| | | The Miracle of Adoption
My wife was quiet, almost distant as we left the party. Her voice quivered as I asked if anything was wrong. When we reached the car she broke down. It had been too much for her to once again be surrounded by parents with kids riding ponies and playing games. We had been married for eight years and the weight of being childless was becoming more than she could bear.
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| | | The Ant and the Contact Lens
A true story, Brenda Foltz was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens. "Great", she thought. "Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry."
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| | | Children Saying Grace
Last week I took my children to a restaurant. My six-year-old son
asked if he could say grace. As we bowed our heads he said,
"God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank
you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice for all! Amen!"
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| | | The Tablecloth
The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn, arrived in early October excited about their opportunities. When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.
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| | | The Brick
A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood
street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids
darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he
saw something.
As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into
the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to
the spot where the brick had been thrown.
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| | | TODAY'S ATTITUDE
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
"Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today." So she did and she had a
wonderful day.
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| | | Keep Your Folk
There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live.
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| | | Have Some Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
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| | | A Gift From God
One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
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| | | B.A.D.
While shopping at a local grocery store, I spotted a man with an acronym on his shirt that had B.A.D. Me, being curious, I stopped the man and asked, "What does B.A.D. stand for?" Trust me; you'll be amazed at what his response was.
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