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As I was going through boxes in my office clos-et, I found a yo-yo. Why it was among unrelat-ed items, I don’t know, but there it was. The size was more a mini yo-yo than the size of the yo-yos my friends and I once enjoyed on the playground during recess. This one prob-ably came in a box of trinkets for the grand-children. What would be the normal reaction to finding such a jew-el? Wind the string and give it a try.
A good yo-yo has a strong string, but this one was more related to a thread, but I wrapped it around the inside, made a loop for my finger, and stood back away from the closet door. My “Yo-Yoing” skills were rusty, so dropping it from my finger and giving it a yank for a return was all I knew. Even though that might seem simple, my string didn’t return. It fell to the bottom and slept. I blamed it on the cheap string. I rewound the yo-yo for another try. This time I flicked my wrist to control the movements, and the yo-yo came back once and I dropped it again and it came back again. Twice was all I got out of yo-yo.
At recess in my youth, the guys (and some girls) gathering in a cir-cle on the playground to perfect their yo-yo tricks and show off their skills. Some could
LET’S TALKABOUTBy CAROL PERKINSJobe Publishing Contributor
ByWENDELL KENNISON
Jobe PublishingContributor
SMILES
Jason Abston
Jobe Publishing Contributor
The heroes of Christi-anity all have worldly suffering in common. They chose to give up the temporary plea-sures of this life for heavenly gains in the next.
Hebrews 11:24 – 25, “By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer afflic-tion with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season,”
Moses was raised as a prince in Egypt with access to the best things life had to of-fer. In that day many people struggled to live. God’s people were slaves in Egypt and no one suffered more than a slave in that day.
The Bible tells us that Moses was raised by Pharaoh’s daugh-ter and was certainly praised by the people of that land. He lived a life of ease and wanted for nothing.
Moses Chose Worldly Suffering for Heavenly Gains
Make It Dance
Danny Wyatt
Jobe Publishing Contributor
I’m quite sure that each of us has experienced some turmoil or tragedy that upsets our life, sometimes to the point that we cannot seem to function as we need to in our daily life. That being said, we all have the power to rid ourselves of unnecessary inner turmoil. I often hear this remark, “I just can’t get over it.”
Maybe that describes you. That usually refers to some cruel act done against you. Or perhaps some unjust and unproven slander has been tossed out to society concerning your character. Or any of a number of things which are hurtful and unfair are holding us victim
to our own anger and anxieties. Confucius is reported to have said, “To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
If Jesus had continued to remember and store up, all the things done to Him that were hurtful, if He had reacted in anger to all the slander, slights, and unfair accusations hurled His way, then He would never have had any peace in His life and could have never accomplished what His Father in heaven had set out for Him to do. So it is with us. If we do not learn to let bygones be bygones and to focus on our mission for God in this life, then we will constantly feel unfairly treated and will be full of a desire to strike back. We each have the power to avoid such inner turmoil. Just forget it, and move on.
Forget it
I wuz sittin’ around Clip-pin’s Barber Shop th oth-er day swappin lies with th undertaker Diggby Deeps and Crud Craw-ley, when in walks this young feller who looks like everything he ever ate turned into hair!
He sure looked like he could use a heavy-duty flea collar.
Clippin made a few pass-es with the comb and asked the young feller, “Say wuz you in the Air Force?”
Surprised the feller an-swered, “Why yes, how did you know that?”
Answered Clippin, “I jest found your hat.”
Doc Quackby told me to take two aspirins fol-lowed by a hot bath for my cold. Now I could take them two aspirins, but I like to have busted tryin’ to drink that hot bath.
My friend Guy Sikes who in spite of a stroke is jest as sharp as ever when it comes to tellin’ tales.
Guy tells me that a few
years back Earl Har-vey wuz advised by a friend to get hisself some of those new-fan-gled canned biskits. The friend assured Harvey that th canned variety wuz jest about as good as th homemade kind and a lot easier to fix. All you had to do was pop ‘em in the oven and ‘bingo’ you had a pan of hot biskits.
Well sir, ole Earl trots down to Earl Froedges Store and buys hisself a few cans of the won-drous bread.
Earl fixed up the wood burnin’ kitchin’ stove and popped a couple of cans into the oven. No-body told Earl that th biskits baked better if you opened the can.
After a time, Earl fig-gered the biskits ought to be good and done and opened the oven door to take a peek. BLAM! The biskits come flyin’ out of that oven like a shot!
Guy sez them biskits decorated one wall of the kitchin’ for over a week.
Guy, I sure hope you ain’t fibbin’ to me.
God had a plan for Mo-ses and put within him a heart that saw the world-ly suffering of His people. Moses would eventually lead God’s people out of Egypt and to the edge of the Promised Land.
Today, we face the same choices that Moses faced in his day. Do we live in temporary worldly plea-sures and live a life of sin? Or, do we live for God and suffer in this life to have Heavenly gains?
The sufferings we face here in this country are nothing compared to the sufferings of those in other parts of the world. We may face ridicule here for standing for God’s unchanging truth but many Christians face death.
We fight a spiritual war-fare every day as Chris-tians and must choose to stand for the Lord Jesus Christ or to give in to the things of this present world. There is no escap-ing the challenges of that war.
Our enemy is fierce and will not stop trying to stop us from proclaim-ing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world. We must stand for the truth and stand against sin.
