ScottStead

I walked through a county courthouse square. On a park bench, an old man was sitting there. I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down." He said, "No, it'll do for our little town." I said, "Your old flagpole has leaned a little bit, and that's a ragged old flag you got hanging on it." He said, "Have a seat, " and I sat down. "Is this the first time you've been to our little town?" I said, "I think it is." He said, "I don't like to brag, but we're kinda proud of that ragged old flag." "You see, we got a little hole in that flag there, when Washington took it across the Delaware. And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key s

When God was creating firefighters, he was into the sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of extra work on this one." And the Lord said, "Have you read the specs on this order? A firefighter has to wake up to a fire alarm, go into burning buildings to rescue people and enter areas the normal person wouldn't go. "He has to be willing to leave his family and put his life on the line, work to exhaustion and beyond and be ready for the next call. "He has to have a strong commitment to a personal calling that places their lives in jeopardy every day. He has to be in top mental condition at all times, fu

The policeman stood and faced his God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining. Just as brightly as his brass. "Step forward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To My church have you been true?" The policeman squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't, Because those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint. I've had to work most Sundays, and at times my talk was rough, and sometimes I've been violent, Because the streets are awfully tough. But I never took a penny, That wasn't mine to keep.... Though I worked a lot of overtime When the bills got