**On my = wedding day my mother told the groom, “Sorry. No refunds or = exchanges on sale items.” Thanks, = Mom. **I told my = mom she was standing too close and invading my personal space, so she = answered, “You came out of my personal space. This…
10/28/20 Grif.Net – Hair Color
One day a = little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the = kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several = strands of white hair sticking out in contrast to her brunette = head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked,…
10/27/20 Grif.Net – Excited
It always = bothered my single friend that our local grocery store didn’t = carry eggs in packages of six, but only by the dozen or 18 or more. = One day she = walked by the dairy case and her wish came true. There was a = display…
10/26/20 Grif.Net – Why Do Ghosts say “Boo”
Did you know = that Ghosts say “boo”, which is a Latin verb?. . present = active “boo” =3D I cry aloud or I am yelling. . present = infinitive “boare” . . perfect = active “boavi” . . perfect = passive “boatum” Why do they = choose to…
10/24/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Stained Glass
Driving by the church on Sunday, from the outside looking = in,There are those inside and there = are those out here dealing with their sinRainbow-colored windows made me = realize at lastNo matter what side of the wall = you’re on, we’re all stained glass Now I don’t come…
10/23/20 Grif.Net – Deliverance
Moses was = sitting in the Egyptian ghetto. Things were terrible. Pharaoh wouldn’t = even speak to him. The rest of the Israelites were mad at him for making = the overseers even more irritable than usual, etc. He was about ready to = give up. Suddenly a = booming,…
10/22/20 Grif.Net – Donations
At a church in = a nearby town a volunteer worker on the stewardship committee noticed = that the most successful lawyer in the whole town claimed to be a member = (but never attended), yet hadn’t made a contribution. This guy was = making about $400,000 a year so…
10/21/20 Grif.Net – Smuggling
While crossing = the US-Mexican border on a bicycle, a man was stopped by the guard who = asked for his identification, then pointed to a large sack the man = carried on the back of the bike. "What’s = in the bag?", asked the guard. "Just = sand,"…
10/20/20 Grif.Net – Horse Sense
A friend from = California recently moved to Wyoming to live like a cowboy. He = bought two horses but couldn’t seem to tell them apart. Living out = on the range, he called and asked what to do. I suggested to = cut one of their tails off.…
10/19/20 Grif.Net – Status Report
[More of my = friends share what they are thinking or doing. Blame = them.] Marilyn L = shares, “My body ain’t what it used to be. Even when = I’m naked I want to slip into something more comfortable.” = Paul F reminds = us, “I met…
10/17/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Financial Lesson for America
(ba= sed on 2018 figures – and only gotten worse = since) * = U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 * = Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 * = New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 * = National debt: $19,271,000,000,000 * = Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000 Let’s now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s your…
10/16/20 Grif.Net – Bulletin Bloopers
[The following = are reported ‘bulletin bloopers’ found in churches from = across the United States. Some old, some new. All bring a = smile.] "Next = Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning service. The pastor = will then speak on ‘Life’s Terrible = Experiences’." "Due to…
10/15/20 Grif.Net – Choice of Zoo’s
Planned to = take my children to the zoo, so asked them if they wanted to go to a = sophisticated zoo up north in Boston or a more casual zoo down in Texas. = Immediately they asked what the difference would = be So I shared, = “In…