What holiday does a holiday tree celebrate? (910 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 02 2012	Views/Reads: 2513/1677	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I will confess right up front to a certain degree of confusion. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage will corroborate this confession. So many things confuse me; I am not sure where to begin, and once I begin, where in the world will it stop?
So, this is what new looks like (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 06 2013	Views/Reads: 2284/1660	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was just before New Year’s and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were relaxing after a busy week of toil and labor. Not paying much attention to my surroundings, I had immersed myself in a favorite book.
AH WAS A-SNORIN WHEN THEY HUNG'D ME (944 words)
Author: Danny Zil	Added: Jan 19 2013	Views/Reads: 2573/1834	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Corrected version.
True love trumps a romantic fling every time (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 10 2013	Views/Reads: 4853/1803	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
February is the month we celebrate romance. Actually, the only romantic things about me are my ''love handles,'' which is why I have spent so much energy developing them over the years. You think somebody would appreciate them.
I’ve got Easter on my mind (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 01 2013	Views/Reads: 2463/1662	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am not one to boast, at least not about myself unless someone is listening, but I do give some time to exercising the little gray cells in my mind. Many people, no names given, spend most of their time yapping while people like me spend their time nappi
Grouchy Is as Grouchy Growls (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 14 2013	Views/Reads: 2576/1724	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Did you ever have a day when everything went so well that you could not believe you were awake? I have dreams of times when everything goes perfect. Then, I awake to the reality of the world around me. I guess everybody dreams of at least one perfect day.
Why can’t we just have fun? (895 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 28 2013	Views/Reads: 2348/1635	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Some are so caught up in the vanity and vexations of life that they never know what it is like to just enjoy life. Why can’t we just have a little bit of fun?
Now that’s news I can really use (899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 13 2013	Views/Reads: 2252/1722	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have a terrible confession to get off my chest. It is a secret I have tried to hide from family and friends for years. Up to this point, I have been fairly successful in hiding this but I believe the time has come to clear the air.
Can you hear me now, Uncle Sam? (897 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 09 2013	Views/Reads: 4355/2520	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
You can imagine my feelings when I recently found out that good old Uncle Sam was checking up on my phone calls, email messages and the rest of the social networking. Finally, somebody is really watching out for me.
Trying to keep my sanity in a politically correct world (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 08 2013	Views/Reads: 2339/1617	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
All through my life, I have been awkward when talking to someone of the opposite gender. I had thought by the time I got to this stage of life, post-young, I would have left a lot of this behind. Just when I think I have a good handle on this situation, s
Apple fritter: the fruit of my choice (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 14 2013	Views/Reads: 2810/1651	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Our country, so it seems, runs on choice. The more choices we have the better we like it. Most people in America pride themselves on the ability to make their own choices.
I wish we’d all be California foils (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 01 2013	Views/Reads: 4304/1593	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was my pleasure to take my first trip to California. I heard many rumors about California and particularly the people there.
The summer in my rearview mirror (911 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 29 2013	Views/Reads: 2333/1755	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I awoke last Tuesday with a strange feeling I had missed something. Not only that, but I was shivering like a polar bear without his pajamas. I knew something was wrong but to put my finger on it was just too early in the morning for me. I like starting m
Is it a fragrance or a stench? (899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 13 2013	Views/Reads: 2293/1645	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It does not matter how good I smell on the outside if there is stench on the inside. I want to focus on my inside and make it as fresh as possible. That is the fragrance God smells.
Does God Expect Me to Pray For Broccoli (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 02 2013	Views/Reads: 2503/1489	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
No prayer is worth praying if it is prayed outside of that righteous zone.
How to Deal with Mother Nature’s Cold Shoulder (910 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 26 2014	Views/Reads: 7296/1470	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have a little confession to make. I do not often make public confessions, but confession is good for the soul. My confession, however, has nothing whatsoever to do with my soul. Simply put, I am cold to the bone!
Me Tarzan, you Insane! (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 17 2014	Views/Reads: 4928/1431	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Has there ever been a time when there was more chest pounding than today? It is a rare day in May when I get to the point of absolute frustration. These chest pounders do it for me all the time.
In praise of crazy (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 15 2014	Views/Reads: 14239/1465	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I made the mistake the other night of complaining out loud. It is one thing to complain under your breath so that nobody hears you or knows what you are complaining about. But when you complain out loud, then you run the chance of somebody hearing you.
Why I am happy to pay my taxes and other mendacities (906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 06 2014	Views/Reads: 2731/1483	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Last week I was getting along just fine. Things were being accomplished and I was rather enjoying myself. Dutifully, I was checking off item after item on my "to-do-list." I love it when a plan comes together. However, at the top of my exuberanc
My Mother's Day card quandary (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 04 2014	Views/Reads: 2119/1481	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Another year has gone by and I find myself facing the same quandary I faced last year. I was hoping somehow this year would be different, but, alas, it is not. Many people complain about how fast things are changing, I complain about those things that do
Just don’t call me on Monday! (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 25 2014	Views/Reads: 2109/1494	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Those who know me would agree that I am cool, calm, and collected, although not in that order. It takes quite a bit to razzle me and get me out of sync with my inner harmony. No matter what happens, I can always find something to amuse me and to laugh it
The War on Common Sense (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 01 2014	Views/Reads: 2163/1497	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Listening to news programs, particularly the yakity-yak-my-view-is-the-only-right-view programs you might come away with the idea that there is a war on everything.
The switch on my behind saved time (909 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 08 2014	Views/Reads: 2107/1447	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
My father was a rather reserved person. He did not have much to say except when he was talking about his hunting or fishing adventures, and to hear from him. It was always an adventure. When he got started on one of his stories, you better just sit back a
Swallowing pride or eating crow are both bitter pills to swallow (906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 15 2014	Views/Reads: 2154/1506	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Swallowing pride or eating crow is not my idea of a delightful repast but it can be the beginning of something good.
In Honor of the True Patriots (911 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 29 2014	Views/Reads: 2024/1416	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Our problem today is that we have confused Caesar with God and no longer understand the difference. The problem is, Caesar does not have all the answers, but God does. The reign of Caesar has collapsed, but God is still on the throne, Almighty God is He.

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