{Straight From the Heart}   *Wildflowers*  11/18/99
                                                                                                                        

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Wildflowers

As you stand in the center of your life's garden,
surrounded by the color and greenery you have cultivated,
search for the unexpected appearance of wildflowers.

For seeds of affection rarely grow
in rigid lines, row upon row.

Copyright © 1999
Terri McPherson
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
tmcphers@mnsi.net

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Nine year old Joey, was asked by his mother what he had learned
in Sunday school. 

"Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy
lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
When he got to the Red Sea, he had his engineers build a pontoon
bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he used his
walkie - talkie to radio headquarters for reinforcements. They
sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were
saved." 

"Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you?" his
mother asked. "Well, no, Mom. But if I told it the way the
teacher did, you'd never believe it!"

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Lord please make the kind of person my dog thinks I am!

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I finally got my head together, and my body fell apart.

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Thought For The Day:

"If you were given a nickname descriptive of your character, would you be proud of it?"

Verse for the Day:

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches."
Proverbs 22:1


Kid's Thought for the day:

"Don't wear it if it itches."

Parent's Thought For The Day

"A major problem these days is how to save money for your children's college 
education when you're still paying for yours."

Coach's Thought For The Day

"Sometimes the best way to convince someone that he is wrong is to let him have 
his way."

Deep Thought For The Day:

"A mouse trap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling 
over and going back to sleep."


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/_/\/\    MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\  /    THUNDER27@aol.com   http://members.aol.com/Thunder27/index.html
/_/  \    "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
\_\/\ \   Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the body I live for the Son
   \_\/   of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."  Galatians 2:20