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  • What is a Father?

    A father is the knight in shining armor
    Who protects his children and wife
    From those who would seek to harm or lure
    Them into a dangerous situation or strife.

    He is the shelter from the world’s cruel ways.
    He is the strong tree that stands firm in the storms.
    He is the ray of hope in his children’s darkest days.
    He is the hand of comfort to his wife when she is forlorn.

    He guides his loved ones in the way that they should know.
    He seeks the best way for his family to help them through life.
    He is the lighthouse on the shore that lets his dear ones know where to go.
    He is the shield that protects his loved ones from life’s cruel knife.

    Who has given us this great gift called a father,
    This precious foundation in a world of uncertainty?
    It is our God, our Heavenly Father,
    Who has loved us unconditionally.

    –Ruth Carter

  • Why Worry?

    I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. ~Mark Twain

  • Dependability Under Stress

    You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.

    – Paul “Bear” Bryant

  • You Are As Good As Your Words

    The words of a good person give life, like a fountain of water, but the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.
    –NCV Proverbs 10:11

  • Suffer Not the Little Children

    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 the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman remark, ‘That’s what’s wrong with this country. Kids today don’t even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why, I never!’

    Hearing this, my son burst into tears and asked me, ‘Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?’

    As I held him and assured him that he had done a terrific job, and God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table. He winked at my son and said, ‘I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.’

    ‘Really?’ my son asked.

    ‘Cross my heart,’ the man replied.

    Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), ‘Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes.’

    Naturally, I bought my kids ice cream at the end of the meal. My son stared at his for a moment, and then did something I will remember the rest of my life.

    He picked up his sundae and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman. With a big smile he told her, ‘Here, this is for you. Ice cream is good for the soul sometimes; and my soul is good already.’

    –Collected from my inbox

    13 Some people brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but his followers told them to stop. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was upset and said to them, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to people who are like these children. 15 I tell you the truth, you must accept the kingdom of God as if you were a little child, or you will never enter it.” 16 Then Jesus took the children in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.

    –NCV Mark 10:13-16

  • We Make Our Own Success

    Your business is never really good or bad “out there.” Your business is either good or badright between your own two ears.
    -Zig Ziglar