Today’s joke is courtesty of www.mikeysFunnies.com A group of women were at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with their husbands. The women were asked, “How many of you love your husband?” All the women raised their hands. Then they were asked, “When was the last time you told your husband you… Read More
Me? Submit? (Col. 3:20-21)
Submission is not something we in America do well. I can’t speak for those in other countries, because I don’t have enough experience in and of your cultures. But individual rights and privileges—something I believe in and support—can lead us to think only of ourselves and what we deserve and have rights to. Individualistic thinking—what’s… Read More
What do you mean by that?
Have you ever tried to describe a color to someone? Any success? “Dark green” or “light green” aren’t much help. And “chartreuse” is a word unknown to many. Geoff Nunberg’s commentary on Fresh Air states that the political words and phrases we’re hearing and using constantly are just as difficult when it comes to pinning down an… Read More
Live Life Laughing
Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft, and I’ll show you A-flat minor. The short fortuneteller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. Acupuncture is a jab well done. http://www.mikeysfunnies.com “Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make… Read More
Choosing our Attitudes
I’m judgmental. Oh, I don’t call it that. I name it anything else, from discernment, to people skills, or even self-protection. But the truth is that I categorize people and events and put them in the pigeon holes I believe they belong in. Categorizing is a valuable skill, one that is necessary for communication, for understanding, even for… Read More
Live Life Laughing
A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor. When two egotists meet, it’s an “I” for an “I.” A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. ~ http://www.mikeysfunnies.com “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for… Read More
Smiling Faces, Inside Fury
“Many of us revel in inauguration traditions, the chance to glimpse the famous and powerful,” NPR’s Shankar Vedantam explains. “Yet we humans have another side to our psychology. It’s a darker side that enjoys nothing more than seeing the powerful topple from their pedestals.” “Angry. Sad. Frustrated. Really sick of it.” Those are just are… Read More
