The Mop
By Ronnie Wyatt
After being warned a number of times about taking food and drink into the living room, little Davey flopped on the couch with his big glass of fruit punch. Hearing the door open, he became startled knowing he was in trouble, and accidentally spilled his fruit punch on the floor. After a good scolding he was ordered to clean up the mess himself. Dashing to the back porch to get the mop he suddenly realized it was dark outside! Davey, being very scared of the dark, became apprehensive about reaching out the door for the mop. His mother reminded him Jesus is everywhere–even in the dark. Davey thought for a minute. Then, putting his face to the door, he said, "Jesus, if you're out there, will you hand me the mop?"
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His Gift
By Kathleen Brown
I stretched to reach the box, the last item in the closet. My father died a few weeks before. I was cleaning the house where I grew up, sorting through the things he allowed to remain after my mother’s death two years earlier.
The box bore no labels, no marking of any kind. It was old and yellowed, but not worn. I lifted the dusty lid with anticipation, as though opening a long-lost gift.
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Do Not Worry
October 19, 2023 by admin
Filed under Family Focus
By Kristy Hullett
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear…who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:25, 27, 33-34
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Leaf Me Alone
October 18, 2023 by admin
Filed under Faith, Faith Articles
By Lisa Buffaloe
Shedding their fall coat, trees send showers of yellow and brown fluttering to the ground. The leaves blanket our backyard and the rocks of my homemade version of a tiny river. Sitting on the edge, I clear out debris to allow the water to flow free.
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