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In Jamaica some guys were driving by on the back of a pick up truck. They saw a tourist getting a ticket from a traffic cop. The guys yelled, “Officer give the man a blood claat break.” The tourist then turned to the officer in a mild and sympathetic voice and said, “Yes officer please, give me a blood claat break.”
Sep 15 2008
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY".
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I heard a story about Fiorello LaGuardia who was mayor of New
York City during the worst days of the Great Depression and all
of WWII. He was adored by many New Yorkers who took to calling
him the “Little Flower,” because he was so short and always wore
a carnation in his lapel.
He was a colorful character — he rode the New York City fire
trucks, raided city “speakeasies” with the police department,
took entire orphanages to baseball games, and when the New York
newspapers went on strike, he got on the radio and read the
Sunday funnies to the kids.
One bitterly cold night in January of 1935, the mayor turned up
at a night court that served the poorest ward of the city.
LaGuardia dismissed the judge for the evening and took over the
bench himself. Within a few minutes, a tattered old woman was
brought before him, charged with stealing a loaf of bread. She
told LaGuardia that her daughter’s husband had deserted her, her
daughter was sick, and her two grandchildren were starving.
But the shopkeeper, from whom the bread was stolen, refused to
drop the charges. “It’s a real bad neighborhood, your Honor,” the
man told the mayor. “She’s got to be punished to teach other
people around here a lesson.”
LaGuardia sighed. He turned to the woman and said, “I’ve got to
punish you. The law makes no exceptions. Ten dollars or ten days
in jail.” But even as he pronounced sentence, the mayor was
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Aug 02 2008
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
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One of the Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time…
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Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the lady who cut us off in
traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and
is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and
spend a few precious moments with her children.
**
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested
young man who can’t make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old
college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his
fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.
**
Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in
the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to
addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
**
Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow
through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring
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Jul 23 2008
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From Tyler Perry:
writer and actor
From Tyler:
This morning I awoke and was so frustrated about all of the stuff that I’m dealing with in trying to get this studio open. I was about to open my mouth and start complaining when I remembered something that happened to me about a year ago.
I was walking to my car when this woman who appeared to be homeless started walking towards me. I’m ashamed to say this but I thought, “I don’t feel like being hustled today.” Then I got quickly convicted. I felt guilty so I started digging in my pocket for some money. As she got closer I noticed that she had the kindest eyes that I had ever seen. As I was reaching into my pocket she started to speak. I thought, “Here goes the sales pitch”. She said “Excuse me sir, I need some shoes. Can you help me?” My eyes filled with water because I remember being out on the streets and having only one pair of run over shoes. I was taken aback for a second.
I took her inside the studio and had my wardrobe people find shoes in her size. As she put the shoes on she started crying, praising God and thanking Jesus, and saying, “My feet are off the ground! My feet are off the ground!” Several of the wardrobe people started crying. I was crying. But I never forgot those words. “My feet are off the ground!” I thought, “Wow! All she wanted was some shoes.” She quickly disappeared and never asked me for a dime. I realized that I still had the money in my hand so I went out looking
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Jul 22 2008