God's Gracious Gift: November 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

trick or treat

our cute sock monkey had fun trick or treating....she could care less about the candy...she just enjoyed knocking on the door saying "trick or treat" "thank you" and off to the next house...hard to believe she's been with us over year and this is her 2nd year trick or treating....last year she had no clue what halloween was all about.... this year she knew all about halloween!

Friends

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make a difference

one day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking up and gently throwing it into the ocean. approaching the boy, he asked, "what are you doing?" the youth replied, "throwing starfish back into the sea. the surf is up and the tide is going out. if i don't throw them back, they'll die. "son," the man said, "don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? you can't make a difference!" after listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. then, smiling at the man, he said, "i made a difference for that one."

i LOVE this story....emma lael is one starfish that was saved....would you consider saving a child from being an orphan?