"Want to!", The
I remember the night in Miami when our son, Ian, was just five years old. We were staying with relatives and it was his bedtime. When I looked at the living room floor, I knew we had a problem. Toys were all over the place. "Ian," I said, "you need to pick up all those toys
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Start Over
When you've trusted God and walked his way,
When you've felt his hand lead you day by day,
But your steps now take you another way.....
Start Over
When you've made your plans and they've gone awry,
When you've tried your best and there's no more try,
When you've
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LEARN TO LEAN
It took me forever, Lord, to learn how to lean. To leave my friends as you lovingly began to wean. I know I was stubborn, and I dug in my heels, And when you applied pressure did I ever squeal.
It was a concept, Lord, that I just hadn't learned, And obviously . . .
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A Late Bloomer
A cactus stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere.
"I do nothing but stand here all day," it sighed. "What use am I? I'm the ugliest plant in the desert. My spines are thick and prickly, my leaves are rubbery and tough, my
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Puppies for Sale
A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read "Puppies For Sale." Signs like that have a way of attracting small children and sure enough, a little boy appeared by the store owner's sign.
"How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked. The store
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Paid In Full
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
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It Was In Your Eyes
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man's beard was glazed by winter's frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became numb and stiff from the frigid north wind.
He heard the faint, steady
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THE OBSTACLE IN OUR PATH
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.
Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping
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24 Hour Period
God: "Whew! I just created a 24-hour period of alternating light and darkness on Earth."
Angel: "What are you going to do now?"
God: "Call it a day."
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The Art of Worship
How wonderful, how beautiful
the sight of thee must be,
thine endless wisdom, boundless power
and awful purity.
O how I fear thee, living god,
with deepest, tenderest fears,
and worship thee with trembling hope
and penitential tears.
Only to sit and think of
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YOU ARE SPECIAL
In all the world there is nobody like you. Since the beginning of time
there has never been another person like you. Nobody has your smile, your eyes, your hands, your hair. Nobody owns your handwriting, your voice.
You're Special. Nobody can paint your brush strokes.
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I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
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“There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.”
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“There’s good in everybody. Boost. Don’t knock.”
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"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
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