God’s Quarter
Several years ago a mother gave her son two quarters. One was for his Sunday School offering. The other was for an ice cream cone on the way home from Sunday School. One Sunday, Billy was flipping a quarter in … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Kids and Family
Requesting Money from God
A little boy wanted $100 badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100. When the postal authorities received the letter to God, they decided to send it to the … Continue reading →
Sly
My teenager was headed to school one morning when I told him that the neck tag on his shirt was hanging out. “I know,” he replied. “It’s a fad me and some of the guys started.” Weeks later, as the … Continue reading →
When You Love Someone
“When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it’s safe inside your mouth.” – Jodi Picoult
Continue reading →The Whole Tapestry of One’s Life
“We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone … and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.” – Sandra Day O’Connor
Continue reading →How We Treat Living Creatures
“We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use, we throw away.” – Plutarch
Continue reading →The New Librarian
The new Librarian decided that instead of checking out children’s books by writing the names of borrowers on the book cards herself, she would have the youngsters sign their own names. She would then tell them they were signing a … Continue reading →
Praying for a Baby Brother
A little boy told his Dad he wanted a baby brother. His Dad smiled and suggested he pray for one. The boy prayed earnestly, night after night, but after a couple of weeks with no baby brother, he didn’t bother … Continue reading →
Only One of Us
“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” – Saint Augustine
Continue reading →Remembering the Faithful Dead
During a church service, the priest called for a moment of silence to remember the faithful dead. The church grew quiet, except for a little boy who turned to his father and piped, “Dad, you have some of their albums!”
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