Posted on 04/30/2009 10:03:17 PM PDT by JustAmy
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Wow! That was glorious! & Very moving...it brought tears...beautiful!
I’m glad You discovered my name was missing and put it back on! :)No worries Friend. I knew if I was off Your collective ping,that it wasn’t on purpose. HUGS
Jonny,You would love to hear M B’s 2,(8)59 :) ! Also...Check it out, it’s gr8 :) !
I meant to add you to my ping list! I will next time! Your pictures looked terrific....I haven’t even tried that yet with my regular pictures. I’ve just gotten used to the digital camera and getting them to the computer....LOL!
Pretty post, jaycee!It’s sunny here...and I have to get busy with chores.
It has rained 3 days here. I have some plants to set out and need a little dry weather! If the sun stays out it will dry out by late afternoon! I have a lot to do too, Meg, and will get busy now!
I enjoyed your little fairies ‘Good Morning’ so mine was supposed to be the sun fairy...LOL! Thats what they called it! Have a good day!
Very nice yorkie! I love doing the fairy posts!
Thanks MEG; I'm glad to be here!
Yes, Jake does take after his daddy; and Em look very much like hubby's sister. Ev is completely & totally my side of the family; tall, dark-haired, etc. Not that Jake's a shrimp; he's over 6"; but Ev is 6' 4".
Sorry to hear about your back; prayers that things improve!
We are all reasonably healthy at the moment and hoping it stays that way.:-)
That is a darling little girl and cute poem! Last night I was hungry and didn’t want anything heavy so I fixed a half of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (of course small glass of milk) so as not to choke! So coincidental...
The Morning Fairy is beautiful (AND beautifully framed!)
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.
We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.
The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in ‘Mom let’s run through the rain,’ she said.
‘What?’ Mom asked.
‘Lets run through the rain!’ She repeated.
‘No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,’ Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: ‘Mom, let’s run through the rain.’
‘We’ll get soaked if we do,’ Mom said.
‘No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,’ the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom’s arm.
This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?
‘Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’
The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn’t hear anything but the rain.. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child’s life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
‘Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If GOD let’s us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,’ Mom said.
Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven...
I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.
Take the time to live!!!
Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you’ll need each other — and don’t forget to run in the rain!
So true, yorkie! That is so very sweet, thank you!
ADORABLE!
I would rather stay but gotta run! See ya’ll later!
Lovely story, jaycee!
I'm a life-long peanut butter fan. When I was 7 and down in bed for months with a double whammy of hepatitis and mono, I lost my appetite for the most part but had cravings for two things:
1. oranges
2. peanut butter sandwiches
To this day they are two of my favorite things to eat.:)
I also read a LOT of comic books.:)
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