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Thought for the Day

If I had my child to raise over again . . .

I'd finger-paint more and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.

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Graduation. . .

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.
For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a
dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford
it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning of his graduation, his father called him into his
private study. His father told him how proud he was to have
such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He
handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man
opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible,
with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he
rose his voice to his father and said "with all your money
you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful
in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family,
but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he
should go to him. He had not seen him since that
graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he
received a telegram telling him his father had passed away,
and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to
come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and
regret filled his heart. He began to search through his
father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just
as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible
and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully
underlined a verse, Matt.7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know
how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall
your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who
ask Him?"

As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of
the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same
dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag
was the date of his graduation, and the words PAID IN
FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessings becuase they
are not packaged as we expected?

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The most beautiful flower

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read
Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree.
Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown,
For the world was intent on dragging me down.
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day,
A young boy out of breath approached me, all tired from play.
He stood right before me with his head tilted down
And said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight,
With its petals all worn-not enough rain, or too little light.
Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off to play,
I faked a small smile and then shifted away.
But instead of retreating he sat next to my side
And placed the flower to his nose and declared with overacted surprise,
"It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful, too.
That's why I picked it here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead.
Not vibrant of colors,orange, yellow or red.
But I knew I must take it,or he might never leave.
So I reached for the flower,and replied, "Just what I needd."
But instead of him placing the flower in my hand,
He held it mid-air without reason or plan.
It was then that I noticed for the very first time
That weed-toting boy could not see, he was blind.
I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun
As I thanked him for picking the very best one.
You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play,
Unaware of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see
A self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.
How did he know of my self-indulged plight?
Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see
The problem was not with the world, the problem was me.
And for all of those times I myself had been blind,
I vowed to see the beauty in life, and appreciate every second that's mine.
And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose
And breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose
And smiled as I watched that young boy, another weed in his hand
About to change the life of an unsuspecting old man.

Thank you.

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I Asked For....

I asked for strength and
God gave me difficulties to make me strong

I asked for wisdom and
God gave me problems to solve

I asked for prosperity and
God gave me brawn and brain to work

I asked for courage and
God gave me dangers to overcome

I asked for patience
God placed me in situations where I was forced to wait

I asked for love and
God gave me troubled people to help

I asked for favors and
God gave me opportunities

I received nothing I wanted
I received everything I needed

MY PRAYER HAS BEEN ANSWERED.

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Classroom Learning:

President Clinton was visiting a grade school the other day and
sat in on an English class. To participate in the class, he
asked for someone to give him an example of a tragedy.
A little girl named Peggy held up her hand timidly and said, "If
my friend was walking across the street and a car ran over her...
well, that would be a tragedy!"
"Well, thank you for trying," Clinton said. "That would be what we
would call an accident, but not a tragedy."
"Can anybody else give me an example?"
A little boy named Timmy said, "If the school bus was full of
kids and a truck hit it and killed all the kids that would be a tragedy."
"Well, that would be what we call a great loss, but it doesn't quite
make the tragic category," the President replied.
About this time little Johnny held up his hand.
"Oh. Oh. I know, I know..." Johnny started. "If you and the Vice
president and all the senators and all the congressmen were having a
meeting, and a bomb blew everybody up that would be a tragedy.
"That's right!" the President exclaimed. How did you figure that out?"
"Well," said Johnny, "it wouldn't be an accident and it damned sure
wouldn't be a great loss!"

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