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Good Choices BY REV. RON BEARD
One Saturday morning Sherwood was out
in the yard helping his dad with cutting back the big Crepe Myrtles. As the day wore on Sherwood got tired of the work and asked his dad if he could stop carrying the cut limbs and of the day.
His dad said, “Certainly! You’ve been a
great help but now be careful of what you choose to do with your friends. You need to make good choices.” Sherwood said, “How do you make good choices?”
Dad told him that there were several things that help you make good choices. “First,
you need to know that your choices are good to begin with. Second, you need to be cer- tain that your choices are yours and not some choice that someone else made for you. Third, when you make a choice, always consider the answer to that bracelet you wear which says ‘WWJD’ and try to choose what Jesus would do.” “Is that it,” he asked, “Can I go now?” Dad said, “Let me mention one more thing before you run off to play. Nobody should
how hard he tried he couldn’t come up with what the word meant, so he asked Dad to explain the word again in a simple way that he could remember. Dad, after pausing for a moment said, “Suppose I ask you to climb up that big old oak
tree with a hatchet and cut off that big limb. Is that a good choice? It may be, but how you choose to do it can make a huge difference.” Sherwood looked puzzled, so Dad said, “Think about it. If you cut off the limb while
sitting against the tree’s trunk, that could be a good thing. However, it would be a bad thing if you cut off the limb while you were sitting on it. You always need to answer the
onsider the Lilies By Mary Drew Bult with Illustrations by Anna Campbell Bult
Consider the Lilies
yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the
attract nocturnal pollinators such as moths and bats. Others have prickles which protect their leaves from hungry human being created in His image. He knows exactly what you need to live the life He wants you to live. Trust Him. Trust God to supply exactly what you need today, tomorrow, and always.
16 The Associate Reformed Presbyterian
This easy and delicious salad can be eaten as a side item or as a dessert! Ask for a parent’s help.
Orange Fluff
Grab: • 16 oz container small curd cottage cheese
• 16 oz container cool whip • 6 oz box orange Jell-O • 11 oz mandarin oranges • Chopped pecans (optional)
Go: • In a large bowl, combine Jell-O powder and cottage cheese.
• Mix in cool whip. • Cut mandarin oranges in half. Fold into Jell-O mixture.
• Add chopped pecans to suit your taste.
• Serve alongside Sunday dinner or as a sweet spring dessert!
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