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Hours of Operation
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.
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The Devil's Recruiting Methods |
One day while walking down the street a
successful executive woman was hit
by a
bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was
met at the
Pearly
Gates by St. Peter.
“Welcome to Heaven. Before you get settled in though, it seems
we have a
problem.
You see, strangely enough, we’ve never once had an executive
make it this far and
we’re not really sure what to do with you.
“No problem, just let me in,” said the woman.
“Well, I’d like to, but I have higher orders. As an executive
you understand the
difference between predestination and free will --so what we’re
going to do
is let
you have a day in hell and a day in Heaven and then you can
choose
whichever
one you want.”
“Actually, I think I’ve made up my mind -- I prefer to stay in
Heaven”, said the
woman.
“Sorry, I have my orders,” and with that St. Peter put the
executive in an elevator
and
it went down, down to hell. The doors opened and she found
herself stepping
out on
to a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club
and standing
in front of
her were all her friends -- fellow executives that she had
worked with
and they were
all dressed in evening gowns and cheering for her. They ran up
and kissed her on
both cheeks and they talked about old times. They played an
excellent round of golf
and at night went to the country club where she enjoyed
an
excellent steak and lobster
dinner.
She met the Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kinda
cute) and she had a
great time telling jokes and dancing. She was having such a good
time that before
she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and
waved good-bye
as she got on the elevator.
The elevator went up-up-up and opened back up at the Pearly
Gates and found
St. Peter waiting for her. “Now its time to spend a day in
heaven,” he said. So she
spent the next 24 hours lounging around on clouds and playing
the harp and singing.
She had a great time and before she knew it her 24 hours were up
and St. Peter
came and got her.
“So, you’ve spent a day in hell and you’ve spent a day in
heaven. Now you must
choose your eternity,” he said.
The woman paused for a second and then replied, “Well, I never
thought I’d say this,
I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had
a better time in hell.”
So St. Peter escorted her to the elevator and again she went
down back into hell.
When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing
in a desolate
wasteland covered in garbage and filth. She saw her friends were
dressed in rags
and were picking up the garbage and putting it in sacks. The
Devil came up to her
and put his arm around her.
“I don’t understand,” stammered the woman, “yesterday I was here
and there was
a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we
danced and had a
great
time. Now all there is a wasteland of garbage and all my friends
look miserable.”
The Devil looked at her and smiled. “Yesterday we were
recruiting you; today you’re
staff.”
~ Author Unknown ~ |
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The Empty
Birdcage
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Their once was a pastor, named George
Thomas, in a small New England town.
One
Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty,
bent, old
birdcage,
and set it by the pulpit. Several eyebrows were raised and, as
if in
response, Pastor
Thomas began to speak.
“I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy
coming toward
me
swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three
little wild birds,
shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked,
"What you got there
son?"
“Just some old birds,” came the reply.
“What are you gonna do with them?” I asked.
“Take ‘em home and have fun with ‘em,” he answered. I’m gonna
tease ‘em and
pull
out their feathers to make ‘em fight. I’m gonna have a real good
time.”
“But you’ll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will
you do then?”
“Oh, I got some cats,” said the little boy. “They like birds.
I’ll take’em to them.”
The pastor was silent for a moment. “How much do you want for
those birds, son?”
“Huh??!!! Why, you don’t want them bird’s, mister. They’re just
plain old field birds.
They don’t sing -- they ain’t even pretty!”
“How much?” the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, “$10?”
The pastor reached in his pocket and look out a ten-dollar bill.
He placed it in the
boy’s
hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the
cage and went
to the end
of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot. Setting
the cage
down, he
opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the
birds out,
setting
them free. Well, that explained the empty birdcage on the
pulpit, and then
the pastor
began to tell this story.
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had
just come from
the
Garden of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting.
“Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there.
Set me a trap, used
bait I
knew they couldn’t resist. Got ‘em all!”
“What are you going to do with them?” Jesus asked.
Satan replied, “Oh, I’m gonna have fun! I’m gonna teach them how
to marry and
divorce
each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and
smoke
and curse. I’m
gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each
other. I’m really gonna
have fun!”
