Humor and Cartoons

Smoke Detector Lesson One Sunday morning when my son, David, was about 5, we were attending a church in our community. It was common for the preacher to invite the children to the front of the church and have a small lesson before beginning the sermon. He would bring in

Christmas Cards I wondered if I could get my husband to address Christmas cards, as I had so much to do. I arranged everything we needed, then hopefully pulled up a chair and said, “Come on, Dear, let’s get these out of the way.” He glanced at the array on

Fooling God Little Darlene surprised her mother with the postscript to her bedtime prayer: “And dear Lord, please send the beautiful snow to keep the little flowers warm through the winter.” Climbing into her bed, she confided to her mother: “That time I fooled Him. I really wanted the snow

Christmas play The children of a parish in Tokyo had been practicing their Christmas play. Right on cue, the innkeeper said, “There is no room.” None was prepared for Joseph when he turned to Mary and said, “I told you to make reservations!” One For Every Room One Sunday our

Easy to find Aunt Edna was sick, and Uncle Roy, who was fixing her a cup of tea, called out that he couldn’t find the tea. “I don’t know what could be easier to find,” she answered. “It’s right in front on the pantry shelf in a cocoa tin marked

Ask and ye shall receive receive A number of years ago, we had a rather pompous pastor. One Sunday morning when he called for the offertory, he folded his hands across his chest and intoned, “Ask and ye shall receive; seek and ye shall find; knock and it will be

Mean woman I was on my way out of the house to meet with a cantankerous client, and I was dreading it. The look on my face must have given me away because my five-year-old daughter asked what was wrong. “I’m going to meet a mean woman who always yells

“A Survivor” “I’ve had laryngitis, tonsillitis, hepatitis, meningitis, appendicitis, tendinitis, and colitis. I’ve also suffered from gastritis, bronchitis, gingivitis, bursitis, and arthritis. I’ve been held up, held down, hung up, strung up, stood-up, bulldozed, bloody-nosed, blackjacked, hijacked, squeezed, frisked, and mooched. Stuck with excess profits tax, personal property tax, utility

Cellphones We went to the movie the other night. I sat in an aisle seat as I usually do because it feels a little roomier. Just as the feature was about to start a young lady from the center of the row got up and started working her way out.

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