From “Be Inspired Today”

There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.

As he was walking back he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After lunch the next day Grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” Then she whispered to him, “Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.

Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.” Sally just smiled and said,” Well that’s all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help.” She whispered again, “Remember the duck?”

So Sally went fishing and Johnny stayed to help.

After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally’s he finally couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”

Thought for the day and every day thereafter: Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done — and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, debt, fear, hatred, anger, un-forgiveness, bitterness, etc.) whatever it is, you need to know that God was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing, He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven. He’s just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.

The great thing about God is that when you ask for forgiveness, He not only forgives you, but He forgets -It is by God’s Grace and Mercy that we are saved.

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By Debbi Smoot

Carol’s husband was killed in an accident last year. Jim, only fifty-two years old, was driving home from work; the other driver was a teenager with a very high blood alcohol level. Jim died instantly. The teenager was in the emergency room for less than two hours.

There were other ironic twists: It was Carol’s fiftieth birthday, and Jim had two plane tickets to Hawaii in his pocket. He was going to surprise her. Instead, he was killed by a drunk driver.

“How have you survived this?” I finally asked Carol, a year later.

Her eyes welled up with tears. I thought I had said the wrong thing, but she gently took my hand and said, “It’s all right; I want to tell you. The day I married Jim, I promised I would never let him leave the house in the morning without telling him I loved him. He made the same promise. It got to be a joke between us, and as babies came along, it got to be a hard promise to keep. I remember running down the driveway, saying ‘I love you’ through clenched teeth when I was mad, or driving to the office to put a note in his car. It was a funny challenge.

“We made a lot of memories trying to say “I love you” before noon every day of our married life.

“The morning Jim died, he left a birthday card in the kitchen and slipped out to the car. I heard the engine starting. Oh, no, you don’t, buster, I thought. I raced out and banged on the car window until he rolled it down.

“Here on my fiftieth birthday, Mr. James E. Garret, I Carol Garret, want to go on record as saying I love you!”

“That’s how I’ve survived. Knowing that the last words I said to Jim were ‘I love you!’

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One Sunday morning, an old cowboy entered a church just before services were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes were spotlessly clean, he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were worn and ragged. In his hand he carried a worn-out old hat and an equally worn, dog-eared Bible.

The church he entered was in a very upscale and exclusive part of the city. It was the largest and most beautiful church the old cowboy had ever seen. The people of the congregation were all dressed with expensive clothes and fine jewelry. As the cowboy took a seat, the others moved away from him. No one greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They were all appalled by his appearance and did not attempt to hide it.

As the old cowboy was leaving the church, the preacher approached him and asked the cowboy to do him a favor. “Before you come back in here again, have a talk with God and ask him what he thinks would be appropriate attire for worship in church.” The old cowboy assured the preacher he would.

The next Sunday, he showed back up for the services wearing the same ragged jeans, shirt, boots, and hat. Once again he was completely shunned and ignored. The preacher approached the cowboy and said, “I thought I asked you to speak to God before you came back to our church.”

“I did,” replied the old cowboy.

“And what was his reply?” asked the preacher.

“Well, sir, God told me that he didn’t have a clue what I should wear. He said he’d never been in this church.”

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Video of Carrie’s duet with Vince Gill on “Girls Night Out: Superstar Women of Country,” which aired on CBS last Friday night.  Their show-stopping rendition of “How Great Thou Art” created a viral sensation on the Internet over the weekend and so far has gotten over a million views.  Check it out:

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“Now imagine you and the Lord walking down the road together. For much of the way, the Lord’s footprints go along steadily, consistently, rarely varying the pace. But your prints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, starts, stops, turnarounds, circles, departures and returns.

For much of the way it seems to go like this. But gradually, your footprints come more in line with the Lord’s, soon paralleling His consistently. You and the Lord are walking as true friends.

This seems perfect, but then an interesting thing happens: your footprints that once etched the sand next to the Master’s are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints is the small ‘sandprint’, safely enclosed. You and Lord are becoming one.

This goes on for many miles. But gradually you notice another change. The footprint inside the larger footprint seems to grow larger. Eventually it disappears altogether. There is only one set of footprints. They have become one. Again, this goes on for a long time. But then something awful appens. The second set of footprints is back. And this time it seems worse. Zigzags all over the place. Stops. Starts. Deep gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints.

You’re amazed and shocked. But this is the end of your dream. Now you speak. ‘Lord, I understand the first scene with the zigzags and fits and starts and so on. I was a new Christian, just learning. But You walked on through the storm and helped me learn to walk with you.’

‘That is correct.’

‘Yes, and when the smaller footprints were inside of Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps. I followed You very closely.’ ‘Very good. You have understood everything so far.’

