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Today's Quotations –  FEAR :

 


"Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed."

 Michael Pritchard



"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear." 

Mark Twain




Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.

Philip Gulley



Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Maya Angelou



No one ever told me grief felt so much like fear.

C. S. Lewis

 

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  Today's Word – URBANE
   

 


 ur·bane adjective Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.  Synonym suave. [Latin urb³nus³nus, of a city.]

"Fie! two very ugly words, fair lady," protested Chauvelin, urbanely. "There can be no question of force, and the service which I would ask of you, in the name of France, could never be called by the shocking name of spying."

The Scarlet Pimpernel
By Baroness Orczy  


Definition from American Heritage Dictionary

 

 

Today's Fact

 


FACT

Witches
Withches are not imaginary women with pointed hats flying on a broom.

In the Tenth Century, King Edgar of England admitted that witchcraft was more popular than Christianity. It was at this time that the followers of these practices were first call witches. The name for witches is derived fromthe Saxon word Wicca, which means wise one.

Today witchcraft is still alive. Its origins are traced to pre-Christian times. While the church of WICCA does not outwardly worship Satan, Christians believe that Satan is the occult force behind the religion.

The official church of witchcraft is WICCA. In the US it has tax exempt status the same as other churches. The actual number of Wiccans and other Neo-Paganists there are is not known, but their number are great.

There are eight major festival during the year for witches. These festivals are called Sabbats. One of their major festivals is the Vigil of Samhain (Halloween.)


 
  "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline."

 2 Timothy 1:7

Such love has no fear because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of judgment, and this shows that his love has not been perfected in us.

1 John 4:18 (NLT)

 

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Today's SMILE

 

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

  
   

 

 

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

A FEW SMILES   



The Wildebeests

Once upon a time, there lived in an African forest, two families of amiable, hardworking wildebeests, who often enjoyed picnicking together. However, each family had one young mischief-maker, though each mother was convinced that her own little child was innocent and that the other was the troublemaker.

"You should punish that rascally brat of yours," shrilled one of the mothers finally. "A sound spanking might do him some good."

"Spank my son, indeed," huffed the other. "Why don't you .... go paddle your own gnu?"



More Time Together

The Lamaze class was in full swing. The instructor was teaching the women how to breathe properly, along with informing the men how to give the necessary assurances at this stage of the plan.

The teacher then announced, "Ladies, exercise is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial. And, gentlemen, it wouldn't hurt you to take the time to go walking with your partner!"

The room really got quiet. Finally, a man in the middle of the group raised his hand.

"Yes," replied the teacher.

"Is it alright if she carries a golf bag while we walk?"

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    Heaven is the BEST:

  One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to Heaven. There he meets the Lord himself. The Lord says to the cat, "You lived a good life and if there is any way I can make your stay in Heaven more comfortable, please let Me know."

The cat thinks for a moment and says, "Lord, all my life I have lived with a poor family and had to sleep on a hard wooden floor." The Lord stops the cat and says, "Say no more," and a wonderful fluffy pillow appears.

A few days later six mice are killed in a tragic farming accident and go to Heaven. Again the Lord is there to greet them with the same offer. The mice answer, "All of our lives we have been chased. We have had to run from cats, dogs, and even women with brooms. Running, running, running;
we're tired of running. Do you think we could have roller skates so we don't have to run anymore?" The Lord says, "Say no more," and fits each mouse with beautiful new roller skates.

About a week later the Lord stops by to see the cat and finds him in a deep sleep on the pillow. The Lord gently wakes the cat and asks him, "How are things since you arrived?"

The cat stretches and yawns and replies, "It's wonderful here. Better than I could have ever expected. And those Meals on Wheels you've been sending by are theeeeeeee best!!!"

A Frog's Luck

A frog goes to have his fortune told. The swami looks at his little webbed palm and says, "Aha! You're about to meet a beautiful young lady who is going to want to know everything about you."

The frog says, "Thanks! I'm going to run right back to the pond so I won't miss her."

The swami says, "You won't meet her at the pond.
You're going to meet her in her freshman biology class."

TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

 


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