Monthly Archive

It happened in the kitchen. I was chatting with a friend while preparing supper. He'd stopped in unexpectedly so I was "adding a potato to the pot," so to speak. As I made trips back and forth between... read more..

A Florida officer pulls over an eighty-year-old teacher because her hand signals were confusing."First you put your hand up, like you're turning right, then you waved your hand up and down, then you t... read more..

Truth About Children: - A baby usually wakes up in the wee-wee hours of the morning. - A child will not spill on a dirty floor. - A young child is a noise with dirt on it. - A youth becomes a man ... read more..

"Ok, now do fifteen leg stretches." It was the voice of my Physical Therapist, Tracy. Three times a week Tracy would fill the water tank up to my shoulders and begin my exercises. After knee bends and read more..

As a traffic safety consultant, I often gave talks to organizations on accident prevention. One night after I spoke to a PTA group, the program chairperson thanked me profusely and gave me a check for... read more..

What happens for you when you walk past a mirror?Are you pleased? Do you look away?Sometime if I get up in the middle of the night and turn on the bathroom light, I am frankly startled by what I see. ... read more..

A couple of weeks after hearing a sermon on Psalms 51:2-4 (knowing my own hidden secrets) and Psalms 52:3-4 (lies and deceit), a man wrote the following letter to the IRS: I have been unable to sleep... read more..

For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese.Then the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock.That's what happens to cheese when you leave it out.... read more..

A sweet little boy surprised his grandmother one morning and brought her a cup of coffee.  He made it himself and was so proud.  He anxiously waited to hear the verdict on the quality of the... read more..

All of us want to be loved. There's a need instilled within us that just strives for attention and love. Lots of people get like and love all mixed up. You can like someone, but not love them. Or, you... read more..

One day our professor was discussing a particularly complicated concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask "Why do we have to study this stuff?" "To save lives," the professor responded an... read more..

Once there was a golfer whose drive landed on an anthill.Rather than move the ball, he decided to hit it where it lay.  He gave a mighty swing.  Clouds of dirt and sand and ants exploded fro... read more..

Throughout the television program, as I counseled people who called in search of spiritual help and prayed on the air with those who wanted to open their hearts to Jesus Christ, the station manager st... read more..

A guy had told all of his friends about the great steak he'd eaten downtown the day before. A group of them decided to head down and see if was really as large and delicious as he was making it out t... read more..

The New Year has not started out very well for Yours Truly. After the first day of the new year, my life went south for the rest of the winter. All I can say is, I hope it has a wonderful winter, and ... read more..

I was worried that my mechanic might try to rip me off, so I was relieved when he told me all I needed was blinker fluid.(Dave Henry)... read more..

As he was driving home from work, a man in a rural community was stopped by a local police officer. The motorist was given a ticket for failing to come to a full stop at a stop sign."Don't I get a wa... read more..

If quitters never win, & winners never quit, what fool came up with "Quit while you're ahead"?What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?I thought about how mothers... read more..

I was reading a newspaper the other day and noticed something interesting. A fairly well-known ministry has just changed how it refers to itself in advertising. Its full name is no longer apparent. In... read more..

One day a State Trooper was pulling off an expressway near Chicago. When he turned onto the street at the end of the ramp, he noticed someone at a chicken place getting into his car. The driver plac... read more..

There are many out there who have a 'plate full'; in other words, they have more than their share of the bad things of life.   Those families of South East Asia who were hit by the tsunami s... read more..

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church.  The seven-year-old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so th... read more..

While working in a clothing store, I noticed that people had no shame about returning items that obviously had been worn. One rainy morning I walked in and found a discolored blazer hanging on the rac... read more..

"All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us?because there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end." - John 9:4 (NLT)Basketball has been a large pa read more..

Do you realize that the only time in our liveswhen we like to get old is when we're kids?If you're less than 10 years old,you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.How old are you?....... read more..

I am five feet, three inches tall and pleasingly plump. After I had a minor accident, my mother accompanied me to the emergency room.The ER nurse asked for my height and weight, and I blurted out, "F... read more..

In order to understand what I have to say about Jane Fonda, I must first present to you what is circulating around on the net about her.  I have it here to set up my comments, not to pass it alon... read more..

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph. --Shirley TempleIf all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, ... read more..

E-Mail BlessingPeace be unto you, your computer and the e-mail you receive this day.May the mail you receive not require you to multiply it tenfold or Return it within a limited time frame.May the mai... read more..

A chance remark by the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage threw Yours Truly into a dismal panic this past week. Believe me, there is nothing pretty about panic in the parsonage. This idle comment turn... read more..