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Story: Remembering on Mother’s Day

Random thoughts. I'm out for lunch with a new friend. She is complaining about her mother. "Of course you understand, everyone has issues with their mother." No. I don't understand. I never had an "issue" with my mother. I … [Read more...]

Poem: She Was Beautiful

She was beautiful but she didn't know what that meant. When she was a little girl they told her she was beautiful but it had no meaning in her world of bicycles and pigtails and adventures in make-believe. Later, she hoped she was … [Read more...]

Humor: Take My Dependents, Please.

Tax season is upon us. We're sharing an actual letter submitted to the IRS in response to a denial of two dependents from one frustrated father. Dear Sirs: I am responding to your letter denying the deduction for two of the three dependents I … [Read more...]

Bible: Job 42:10

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10 … [Read more...]

Q-Card: Volume 265

Week Ending Friday, April 1, 2022 {quotes} One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself. Shannon Alder Everything is going to be fine in the end. If it's not fine, it's not the … [Read more...]

Bible: James 2:16

Dear Friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this world if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and … [Read more...]

Q-Card Vol. 264

Week Ending Friday March 25, 2022 {quotes} Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up. Jesse Jackson Whatever makes you uncomfortable is your biggest opportunity for growth. Bryant McGill Prayer can be positive, or prayer can … [Read more...]

Blessing: Be It

It's your turn to be a blessing. Bring hope to the hopeless. Start a friendship with one who needs a friend. Or simply be extraordinarily kind today. Bless you, for the goodness you bring to others. … [Read more...]

Q-Card Vol. 262

Week Ending Friday, March 11, 2022 {quotes} Life appears to be too short to be spent nursing animosity or registering wrong. Charlotte Bronte Everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing themselves. Leo Tolstoy Our … [Read more...]

Prayer: for Someone Special

I said a prayer for you today / And know God must have heard- / I felt the answer in my heart / Although He spoke no word. / I did not ask for wealth or fame, / I knew you would not mind. / I ask Him to send treasures / Of a far more lasting kind. / … [Read more...]