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Today's Christian, May/June 2000
Dinner is Over!
When my youngest sister Dorothy and her boyfriend Sonny, both 19 years old, decided they wanted to get married, they approached my no-nonsense father with the news.
"You're mighty young to be taking on a family," he said to my future brother-in-law.
"But I don't want the whole family," protested Sonny. "I just want to marry Dorothy."
—Ruth A. Walton
Barron, Wisconsin
My farmer husband Larry isn't a good bachelor. So whenever I'm gone over noon, I set the table and leave dinner in the oven.
That was the case when I accepted a lunch invitation with former coworkers. I made sure everything was taken care of for Larry, including a scribbled note saying, "Dinner in oven."
Returning at 4 p.m., I waved at Larry working outside, but he didn't wave back. Guess he's had a bad day, I thought.
In the kitchen, the plot thickened. There were no dirty dishes, and the casserole was still in the oven. Only a sandwich that I intended to throw away was missing from the refrigerator.
When Larry came in, I asked, "What'd you have for dinner?"
Silence.
"Did you get my note?"
"Sure did," he replied gruffly. "It said, 'Dinner is over!'"
I now proofread all my notes.
—Evelyn Shetter
Abilene, Kansas
Learning Japanese for the mission field was no easy task.
A fellow student invited to a Japanese family's home asked our teacher what gift he should bring. The answer sounded like "shoe cream."
"Shoe cream?" he questioned. "Is that enough?"
"Take five or six," the teacher replied.
My friend went to the shoe store, bought six jars, and gave them to his mystified hostess. Imagine the student's chagrin and our laughter when a veteran missionary set the record straight—the teacher meant shu cream, delicious cakes filled with whipped cream!
—Mary Ellen Gudeman
Fort Wayne, Indiana
A Christian Reader original article.
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May/June 2000, Vol. 38, No. 3, Page 53
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