When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished old case fastened to the wall.  The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box.  I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it. Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person--her name was "Information, Please" and there was nothing she did not know.  "Information,...

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.  The contractor was sorry to see his good worker...

 In spite of the fact We complain and lament, And view this old world With much discontent Deploring conditions And grumbling because There's so much injustice And so many flaws It's a wonderful world And it's people like you Who make it that way By the things that they do. For a warm, ready smile, Or a kind, thoughtful deed, Or...

When things go wrong,as they sometimes will, When the road your trudgingSeems all uphill, When the funds are lowAnd the debts are High , And you want to smile,but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with it's twists an turns,As everyone of us must sometimes learn, And...

This is pretty strange how it worked out this way. Even if you are not religious you should read this. Q. What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? A. Psalms 117 Q. What is the longest chapter in the Bible? A. Psalms 119 Q. Which chapter is the center of the Bible? A. Psalms 118 Facts:There are 594 Chapters before Psalms 118There are...

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!" Along with...

Today I learned that life is carefully or carelessly designed by us. We choose happiness, sadness, decisiveness, ambivalence, we also choose success, failure, courage, and fear. Just remember that every moment or situation provides a new choice, and it gives us a perfect opportunity to do things differently to produce more positive results. Be...

Here is a simple riddle.  Only 17% of Stanford University Seniors got the right answer when asked. What is greater than God,More evil than the Devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, If you eat it, you will die? By the way, Jacob (age 7) got the correct answer. No pressure though! Think about it (dont cheat) and then scroll...

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "Oh, excuse me please" was my reply. He said, "Please, excuse me too, Wasn't even watching for you." We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said good-bye. But at home a different story is told, How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the...

I would have talked less and listened more. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded. I would have eaten the popcorn in the "good" living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. I would have taken the time to listen to my...

Cancer is so limited It cannot cripple love, It cannot shatter hope, It cannot corrode faith, It cannot eat away peace, It cannot destroy confidence, It cannot kill friendship, It cannot shut out memories, It cannot silence courage, It cannot invade the soul, It cannot reduce eternal life, It cannot quench the Spirit, It cannot lessen the...