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Ever wonder about the abbreviation ASAP? Alden in = Salt Lake forwarded me this timely reminder.  Generally we think of = “ASAP” in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives. = Important. Rush without delay. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a = different manner,…

[A friend requested = this old story to use as a sermon illustration. I smiled again, so . . = .] A minister was walking down the street when he came upon a = group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age.…

[I started a month-long diet Jan 15. This is my second = update on the grif net blog]   My dieting = goal was to lose 20 pounds.  After nearly two weeks, I only have 25 = to go.   I will never understand why some people say hurtful =…

[In the past month, readership of the Grif Net Blog = has increased, so added some folks to the headquarters’ = staff]   Grif.Net Swedish Snowboarding Instructor =3D Soren = Dekeester   Grif.Net Soloist =3D Kerry Oki   Grif.Net = California Energy Commission Advisor =3D Tanya Lightov   Grif.Net =…

Found a = number of titles that might be more appealing for today’s college = students than the classics, including: **Jane = EyreBNB   **Star = Warped   **Tess = of the d’Uberdrivers   **Alice = in Blunderland   **LOLita   **Tinder is the = Night **Audacity of Dope  …

A fellow I know was struggling with meeting new = friends and building relationships and have people like him, so he = started searching the library for books on the subject.  He was so = pleased to find a new volume entitled, “How to Make Someone Like = You.” He…

My four grown children were all home visiting this = weekend so we decided to go out for brunch.  The centre of = attention was my toddler granddaughter.  She had never had pancakes = before so we were excited about her trying them. We always try to make = our…

Taking care of our four-year old grandson, we asked = him what he would like for breakfast. “Soup” was his = only choice.   Being a wise Grandpa, I explained to him carefully = that soup was good, but wasn’t a normal breakfast food.  It = was something people ate…

[Can you tell that all I think about is food? Posting = these motivational one-liners around the house]   I = know it’s 3 meals a day, but how many can I eat at night? I’m on = the rotation diet. Every time I turn around, I want to =…

[Day three of my diet. Started asking questions to = keep me sane] Q: What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet?A: A = desserter. Q: Why shouldn’t I quit and not worry about gaining = those extra pounds?A: Fat people are harder to kidnap. Q: Did…

After a couple hours = shopping at the super store, I headed to the line checking out. The = clerk asked, "Cash, check or charge?" after ringing up my = purchase. As I couldn’t find my wallet in the bottom of my = purse, it took a while fumbling to…

In the 1950’s, a new pastor decided to just go = to each home his small town and introduce himself with a visit with = every family, even though most were not in his church.   He = showed up at a home and said, “Hi, I’m the pastor and =…

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback = Carson Wentz explained one "lie" about the Christian faith = that Satan wants people to believe while sharing his testimony. The = 24-year-old Wentz, who is in his second season with the Eagles after a = successful collegiate career at North Dakota State University, joined =…