‘Then the smaller footprints grew and eventually filled in with Yours. I suppose that I was actually growing so much that I was becoming like you in every way.’

‘Precisely.’

‘But this is my question: Lord… Was there a regression or something? The footprints went back to two, and this time it was worse than the first.’

The Lord smiles, then laughs. ‘You didn’t know?’ He says. ‘That was when we danced’.”

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No, it’s not what you think.

Temperatures can rise to 130 degrees in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan during the summer.  So a South Florida organization called America’s Moms for Soldiers is working to help U.S. troops stay cool.  They’re putting together more than 5,000 care packages with items like hydrating powdered drink mixes, lip balm, eye drops and snack items not affected by the heat.

To donate or to find out more about America’s Moms for Soldiers, click here!

By “Poppy”

I raised Him as a good boy, taught Him well, all through His life.
I tried to do the best I could, as a Mother and a wife.
His Step-Dad was a good man, taught Him well in every way,
And treated Him as his own son, until His dying day.

He always was a good boy, never even raised His voice.
Except on some occasions, when He really had no choice.
He treated people kindly, treated everybody fair.
And if somebody had a problem, He would always care.

People always listened, to the words He had to say,
And they would stay and listen, even late into the day.
Everybody loved Him, from the rich to down and out,
But there were some, who did not want Him going all about.

He never did an evil deed, as everybody knows.
There were a few who said, “He’s always stepping on our toes.”
“This Man is speaking blasphemy,” said leaders in their quote.
“We have the perfect setup here, and He’s rocking our boat.”

“If only we could shut Him up, and go on like it’s been,
But, if He will not shut His mouth, we must get rid of Him.”
So, on that Friday, I stood by and watched them kill my son.
While other’s watched and wondered, ‘what on earth has this boy done?’

I raised Him as a good boy, He made life so rich and full,
And just because He spoke like God, He’s called a criminal.
A mother loves her children and she gives the very best.
A mother does the best she can and prays God does the rest.

If God blessed you with children, you must give them back to Him,
And realize deep in your heart, that He’s in charge of them.
In this life, there will be times, when you don’t understand,
What God is doing, but you know you’ve done the best you can.

On that Friday, it felt like my heart ripped from my chest,
But, I knew God was in charge and I had done my best.
To be a mother is a blessing, that God does bestow,
But, someday, wants His children back and I thought you should know.

-Mary

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I am GOD.

Today I will be handling all of your problems.

Please remember that I do not need your help.

If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it.

Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for GOD to do) box. It will be addressed in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold on to it.

1.    If you find yourself stuck in traffic, don’t despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

2.    Should you have a bad day at work, think of the man who has been out of work for years.

3.    Should you despair over a relationship gone bad, think of the person who has never known what it’s like to love and be loved in return.

4.    Should you grieve the passing of another weekend, think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

5.    Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance, think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

6.    Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror, think of the cancer patient in chemotherapy who wishes she had hair to examine.

7.    Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking “What is my purpose?”, be thankful. There are those who didn’t live long enough to get the opportunity.

8.    Should you find yourself the victim of other people’s bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember, things could be worse. You could be them!

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NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte stopped by the Wolf studio to tell us about an awesome event coming up for cycling enthusiasts this weekend.  It’s the Bobby Labonte Foundation “Share the Road” Memorial Ride for Cyclists.  The purpose of the ride is to raise awareness for cyclists and motorists to share the roads responsibly and also to pay tribute to cyclists who have been killed in road-related accidents.

On-site registration begins at 8am, with the ride leaving at 9:30am from Bobby’s former race shop, 403 Interstate Dr. in Archdale.  There will be 25- and 50-mile routes.

For detailed information, please click HERE.

By Shari Smith, “A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul”

Even at the age of 75, Thelma was very vivacious and full of life. When her husband passed away, her children suggested that she move to a “senior living community.” A gregarious and life-loving person, Thelma decided to do so.

Shortly after moving in, Thelma became a self-appointed activities director, coordinating all sorts of things for the people in the community to do and quickly became very popular and made many friends.

When Thelma turned 80, her newfound friends showed their appreciation by throwing a surprise birthday party for her. When Thelma entered the dining room for dinner that night, she was greeted by a standing ovation and one of the coordinators led her to the head table. The night was filled with laughter and entertainment, but throughout the evening, Thelma could not take her eyes off a gentleman sitting at the other end of the table.

When the festivities ended, Thelma quickly rose from her seat and rushed over to the man. “Pardon me,” Thelma said. “Please forgive me if I made you feel uncomfortable by staring at you all night. I just couldn’t help myself from looking your way. You see, you look just like my fifth husband.”

“Your fifth husband!” replied the gentleman. “Forgive me for asking, but how many times have you been married?”

With that, a smile came across Thelma’s face as she responded, “Four.”

They were married shortly after.

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