Carol, nice play on words.

earlier, Carol Pearson, wrote:

>This raised a smile for me.  Hope you smile too!
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>To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
>In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
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>>There was once a small rural community--so small, in fact,
>>that the only church in town was a small Baptist church
>>whose pastor had to double up as the local barber to make
>>ends meet.
>>A man living in this small community had invested wisely and
>>was enjoying his newfound comfort. This man got out of bed
>>one day to go through his daily routine. He looked into the
>>mirror as he was about to shave and said to himself, "I make
>>enough money now that I don't have to shave myself. I'll go
>>down to the barber and let him shave me from now on." So he
>>did.
>>He walked into the barber shop and found the preacher/barber
>>was out calling on shut-ins. The barber's wife, Grace, said,
>>"I usually do the shaves anyway. Sit down and I'll shave
>>you." So he did.
>>She shaved him and he asked, "How much do I owe you?"
>>"Twenty-five dollars," Grace replied. The man thought that
>>was somewhat expensive and that he might have to get a shave
>>every other day. Nonetheless, he paid Grace and went on his
>>way.
>>The next day, he woke up and found his face to be just as
>>smooth as the day before. No need for a shave today, he
>>thought. Well, it was a $25 shave.
>>The next day he awoke to find his face as smooth as a baby's
>>bottom. Wow! he thought. It amazed him, as he normally would
>>need to shave daily to keep his clean-shaven business look.
>>Day 3, he woke up and his face was still as smooth as the
>>minute after Grace had finished. Now, somewhat perplexed,
>>the man went down to the barber shop to ask some questions.
>>This particular day, the pastor was in, and the man asked
>>him why his face was as smooth as it was the first day it
>>was shaven.
>>The kind old pastor gently explained, "Friend, you were
>>shaved by Grace, and once shaved, always shaved."
>>Received from Pastor Tim.
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