Short Motivational Story

I Kid You Not

I Kid You Not "Zing with the oy and the hey-o and the nice lady!"  This was my son, quoting a funny line from the latest popular video on YouTube.  "Oh, you discovered Jerry Lewis?" I asked.  He said, "Who's Jerry Lewis?"  I told him it was the comedian he was quoting.  He said, "C'mon, Ma, that was Ray William Johnson." 

Also labeled: Humor, Prayables Team Blog, Prayer Blog, Someone To Talk To

40 Seconds to a Life of Purpose

40 Seconds to a Life of Purpose Oh, how we all love to read story about the down-on-their-luck family, who crafted a Christmas tree out of toilet paper tubes and gave out oranges to the kids as presents. Ever notice how those heart-warming stories are always set in the distant past? We’re living in a time of high...

Also labeled: Personal Growth, Prayer Blog, Chief of Pray Blog, Susan Diamond, Purpose Driven Life

Hat Made of Ham

And a Hat Made of Ham One of the most important characters in my life is my dog, Sheena. She's thirteen, has cataracts, arthritis, and a tumor on her running leg the size of a golf ball, but being part Border Collie, she's still on the job as the canine-keeper of this family – her flock, if you will. Every so often, as I'm walking down the hall, I'll suddenly...

Also labeled: Prayables Team Blog, Prayer Blog, Ruth Williams, Prayer for Strength, Spiritual Connection, Stress

Dot-to-Dot

Dot-to-Dot The miniscule snail, settle snugly between the tightly-packed folds of a humungous cabbage I'd got at the Farmers' Market, didn't know what had almost hit him. I had just sliced it in two before scooping out the centre for coleslaw and using the outer leaves as a shell for stuffing and baking, after boiling it. I gouged out the gobbet of leaves around him, and transferred him to the garden. Throughout this operation, the creature's...

Also labeled: Prayables Team Blog, Prayer of Appreciation, Tanja Cilia