Michigan Mother Makes Suspended Son Pick Up Roadside Trash

His mother, Veronica Griffin, wouldn’t let him stay home and wanted to teach him a lesson. So she had the 15-year-old wear a sign on his back that read, “I made a bad choice in school now I’m living with it.”

“He has to know when his actions are not appropriate that there could be consequences to those actions and those consequences could be humiliating,” Veronica told WOOD-TV Friday.

Bravo! Veronica Griffin is my hero! 

Walk the talk girl!  No idle threats with that woman!

Please Mr. Postman
by W. Garrett, B. Holland, F. Gorman, G. Dobbins & R. Bateman
The Carpenters’ version:

Please Mister Postman, look and see
If there’s a letter in your bag for me
(Please, Please Mister Postman)
Why’s it takin’ such a long time
For me to hear from that boy of mine

There must be some word today
From my boyfriend so far away
Please Mister Postman, look and see
If there’s a letter, a letter for me

I’ve been standin’ here waitin’ Mister Postman
So patiently
For just a card, or just a letter
Sayin’ he’s returnin’ home to me
Mister Postman, look and see
If there’s a letter in your bag for me
Why’s it takin’ such a long time
For me to hear from that boy of mine

So many days you passed me by
See the tears standin’ in my eyes
You didn’t stop to make me feel better
By leavin’ me a card or a letter

Mister Postman, look and see
If there’s a letter in your bag for me
Why’s it takin’ such a long time

I think I know why…

Time Magazine said in 1974: “On March 2, 1974 the cost of mailing
a first-class letter will go up from 8¢ to a dime.”

And today:

ht: Carpenters

Here’s a nice tribute to mother’s by Lauren Green who serves as a religion correspondent for Fox News:

Love Thy Mother this Mother’s Day

Enjoy and remember mom this Mother’s Day.

 

Planning a trip to Amsterdam? Check this out – Noah’s Ark

Huibers said he hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where churchgoing has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years.

Additional stories on this project – Dutchman , BBC

In times like these we desperately need God – we need God to meet with us, to comfort us, and to give us perspective. We need to look heavenward to the One who can give grace and pour out His mercy in our time of need.

Campus Crusade for Christ is calling on the Christian community to pray for all those involved in this tragedy today.  Please join in.  You can leave word on their website, that you are participating.  Spread the word.