Saying “Thank You” “The beauty and eloquence of an expression of gratitude is reflected in a newspaper story of some years ago: The City of Cleveland police auctioned off about 100 unclaimed bicycles a couple of years ago. ‘One dollar,’ said an 11-year-old boy as the bidding opened on the first bike. The bidding, however,…
DetailsEverybody Knows Everybody Knows: You can’t be all things to all people. You can’t do all things at once. You can’t do all things equally well. You can’t do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s. So: You have to find out who you are, and be that.…
DetailsChanging The World When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older…
DetailsStrength vs. Courage It takes strength to be certain, It takes courage to have doubts. It takes strength to fit in, It takes courage to stand out. It takes strength to feel a friend’s pain, It takes courage to feel your own pain. It takes strength to hide your own pains, It takes courage to…
Details24 Things… 24 Things to Always Remember. . . and One Thing to Never Forget your presence is a present to the world. You’re unique and one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You’ll…
DetailsThe Warm Feeling of Home Going to Mom and Dad’s is a heartwarming experience. The drive is short, but it takes you out of one world into another. The closer I get to their world, a different kind of peace overcomes me, just to know that I will be greeted by loved ones with open…
DetailsThe Lord’s Army A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside. The pastor said to him, “You need to join the Army of the…
DetailsMoving the Rock A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light and the Savior appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push…
DetailsFootprints Margaret’s boyfriend Paul proposed. While happy, she was hesitant. She and her boyfriend seemed so different. They decided to take a little walk along the beach to discuss marriage and its importance. When they reached the far end of the beach and were about to begin their return journey, Margaret glanced down and noticed…
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