Pastor Steve’s Blog December 16, 2018 Ann Parker, who is a member of our congregation, provided me a copy of her late husband’s book entitled: “Humor and Wisdom: Thoughts to Brighten and Enlighten Your Way” – by Wallace Parker. As I think about Christmas it reminds me of family and the wisdom that is often shared among family members. In his book on page 68, Wallace provided a section entitled: “My Mother’s Notebook: Words for Your Children.” It is a compilation of thoughts from Virginia Wilkinson’s mother’s notebook. After all, mother knows best. Right. Here is some good wisdom we should all take onboard: It must be true that exercise makes us healthy. You have never seen a weak and run down tongue. It is easy to find fault but hard to find what to do with it. When men speak ill of you, so live that no one will believe them. Our heart is the mainspring for the tongue. It takes practice in daily conversation to replace weak language with better language. Do not cheapen your talk for the sake of getting a laugh. I cannot enlarge my soul by finding fault with the other fellow. There is too little thought in most of our thinking. If you are truly rich, you could lose all your money and still be rich. The pleasures that we give to others are the ones we most enjoy ourselves. Happiness lies in having something to do, something to love and something to hope for. The greatest wisdom is kindness.