“And what will you do when you get done with them?” Jesus asked.
“Oh, I’ll kill ‘em,” Satan glared proudly.
“How much do you want for them?” Jesus asked.
“Oh, you don’t want those people. They ain’t no good. Why,
you’ll take them and
they’ll just hate you. They’ll spit on you, curse you and kill
you!! You don’t want
those people!”
“How much?” He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered, “All your tears, and all your
blood.”
Jesus said, “DONE!” Then He paid the price.
The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked
from the pulpit.
~ Author Unknown ~
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The Greatest Things
The highest aim in life -- To know God and do His will!
The most enriching good habit -- Complimenting others
The most destructive bad habit -- Worry
The greatest joy -- Giving
The greatest loss -- Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work -- Helping others
The ugliest personality trait -- Selfishness
The most endangered species -- Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource -- Our youth
The ugliest look -- A frown
The greatest “shot in the arm” -- Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome -- Fear
The most effective sleeping pill -- Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease -- Excuses
The surest way to limit God -- Disbelief
The most powerful forces in life -- Love
The most dangerous piranha -- A gossiper
The Greatest Life-Giver -- The Creator
The worlds most incredible computer -- The brain
The worst thing to be without -- Hope
The deadliest weapon -- The tongue
The two most power-filled words -- “ I Can”
The greatest asset -- Faith
The most worthless emotion -- Self-pity
The most beautiful attire -- A Smile!
The most prized possession -- Self esteem
The most powerful channel of communication -- Prayer
The most contagious sprit -- Enthusiasm
The most urgent need -- SALVATION
The greatest attribute of God -- Obedience
The GREATEST -- GOD
~ Author Unknown ~
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The Legend of the Dogwood
An old and
beautiful legend has it that, at the time of the crucifixion,
the dogwood was comparable in size to the oak tree and other
monarchs of the forest. Because of its firmness and strength it
was selected as the timber for the cross, but to be put to such
a cruel use greatly distressed the tree.
Sensing this, the crucified Jesus in His gentle pity for the
sorrow and suffering of all said to it: “Because of your sorrow
and pity for My sufferings, never again will the dogwood tree
grow large enough to be used as a gibbet. Henceforth it will be
slender, bent and twisted and its blossoms will be in the form
of a cross -- two long and two short petals.
In the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail
prints -- brown with rust stained with red -- and in the center
of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see this
will remember.”
~ Author
Unknown ~ |
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The Lord's Baseball Game
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Bob and the Lord stood together, watching
a baseball game. The Lord’s team was
playing Satan’s team. The
Lord’s team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero,
and it
was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. Bob and the Lord
continued to
watch as the batter,
Love, stepped up to the plate. Love swung at the first pitch and
hit a single because Love
never fails. The next batter was named Faith, who also
got a
single because Faith works
with Love.
The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and
threw the first
pitch;
Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass, because Godly
Wisdom does
not swing at
Satan’s pitches. Ball one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom
walked, because Godly Wisdom never swings at Satan’s throws. The
bases were
loaded. The Lord then turned to
Bob and told him He was now going to bring in
His star player. Up to the plate stepped
Grace. Bob made a face -- Grace certainly
didn’t look like much
to him! Apparently Satan’s whole team agreed: they all relaxed
and laughed a little when they saw Grace. Thinking
he had won the game, Satan
wound up and fired his first pitch.
To all but one’s amazement,
Grace hit the ball
harder than anyone had ever seen. But Satan
was not worried; his center fielder,
the Prince of the Air, let
very few get by. He went up for the ball, but it went right
through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing to
the ground; then
it continued over the fence for a home run! And
so the Lord’s team won.
The Lord then asked Bob if he knew why Love, Faith, and Godly
Wisdom could
get on
base but could not win the game by themselves. Bob, looking a
bit sheepish,
admitted
that he didn’t know. The Lord explained, “If your love, faith,
and wisdom
could win the
game, you would think you could win it by yourself. Love, faith,
and
wisdom will get you
on base but only My Grace can get you home. My Grace is
the one
thing Satan cannot
stop.
~ Author Unknown ~
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