Know Their Place
A point of view.
Barbara Walters, of Television’s 20/20, did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan
several years before the Afghan conflict.
She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands.
She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands.
From Ms . Walters’ vantage point, despite the overthrow of t…
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Today’s food for thought.
One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job.
His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to t…