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<DIV><FONT size=4>...this is one of those times when the answer may not be just
give them whatever it is they think they want. Any alcoholic will tell you that
just giving a desperate person what they want is not always the loving thing to
do. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.laughingbird.net/ComingWeeks.html">http://www.laughingbird.net/ComingWeeks.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>(in Sermons, Post 4.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Nathan Nettleton, 2007</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>A story is told about a teacher who was helping one of her
kindergarten<BR>students put his boots on. <BR><BR> He asked for
help and she could see why. With her pulling and him<BR> pushing,
the boots still didn't want to go on. When the second boot<BR>
was on, she had worked up a sweat. She almost whimpered when
the<BR> little boy said, "Teacher, they're on the wrong
feet." She looked<BR> and sure enough, they were.
<BR><BR> It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off then it
was putting them<BR> on. She managed to keep her cool as
together they worked to get the<BR> boots back on - this time on the
right feet. He then announced,<BR> "These aren't my
boots." She bit her tongue rather than get right<BR> in his
face and scream, "Why didn't you say so?" like she wanted to.
<BR><BR> Once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting
boots off. <BR> He then said,"They're my brother's boots. My
Mom made me wear<BR> them." <BR><BR> She didn't
know if she should laugh or cry. She mustered up the<BR> grace
to wrestle the boots on his feet again. She said, "Now,
where<BR> are your mittens?" He said, "I stuffed
them in the toes of my<BR> boots..."<BR><BR><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/c-ea05su.php">http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/c-ea05su.php</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Richard J. Fairchild </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>...a late night comedian quips, <EM>"It's a good thing love
hurts, otherwise all the country songs would have to be about root
canals."</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.lectionarysermons.com/giftlove.html">http://www.lectionarysermons.com/giftlove.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>John Jewell </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>In a lovely little book called <I>Chicken Soup for the
Soul</I>, there's a story about a man who came out right after Christmas from
his office and when he got out to his car he found a little boy from a nearby
project looking with great admiration at this new vehicle. The little boy said,
"Does this car belong to you?"</DIV>
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<P>And the man said, "Yes, in fact my brother gave it to me for Christmas. I've
just gotten it." With that the little boy's eyes widened.</P>
<P>He said, "You mean to say that somebody gave it to you? And you didn't have
to pay anything for it? That it came without any strings attached?"</P>
<P>And the man said, "That's right. My brother gave it to me as a gift."</P>
<P>With that the little boy let out a long sigh and said, "Boy, I would really
like..."</P>
<P>And the man fully expected the boy to say, "I would like to have a brother
like that, who would give me such a beautiful car," but instead the man was
amazed when the little boy said, "Wow! I would like to be that kind of brother.
I wish I could give that kind of car to my little brother."</P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/claypool_3919.htm">http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/claypool_3919.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>John Claypool, 1996 </FONT></DIV>
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