Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was reminded one day of a vicious deed that someone had done to her years before. But she acted as if she had never even heard of the incident. “Don’t you remember it?†her friend asked. “No,†came Barton’s reply, “I distinctly remember forgetting it.â€
Year: 2007
No one in my family is a football fan, but I should at least know who is playing and who won. I watched parts of the 3rd and 4th quarters, and the final few minutes of the game. I actually enjoy watching football as well as other professional sports. I got that from my brother. […]
Please check my wish list. There might be something there you can get for me, for free.
I’ve been reading this book on and off for a while. Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions by George Barna gives good insight into the importance of children’s ministry in our churches. If you want to have a lasting influence upon the world, you must invest in people’s lives; and if you want to maximize that […]
Audrey screamed and jumped out of bed: “WE DID IT AGAIN! IT’S 6:30!” “Audrey, it’s Saturday.” “OH…:P” Our wake up time on a school day is 6:00am. Audrey leaves the house by 6:30am. One day last week we woke up late. Now she is hypersensitive to waking up late. Everyone went back to sleep…except me. […]
True or False: 1. Gifted students must be challenged or they will get lazy. 2. Gifted students enjoy teaching/tutoring other students. According to the GATE Coordinator at Amy’s school at last night’s meeting, the answer to #1 is False. If gifted students are not challenged, they will not get lazy, but they will get bored. […]
On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered. The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him. Luke 6:6-7 The Pharisees probably […]
Did I ever mention where the picture on this blog’s banner came from? These are the water drops on the sunroof of our car while we were washing the car. Elliot took the picture. The simple pleasures in life are the Stuff that Matters – the title of my blog, in case you haven’t noticed.
No waiting at Astro Blaster. We came out of it and went right back in to ride it again. No waiting at Pirates of the Carribean. The updated improvements were well done. No more “Hoho, hoho, a pirate’s life for me…” 15 minutes wait at Indian Jones. Too bad we didn’t want to go on […]
Today in my Precepts Bible study group, Hebrews 12:1 came up in our discussion: “…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles…” To be honest, I can think of many sins that entangle me in my Christian life. The writer of Hebrews says to throw off everything that hinders, […]