* Saturday, January 31, 2004*

u dun love someone bcuz they're beautiful. They're beautiful bcuz u love them.

Its true u duno wat u've got until its gone, but its oso true u duno wat u've been missin until it arrives!!!

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;

I wasn't watching for u."

We were very polite, tis stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later tht day, cooking e evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

"Move out of e way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God's still small voice came to me and said,

While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy u use,

But e children u love, u seem to abuse.

Go and look on e kitchen floor,

u'll find some flowers dere by e door.

Those are e flowers he brought for u.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil e surprise,

u never saw e tears tht filled his little eyes."

By tis time, I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

Are these e flowers u picked for me?"

He smiled, "I found 'em, out by e tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like u.

I knew u'd like 'em, especially e blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for e way I acted today;

I shouldn't hav yelled at u tht way."

He said, "Oh, Mom, tht's okay. I love u anyway."

I said, "Son, I love u too, and I do like e flowers,

especially e blue."

FAMILY

Are u aware tht if we died tmr,

e company tht we are workin for could easily replace us in

a matter of days.

But e family we left behind will feel e loss for e rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than

into our own family,

an unwise investment indeed, dun u tink?

So wat is behind e story?

Do u know what e word FAMILY means? FAMILY =

F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU


Tas_anne @ Saturday, January 31, 2004