Giving your all for God

Saturday, February 2, 2008

"Hi Mom and Dad, guess what. I'm pregnant," said the young college girl. Lorie was a student at a local college, unmarried and living in the dorm. Her parents were beside themselves. Being traditional parents, they had plans for their daughter. The pregnancy scare, however, was false. Lorie had made failing grades and was placed on probation at school. She thought if she surprised her parents with more shocking news than bad grades they would be less upset. Her experiment worked. Her parents were so overjoyed she wasn't pregnant they eagerly forgave the failing grades.

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