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Lord, help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 7:41:23 am MDT. Lord, help me to consider people’s feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive. Lord, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they’re usually NOT my fault. Lord, help me to not…

10. I’ve noticed . . these days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, “For fast relief.” 9. I’ve noticed . . you just hang something in your closet for a while, and it shrinks two sizes. 8. I’ve noticed . . eventually everyone stops lying about their…

His Name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He is brilliant. Kinda esoteric and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street…

[Since Teresa and I just celebrated our anniversary, we received a number of lovely notes/greetings and congratulations from our friends. And a number of odd words, hopefully meaning well] Congratulations! Cheers to Teresa on another year of suffering and misery. God proved his sense of humor when he matched the…

[Old story I felt compelled to share today, our 44th wedding anniversary. Lots of other similarities in the story, too.] A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of…

I just realized I haven’t done the hokey-pokey in ten years. Guess when you get older, you forget what it’s all about. I may have surgery and wondered if I, as a Christian, should ask the surgeon to sew me back together only using cross stitches? I have decided that…

A fellow walked into our clinic yesterday. He has spaghetti in his hair, a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. “What’s the matter with me?” he asked. My wife replied, “Obviously, you’re not eating properly”. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin…

A husband and wife were driving down a narrow dirt back road near the middle of Nowhere, Wyoming, on their way to visit some friends in town. They came to a muddy patch in the road and their car became hopelessly bogged in the hole. After a few minutes of…

[Sandee sent this personal note about the Grif.Net daily email/blog and I am pleased to share it with you all this weekend] My favorite part of any email you send is the line that follows your signature: “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!” I read it every day in every…

HERE ARE SOME RESPONSES WHEN ASKED ABOUT JOINING VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS: The Yoko Club? Oh no. The German philosophy club? I. Kant. The Ford-Nixon club? Pardon me? The Arafat club? Yessir. The Alzheimer’s club? Forget it The Ebert movie club? Roger. The Groucho Marx club? You bet your life. The Peter…

[Brian forwarded a dozen or so adapted sayings – some old, some new – designed to bring either a smile or an “a-Ha” moment] 1. Home is where you hang your @ 2. The E-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail. 3. A journey of a thousand…

[A friend read Monday’s Grif.Net and reminded me that “Dogs and Women are actually alike”. OK, I’ll bite.] **Both can eat five pounds of chocolate in one sitting **Neither understand football **Both are good at pretending to listen to every word you say **Neither believe that silence is golden **Both…

Two Interesting Years Interesting Year 1981 1. Prince Charles got married. 2. Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe. 3. Australia lost the Ashes Cup (cricket). 4. The Pope died. Interesting Year 2005 1. Prince Charles got married. 2. Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe. 3. Australia lost the Ashes Cup…