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The Child Care Center
is designed for children between the ages of
2 to 5.

We are open
Monday - Friday from
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information about our facility,
please call us at
(941) 484-4415.

 

                                                                                           
                                           Hugging
Hugging is healthy. It helps the body’s immune system. It keeps you healthier,
it cures depression, it reduces stress, it induces sleep, it’s invigorating, it’s
rejuvenation, it has no unpleasant side effects, and hugging can be considered
nothing less than a miracle to our mental, physical, and social well-being.

Hugging is all-natural. It is organic, naturally sweet, no pesticides, no preservatives,
non-toxic, no artificial ingredients, and 100% wholesome. Hugging is practically
perfect.

There are no moveable parts, no batteries to wear out, no periodic check-ups,
low energy consumption, high energy yield, inflation proof, non-fattening, no monthly
payments, no insurance requirements, theft-proof, non-taxable, non-polluting, and
of course, fully returnable.

~ Author Unknown ~
 


I Know --

I know --
He is the beginning, so why do I worry about the end.

I know --
He is the creator, so why do I wonder who will destroy.

I know --
He has forgiven me, so why can’t I forgive myself.

I know --
He is a healer, so why do I speak of sickness.

I know --
He can do all things, so why do I say I can’t.

I know --
He will protect me, so why do I fear.

I know --
He will supply all my needs, so why can’t I wait.

I know --
He is my strength and my salvation, so why do I feel weak.

I know --
that everything and everyone has a season, so why when
someone’s season is over do I weep instead of rejoice.

I know --
He is the right way, so why do I go the wrong way.

I know --
He is the light, so why do I choose to walk in darkness.

I know --
that whatever I ask of GOD, GOD will give me,
so why am I scared to ask.

I know --
tomorrow is not promised, so why do I put
off for tomorrow what I can do today.

I know --
That the truth shall make me free,
so why do I continue to lie.

I know --
He gives us revelation knowledge and understanding,
so why do I lean on my own understanding.

I know --
I should live in the spirit as well as walk in the spirit,
so why do I choose to live in the spirit but walk in the flesh.

I know --
That when praises go up blessings come down,
so why do I refuse to praise Him.

I know --
I am saved, so why do I refuse the word He has given me.

I know --
He has a plan for me, so why am I rushing it because
I am eager to do His will, when it is His time not my time.

I know --
He answers all prayers, so why don’t I lay my burdens down.

I know --
That Jesus Christ is Lord and I’m trusting in Him.

~ Author Unknown ~
 

 

 


If Jesus Came

Would you have to change your clothes
before you let Him in?
Or hide some magazines,
and put the Bible where they’d been?

Would you hide your worldly music
and put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in,
or would you rush about?

And I wonder -- if the Savior
spent a day or two with you,
Would you go right on doing,
the things you always do?

Would you go right on saying,
the things you always say?
And would life for you continue
as it does from day to day?

Would you take Jesus with you
everywhere you go?
Or would you maybe change
your plans for just a day or so?

Would you be glad to have Him
meet your closest friends?
Or would you hope they stay away
until His visit ends?

Would you be glad to have Him
stay forever on and on?
Or would you sigh with great relief
when He at last was gone?

It might be interesting to know,
the things that you would do,
If Jesus came in person,
to spend some time with you.

~ Lois Blanchard Eades ~

 

                                                          
                       Instructions for A Perfect Day



JUST FOR TODAY
I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once.
I can do some things for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep them up for a lifetime.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true that,
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

JUST FOR TODAY
I will adjust myself to what is and not try to adjust everything to my own desire.
I will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and adjust myself
to them.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it and nourish it and not
abuse nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my will.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study, I will learn something useful. I will not
be a mental loafer all day. I will read something that requires effort, thought,
and concentration.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will exercise my soul in three ways, I will do somebody a good turn and not get
found out; if somebody knows it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don’t
want to just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt. They may
be, but today only, I will not show it.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible,
talk low, act courteously, be liberal with flattery, criticize not one bit nor find fault
with anything, and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will have a program. I will write down just what I expect to do every hour of the
day. I may not follow it, exactly, but I will have it. It will save me from the two pests,
hurry and indecision.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will have a quiet half-hour, all by myself, and relax. In this half- hour, sometime,
I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective in my life.

JUST FOR TODAY
I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is
beautiful, to love and to believe that those I love, love me.

~ Dr. Fay Le Meadows ~
 
                                                                
                               Is There A Rock in Your Sandbox?


                                              



A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in this sandbox. He had
with him his box of cars and trucks, his plastic pail, and a shiny, red plastic shovel.
In the process of creating roads and tunnels in the soft sand, he discovered a large
rock in the middle of the sandbox! The boy dug around the rock, managing to
dislodge it from the sand. With no little bit of struggle, he pushed and nudged the
rock across the sandbox by using his feet. (He was a very small boy and the rock
was very huge.)

When the boy got the rock to the edge of the sandbox, however, he found that he
couldn’t roll it up and over the little wall. Determined, the little boy shoved, pushed,
and pried, but every time he had made some progress, the rock tipped and then
fell back into the sandbox. The little boy grunted, struggled, pushed, and shoved;
but his only reward was to have the rock roll back, smashing his chubby fingers.
Finally he burst into tears of frustration.

All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window as the drama
unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large shadow fell across the boy and the
sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but firmly he said, “Son, why didn’t you use
all the strength that you had available?” Defeated, the boy sobbed back, “But I did
Daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!” “No son,” corrected the father kindly,
“you didn’t use all the strength you had. You didn’t ask me.” With that the father
reached down, picked up the rock, and removed it from the sandbox.

Do you have “ROCKS” in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering
that you don’t have ALL that it takes to lift them? There is one who is always available
to us, and willing to give us all the strength we need.

~ Author Unknown ~

 

    
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