I recently watched a video on Time.com about a Canadian pilot, Raphael Langumier, who took his four-year-old daughter on an aerobatic plane ride for the first time and filmed her reaction.
The video shows little Léa delightfully laughing and having so much fun that she tells her father to do it again. And again.
Léa’s reaction reminds me of the story I heard several years ago about a little girl who was unaccompanied on a cross-country flight. Continue reading
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In a small Texas town there was a little old lady, Dorothy, who went to the post office every week to buy two stamps. One day, as she got to the counter, the postal worker said, “Dorothy, you know, you don’t have to wait in line to buy stamps. You can get them from the machine over there in books of twenty.” Continue reading
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Today is the fourth day 2016. So, how many times have you heard or said, “Happy New Year”?
No doubt dozens of time. Maybe hundreds. It is an instinctive response when we see our friends or even speak to a stranger on the street this time of year. But, “Happy New Year” is more than just a cheery greeting. It has substance and reality. Continue reading
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I can still recall as a child my mother giving me a stern look and uttering those two words that stuck fear in my heart “Behave yourself.” I knew exactly what she meant.
“Behave yourself” meant that I wasn’t acting the way she had taught me. Either my words, rowdiness, or attitude was not in keeping with the way she expected me to be.
“Behave yourself” served as both a correction and warning. I understood. There needed to be a change. And quickly. If not, there would be some consequences. Continue reading
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A man put up a sign in his yard that read: “Puppies for Sale.” Among those who came to inquire was a young boy.
“Please, Mister,” he said, “I’d like to buy one of your puppies if they don’t cost too much.”
“Well, son, they’re $25.”
The boy looked crushed. “I’ve only got two dollars and five cents. Could I see them anyway?”
“Of course. Maybe we can work something out,” said the man. Continue reading
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My late friend and college room mate, David Lewis, once related a touching story by Dr. John Kavanaugh, about a woman in an extended care hospital.
“She had some kind of wasting disease, her different powers fading away over the march of the month. A student of mine happened upon her on a coincidental visit. The student kept going back, drawn by the strange force of the woman’s joy. Though she could no longer move her arms and legs, she would say, ‘I’m just so happy that I can move my neck.’ When she could no longer move her neck, she would say, ‘I’m just so glad that I can see and hear.’ Continue reading
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“When I was a boy, my father, a baker, introduced me to the wonders of song,” said the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti who died in 2007.
“He urged me to work very hard to develop my voice. Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor in my hometown of Modena, Italy, took me as a pupil. I also enrolled in a teachers college,” related Pavarotti.
On graduating, I asked my father, ‘Shall I be a teacher or a singer?’ Continue reading
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In The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey tells the story about riding the subway in New York City early one Sunday morning. People were resting or reading. It was a calm and peaceful ride.
Suddenly a man entered the subway car and the whole scene changed. His children were loud, rambunctious, and generally disrupting what had been a tranquil morning. Yet, the dad sat idly by seemingly oblivious to the situation.
Covey said he was irritated at the man’s insensitivity of the other people around him. Finally Covey said “Sir, your children are really disturbing a lot of people. I wonder if you couldn’t control them a little more?” Continue reading
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HAMBURG, Germany (AP) – A Spanish businessman and devout Roman Catholic who stopped to pray at a church during a trip to Stockholm ended up a millionaire, the Bild newspaper said Wednesday.
The church was empty except for a coffin containing the remains of a man, so Eduardo Sierra knelt down and prayed for the deceased for 20 minutes, the Hamburg-based daily said.
Sierra, 35, signed a condolence book after he saw a note saying those who prayed for the dead man should enter their name and address. He noticed he was the first to sign. Continue reading
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Yesterday, October 25th , marked a special birthday for the Welievers. It was 37 years ago that our daughter, Rachél, was born into our family, although her actual birthday is June 4th.
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