December is = the month when the kids begin to discuss what to get Dad for = Christmas. Some insist on = a shirt. Others insist = on a pair of socks. Seems the = argument always ends in a tie. ~~ANSWERS~~ to = Monday’s 1960’s Trivia 1. 1960 =…

[More TRIVIA = for a new week to see what YOU remember or learned about the = 1960’s]   1. 1960 = – Deep-sea vessel Trieste reached record 35,800 depth in the = Pacific’s  _______________   2. 1961 = – John F. Kennedy was the youngest president at age ______…

The= re are few failures more devastating than a failed marriage. At least = that’s how Pastor Ira Stanphill felt when his wife Zelma divorced him. = Together in 1946 they had written a wonderful Christian hymn of = invitation – "Room at the Cross for You”.   The cross…

[First of = many-to-come grif net blog posts about winter, for kids of all = ages]   Q: Why is = winter the least popular time of year for a wedding?A: Because the = grooms always get cold feet   Q: What do you = get when someone stares coldly…

[I am a = product of the early 60’s when as a teen my humor solidified into = the quivering mess it is today.] Listening to = Groucho Marx “I never = forget a face, but in your case I’m willing to make an = exception.”   Listening to =…

[= Friends make me smile with their interesting “updates” = posted in social media] John asked his phone, “Siri, why am = I so bad with women?” She said, “I’m Alexa, you = moron.”   S= ue W. said, “I used to eat a lot of natural cereal until I…

[First-of-the-m= onth word plays are always fun!] A fellow I know composes songs = about sewing machines. He’s a Singer songwriter (or sew it = seams).   After playing = guitar for years I thought I could learn to play the piano. Found out = it’s not an easy instrument…

Each year of = this decade had some interesting events.  I lived thru them, but = have trouble trying to remember them!!   1. 1950 = – The comic strip “Li’l Folks” was renamed = _____________   2. 1951 = – 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution to = __________________________…

Thankful in All Things by Evangelist = Billy Graham   Are you thankful no matter what? Perhaps you have lost = your job recently, as the economy has continued to struggle. Or you may = have lost your health, or a loved one. Such circumstances can be = tremendously difficult.…

At Church last = Sunday we talked about being thankful for all God does.  This is so = true each Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving is a time to count your = blessings, name them one by one . . . . . .as each relative = finally goes home. ~~ Dr…

&#8= 220;How can I repay the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” = (Ps. 116:12)   Off= ering thanksgiving prayers is a spiritual discipline we should embrace. = At a time in our cultural history when so much is readily available, we = find ourselves discontent…

My family = pleaded with me to stop telling Thanksgiving jokes, but I told them I = couldn’t quit cold turkey. Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to = prepare. They are consumed in 12 minutes. Half-times take 12 minutes. = This is not coincidence. An optimist is a person who…

[Really bad, = but designed for Dad’s everywhere] Q: No matter where you = live, what always comes at the end of every Thanksgiving?A: The = G. Q: Why did the turkey refuse dessert?A: He was already = stuffed. Q: Why was the turkey asked to join a band?A: He…