Difficult because we think that ha= ppiness is foundonly in the pl= aces where wealth and fame abound. And so we go on searching in palaces of ple= asure,seeking recognition and = monetary treasure, Unaware that happiness is just a state of mind within the reach of everyone who takes…

A tough old cowboy from Texas counseled his granddaughter that = if she wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gu= n powder on her oatmeal every morning. T= he granddaughter did this religiously until the age of 103, when she died l=…

Between Sunday School and Morning Worship at our church, the el= der’s wife would put out “snacks” for the children (while= the adults sought out the coffee urn in hopes of staying awake for the pre= aching).  Each child was to take an orange and a cookie.   A little…

For the spring prom school dance, a shy boy asked out the girl = he liked.   To get flowers for her, he had to stand in a line outside the florist = for an hour.   To make things worse, he had to wait another hour in a line…

It is mid-May and Major League Baseball season is in full swing= =2E  Someone may need to tell the White Sox or Rockies or Angels they = can start playing any time now. = Here are so= me quotations by baseball players/managers and you must step up to the plat=…

A food critic visited a local restaurant to review its food for= the town magazine. The owner welcomed him and showed him to the table.   The food= was presented to him and after a while, the critic called the owner to say= that there is something missing in his…

[Each month we take time to encourage and inspire our blog read= ers to greater achievement and aspiration.] “I may not be wher= e I want to be, but if I stop now, I’ll NEVER get where I’m going!”~ Laura Lynch   “If your failure is not a lesson, it’s indeed…

Tim and Janet decided to tie the knot. One evening, after the h= oneymoon, he was in the garage organizing his golfing equipment. His bride = was standing nearby watching him. After a long period of silence, she final= ly said, "Tim, I’ve been thinking, now that we’re married maybe…

[You may use this as a QUIZ with family around the table, = talking about the meaning of our “favorite sayings about chickens&#82= 21; and what we learn from those birds.  Call it “Chicken Chatte= r”. I’ll start.] &nbsp= ; Grandma is no spring chicken.   If I men= tion…

One lovely spring day Shawn went to see Carl. Carl had a big sw= ollen nose. “Whoa, what happened, = Carl?”, Shawn asked. “I snif= fed a brose,” Carl replied. &nbsp= ; “What?”, Shawn said. “There&#= 8217;s no ‘b’ in rose!” Carl replied, “There was in this one!”   ~~…

As we were reading last night, I asked my wife if she was enjoy= ing the library book we’d picked up. “Oh, yes, dear!&#8= 221; was her enthusiastic reply. =  = “What’s it about?” I wondered = aloud.   “It is a wonderful novel about a woman my age who…

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT the safe that was invented by a cop and ro= bber team? It was quite a combination.   = HAVE YOU HE= ARD ABOUT the skeleton that was a bad liar? You could see right through it. &nbsp= ; HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT the crime in…

Af= ter 51 years of ministry, a factor in our choice of retirement location in = 2021 was a wonderful Christian University located in a small Midwestern com= munity.  Maranatha Baptist University is a fundamental. biblical, cons= ervative, accredited, high-quality educational institution.  Both my w= ife and I were in…