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As You Get Up This Morning by: Unknown submitted by: Bauer, Barb

As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday.... More...

B.I.B.L.E., The by: Unknown submitted by: Aldridge, David

A father was approached by his small son, who told him proudly, "I know what the Bible means!"

His father smiled and replied, "What do you mean, you "know" the Bible?"

The son... More...

BABY & "BUM" by: Unknown submitted by: Aldridge, David

This is a first-person account from a mother about her family as they ate dinner on Christmas Day in a small restaurant many miles from their home. Nancy, the mother, relates: We were the only... More...

Barney by: Unknown submitted by: Ashford, Janice

A four year old was at the pediatrician for a check up. As the doctor looked down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, "Do you think I'll find Big Bird in here?"

The little girl stayed... More...

Beauty Of A Woman by: Unknown submitted by: Smith, Sandy

The beauty of a woman
Is not in the clothes she wears
The figure she carries
Or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman
Must be seen from her... More...

Being Poor by: Unknown submitted by: Aldridge, David

One day a father and his rich family took his son to a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. He spent a day and a night at the farm of a very poor... More...

Benefits of Struggling by: Unknown submitted by: Aldridge, David

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.

Then... More...

Biggest Mathematical Miracle in the World by: Unknown submitted by: Aldridge, David

Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of food.

According to the... More...

Blessed by: Unknown submitted by: Wilcox, Loretta

A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were. I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was... More...

Blessing In "NO", The by: Unknown submitted by: Andersen, John O.

I asked God to take away my pride.
God said "No".
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said... More...