Post by keita on Aug 5, 2005 13:37:24 GMT -5
From my e-mail today:
The "Keeper"
I grew up in the 40s/50s with practical parents.
A mother, God love her,who washed aluminum foil after
she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it... A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their
best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain
rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress
Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy! All that re-fixing,eating, renewing, I wanted just once to
be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's
night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up
and goes away...never to return. So... while we have it...
it's best we love it.... and care for it... and fix it when it's broken......and heal it when it's sick.
This is true for marriage..... and old cars.... and children with bad report cards..... and dogs with bad hips.... and aging parents..... and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special..... and so, we keep them close!
I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way. Now it's your turn to send this to those people that are "keepers" in your life. Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there
Keep them close!
SOME THINGS GOD WON'T ASK ON THAT DAY.
> ... God won't ask what kind of car you drove.
He'll ask
how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.
> ... God won't ask the square footage of your house.
He'll ask
how many people you welcomed into your home.
> ... God won't ask about the clothes you had in your
closet.
He'll ask
how many you helped to clothe.
> ... God won't ask what your highest salary was.
He'll ask
if you compromised your character to obtain it.
> ... God won't ask what your job title was.
He'll ask
if you performed your job to the best of your ability.
> ... God won't ask how many friends you had.
He'll ask
how many people to whom you were a friend.
> ... God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived.
He'll ask
how you treated your neighbors.
> ... God won't ask about the color of your skin.
He'll ask
about the content of your character.
> ... God won't ask why it took you so long to seek
Salvation.
He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.
God Bless You Today and Everyday!
The "Keeper"
I grew up in the 40s/50s with practical parents.
A mother, God love her,who washed aluminum foil after
she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it... A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their
best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain
rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress
Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy! All that re-fixing,eating, renewing, I wanted just once to
be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's
night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up
and goes away...never to return. So... while we have it...
it's best we love it.... and care for it... and fix it when it's broken......and heal it when it's sick.
This is true for marriage..... and old cars.... and children with bad report cards..... and dogs with bad hips.... and aging parents..... and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special..... and so, we keep them close!
I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way. Now it's your turn to send this to those people that are "keepers" in your life. Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there
Keep them close!
SOME THINGS GOD WON'T ASK ON THAT DAY.
> ... God won't ask what kind of car you drove.
He'll ask
how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.
> ... God won't ask the square footage of your house.
He'll ask
how many people you welcomed into your home.
> ... God won't ask about the clothes you had in your
closet.
He'll ask
how many you helped to clothe.
> ... God won't ask what your highest salary was.
He'll ask
if you compromised your character to obtain it.
> ... God won't ask what your job title was.
He'll ask
if you performed your job to the best of your ability.
> ... God won't ask how many friends you had.
He'll ask
how many people to whom you were a friend.
> ... God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived.
He'll ask
how you treated your neighbors.
> ... God won't ask about the color of your skin.
He'll ask
about the content of your character.
> ... God won't ask why it took you so long to seek
Salvation.
He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.
God Bless You Today and Everyday!