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WITandWISDOM(tm) - June 26, 2006 ISSN 1538-8794 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: "Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe." - Winston Churchill Source: Weekend Encounter, by Dick Innes, Copyright (c) ACTS International, 2004, http://www.actsweb.org/subscribe.php ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: In the Easter 2006 edition of Key Life magazine, Steve Brown shares the story of one of his students who deeply loved his father, a pastor. "My student told me why. When he was in third grade or so, his father became quite angry with him. His father didn't strike him, but held him and yelled at him. As a result, he thought that his father hated him. "Later that same day, the school principal came into his class to tell him that his father was outside waiting to speak with him. He thought to himself, Did I do something else bad? He went downstairs where his father was waiting. To his great surprise and shock, his father got down on his knees in front of his son and asked for forgiveness. His father is a great preacher . . . because he is a great man. The son expected anger . . . yet received love. Source: Preaching Now, http://www.preaching.com/newsletter/subscribe.html ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: Things You'll Probably Never Hear A Woman Say 1. What do you mean today's our anniversary? 2. Can we not talk to each other tonight? I'd rather just watch TV. 3. Oh, this diamond ring is way too big!! 4. And for our honeymoon we're going fishing in Alaska! 5. Aww, don't stop for directions, I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to get there. 6. Is that phone for me? Tell 'em I'm not here. 7. I don't care if it is on sale, 300 dollars is too much for a designer dress. Source: Sunday Funnies, http://www.net153.com/best.htm ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said "this butter's bitter! But a bit of better butter will but make my butter better" So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, and it made her butter better so 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter! Submitted by Shivam Thapar ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: James A. Michener was once invited by President Eisenhower to a dinner at the White House. He wrote a letter to Eisenhower explaining why he couldn't accept. "I received your invitation three days after I had agreed to speak a few words at a dinner honoring the wonderful high school teacher who taught me how to write. I know you will not miss me at your dinner, but she might at hers. In his lifetime, a man lives under fifteen or sixteen presidents, but a really fine teacher comes into his life but rarely." Eisenhower wrote back to say that he understood. Submitted by Lorraine