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written by Stacy Landry for the March newsletter
Facts: The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first month of spring, a logical point for the [...]

Sitting at my desk each morning I ask many questions. “Lord, what is it you want me to be doing today?” is usually the first question. Others may be, “Why am I here? What’s the purpose of life? Why won’t this silly computer work right?” But there are other questions that I [...]

FOR GOD
SO LOVED
The world
That HE GAVE
HIS SON
That whoever BELIEVES
Should NOT PERISH
But have ETERNAL LIFE!
GOD GAVE!
WHAT WILL YOU GIVE THIS YEAR TO GOD?

It was a beautiful Christmas morning and the family had just finished unwrapping all their presents. Five year-old Billy was very excited about his gifts so he went to show them to his grandma. She looked at them and then asked Billy, “Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas?”

Billy thought for a moment before he answered. “No, I didn’t, Grandma. But that’s ok. It wasn’t my birthday.”

In his heyday, it was said that every word Rudyard Kipling wrote was worth 25 shillings. Hearing this, a group of college students got together and wrote him a letter that said, “We understand that every word you write is worth 25 shillings. Enclosed is 25 shillings; send us your best word.”

A couple of days later, these college students received a telegram from Mr. Kipling. The telegram consisted of one word. That one word, his best word, was “Thanks!” …