Bouncing Like Tigger
"I'm Tigger!" little Suzie shouted as she jumped up and down in the back seat of the car. Her frazzled mother repeatedly asked her to stop bouncing. "Be a nice little Tigger and sit down." "Precious, Mommy wants you to stop being so active right now. Be a good girl and buckle up!" “Sweetheart, this is getting on Mommy's nerves!" Finally, realizing that her requests had fallen on deaf ears, Mother pulled to the curb and screeched to a halt. "This is IT!" she shouted, "I've had ENOUGH! If you don't sit down and start behaving this minute, you are going to regret it, young lady!" Instantly, the little girl stopped bouncing and settled down. "That's much better." Said Mother. As the car pulled from the curb, Susie muttered under her breath, "I may be sitting down on the outside, but I'm bouncing like Tigger on the inside!" As a minister, I have witnessed the tragic results of destructive choi...