What I've Learned #4

I've learned that no matter how you slice it, there are always two sides.

What I've Learned #3

I've learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you a heartache for life.

What I've Learned #2

I've learned that it's not what happens to one that's important. I'ts what we do about it.

What I've Learned #1

I've learned that it's best not to compare oneself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

Long Ads

It was an exciting Sunday for the seven-year old girl. Her parents had consented to her plea to be allowed to sit through the regular church service. Upon its conclusion, they asked her how she like it. She said the music was beautiful but the commercial was much too long.

Run and Don't Look Back!

Sunday School Teacher: The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but wife looked back and was turned to a pillar of salt.

Little Willie: What happened to the flea?

Live Each Day to the Fullest

Yesterday's troubles are written in the sand,
Brushed out of existence by God's own hand.
The things in the future our hearts may fear
Can all be resolved When tomorrow is here.
Out of a lifetime,these hours alone;
The hours of today are completely our own...
So, as each sun is setting, there's reason to say
"Thanks, Lord, for your gifts, above all, for THIS DAY!

Be Yourself

One reason why poinsettias keep their popularity is that they never try to smell like a rose.

JUST FOR TODAY #9

I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so will the world give to me.

JUST FOR TODAY #8

I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour I will try to get a better perception of my life.

JUST FOR TODAY #7

I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests - hurry and indecision.

JUST FOR TODAY #6

I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress correctly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit. I will not find fault with anything nor try to improve or regulate anyone but myself.

JUST FOR TODAY #5

I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things that I don't want to do -- just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it.

JUST FOR TODAY #4

I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes and fit myself to it.

JUST FOR TODAY #3

I will try to strengthen my mind; I will study. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.

JUST FOR TODAY #2

I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said: "Most folks are happy as they make up their minds to be."

JUST FOR TODAY #1

I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problems at once. I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.

A Map of the USA

A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little girl, Shelby. 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, he gave it to Shelby and said, 'Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will show you our whole country today.'

After a few minutes, Shelby returned and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'

Worry is a Disease

Worry is a disease. It leaves lines on your face and marks on your mind which time will never eradicate. Learn to face things as they come, and when they come, with calm deliberation. We may not be able to control events, but we can control our attitude toward them.

Be Kind!

Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Vote Often

Whatever your theology, you will find it hard to disagree with the ... preacher who told his congregation, "There's an election going on all the time. The Lord votes for you and the Devil votes against you, and then you cast the deciding vote."

The Bible

The bible is the greatest literary paradox the world has ever seen. It is the deepest and yet the clearest of all books. Its greatest profundities have come from the simplest of men. It is most needed when it is least wanted. It dismisses a sentence and entire nation to give us the message of a farmer. It ignores a king to tell us a story of a shepherd.

It begins in a garden; it ends in a city. It begins with darkness; it ends in glory. It begins with a serpent and ends with a Lamb.

You can get along with other books; this one you ignore at your peril. It is a book of warning. Do not add to it or take from it. It is older than most nations of today, yet it is fresher than tomorrow's dew. It is a rock for stability; a seed for growth, a sword for defense, and a spring for satisfaction. It literature is ancient but prophetically modern.

The Bible tells the story of the past in terms of the future.

-- Will H. Houghton