A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PRAYER Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and was rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious...
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The Sneeze
THE SNEEZE They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-three students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and moms freely brushed away tears. This class...
What Matters Most
WHAT MATTERS MOST In the mid 1970’s, Ed Roberts created the world’s first commercially successful personal computer (PC). He hired a 19 year old named Bill Gates to write software for him. Roberts sold his computer business in 1977 and bought a farm. Seven years later, at age 41,...
Five Great Lessons
FIVE GREAT LESSONS 1 – Most Important Lesson During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans...
The Integrity of Ugly
THE INTEGRITY OF “UGLY” Everyone in the apartment complex that I that lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside...