Tagged: story of the day

A Conversation with God

Me: God, can I ask You a question? God: Sure Me: Promise You won’t get mad God: I promise Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? Me: Well, I woke up late God: Yes Me: My car took forever to start God: Okay Me: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait God: Huummm Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call God: All right Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I...

Planting Potatoes

When I was a boy growing up we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was used just for growing potatoes. I can still remember those potato planting days. The whole family helped. After my Dad had tilled the soil, my Mom, brothers, and I went to work. It was my job to drop the little seed potatoes in the rows while my Mom dropped handfuls of fertilizer beside them. My brothers then covered them all with the freshly turned earth. For months afterward I would glance over at the garden while I played outside...

The Ant and the Contact Lens

Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took hold on the rope and started up the face of that rock. Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was hanging on there, the safety rope snapped against Brenda’s eye and knocked out her contact lens. Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet Below her and hundreds of feet...

You Are My Comfort

As I look out on to the ocean My heart basks in your devotion Your love and blessings are vast as the sea Dear Lord you do hear the plea Of the sorrowful, and the down trodden A repenting heart’s sins are long forgotten The raging sea can not sink the ship That’s held in your grip You are my anchor that holds As the bad times unfold My fountain of joy and peace Where life’s storms will cease. You walk on water, calm the sea with your hand Guide me as I go through this land.

I Am Amazed!

He amazed the shepherds On Christmas, long ago. When a young married virgin; Gently rocked Him to and fro. She gave birth to the Savior; The future risen Lord. So then and forever; He would amaze the world. He amazed the lawyers; When He taught the law. When He was just a boy; He astounded them all. He amazed the grieving; When He shouted , “Come Forth”. They witnessed His power; Change an unchanging course. Lazarus stood in rags; As they watched and were amazed; Their mouth stood open wide; They glorified and praised. He amazed His disciples; In countless...