“Treasures” by Martha Snell = Nicholson One by one He took them = from me,All the things I valued = most,Until I was = empty-handed;Every glittering toy was = lost. And I walked = earth’s highways, grievingIn my rags and poverty,Till I = heard His voice inviting:“Lift your empty…
07/12/19 Grif.Net – Just Wondrin’ (part 2)
[More things that start my brain a = spinnin’] Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in = hospitals dying of nothing. Have you noticed since everyone has a cell phone that = takes great pictures these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they…
07/11/19 Grif.Net – Pulpit Feud
There was a church where the preacher and = the song leader were not getting along. This began to spill over into = the worship service. One week the = preacher preached on commitment, and how we should dedicate ourselves to = service. The song = leader then led…
07/10/19 Grif.Net – Stayed after the Reunion
We completed the family reunion, then headed to a home to = help watch grandkids. Our grandson greeted his grandma with a hug and = said, "I’m so happy to see you, Grandma. Now maybe my Daddy will do = the trick he has been promising us." Teresa was…
07/09/19 Grif.Net – Chicken
After his appointment, the doctor asked his patient if he = had any other concerns. The man replied, “Doc, I’m = okay, but maybe my wife needs help. She thinks she’s a = chicken!" The doctor inquired, “How long has she had this = condition?" "Two years." replied…
07/08/19 Grif.Net – Animals
The big city pre-school teacher was showing pictures of = animals to her students to see how many they could name. She held up a picture of a lamb, and Lydia said, = "That’s a sheep!" "That’s right!" said the teacher. "How = about THIS one?" she said,…
07/06/19 Weekend Grif.Net – The Present Crisis
Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, = In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or = evil side; Some great cause, God’s new Messiah, offering each the = bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand, and the sheep…
07/05/19 Grif.Net – Reunions are Fun?
Another granddaughter climbed up into my lap and gazed = into my face. Then she asked, "Grandpa, did God make me?" = "He certainly did!" I = replied. Then she touched my wrinkled face and silver hair and = asked, "Did God make you, too?" "Why, yes he did!"…
07/04/19 Grif.Net – Reunion’s Over
An (unnamed) exasperated Grandmother, whose youngest = grandkids were spending the last day of our reunion playing with the = hotel’s automatic doors, tag in the long corridors and squirt gun = fights across the lobby, finally asked the oldest of the bunch, = "How do you expect to get…
07/03/19 Grif.Net – At the Family Reunion
On the second day of the reunion, an [unnamed] boy asked his Grandpa, = "Grandpa, make a frog sound." Of course, the grandfather had to ask him why. The boy admitted, "Grandma says when you croak she’s going = take us all to Disneyland.” ~~ Dr Bob…
07/02/19 Grif.Net – From the Reunion
At our reunion, my sweet granddaughter asked, “Grandpa, do you = know how you and God are alike?” I mentally polished my halo while I asked, “No. Just how are we = alike?” She replied sincerely, “You’re both really = old,” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected]…
07/01/19 Grif.Net – Punz R Us
[First day of the month and you are in for the usual = pun-ishment] The Icelandic parliament is in recess, proving Althings must come to = an end. I may only sell hot dog buns, but I’m the breadwiener of my = family. My goal in life it…
06/29/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Plastic Pearls
Jenny was a = bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother = were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl = necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she = asked her mother if she would buy it…