Shared By Carla ************************************************** Years ago I heard a story of a dad named Paul who gave his young son a small chalkboard to practice writing on. One evening his son called out from the bedroom, “Dad, how do you spell best?” Paul answered him. Moments later, the boy hollered, “How do you spell kid?” …
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Monday Pick Me Up – A Beautiful Scar
Shared By Carla ************************************************* A great story to read on a monday morning! Rebecca sailed through childhood with a minimum of fuss, the usual scrapes, few illnesses and wonderful academics. Michael didn’t sail. He skipped, ran, hopped, rolled, teetered and bounced. The only things he liked about school were recess, lunch and sports. Mike loved …
Monday Pick Me Up – Not Just Another Town
Shared by Carla *********************************************** Fred Everhart read the mail and felt sick. What would the kids do? Fred, head of the recreation commission, experienced what many American towns and committees felt loss of funds. Greenfield, Ohio, population 5000, just another town reliant on the auto industry. Five hundred jobs (70% of the town’s industrial employment) …
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Monday Pick Me Up – Habits, They Play An Important Role In Your Life
Shared By Carla ************************************************ Some time ago I did a show on habits. They play an important role in your life. Like many aspects of your life, habits can be considered both a blessing and a curse. Robert Russell in his magnificent little book “You Try It” wrote that habit was God’s way of making …
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Monday Pick Me Up – A Dream World
Shared By Carla ******************************** “I look at that family, that car, that house and that job and I think, what a dream…” I confess that years ago I gazed longingly at luxury cars. I dreamed of owning one, brand didn’t matter, I wasn’t picky, any one would do. I continued living in this dream world …