A Barbers Lament
do tricks like “around the world.” Others perfected what they called the “el-evator” or made the yo-yo dance. I don’t know the name of one of them, but the yo-yo looked like a pendulum on a clock, swinging back and forth. Another one was “walk the dog.” I almost for-got, “Rock the baby.” I admired the classmates who could turn their hand toward the sky and drop the yo-yo backward and with the right move-ment in the wrist, bring it back for more. The experts could yo-yo, two at the same time. Those guys spent more time honing their yo-yo skills than they did learning to read.
Not to be outdone, we girls had our own yo-yos. Most glittered on the in-side with clear plastic on the outside. Some had blinking lights that put on a show as they went up and down. We might have spent an entire dol-lar on the extra special ones that no boy would be caught dead using.
Imagine giving a class-room of kids a yo-yo and sending them to the playground. With a little instruction, they would have so much fun learn-ing the famous tricks of their grandfathers’. That tiny plastic yo-yo at the bottom of a box in the closet took me back to the grand days of play-ground fun at the Ed-monton Grade School. Do you still have your yo-yo? Better question: can you make it dance?
David K. Smith
Social Security District Manager, Bowling Green KY
This year, America Saves Week (ASW) runs from February 24 through 29. The week is an opportu-nity for organizations to promote good financial habits. It’s also a great time for people to assess their own saving status, as planning and saving are key to a successful retirement.ASW is the perfect time to promote our shared mission of helping mil-lions of people prepare for their future. Join the #ASW20 movement by using this hashtag when posting about your sav-ings goals. It’s never too early to start planning for your retirement. Set a goal,
make a plan, and save automatically. Savers with a plan are twice as likely to save success-fully. Pledge to save for America Saves Week at www.americasavesweek.org. To help you with your re-tirement saving goals, we have many tools for re-tirement planning. You can access our online in-formation and resources at www.socialsecurity.gov/planners/retire.It’s never too late for you to begin saving. Younger workers may think they have time to put off sav-ing for their future, but the sooner they begin, the more their money can grow. Our website for young workers at www.socialsecurity.gov/people/earlycareer has resources that can help you secure today and to-morrow.
Social Security and American saves week
DANCEMt. Hermon Community Center - non-profit will hold a dance on Friday, February 28th featuring Blue Diamond. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the dance starts at 7 p.m. Concessions are available. Now Smoke-Free. For information call 270-427-8400.
CARD SHOWERA card shower is planned for Mary Crumpton who will celebrate her 86th birthday on March 6. Please send cards to 1070 Mt. Moriah Road, Sum-mer Shade, KY 42166.
DR SUESS DAYThe Metcalfe County Public Library will celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Saturday, March 7th from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. by celebrating the love of reading and with crafts and snacks.
BENEFITA benefit is being held for Rebecca Dixon on March 7th beginning at 5 p.m. at Bowling Park Gym. There will be concessions, a cake walk, and an auction. To donate or for information, call Rob-in Wilson at 270-404-2208 or Tabitha Watkins at 270-791-6784.
COMMODITY DISTRIBUTIONBowling Community Park Food Pantry will distrib-ute commodities Monday and Tuesday, March 9th and 10th from 8-11 a.m. and 12-4 p.m. each day. Must bring driver’s license as proof of residency. Enter by the duck pond and exit by the house. All senior boxes need to be picked up within 7 days of commodity giveaway
NARCONONVaping has become almost more common today then cigarettes. Originally marketed as being saf-er than other tobacco products recent events have made it clear that this is not the full story. One study found that those who vape the equivalent to a pack of cigarettes a day had a 70% higher risk of stroke. This is only one of the health risks that can arise from vaping. For more information visit: https://www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/blog/vaping-linked-to-serious-health-problems.html
ADDICTION SCREENINGSNarconon can help you take steps to overcome ad-diction in your family. Call today for free screen-ings or referrals. 1- 800-431-1754.
Property TransfersThe following deeds were filed in the office of the Metcalfe County Clerk during the time period of February 13 - 20, 2020.
Connie Beasley, Connie Capps, Michael Wayne Capps, Patsy Lee Gore, William D. Gore, and Linda Carroll Parrish to Clifton James Jarvis and Tashia Lanay Jarvis, Lot 9 Sammie Spear Subdivision.
Steven Becker to Steven Becker and Loreen Park-er, 2 Tracts.
Linda Lile Causey to Raymond Lee Wilson, 2.90 Acres.
Angel Cordero, Jose Cordero, Kristin Nicole Cordero, Linda Marie Cordero, Paul A Cordero, and Paula A. Cordero to Luke Wade Butts and Whitney R, Estes, 19.84 Acres.
Josephine Michelle England and Kevin Lyn En-gland to Alex Dale Harper, 2 Parcels.
Travis R. Ennis Trust and Krista E Harlan Trust to Marty Robert Ervin and Melissa K. Ervin, 3.24 Acres
Roger Dale Harper to Josephine Michelle England and Alex Dale Harper, Affidavit of Descent.
Kent Moon to A. J. Page, Alesa Jo Page, and Jere-my Joe Page, 2 Parcels.
Sue Mosier to Alicia D. Clark, 1.624 Acres.
Lisa Gayle Spears to Carolyn Edwards and Cebie G. Edwards, .312 Acres and Mobile Home.
