A Vase Full of Good Intentions

In a Peanuts cartoon by Charles Schulz, Marcie gives her school-teacher some flowers. Not to be outdone, Peppermint Patty says to the teacher. “I thought about doing the same thing, Ma’am, but I never got around to it. Could you use a vase full of good intentions?”

We’ve all had intentions of doing something good but then failed to follow through. We may want to make a phone call to check up on a friend, or visit a sick neighbor, or write a note of encouragement to a loved one. But we don’t take the time.

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